Heading to the penultimate round of the Indy NXT season at the Milwaukee Mile last weekend, Andretti Global rookie Dennis Hauger’s task was clear: beat HMD Motorsports rival Caio Collet and the championship was his with a race spare.

Christian Rasmussen muscled his way to his maiden IndyCar win in a stunning show of pace and race form on Sunday in the Milwaukee 250. Who were the big winners and losers in the penultimate race of the 2025 IndyCar season? DIVEBOMB takes a look.

In his true box-office oval racing fashion, Christian Rasmussen claimed his maiden IndyCar victory in Milwaukee after a stunning late-race surge. He stole the headlines, but there were plenty of stories up and down the field. DIVEBOMB IndyCar Correspondent, Dan Jones, graded all 27 drivers' performances during the Milwaukee weekend.

One would assume losing out on a dominant race win on Lap 235 of 250 would be a cause for considerable anguish. But Álex Palou was delighted with his best oval weekend to date...

Christian Rasmussen has emerged as one of IndyCar's most exhilarating drivers in 2025. The manner of his first career victory at the Milwaukee Mile was befitting of that tag.

A front-row start at the Milwaukee Mile continues an impressive qualifying year for David Malukas. Pieces of the puzzle at AJ Foyt Racing continue to fall into place.

Álex Palou has previously seen short ovals as his biggest weakness. But the four-time champion has started to master the art.

Álex Palou would once again prove to be the class of the field as not even a warm Wisconsin afternoon would faze the 2025 Champion who achieved a sixth Pole Position of the season in dominant fashion

Dan previews IndyCar's action at Milwaukee which hosts Round 16 of 17 in the 2025 season

Christian Lundgaard has impressed massively in his first year with Arrow McLaren. The one outlier in his skillset? Ovals. But he is working hard to become a complete title contender.