Editor’s Note: Power Rankings is a feature after every NTT INDYCAR SERIES race in which INDYCAR.com staff writer Eric Smith ranks the top-10 current drivers in the series based on objective recent and season-long performance statistics and the subjective “eye test” of what he sees during race weekends.
Will Power delivered Team Penske its first win of the season with a commanding performance at the BITNILE.COM Grand Prix of Portland presented 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 strong third-place finish at Portland International Raceway.
Here’s how the Power Rankings stack up following 110 laps in the Pacific Northwest, as the series heads into its final off weekend of the 2025 season:
↑10. Graham Rahal (No. 15 Hendrickson International Honda; Last Rank: NR)
Rahal makes his first Power Rankings appearance after a standout performance in Portland. Climbing from 22nd to a season-best fourth, it marks his second top-seven finish in the last three races.
↑9. Scott McLaughlin (No. 3 Odyssey Battery Team Penske Chevrolet; Last Rank: NR)
McLaughlin returns to the rankings for the first time since early June, leaving the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear. A seventh-place finish in Portland was his second straight top 10. He’ll look to build momentum at the Milwaukee Mile, where he won last season.
↓8. Scott Dixon (No. 9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda; Last Rank: 3)
Dixon was running in the top 10 before a penalty for avoidable contact with Josef Newgarden dropped him to 11th. Still, it was his ninth consecutive finish of 11th or better for the driver third in 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 first time on the strength of three straight top-eight finishes, showing impressive consistency in recent weeks. He has finished sixth in the last 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 model of consistency, finishing eighth for the second consecutive race. He now has eight top-10 results in his last nine starts.
↓5. Colton Herta (No. 26 Gainbridge Honda; Last Rank: 4)
It was a quiet weekend for Herta, but a 10th-place result gives him three straight top 10s and four in the last six races.
↓4. Pato O’Ward (No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet; Last Rank: 2)
Despite starting on pole and leading 15 laps, O’Ward’s victory chances and title hopes ended prematurely due to mechanical failure that required long repairs in the pits, placing him 10 laps down at the finish in 25th. His five-race top-five streak ends, but his pace didn’t disappear. His nine top-five finishes this season rank second best.
↑3. Will Power (No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet; Last Rank: 10)
Power says he’s driving better than ever, and the results support it. His win at Portland was his second podium finish in five races and his third top-seven finish 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 winning the NTT P1 Award couldn’t stop him from earning his sixth podium finish of the season. Notably, the No. 7 Arrow McLaren entry had just four podiums in 81 starts prior to his arrival.
↔1. Alex Palou (No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda; Last Rank: 1)
Palou clinched the championship in typical fashion – climbing from fifth to finish third for his 12th top-five and 13th top-10 finish of the year. He’s finished in the top five in six of the last seven races, continuing his reign atop the series.