As Dennis Hauger extended his Indy NXT championship lead to 76 points, there was a new winner as Myles Rowe stood on the top step of the podium at Iowa Speedway. DIVEBOMB breaks down the key stories and how the weekend unfolded…

Pato O'Ward and Álex Palou took the honours at IndyCar's double-header weekend at Iowa Speedway, as O'Ward become the first Chevrolet driver to win in 2025, and Palou finally claimed his first oval victory. DIVEBOMB IndyCar Correspondent, Dan Jones, graded all 27 drivers' performances during the Iowa double-header weekend.

The double-header weekend at Iowa Speedway saw two different IndyCar race winners: Pato O’Ward and (predictably) Álex Palou. With two races on the docket instead of the typical one, there was plenty of action with too many storylines to follow them all at once. DIVEBOMB takes a look at the biggest winners and losers from both races.

With five races left in the year, Marcus Armstrong sits seventh in the 2025 IndyCar standings.

Do you really expect Josef Newgarden to be happy after the year he has had? It has been a challenging few years but the criticism has started to go too far.

If there was one kink in Álex Palou’s shining IndyCar armour, it would have been short ovals. But that box is now ticked too. Even the great Scott Dixon is in awe...

Álex Palou has taken a first career short oval victory and seventh of his record-breaking 2025 IndyCar season in a frenetic Race 2 at Iowa Speedway.

After his fair share of finishing second to Josef Newgarden, it was Pato O'Ward's turn to outduel his rival at Iowa Speedway on Saturday evening.

Arrow McLaren's Pato O'Ward became IndyCar's fourth race winner of the year, coming out on top of Josef Newgarden and Will Power in the first Iowa 275 race.

It has been a difficult IndyCar season for Josef Newgarden. But after taking pole position for the first race of this weekend’s Iowa Speedway doubleheader, he has rallied behind his Team Penske team in a show of defiance.

Álex Palou believes that he "has a great opportunity" to claim his first short oval victory after claiming pole for Race 2 at IndyCar's Iowa double-header weekend - the first time he will lead a field to green on a short oval in his career.

Josef Newgarden and Álex Palou took the honours in IndyCar qualifying at Iowa Speedway, with Newgarden leading the field to green this afternoon, whilst Palou took his fourth pole of the season - his first on a short oval. Scott McLaughlin will line-up last for both races after crashing on his opening lap.

Dan previews IndyCar's double-header action at Iowa Speedway which hosts rounds 11 and 12 of the 2025 IndyCar season.