Palou, whose final pitstop had come 25 laps before those of Newgarden and O’Ward, commented:"I didn't know they were on new tyres at the end; [the team] didn't tell me – which was good!
“My car was fast, I'm super happy to be here on the podium for the first time. I've got some confidence on ovals, and it was a fun race. “IndyCar did a great job with the downforce levels and stuff, so super-happy to be here. We didn't really have the speed of the #5 [O’Ward and the #2 [Newgarden] but we'll get ready for the next one."
Asked if it was the best oval race of his career, he responded:"100%, I think it was the first one that I could drive how I wanted, and then I could attack and I knew what I was doing."While Palou hailed his performance, O'Ward impressed during the middle portion of the race with the McLaren driver putting the majority of the field a lap down before a succession of caution periods.
But when a long full-course caution allowed Newgarden to make changes to his Penske entry, the pair appeared evenly matched. A tight battle in the last dozen laps, also involving Palou’s Honda-powered Ganassi car, was ended early when
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