We'll save the dramatics this week. Freshly crowned INDYCAR champion and now four-time title winner Alex Palou is No. 1 in the rankings now and for the foreseeable future.

Will Power may have won the battle in Sunday's IndyCar series race at Portland International Raceway, but Alex Palou unmistakably captured the war.

Alex Palou's fourth IndyCar Series Championship is team owner Chip Ganassi's 17th IndyCar Series title, tying him with the great Roger Penske for most in IndyCar history.