Colton Herta wins the IndyCar Series season finale, earning his first career oval victory by 1.8 seconds over Pato O'Ward. Josef Newgarden finishes third.
Alex Palou wins his third IndyCar points championship in four seasons after an 11th-place finish. An early seat-belt failure dooms Will Power's championship hopes as he finishes 24th.
Palou also won titles in 2021 and '23.
Herta's race win propels him to second in the points.
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(Full season)
The top 22 entrants in the IndyCar points get a $1 million-plus bonus for the 2025 season. Here's the race at the bottom of that list
19. No. 66 of Meyer Shank Racing, 210 points
20. No. 78 of Juncos Hollinger Racing, 209
21. No. 20 of Ed Carpenter Racing, 190
22. No. 30 of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, 186
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23. No. 41 of A.J. Foyt Racing, 185
24. No. 51 of Dale Coyne Racing, 165
25. No. 18 of Dale Coyne Racing, 154
Lap 163: Pato O'Ward pits, and Colton Herta leads David Malukas by almost 7 seconds, and Kyle Kirkwood is 3rd.
Lap 151: Colton Herta passes David Malukas and is in a strong position to win.
Lap 146 restart: Pato O'Ward leads David Malukas and Colton Herta. O'Ward has been out longer than Malukas and Herta and will likely need another pit stop.
Lap 135: Marcus Ericsson is in the wall. Caution. Josef Newgarden leads Colton Herta by about one-half second. Both have one more pit stop to take. Alex Palou is in 12th place, Will Power 24th.
Lap 99 restart: Alexander Rossi leads Josef Newgarden and everyone makes it through despite some jostling a bit back in the field.
Lap 89: Katherine Legge is off track. Caution.
Lap 68 restart: Josef Newgarden leads over Colton Herta and David Malukas. Kyle Kirkwood is 10th.
Lap 58: Felix Rosenqvist loses tire pressure and hits the wall. Caution.
Lap 50: Kyle Kirkwood leads Josef Newgarden.
Lap 13: Will Power is the first driver to pit. A crewman reaches into the cockpit to try to fix something, costing Power laps.
Lap 5: Alex Palou has moved up 7 places to 17th.
Lap 3: Josef Newgarden gets by Kyle Kirkwood for the lead.
Green Flag Time: Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET
Track: Nashville Superspeedway
Length: 206 laps, 273.98 miles
TV coverage: NBC (Watch FREE on Fubo)
Radio: IndyCar Radio, Sirius XM Channel 218
Streaming: Peacock (subscription required)
*-Penalized 9 starting spots for an unapproved engine change
Row 1
1. Kyle Kirkwood, No. 27 Andretti Global Honda
2. Josef Newgarden, No. 2 Team Penske Chevrolet
Row 2
3. Felix Rosenqvist, No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing Honda
4. Will Power, No. 12 Team Penske Chevrolet
Row 3
5. David Malukas, No. 66 Meyer Shank Racing Honda
6. Conor Daly, No. 78 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
Row 4
7. Pato O'Ward, No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
8. Linus Lundqvist, No. 8 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Row 5
9. Colton Herta, No. 26 Andretti Global Honda
10. Rinus VeeKay, No. 21 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
Row 6
11. Scott Dixon, No. 9 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
12. Marcus Armstrong, No. 11 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Row 7
13. Romain Grosjean, No. 77 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
*-14. Santino Ferrucci, No. 14 AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet
Row 8
15. Christian Rasmussen, No. 20 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
16. Marcus Ericsson, No. 28 Andretti Global Honda
Row 9
17. Pietro Fittipaldi, No. 30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
18. Scott McLaughlin, No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet
Row 10
19. Kyffin Simpson, No. 4 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
20. Graham Rahal, No. 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
Row 11
21. Jack Harvey, No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing Hond
22. Christian Lundgaard, No. 45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
Row 12
23. Katherine Legge, No. 51 Dale Coyne Racing Honda
*-24. Alex Palou, No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Row 13
25. Sting Ray Robb, No. 41 AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet
26. Alexander Rossi, No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
Row 14
*-27. Nolan Siegel, No. 6 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
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