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The Pit Straight: IndyCar Delivered at Gateway, Mostly

Saturday’s (Aug. 17) Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at World Wide Technology Raceway, commonly known as Gateway, produced some of the best racing the NTT IndyCar Series has seen in recent memory, but not without a few questionable moments.

This week, Tom Blackburn and Wyatt Watson once again return to The Pit Straight to discuss the racing product at the 1.25-mile oval, a curious case of officiating confusion on a late restart and the constant, maybe even exigent, phenomenon of Alex Palou‘s quiet consistency.

Many questions remain as the end of the season approaches, but at least a few can be answered in the aftermath of an incredible outing at Gateway.

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The Pit Straight is Frontstretch‘s open-wheel racing podcast, available during the racing season weekly on Tuesdays on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and right here on the web.

Alex is the IndyCar Content Director at Frontstretch, having initially joined as an entry-level contributor in 2021. He also serves as Managing Director of The Asia Cable, a publication focused on the international affairs and politics of the Asia-Pacific region which he co-founded in 2023. With previous experience in China, Japan and Poland, Alex is particularly passionate about the international realm of motorsport and the politics that make the wheels turn - literally - behind the scenes.