Without a doubt, the event of the year in Indiana, which everyone has marked in red in their calendar, It is the 500 miles of Indianapolis, The most emblematic test of the Indycar calendar. An appointment in which the dream of àlex Palou was fulfilled, which was proclaimed champion for the first time, after four participations.
The Catalan pilot of the Chip ejoussi He made history conquering one of the most desired crowns of the American engine and on track a new Indycar title, after those achieved in 2021, 2023, 2024, after having added five victories in the first six tests of the championship. The boy who won his first social championship in the missing Karting of Lliçà de Vall conquered one of his great challenges, the one that began to dream when he was barely a kid.
He also made history, being the first Spaniard to place the title of the 500 miles of Indianapolis in his showcases. “It makes it extra special to be the first. Although it was not the first, it would be equally important, sincerely, since this moment is incredible, But being the first, this is going to be the only time, so forever it will be here and hopefully many more come, “he explained excitedly in an interview with 'Efe'.
But the 500 miles and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway The only protagonists of the sports day in Indiana were not this Sunday. Beyond the engine, Indianapolis had another important appointment, an appointment with the NBA ring. The Indiana Pacers had the opportunity to give a slut to their tie against the New York Knicks of the Eastern Conference of the NBA and the city spent a few hours of the emotion of the oval to suffer in the Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Luxury guest
After two victories at Madison Square Garden, the Indiana Pacers played the first game of the series at home and nobody wanted to miss the appointment. Not even Palou. Without time to assimilate your milestone in the 500 miles, Palou moved to the track to live in the first person the duel and take a deserved tribute.
Dressed in the yellow shirt of the Pacers and the laurel crown hanging around the neck, Palou was one of the sensations of the night. “Yesterday we had the parade and I wore this Pacers shirt. Everyone's support was incredible, so I said that if I won, I would be here tonight, encouraging them. Now we go 42-35. We are winning. And I hope to be able to give good luck to the Pacers and the city to win tonight, “he explained in one of the intermediates.
Palou fulfilled his promise but unfortunately for the city and for the Pacers, his forecasts were not fulfilled. Karl Anthony Towns, with his 20 points in the last quarter, burst the game and gave the first series of the Knicks series.
