The Andretti Global driver qualified first for Saturday night's race at Iowa Speedway with a 187.655 mph lap. Scott McLaughlin qualified ... it up with my first oval win tonight.

As he hunts down a two-time defending IndyCar champion with an early 60-point cushion, Scott McLaughlin remains confident in his championship chances.

Reigning IndyCar Series champion Alex Palou has received high praise from one of his fiercest on-track rivals, Scott McLaughlin, who hailed Palou as "the whole deal.