The Snap-on Milwaukee Mile was dominated by Alex Palou, but after leading 199 laps he was overtaken by an impressive Christian Rasmussen. The Ed Carpenter Racing driver captured his very first IndyCar victory, while together with teammate Alexander Rossi he delivered the best result ever for his team. What else stood out? We sum up the race weekend in a series of numbers.

306 - During the race at the Milwaukee Mile, 306 on-track passes for position were recorded. That was slightly fewer than in the Saturday race in 2024 (when there were 326), but significantly more than in last year’s Sunday race (177 passes).

83 - With a first and a fourth place, Christian Rasmussen and Alexander Rossi achieved the best result ever for Ed Carpenter Racing! The duo scored a combined 83 points, compared to 511 in the fifteen previous races (an average of 34 points per race).

77 - Christian Rasmussen’s victory was Ed Carpenter Racing’s first win since Rinus VeeKay’s triumph in the Grand Prix of Indianapolis in 2021 – 77 races ago!

53 - Even though there were five cautions on Sunday, this race was still 58 seconds faster than the quickest race last year!

48 - Scott Dixon and race winner Christian Rasmussen were the drivers with the most overtakes to their name: 48 each!

17 - Louis Foster finished as the highest-placed rookie in seventeenth, one position ahead of rival Robert Shwartzman. With one race to go, Foster leads the IndyCar Rookie of the Year standings by 8 points.

16 - A failed pit stop cost David Malukas a potential podium finish. The American was very quick—he even set the fastest lap of the race! He did so as early as lap sixteen, with a time of 23.1954 seconds.

14 - Of the drivers who finished the race, Graham Rahal lost the most positions. The American surprised with a strong tenth-place start, but struggled the entire race with his #15 car and finished only 24th and last—losing 14 positions.

14 - Christian Rasmussen’s charge in the closing stages of the race was impressive. During the final caution he was still in seventh place, but he needed only fourteen laps to fight his way to the lead!

13 - Colton Herta gained the most positions from his starting spot. He started the race 24th and finished 11th—thirteen positions gained!

6 - Six different drivers led at least one lap in Milwaukee: Alex Palou (199 laps), David Malukas (25 laps), Christian Rasmussen (16 laps), Marcus Armstrong (8 laps), Louis Foster (1 lap), and Felix Rosenqvist (1 lap).

5.99 - Some teams had the undercut strategy perfectly dialed in at the Milwaukee Mile. Tire wear played a major role, causing lap times to drop off significantly at the end of each stint. Just like last year with Rinus VeeKay, Ed Carpenter Racing played this smartly with Alexander Rossi. The American made his first pit stop on lap 49, while the car in front of him—Josef Newgarden—didn’t pit until lap 56. Between laps 50 and 55, Rossi gained 5.99 seconds on Newgarden! Before his pit stop Rossi was running tenth, but after the first pit cycle he was up to fourth. At the end of his stint he did struggle more with worn tires, and overtaking on old rubber proved very difficult.

3 - Nolan Siegel and ovals have not been a lucky combination this season. Of the four oval races he started this year, he crashed in three. That included Milwaukee, where he made a mistake and crashed in the very first lap.

3 - During the final caution only the top three chose not to make an extra pit stop. For Alex Palou and Scott McLaughlin that decision cost one position each, while Josef Newgarden fell even further back, finishing in seventh.

2 - Because Alex Palou was just a bit quicker at the end of qualifying, David Malukas missed out on pole position. Still, his second-place start equaled his best IndyCar qualifying performance—earlier this year he also started from P2 in Detroit.

1 - Only one penalty had to be handed out during the race, and it went to the eventual winner: Christian Rasmussen. He was caught speeding in pit lane and had to drop to the back of the field during the third caution.

1 - The win at the Milwaukee Mile was Christian Rasmussen’s very first IndyCar victory. That puts him tied for 169th on the all-time IndyCar winners list, alongside drivers like Rinus VeeKay, Oriol Servia, Danica Patrick, and Christian Lundgaard.

1 - Honda struggled notably at the Milwaukee Mile. In the race, Alex Palou was the only Honda driver inside the top eight!

1 - Despite earning 51 points for the victory, Christian Rasmussen moved up just one spot in the championship standings: he overtook former teammate Rinus VeeKay for twelfth place.