Chip Ganassi says that his driver Alex Palou in the No.10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda is on a roll after the Spaniard took victory in the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on Sunday.
Starting the race from sixth, Palou drove a controlled race to come home just ahead of Marcus Ericsson and David Malukas.
The result means that Palou, who has had a phenomenal start to the season, takes a 115 point in the championship to Detroit next weekend.
Speaking to Paddock Eye following the Greatest Spectacle In Racing, Ganassi said:
It’s certainly my new favorite race, my new favorite win. This is a big, big thing. The Indianapolis 500 is a big damn race. He will always be known now as an Indianapolis 500 winner Alex Palou. It’s that simple.
Like he said last week, if he was to go through his whole career and not win here at Indianapolis, it wouldn’t be a complete career. I don’t want to say his career is complete now; he’s got a lot in him yet. He’s just an incredible driver. What can you say. Look at the last five, six races we’ve had. It’s just incredible. He’s on a roll.
We asked Ganassi about Palou and where he stands within the history of Chip Ganassi Racing who celebrate 35 years in business this year to which he replied.
I think he’s one of the greats. It’s that simple. Certainly we’ve had some great drivers on our team, and he’s right there, at worst, shoulder to shoulder with all the rest of them. You’ve got to talk about Franchitti and Montoya and Dixon and all the champions we’ve had, Vasser and Zanardi, and it just adds to it, Ericsson won here with us. It’s just a great thing. He’s clearly in that group now, clearly.