The2023 PPG 375was the second round of the2023 IndyCarseason. The race was held on April 2, 2023, inFort Worth, Texasat theTexas Motor Speedway.The race consisted of 250 laps and was won byJosef Newgarden.

United States2023 PPG 375
Race details
2nd round of the2023 IndyCar season
DateApril 2, 2023
Official namePPG 375
LocationTexas Motor Speedway
CoursePermanent racing facility
1.5 mi / 2.4 km
Distance250 laps
375.00 mi / 603.504 km
Pole position
DriverSwedenFelix Rosenqvist(Arrow McLaren)
Time00:47.0708 (total time from 2 laps)
Fastest lap
DriverMexicoPato O'Ward(Arrow McLaren)
Time00:23.4475 (on lap 118 of 250)
Podium
FirstUnited StatesJosef Newgarden(Team Penske)
SecondMexicoPato O'Ward(Arrow McLaren)
ThirdSpainÁlex Palou(Chip Ganassi Racing)

Entry list

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Key Meaning
R Rookie
W Past winner
No. Driver Team Engine
2 Josef NewgardenW Team Penske Chevrolet
3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet
5 Pato O'WardW Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
06 Hélio CastronevesW Meyer Shank Racing Honda
6 Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
7 Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
8 Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9 Scott DixonW Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
11 Takuma Sato Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
12 Will PowerW Team Penske Chevrolet
14 Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
15 Graham RahalW Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
18 David Malukas Dale Coyne RacingwithHMD Motorsports Honda
20 Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21 Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
26 Colton Herta Andretti AutosportwithCurb-Agajanian Honda
27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda
28 Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda
29 Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda
30 Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
33 Ed CarpenterW Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
45 Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
51 Sting Ray RobbR Dale Coyne RacingwithRick Ware Racing Honda
55 Benjamin PedersenR A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
60 Simon Pagenaud Meyer Shank Racing Honda
77 Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
78 Agustín CanapinoR Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
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Practice

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Practice 1

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Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 00:23.1690
2 5 Pato O'WardW Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 00:23.1928
3 7 Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 00:23.1980
Source:[2]

Final Practice

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Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 9 Scott DixonW Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 00:23.3117
2 2 Josef NewgardenW Team Penske Chevrolet 00:23.3732
3 11 Takuma Sato Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 00:23.4579
Source:[3]


Qualifying

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Qualifying classification

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap 1 Lap 2 Total Time Final
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1 6 Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 23.5123 23.5585 00:47.0708 1
2 9 Scott DixonW Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 23.5364 23.5968 00:47.1332 2
3 7 Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 23.5450 23.5908 00:47.1358 3
4 2 Josef NewgardenW Team Penske Chevrolet 23.5617 23.6083 00:47.1700 4
5 5 Pato O'WardW Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 23.5778 23.6312 00:47.2090 5
6 11 Takuma Sato Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 23.6004 23.6324 00:47.2328 6
7 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 23.5950 23.6439 00:47.2389 7
8 12 Will PowerW Team Penske Chevrolet 23.5341 23.7318 00:47.2659 8
9 18 David Malukas Dale Coyne RacingwithHMD Motorsports Honda 23.6111 23.6761 00:47.2872 9
10 26 Colton Herta Andretti AutosportwithCurb-Agajanian Honda 23.6196 23.6831 00:47.3027 10
11 28 Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 23.6208 23.6861 00:47.3069 11
12 29 Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 23.6322 23.6787 00:47.3109 12
13 55 Benjamin PedersenR A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 23.6182 23.7027 00:47.3209 13
14 14 Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 23.6500 23.7158 00:47.3658 14
15 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 23.6761 23.7172 00:47.3933 15
16 8 Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 23.6718 23.7361 00:47.4079 16
17 77 Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 23.7364 23.7303 00:47.4667 17
18 33 Ed CarpenterW Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 23.6818 23.7962 00:47.4780 18
19 78 Agustín CanapinoR Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 23.7378 23.7419 00:47.4797 19
20 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 23.7173 23.7929 00:47.5102 20
21 06 Hélio CastronevesW Meyer Shank Racing Honda 23.7827 23.7342 00:47.5169 21
22 60 Simon Pagenaud Meyer Shank Racing Honda 23.7495 23.7876 00:47.5371 22
23 51 Sting Ray RobbR Dale Coyne RacingwithRick Ware Racing Honda 23.8019 23.8286 00:47.6305 23
24 15 Graham RahalW Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 23.8244 23.8202 00:47.6446 24
25 20 Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 23.7971 23.8813 00:47.6784 25
26 21 Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 23.8705 23.9347 00:47.8052 26
27 45 Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 23.9945 23.9589 00:47.9534 27
28 30 Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 23.8894 24.0877 00:47.9771 28
Source:[4]


