Alex Palou, Pato O’Ward, Josef Newgarden, Scott Dixon and Marcus Ericsson are the 5 drivers left in the title chase with just 2 races left in the 2021 NTT IndyCar Series season.
All drivers not within 54 points of the lead after this weekend’s race will officially be eliminated, and if the leader participates in Long Beach, they’ll need to be within 49 points to catch him. Palou leads O’Ward by 25 points, Newgarden by 34, Dixon by 49 and Ericsson by 75.
See the full preview by Curt Calvin at IndyCar.com: