The 2024 IndyCar Season has concluded, crowning Alex Palou as its champion for a third time in just five seasons. And all while Palou was fighting for a three-time champion finish, the rest of the season filled itself out with enough intrigue, adding in drama and controversy, along with the complexities of the long-awaited hybrid system. But in the end, it was a stunning display of racing — demonstrating why this series is considered one of the best in open-wheel racing in the country.
Now, Palou may have topped IndyCar's 2024 standings, but where does he stand in Motorsport's rankings? Our esteemed IndyCar writer, Joey Barnes, gives us his top 10 drivers of the 2024 season. IndyCar How Palou cemented his growing legend in IndyCar title defense 10. Rinus VeeKay VeeKay ended the season outside the top 10 in the points standings, but still impressed on his ECR swansong Photo by: Phillip Abbott / Motorsport Images While the end of season table left Rinus VeeKay 13th in the championship standings, he had a strong year considering he was the second-highest placed driver in a car not affiliated in a technical alliance of the "Big Four" consisting of Andretti Global, Arrow McLaren , Chip Ganassi Racing or Team Penske .
Teamed with Ed Carpenter Racing, the Dutchman took a significant step forward as a leader while also helping find an increased level of consistency and pace as the group got deeper into the season. He only had two top-10 results through the opening nine points-payin.