Maybe you missed it yesterday, what with 'Merica spanking the Europes in the Ryder Cup, and the Rams clocking the Super Bowl champs by double digits, and the St. Louis Cardinals winning their 16th straight game. But out in Long Beach, some other stuff happened.
The 2021 IndyCar season wrapped, is what happened.
Just so you know, Colton Herta won the last race of the season. It was his second straight win. He's 21 years old.
Alex Palou finished fourth to claim the points title, his first. He's 24.
Josef Newgarden finished second, and finished second in the points. He's still just 30 and has already won two IndyCar titles.
Pato O'Ward, who entered the last race neck-and-neck with Palou for the title, tangled early with Ed Jones, broke an axle and finished 27th. He wound up 24 points behind Newgarden, third for the season.
And, oh, yes: He's 22.
I don't know what that says about the future of IndyCar, but it's sure nothin' bad. And if you think this year was fun, wait 'til next year.
Some of us hardly can.
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