Pato O'Ward wins Milwaukee IndyCar Race 2 for 11th career victory

A pit-stop problem early on makes the eventual margin of victory more meaningful — O'Ward and the team recovered, executed a rapid final stop, and led the last 54 laps without being seriously threatened. Eleven career wins puts O'Ward firmly in the conversation as one of IndyCar's consistent frontrunners, and this result on an oval underlines that his pace isn't limited to road or street courses. The subplot worth tracking is Palou being denied a title clinch, which means the championship fight carries into the next round with added pressure on everyone involved.