Alex Palou started from pole position and rarely gave up his lead as he sailed to his eighth win of the IndyCar Series season at the Java House Grand Prix of Monterey on Sunday in Monterey, Calif. It was the Spaniard’s third victory at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca following wins in 2022 and 2024.

The Alex Palou Show rolled through the Java House Grand Prix of Monterey and dominated the field as he led 84 of 95 laps, pushed the lead out to between 5-7s with ease and took his eighth victory of the year at Laguna Seca.

For the eighth time this year, Alex Palou and Chip Ganassi Racing were the big winners in Laguna Seca. With the win, Palou bumped his championship advantage up to 121 points with three races left. Go ahead and start calling the engravers for that end-of-season trophy…