IndyCar driver Alex Palou won the 2025 Indy 500 to claim his first oval victory Sunday afternoon when he held off Marcus Ericsson to capture the 109th Indianapolis 500 .

As the celebration ensued, one momentous tradition was visibly absent from the post-race excitement.

No milk was poured.

Why didn't 2025 Indy 500 winner Alex Palou pour milk on himself after winning the race?

Let's call it ... advice.

Palou recalled die-hard fans telling him not to pour the milk all over himself, and even his crew chief, Ricky Davis, offered similar advice

"There's been a lot of people that had told me not to do that, and then I was like, okay, maybe I get too excited and I do it," Palou said. "I was close, but then I thought, 'Oh, man, I'm going to be with the milk all over me for like th

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