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Alex Palou wins fifth IndyCar title in 2026 season

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Alex Palou ~~clinches fourth consecutive~~ wins fifth IndyCar title in 2026 season

The 2026 IndyCar season ~~has~~ concluded with Alex Palou of Chip Ganassi Racing securing his fifth IndyCar Series championship, marking his fourth consecutive title. ~~Palou, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, finalized~~ Palou clinched the ~~achievement~~ championship during a double-header weekend at the Milwaukee ~~Mile. His~~ Mile, where a tenth-place finish in the second race ~~of the weekend was sufficient to clinch the championship. With this victory,~~ provided him a 100-point lead. This achievement makes the 29-year-old Spaniard ~~becomes only~~ the second driver in history to win four consecutive championships, matching ~~the record previously set by~~ Sebastien ~~Bourdais. Palou also becomes~~ Bourdais, and the youngest driver to reach five ~~titles, trailing only A.J. Foyt and Scott Dixon in total~~ titles. Palou’s championship ~~count.~~ season was defined by high consistency, including six wins and eight pole positions. The Milwaukee weekend ~~was~~ also ~~highlighted by~~ featured a historic performance ~~from~~ by Pato ~~O’Ward. The Mexican driver achieved a double victory, winning both races held on Sunday. This feat made~~ O’Ward of Arrow McLaren, who became the first driver to win two IndyCar races on the same day since ~~1981.~~ 1981 by winning both races held on Sunday. The season finale took place at the Mission Foods Grand Prix of Monterey at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Scott McLaughlin of Team Penske secured his first win of the season, finishing ahead of Andretti Global’s Kyle Kirkwood. The race was notable for an early opening-lap collision between Sting Ray Robb and Dennis Hauger, which resulted in a DNF for Hauger and impacted the Rookie of the Year standings. Following the race, both McLaughlin and Palou performed celebratory doughnuts on the front straight.

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