One seventh win prevented another. Scott Dixon won his seventh race at Mid Ohio, keeping Alex Palou from winning his seventh race of the season.

The predictable turned unpredictable in the closing laps at Mid Ohio as Dixon took advantage of a rare mistake by Palou to take the lead with five laps to go and turn what had been an unremarkable race into a thrilling finish, winning the Honda Indy 200 for the seventh time. Palou appeared to have another win tucked away before going off track in turn nine and watching his teammate zip by.

“Just a mistake,” Palou said.

It’s nice to know he is human after all.

Dixon is the third different winner of the 2025 season. He keeps a streak intact of winning at least one ace for 21 consecutive seasons. Dixon now has 59 victories in his IndyCar career.

The Penske Spiral

The lost season continues for Josef Newgarden. Newgarden spun just after the start of the race when his rear brakes locked. Graham Rahal made contact but was able to continue. Today marked the fifth finish in the 20s for Newgarden.

Will Power came into the pits after one lap with a fire at the rear of the car. Scott McLaughlin finished 23rd, one lap down.

Great Drives

Pato O’Ward started 14th and finished fifth.

Felix Rosenqvist started 15th and finished sixth.

Rinus VeeKay started 26th and came home ninth.

Kyffin Simpson’s hiccup on his last stop may have cost him a podium, which would have made for a Ganassi 1-2-3 finish. Four of the top 11 finishers today have five or fewer years in IndyCar.

Colton Herta may have lost a podium with a slow last pit stop.

Mid Ohio announced a record crowd today. I can believe it from the traffic entering the track this morning.

Results

That will do it for me today. Thanks for following along this weekend.