- The title fight is wide open — Alex Palou leads by just 49 points over Kyle Kirkwood with four drivers inside 96 points, so the final nine races should be a close, must-watch battle.
- The back half of the season is packed and spectacle-ready: Road America now, then a brutal August (Portland, Toronto, a Washington, D.C. street race with the Capitol in view for the country’s 250th celebrations), a Milwaukee doubleheader and Laguna Seca to finish.
- Plenty of human drama to follow — Will Power is having a disappointing first year at Andretti, Josef Newgarden won despite a injured foot, and several drivers are nursing injuries that could affect the title run.
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