Finally, It Was Rock n' Roll Again

After several rather dull races in Indycar, the excitement returned. Sunday's race featured spectacular crashes—at one point, photographers had to jump out of the way. We witnessed daring (sometimes borderline reckless) maneuvers, impressive overtakes, and drivers arguing with each other. Ultimately, Alex Palou claimed victory. But the most exciting part was Felix Rosenqvist finishing second.

– We had good speed. I've had some bad luck in recent races. Finally, we got what we deserved this season, said Felix in a TV interview.

Sunday's Grand Prix race at the Road America track in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, was highly entertaining. 27 drivers competed over 55 laps on the track where Felix Rosenqvist has his only Indycar victory so far.

This time, Felix started from twelfth place, two spots ahead of fellow Swede Marcus Ericsson. Louis Foster was in pole position.

It got heated—in many ways.

In sunny weather with temperatures over 30 degrees, it was a real battle.

Already on the first lap, we saw the first yellow flag. It was just the beginning.

Several drivers "wanted too much" and got into trouble.

Sting Ray Robb crashed on a straight, forcing some photographers to jump out of the way, narrowly escaping flying debris.

Even the experienced Josef Newgarden spun off the track entirely on his own.

Old Man Dixon Kept His Cool

With 20 laps to go, the legendary Scott Dixon was in the lead, having started the race from 25th place (!). It's worth watching every Indycar race just to see what this 44-year-old from New Zealand will do.

Dixon is still a world star in his sport—despite being the same age as the Sedin twins, Steven Gerrard, and John Terry.

Old Man Dixon kept his cool when it seemed like several of his hot-headed competitors were suffering from heatstroke, given some of the reckless moves.

Thankfully, no one was seriously injured, and the entertainment was top-notch.

Things Looked Very Promising for Felix Rosenqvist

It was a nail-biter until the end. With different strategies for pit stops and tire changes, with angry drivers yelling at competitors over the radio to their teams.

Things looked very promising for Felix Rosenqvist towards the end of the race, as he was definitely in the fight for a podium finish with ten laps to go. Dixon was leading (but also dangerously low on fuel). Behind him were reigning champion Alex Palou, Alexander Rossi, and Felix.

Rossi was so low on fuel that he was forced into the pits with four laps to go.

At that point, Felix was third.

And everyone wondered about Dixon's situation. With two laps to go, he was forced into the pits, and now Palou was in trouble with low fuel, chased by a hot Swede with a fuller tank.

The Spaniard held on and was the fastest across the finish line.

He is currently unbeatable, with only Palou (six) and Kyle Kirkwood (three) winning races in the nine races this season.

Felix Rosenqvist is fifth overall in the championship.

The most amusing moment after the finish: Santino Ferrucci came third but also ran out of fuel and was left stranded on the track. A supporter threw a beer can, allowing Ferrucci to celebrate his podium finish with a beer in the sunshine. Scott Dixon finished in ninth place.

Marcus Ericsson ended up in 21st place.