It's back-to-back pole positions for Alex Palou at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. He’s also the defending race winner. The triumph in 2024 was a comparatively normal affair where the driver of the No.

The battle for the INDYCAR championship heats up, as Alex Palou and Pato O'Ward start first and second for Sunday's race at Laguna Seca.

A lack of representative practice time meant some runners were battling setup through the IndyCar qualifying session