DETROIT — Alex Palou went from critic to champion in a day.
He started and finished first in the Detroit Grand Prix on Sunday, roughly 24 hours after the IndyCar points leader said the street course was too tight and short for the series.
“It was a lot better than I expected,” said Palou, who won his second race in less than a month and the sixth of his career.
The Spanish driver, who won the Indianapolis Grand Prix, led 74 of 100 laps on Detroit’s new street circuit and went ahead for the last time on Lap 77. He stayed in front after Will Power made a move that didn’t pan out as he made contact with Scott Dixon on Lap 91 READ MORE
