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Palou's third IndyCar crown places him among series' greats

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He arrived from Spain by way of Japan and rocked American open-wheel racing.

In five fast years, Álex Palou has created an IndyCar legacy to match some of the sport's greatest athletes, his latest triumph produced on Sunday in Music City. Like Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs with Super Bowls in 2019, 2022 and 2023; and Steph Curry with the Golden State Warriors and NBA Finals in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2022; Palou has joined an exclusive club of modern athletes to stack the box with major championships in impossibly short timespans.