One week after a mistake by Alex Palou gave way to a Scott Dixon victory at Mid-Ohio, Palou held off his Chip Ganassi teammate in the closing laps of Sunday’s Farm to Finish 275 at Iowa Speedway. 

The win is the seventh of 2025 for Palou through 12 races, continuing his dominant season and extending his championship lead over Pato O’Ward. 

Josef Newgarden — who dominated Saturday’s race at Iowa before falling to O’Ward — led with less than 30 laps to go after driving his way through the field, but lost the provisional lead to David Malukas during green-flag pit stops. When a caution came out for Colton Herta, Newgarden — along with Malukas and several other drivers — was trapped a lap down and out of winning contention. 

“Speechless, honestly, speechless,” Palou told Fox Sports. “It’s been an unbelievable day, an unbelievable year for us. Seven wins in a season is insane.”