Alex Palou will return Saturday to the track where his charmed season took flight.
The championship leader won May 13 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, kicking off a stretch of four victories in five races and seven podiums in nine races — some under extraordinary circumstances.
At Toronto, Palou started 15th but finished second with a damaged front wing that remained affixed to the car solely through sponsor decals.
At Nashville, he was in danger of a late pit stop that would have cost him at least 20 points. Instead, he caught two late yellow flags, finished third and actually increased his margin to 84 points over Josef Newgarden with four races remaining this season.
He has rebounded from practice shunts and engine blips during what he admits is the most fortunate season of his racing career.
“Yeah, I try and (take) advantage of that because I know it’s not often,” Palou said after the Music City Grand Prix (his eighth podium in 13 races this season). “Last year we didn’t win a race until the last race. I thought that every race we had something wrong going on, (whether) on our strategy or race. This year is the opposite. I’ll take it.”
Palou won by 16.8 seconds over Pato O’Ward in IndyCar’s most recent race on the 2.439-mile road course, making him the favorite for Saturday’s race.
Here are the details and start times for the IndyCar Gallagher Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course (all times are ET):
INDYCAR GALLAGHER GRAND PRIX START TIMES
TV: The broadcast will begin Saturday at 2 p.m. ET on USA and Peacock. Leigh Diffey is the announcer with analysts Townsend Bell and James Hinchcliffe. Kevin Lee and Dillon Welch are the pit reporters. Click here for the full NBC Sports schedule for IndyCar in 2023.
Peacock also will be the streaming broadcast for both practices and qualifying and the race. Click here for more information about how to access Peacock.
POSTRACE SHOW ON PEACOCK: After the race’s conclusion, an exclusive postrace show will air on Peacock with driver interviews, postrace analysis and the podium presentation.
INDYCAR RADIO NETWORK: Mark Jaynes is the announcer with analyst Davey Hamilton; turn announcers Jake Query, Nick Yeoman and Michael Young; and pit reporters Alex Wollf, Joel Sebastianelli and Georgia Henneberry. The IndyCar and Indy NXT practice, qualifying and race sessions will air live on network affiliates, SiriusXM 160, racecontrol.indycar.com and the IndyCar app powered by NTT Data.
COMMAND TO START ENGINES: 2:23 p.m. ET
GREEN FLAG: 2:30 p.m. ET
RACE DISTANCE: The race is 85 laps (207.3 miles) on a 14-turn, 2.439-mile road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course.
TIRE ALLOTMENT: Five sets primary, four sets alternate to be used during the event weekend. One additional set of primary tires may be used by teams fielding a rookie driver. Teams must use one set of primary and one set of new (sticker) alternate tires for at least two laps in the race.
PUSH TO PASS: 200 seconds of total time with a maximum time of 20 seconds per activation (Indy NXT: 150 seconds total; 15 seconds per). The push-to-pass is not available on the initial start or any restart unless it occurs in the final two laps or three minutes of a timed race. The feature increases the power of the engine by approximately 60 horsepower.
FORECAST: According to Wunderground.com, it’s expected to be 83 degrees at the green flag with a 24 percent chance of rain.
PRACTICE: Friday, 9 a.m. ET (Peacock), 4 p.m. ET (Peacock).
PRACTICE RESULTS: Session I l Session II l Combined
QUALIFYING: Friday, 12:30 p.m. ET (Peacock)
STARTING LINEUP: Click here for where everyone will be starting on the IMS road course
ENTRY LIST: Click here for the 27 cars entered in the Gallagher Grand Prix
INDY NXT RACE: Friday, 5 p.m. (35 laps/55 minutes), Peacock
INDY NXT ENTRY LIST: Click here for the 19 cars entered in the Indy NXT race
INDYCAR INDIANAPOLIS GALLAGHER GRAND PRIX WEEKEND SCHEDULE
(All times are ET)
Friday, Aug. 11
9-10:30 a.m.: IndyCar practice (Peacock)
11-11:50 a.m.: Indy NXT practice
12:30-2 p.m.: IndyCar qualifying (Peacock)
2:20-2:40 p.m.: Indy NXT qualifying
4-4:30 p.m.: IndyCar practice (Peacock)
5-5:55 p.m.: Indy NXT race (Peacock)
Saturday, Aug. 12
9:35-10:05 a.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series practice
10:05-11 a.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying
11:35 a.m.-12:35 p.m.: NASCAR Cup Series practice
12:35-1:30 p.m.: NASCAR Cup Series qualifying
2:30 p.m.: IndyCar Gallagher Grand Prix (USA, Peacock)
5:30 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series race
2023 SEASON RECAPS
ROUND 1: Marcus Ericsson wins wild opener in St. Petersburg
ROUND 2: Josef Newgarden wins Texas thriller over Pato O’Ward
ROUND 3: Kyle Kirkwood breaks through for first career IndyCar victory
ROUND 4: Scott McLaughlin outduels Romain Grosjean at Barber
ROUND 5: Alex Palou dominant in GMR Grand Prix
ROUND 6: Josef Newgarden wins first Indy 500 in 12th attempt
ROUND 7: Alex Palou wins from the pole in downtown Detroit
ROUND 8: Alex Palou rebounds from crash to win Road America
ROUND 9: Alex Palou charges to Mid-Ohio victory
ROUND 10: Christian Lundgaard earns first career victory in Toronto
ROUND 11: Josef Newgarden extends Iowa record with fifth victory
ROUND 12: Josef Newgarden completes sweep of Iowa weekend
ROUND 13: Kyle Kirkwood earns second street course victory
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