ndyCar Series driver Alex Palou. Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

Alex Palou wins pole for Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio

By Samuel Stubbs | Last updated Jul 5, 2025 3:57 PM ET

Alex Palou's dominant 2025 NTT IndyCar Series campaign continued in qualifying at Mid-Ohio on Saturday.

Palou notched his third pole of 2025 and his first since the Indianapolis GP on Saturday with a lap of 65.02 seconds. The pole is also his second in a row at Mid-Ohio.

Palou enters Sunday's race with a 93-point advantage in the championship over Kyle Kirkwood. Palou has won six of the first nine races of the season, including the Indianapolis 500.

"It's been phenomenal, the speed we have in the cars," Palou told Fox Sports.

THREE POLES ON THE SEASON @AlexPalou flexes his muscle on the field for another NTT P1 Award at Mid-Ohio! pic.twitter.com/5j8a80wUnR
— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) July 5, 2025

Christian Lundgaard, Kyffin Simpson, Nolan Siegel, Colton Herta and Louis Foster rounded out the rest of the Firestone Fast Six.

For Simpson and Siegel, their respective qualifying efforts are the best of their young IndyCar careers.

The Honda Indy 200 will go green shortly after 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, with coverage on FOX and the IndyCar Radio Network. The warmup for Sunday's race will take place at 9:30 a.m. ET on Sunday, with coverage on FS1. Pato O'Ward is the defending winner.

Samuel Stubbs

Hailing from the same neck of the woods as NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin, Samuel has been covering NASCAR for Yardbarker since February 2024. He has been a member of the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) since October of 2024. When he’s not writing about racing, Samuel covers Arkansas Razorback basketball for Yardbarker

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