Find out why Bob Pockrass is backing Pato O'Ward to win outright in this weekend's INDYCAR race at St. Petersburg.

O’Ward, who drives the No. 5 Chevrolet for Arrow McLaren, earned three runnerup finishes in addition to his three victories in 2024, finishing fifth in the series' points standings. The most glaring glitch: inconsistency.

Pato O'Ward (photo) gained 12 spots -- more than any other driver -- from start to finish March 2 at St. Petersburg.

Alex Palou wins as Ganassi goes 1-2 while other favorites struggle as IndyCar opens its season in St. Petersburg.

Alex Palou is seeking a third consecutive IndyCar championship. Among active drivers, Will Power and Josef Newgarden have two wins each at St. Pete.

Josef Newgarden has become Klutch Sports ... that also included two-time defending series champ Alex Palou and Pato O'Ward, IndyCar's most popular driver. All three drivers' commercials were ...

O’Ward also has earned 26 top-three finishes in 88 races, a 29.5 percent average that is among the highest in the series. Among active drivers, only Palou (38.3 percent), Scott Dixon (35.3 percent) and Will Power (34.7 percent) have better career results. O’Ward has finished second in 13 career races, twice in the “500.”

This year's Indy 500 ticket highlights Josef Newgarden's special ... lap pass and victory over Arrow McLaren's Pato O'Ward overlayed over a shot of Newgarden celebrating similarly on Victory ...

Here's what you should know about Pato O'Ward: Age: Turns 26 on May 6 Nationality: Mexican Hometown: Monterrey, Mexico Car number: 5 Race team: Arrow McLaren Engine: Chevrolet 2024 best IndyCar finishes: Won races at St. Petersburg (after Josef Newgarden ...

That's because it was discovered that "winner" Josef Newgarden had access to the push-to-pass boost mechanism on restarts when it should have been disabled. O’Ward won the race with no laps led ...

Pato O’Ward Outright Winner O’Ward won last year but didn’t know he had won until more than a month after the checkered flag. That's because it was discovered that "winner" Josef Newgarden ...