Sports Analysis: IndyCar’s 2021 title race too close, crowded to predict headed into Laguna Seca September 18, 2021 Nathan Brown, Indianapolis Star Comments Off on Analysis: IndyCar’s 2021 title race too close, crowded to predict headed into Laguna Seca Alex Palou holds a 25-point cushion entering Sunday's penultimate race of the 2021 IndyCar season, but leads that size can evaporate in an instant.