SPEEDWAY, Ind. -- We love to poke holes in the resumés of heroes. LeBron James has won four NBA titles ... but he's lost six. Tom Brady won seven Super Bowls ... but didn't he let the air out of the footballs that one time?
In the IndyCar world, no one has enjoyed more success in the past half decade than Álex Palou. Few in history can match his current run of checkered flags and rings. Since mid-April 2021, he had won 15 races, eight poles and three championships.
But ... he hadn't won the Indy 500.