Palou, the 28-year-old Spaniard who won the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, took center stage before the Mets' showdown with the White Sox at Citi Field.

Alex Palou tomó el trago ceremonial de leche en el carril de la victoria en las 500 Millas de Indianápolis. Permitió que su esposa tomara un

Alex Palou has won races, clinched championships, and earned global recognition, but his meteoric rise in IndyCar isn't without a personal story.

With 13 laps to go in the 2025 Indianapolis 500, Alex Palou made his move, passing Marcus Ericsson for the lead amid traffic ahead of them and ultimately winning his first Indy 500. Ericsson — the 2022 Indy 500 winner who was among eight past Indy 500 champions in Sunday's 109th race — finished second by 0.6822 seconds.

Palou has dominated the series since joining Chip Ganassi Racing in 2021, but he had yet to win on an oval — until Sunday afternoon, when he overtook Marcus Ericsson with 14 laps to go and led the rest of the way in the Super Bowl of the series before a sold-out crowd of more than 350,000 and a national-television audience.

Alex Palou of Chip Ganassi Racing claimed victory at the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, securing his first win in the prestigious race and earning a substantial £3.8 million prize. The triumph came from a record-breaking total purse of £20,283,000 ...