After a week off the IndyCar paddock roared back into life at the iconic Laguna Seca circuit for the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey. Alex Palou claimed pole position for the start of the ꩵ95-lap race as he searches for his third race ไwin of the season.

At the start of the race, Kyle Kirkwood got the jump on Palou and took the lead straight off of ꧂the Spaniard. Behind the top two Felix Rosenqvist, Alexander Rossi and Colton Herta made up the top five.

On Lap Six Rinus Veekay found himself spinning around as he ventured around Lagu♓na Seca as his right rear tyre dipped off the circuit into the gravel. The Dutch driver regained control of his car and continued racing.

On Lap 20 the drivers began filtering through the pits. When looking at the front Kirkwood pitꦫ before Palou and lost his lead and dropped down to sixth. ౠHowever, after Palou pit for the first time this race, he dropped back from first to second, just ahead of Kirkwood in third.

The chaos really began on Lap 28 as Marcus Ericsson ran 🐟off the track and did some dirt track racing. Kirkwood got back into second as he passed Palou and Herta also pounced on the Spaniard. However, out front was Alexander Rossi who took advantage of the ไundercut and led for the Arrow McLaren squad.

On Lap 35 Luc🌃a Ghiotto destroyed his car in a massive shunt. The Italian driver smashed the left𝐆 side of his car up and brought out the first caution of the day.

After yellow flag pit stops Palou regained the lead and had Pato O’Ward in second and Romain Grosjean in third place. On Lap 41 Nolan Siegel put his Arrow Mclaren in the wall between turn two and three in his first drive for the 🔯team. On the restart, Palou led Grosjean and O’Ward on Lap 43 of 95.

After the second set of pit stops Herta grabbed the lead ahead of Rossi and Palou. The early leader of Kirkwood was down i♛n fourth ahead of Scott McLaughlin.

On lap 75 of 95 and Marcus Armstrong was spun around♌ in a heated battle, and the safety car came out after he was🌼 unable to restart his car.

A late caution went green on lap 92 and Palou led the field fro🐻m Herta, Rossi and Grosjean. With four laps to go at Laguna Seca the race had just opened up.

Josef Newgarden spun from fifth place but the yellow flag stayed away and Palou grabbed t🦂he white flag meaning one lap to go.

Palou wins his third race of the season after a dominant show at Laguna Seca. Colton Herta finished in secon✨d place and 🅷was joined by Alexander Rossi on the podium.

Romain Grosjean finished in fourth with Kyle Kirkwood in fifth. Scott Dixon and Will Power put their cars ♎in six🦄th and seventh place. Pato O’Ward finished in eighth with Santino Ferrucci in ninth and Marcus Ericsson rounded out the top ten in tenth.