Herta cruises past his father with Laguna Seca victory
MONTEREY, Calif. – Colton Herta routed the field – and ran over a rabbit while doing so – in another dominating performance at Laguna Seca as Alex Palou moved one race away from the Indycar championship. Herta won Sunday from the pole, same as he did in 2019 when Indycar last raced the sprawling permanent road course, for his second win of the season. He tied his father, Bryan, with a pair of wins at Laguna Seca, but more important, his fifth career victory moved him one past his dad’s tally. Palou, meanwhile, drove a smooth and steady race for a second-place finish to widen his lead in the Indycar standings from 25 points to 35 points over Pato O’ward headed into next week’s finale.