Monterey, CA

  • Chip Ganassi Racing's Alex Palou extends his championship lead with incredible eighth victory of the 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season
  • Colton Herta finishes third for Honda at Java House Grand Prix of Monterey from WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
  • Fuel saving powers Scott Dixon from 19th on the grid to fifth at the line

It was a familiar sight for fans of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES in 2025 as Alex Palou drove his #10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda to victory lane for the eighth time this year—giving Honda their 12th victory in 14 races in 2025.

Palou started on pole and led 84 of 95 laps in a dominant weekend for the championship-leading driver. The Spaniard holds a 121-point lead in the drivers' standings as he goes for his third-consecutive title and fourth in just five years.

Palou's incredible year includes wins at St. Petersburg, Thermal Club, Barber, the Indy GP, the Indianapolis 500, Road America, Iowa and today's victory at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

Palou shared the podium with two-time winner at Laguna Seca, Colton Herta. Herta finished third in today's race, matching the Andretti Global driver's season-high result after also standing on the podium at the Detroit Grand Prix.

Palou's Chip Ganassi Racing teammate, Scott Dixon, drove to fifth after starting 19th on the grid. Dixon was able to use his Honda fuel mileage and an alternate strategy to work his way through the field over the course of the 95-lap event.

Meyer Shank Racing's Marcus Armstrong came home eighth, his ninth top-10 finish of 2025, matching his most top-10 finishes in a single season with three races still remaining.

With 12 wins in 14 races, Honda sits 224 points ahead of rival Chevrolet in the manufacturers' championship fight, 1314-1090.

Java House Grand Prix of Monterey Honda Race Results

1st Alex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
3rd Colton Herta Andretti Global Honda
5th Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
8th Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing Honda
12th Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda
16th Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda
17th Louis Foster - R Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda
20th Devlin DeFrancesco Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda
23rd Rinus VeeKay Dale Coyne Racing Honda
24th Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda
25th Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda
26th Jacob Abel - R Dale Coyne Racing Honda
27th Kyffin Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda

R – Rookie

Quotes

Alex Palou (#10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda) finished first: "Amazing day. Number one! Almost one-two for Honda, but two podium finishes is still great. We had amazing speed all weekend and got our 8th win of the season. I couldn't have asked for more from this year. I'm ready and hungry for more, of course, but I couldn't be more proud of everything this #10 team has achieved."

Colton Herta (#26 Andretti Global Honda) finished third: "Happy overall with that result. That was a really good race, a Honda first and third. We just need to keep going and keep improving and hopefully will be on that top step eventually."

Scott Dixon (#9 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda) finished fifth: "It was a decent day, a little bit frustrating there at the end though. We kind of burned the rears off and that's what we had been struggling with all day. It was unfortunate that Pato got by in the end. I tried to defend as hard as possible and got myself into a little bit of trouble there. But it was a good day all-in-all. Our #9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda was really good. The fuel mileage was key for us to have that consistent speed through the race, and we were able to be out in front of the alternate strategy which worked out pretty well. Kudos to Honda and HRC."

Mark Crawford (IndyCar Large Project Leader, Honda Racing Corporation USA): "Great day in the office, another win, our 12th win. 12 wins in a single season is our record at Honda with this generation of IndyCar—so we have the rest of the season to improve on that. Congrats to Alex Palou and the Chip Ganassi Racing team for a great weekend and to Colton Herta and Andretti Global for bringing home third place on the podium. Thank you to all of our associates at HRC that have put together the best engine in IndyCar racing this year. We'll go back to Portland and do it all again."

Next

The NTT INDYCAR SERIES returns to the West Coast in two weeks' time for the BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland August 8-10.

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