Callum Ilott, Graham Rahal Break Via

Editor’s Note: Power Rankings is a function after each NTT INDYCAR SERIES race wherein INDYCAR.com employees author Eric Smith ranks the top-10 present drivers within the collection based mostly on goal current and season-long efficiency statistics and the subjective “eye test” of what he sees throughout race weekends.

Will Power delivered Team Penske its first win of the season with a commanding efficiency on the BITNILE.COM Grand Prix of Portland offered by askROI, vaulting up the Power Rankings.

Meanwhile, Alex Palou sealed his fourth NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship and third title in a row after a robust third-place end at Portland International Raceway.

Here’s how the Power Rankings stack up following 110 laps within the Pacific Northwest, because the collection heads into its ultimate off weekend of the 2025 season:

↑10. Graham Rahal (No. 15 Hendrickson International Honda; Last Rank: NR)

Rahal makes his first Power Rankings look after a standout efficiency in Portland. Climbing from twenty second to a season-best fourth, it marks his second top-seven end within the final three races.

↑9. Scott McLaughlin (No. 3 Odyssey Battery Team Penske Chevrolet; Last Rank: NR)

McLaughlin returns to the rankings for the primary time since early June, leaving the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix offered by Lear. A seventh-place end in Portland was his second straight prime 10. He’ll look to construct momentum on the Milwaukee Mile, the place he gained final season.

↓8. Scott Dixon (No. 9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda; Last Rank: 3)

Dixon was operating within the prime 10 earlier than a penalty for avoidable contact with Josef Newgarden dropped him to eleventh. Still, it was his ninth consecutive end of eleventh or higher for the motive force third within the championship standings with two races remaining.

↑7. Callum Ilott (No. 90 PREMA Racing Chevrolet; Last Rank: NR)

Ilott breaks into the rankings for the primary time on the energy of three straight top-eight finishes, displaying spectacular consistency in current weeks. He has completed sixth within the final two races, at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca and Portland.

↔6. Marcus Armstrong (No. 66 SiriusXM/Root Insurance Honda; Last Rank: 6)

Armstrong continues to be a mannequin of consistency, ending eighth for the second consecutive race. He now has eight top-10 ends in his final 9 begins.

↓5. Colton Herta (No. 26 Gainbridge Honda; Last Rank: 4)

It was a quiet weekend for Herta, however a Tenth-place consequence offers him three straight prime 10s and 4 within the final six races.

↓4. Pato O’Ward (No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet; Last Rank: 2)

Despite beginning on pole and main 15 laps, O’Ward’s victory probabilities and title hopes ended prematurely on account of mechanical failure that required lengthy repairs within the pits, putting him 10 laps down on the end in twenty fifth. His five-race top-five streak ends, however his tempo didn’t disappear. His 9 top-five finishes this season rank second finest.

↑3. Will Power (No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet; Last Rank: 10)

Power says he’s driving higher than ever, and the outcomes assist it. His win at Portland was his second podium end in 5 races and his third top-seven end in that span. He has six top-five finishes this season, tied with Dixon and Christian Lundgaard for third-most.

↑2. Christian Lundgaard (No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet; Last Rank: 5)

Lundgaard has surged into second after back-to-back runner-up finishes. A six-spot grid penalty after profitable the NTT P1 Award couldn’t cease him from incomes his sixth podium end of the season. Notably, the No. 7 Arrow McLaren entry had simply 4 podiums in 81 begins previous to his arrival.

↔1. Alex Palou (No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda; Last Rank: 1)

Palou clinched the championship in typical vogue – climbing from fifth to complete third for his twelfth top-five and thirteenth top-10 end of the yr. He’s completed within the prime 5 in six of the final seven races, persevering with his reign atop the collection.