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Alex Palou, of Spain, makes a pit stop during the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo\/AJ Mast)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

INDIANAPOLIS \u2014 IndyCar points leader Alex Palou has been docked five championship points after a postrace technical inspection found an assembly error on the No. 10 car he used in Sunday’s Indianapolis 500.<\/a><\/p>

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The Chip Ganassi Racing team also lost five entrant points and was fined $10,000.<\/p>\n

Series officials released a statement Monday saying they had found the team had made an assembly error that resulted in a rules violation and was not an intentional change.<\/p>

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Palou who owns four series titles, including three straight, finished sixth in Sunday\u2019s race. The Spaniard still maintains a 37-point advantage over American David Malukas,<\/a> who was passed by winner Felix Rosenqvist in the final yards in the closest race in Indy 500 history and finished as runner-up for the second straight year.<\/p>

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The victory margin was 0.023 seconds.<\/p>\n

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AP auto racing: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/auto-racing<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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