Alessandro de Tullio wins flag-to-flag at Portland for second Indy NXT victory

A wire-to-wire win from pole is the hardest kind to execute — you're managing the race rather than reacting to it, and de Tullio held that position for all 35 laps. Two wins in a season for AJ Foyt Racing in Indy NXT signals the team is a genuine title factor, not just an occasional threat. His own admission that it wasn't easy is the honest read: leading every lap means every lap is yours to lose, and the 2.169-second margin suggests he managed that pressure well rather than simply running away.