Alex Palou

Palou sure has taken a liking to the rough-and-tumble Streets of Detroit circuit since its debut in 2023. He opened his defense of his Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear victory last year by leading the first practice for this year's event Friday with a top lap of 1 minute, 1.7210 seconds in the No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, IndyCar.com reports.

Palou capped a perfect start to the Month of May by winning the Sonsio Grand Prix on Saturday from the pole on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. Two-time and reigning NTT IndyCar Series champion Palou drove his No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda to a 6.6106-second victory over the No. 12 Verizon Business Team Penske Chevrolet of fellow two-time series champion Will Power.

Palou started his defense of his 2023 Sonsio Grand Prix victory in the best way possible Friday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, winning the pole for this year's race. Two-time and reigning NTT IndyCar Series champion Palou earned his fourth career NTT P1 Award and his first since the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear last June.

Palou finished third in the Acura Long Beach Grand Prix NTT IndyCar Series race on the streets of Long Beach Sunday afternoon.

In a race of varying strategies, pure speed paid off for Palou with a lucrative victory Sunday in the Sprint for the Purse at The Thermal Club $1 Million Challenge, IndyCar.com reports.