RACER’s INDYCAR Debrief powered by INDYCAR Fantasy Challenge sets the scene for an NTT IndyCar Series championship showdown on the streets of Long Beach, Calif., and looks back on a Colton Herta masterclass at last weekend’s Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey.

Hosts Jen Horsey, No. 20 U.S. Air Force Ed Carpenter Racing Chevy driver Conor Daly, and RACER editor-in-chief Laurence Foster give us their take on points leader Alex Palou’s chances of wrapping up his first championship, or whether Pato O’Ward or Josef Newgarden can pull off a major upset at one of IndyCar’s jewels in the crown.