In this episode of The Inside Line, IndyStar motorsports reporter Nathan Brown and co-host Joey Barnes kick-off their post-Laguna Seca episode taking a look at the historical implications of Alex Palou snagging his eighth win of 2025,

This is the first time in three weeks that the series has competed on a road course. Since Scott Dixon grabbed his first win of the season at Mid-Ohio, IndyCar had its back-to-back weekend at Iowa Speedway before racing on the streets of Toronto last Sunday.