Race

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The race was started at 12:00 PMETon April 2, 2023.

Race classification

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit
Stops
Grid Laps
Led
Pts.
1 2 Josef NewgardenW Team Penske Chevrolet 250 2:07:07.2653 6 4 123 53
2 5 Pato O'WardW Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 250 +1.2838 5 5 91 41
3 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 250 +1.8839 4 7 22 36
4 18 David Malukas Dale Coyne RacingwithHMD Motorsports Honda 250 +2.1173 4 9 32
5 9 Scott DixonW Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 250 +2.4379 5 2 3 31
6 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 250 +4.1359 5 15 28
7 26 Colton Herta Andretti AutosportwithCurb-Agajanian Honda 250 +6.4228 4 10 4 27
8 8 Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 249 +1 Lap 6 16 24
9 77 Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 249 +1 Lap 6 17 22
10 06 Hélio CastronevesW Meyer Shank Racing Honda 249 +1 Lap 5 21 20
11 21 Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 249 +1 Lap 6 26 19
12 78 Agustín CanapinoR Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 249 +1 Lap 6 19 18
13 33 Ed CarpenterW Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 249 +1 Lap 6 18 17
14 28 Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 248 Contact 5 11 2 17
15 55 Benjamin PedersenR A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 248 +2 Laps 6 13 15
16 12 Will PowerW Team Penske Chevrolet 248 +2 Laps 7 8 14
17 60 Simon Pagenaud Meyer Shank Racing Honda 247 +3 Laps 6 22 13
18 30 Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 247 +3 Laps 6 28 12
19 45 Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 247 +3 Laps 6 27 11
20 20 Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 246 +4 Laps 7 25 10
21 14 Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 246 +4 Laps 7 14 9
22 7 Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 243 +7 Laps 7 3 8
23 29 Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 221 Contact 5 12 7
24 15 Graham RahalW Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 219 Contact 5 24 6
25 51 Sting Ray RobbR Dale Coyne RacingwithRick Ware Racing Honda 208 Contact 4 23 1 6
26 6 Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 177 Contact 3 1 4 7
27 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 97 Contact 1 20 5
28 11 Takuma Sato Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 46 Contact 6 5
Fastest lap:Pato O'Ward(Arrow McLaren) – 00:23.4475 (lap 118)
Source:[5]

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note:Only the top five positions are included.

References

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  1. ^"PPG 375 entry list"(PDF).April 2, 2023.RetrievedApril 3,2023.
  2. ^"Practice - Results"(PDF).indycar.April 1, 2023.RetrievedApril 2,2023.
  3. ^"Practice - Results"(PDF).indycar.April 1, 2023.RetrievedApril 2,2023.
  4. ^"Qualifications - Results"(PDF).indycar.April 1, 2023.RetrievedApril 2,2023.
  5. ^ab"Race - Results (11inch) - Final"(PDF).indycar.April 2, 2023.RetrievedApril 2,2023.
  6. ^"Points - Indycar Engine"(PDF).motorsports.nbcsports.April 2, 2023.RetrievedApril 17,2023.


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