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Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach: While it feels as though the new IndyCar season started ages ago, we are in fact just 2 races into the new season, with only one of those races actually counting toward the championship points total

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That is the way in which IndyCar works, though, as we sometimes have a few weeks between races over the course of the season. Combine that with the fact that the 2nd race on the schedule was a big-money, non-points affair, and we are basically heading into the 2nd official weekend of the season. The upcoming race, which is set for Sunday afternoon at 3 PM EST, is the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. It will be good to see points up for grabs again, so with that in mind, let’s look at some of the drivers who might be in position to pick up a win.

Josef Newgarden +790

As we already mentioned, there has been only one race that counts toward the points total this season, and it was Newgarden who came out on top in that one. He will almost certainly feel as though he has something to prove this season. While finishing 5th overall is certainly not a bad performance, it is well below the bar that he has set for himself. Prior to that showing last year, Newgarden had a championship and 3 3nd place finishes to his name in the 4 years prior, so 5th certainly does feel like a step down. He did not have a great run in Long Beach last season, but he won there in 2022, so look out this weekend.

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Alex Palou +590

For some, the championship crown can feel heavy on the head, which is perhaps how it looked to fans when Palou finished out of the top 5 in St, Peterburg in Week 1 after winning his 2nd World Championship last season. It is worth noting, though, that he has a worse showing in that race in 2022, when he went on to become the champion, so perhaps we should not read anything into it. Combine that with the fact that he won the Thermal event in the last race weekend, and you get the sense that there is nothing to worry about. Palou finished in the top 5 in each of the last 2 runs in Long Beach.

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Pato O’Ward +620

During his 4 years racing in IndyCar, O’Ward has been consistently good without ever really threatening to win it all. There is a sense, though, that better things are coming, so why not this season? O’Ward saw his season get off to a very good start with a 2nd place finish in St. Petersburg, and while he did not qualify for the Thermal event, that means little in the grand scheme of things. He did not perform that well in Long Beach last season, failing to crack the top 10, but he ran 5th the year prior. I think a top 5 finish is worth a look here.

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Scott McLaughlin +1200

This is another driver that has been knocking on the championship door over the last couple of seasons and given the start that he has made to this season, he could prove to be a major player in 2024. McLaughlin landed on the podium in the opening race of the season and followed that up with another podium finish at the Thermal event. He landed in the top 10 in Long Beach last season, but I think we can expect a better finish this time around.

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