Dale Coyne Racing with Team Goh rookie Alex Palou completed his first official NTT INDYCAR SERIES test on Wednesday at Circuit of the Americas by placing ninth in the 27-car field.

After weather wreaked havoc on Tuesday’s test day, the driver of the gray and hot pink #55 entry, was finally able to turn laps at full speed on Wednesday once the skies cleared and the temperatures started rising.

Palou completed 60 laps and registered a fastest lap time of 1:47.707. While building his confidence behind the wheel of his Honda powered machine, he collected important information that will be useful throughout the season and for when the team returns to the 3.41-mile, 20-turn road course in April for the AutoNation INDYCAR Challenge.

“It was a really good test at Circuit of the Americas today. It was a bit of a shame that the weather prevented us to run yesterday and this morning, so the afternoon was busy,” shared Palou. “It was a lot of fun. We tested a lot of stuff and we learned a lot. I also got confident with the car and the team. It was a very productive test. I think it’s the start of a good year. (About driving with the aeroscreen) I think it’s really good. I expected the visibility to be worse but no, it was perfectly fine.”

Palou will next be getting his first taste of an Indy car on an oval this Friday as he and the Dale Coyne Racing with Team Goh squad head to Texas Motor Speedway for the Spaniard’s rookie orientation.

～Spanish Driver Alex Palou joins full-time～

TEAM GOH MOTORSPORTS INC. is pleased to announce a collaborative programme in conjunction with Dale Coyne Racing which will see Team Goh compete in the 2020 NTT INDYCAR SERIES as “Dale Coyne Racing with Team Goh”.  The North American championship includes the legendry Indianapolis 500 which is renowned as being one of the prestigious Triple Crown events in motorsport.

Many years of international competition have formed a major part of Team Goh’s motorsport success which includes the overall win of the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2004.  However, following a ten year absence the team returned to the grid in 2019 to compete in the Japanese Super GT championship. Now in 2020 Team Goh takes on a new challenge which sees a long-term friendship between former racing driver Dale Coyne and team owner Kazumichi Goh combining in order to compete at the premier level of open-wheel racing in North America, in the NTT IndyCar Series.

Alex Palou will be joining the team as their full time driver after competing for Team Goh last season in the Japanese Super GT300 Championship.  He also competed in the Japanese Super Formula Championship for which he was awarded 2019 Rookie of the Year.