The 2023 PPG 375 was the second round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on April 2, 2023, in Fort Worth, Texas at the Texas Motor Speedway. The race consisted of 250 laps and was won by Josef Newgarden.

Entry list

Further information: 2023 IndyCar Series#Confirmed entries
KeyMeaning
'Rookie
'Past winner
No.DriverTeamEngine
2Josef Newgarden 'Team PenskeChevrolet
3Scott McLaughlinTeam PenskeChevrolet
5Pato O'Ward 'Arrow McLarenChevrolet
06Hélio Castroneves 'Meyer Shank RacingHonda
6Felix RosenqvistArrow McLarenChevrolet
7Alexander RossiArrow McLarenChevrolet
8Marcus EricssonChip Ganassi RacingHonda
9Scott Dixon 'Chip Ganassi RacingHonda
10Álex PalouChip Ganassi RacingHonda
11Takuma SatoChip Ganassi RacingHonda
12Will Power 'Team PenskeChevrolet
14Santino FerrucciA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet
15Graham Rahal 'Rahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda
18David MalukasDale Coyne Racing with HMD MotorsportsHonda
20Conor DalyEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet
21Rinus VeeKayEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet
26Colton HertaAndretti Autosport with Curb-AgajanianHonda
27Kyle KirkwoodAndretti AutosportHonda
28Romain GrosjeanAndretti AutosportHonda
29Devlin DeFrancescoAndretti Steinbrenner AutosportHonda
30Jack HarveyRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda
33Ed Carpenter 'Ed Carpenter RacingChevrolet
45Christian LundgaardRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda
51Sting Ray Robb 'Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware RacingHonda
55Benjamin Pedersen 'A. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet
60Simon PagenaudMeyer Shank RacingHonda
77Callum IlottJuncos Hollinger RacingChevrolet
78Agustín Canapino 'Juncos Hollinger RacingChevrolet
Source:[1]

Practice

Practice 1

Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
13Scott McLaughlinTeam PenskeChevrolet00:23.1690
25Pato O'Ward 'Arrow McLarenChevrolet00:23.1928
37Alexander RossiArrow McLarenChevrolet00:23.1980
Source:[2]

Final Practice

Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
19Scott Dixon 'Chip Ganassi RacingHonda00:23.3117
22Josef Newgarden 'Team PenskeChevrolet00:23.3732
311Takuma SatoChip Ganassi RacingHonda00:23.4579
Source:[3]

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap 1Lap 2Total TimeFinal
grid
16Felix RosenqvistArrow McLarenChevrolet23.512323.558500:47.07081
29Scott Dixon 'Chip Ganassi RacingHonda23.536423.596800:47.13322
37Alexander RossiArrow McLarenChevrolet23.545023.590800:47.13583
42Josef Newgarden 'Team PenskeChevrolet23.561723.608300:47.17004
55Pato O'Ward 'Arrow McLarenChevrolet23.577823.631200:47.20905
611Takuma SatoChip Ganassi RacingHonda23.600423.632400:47.23286
710Álex PalouChip Ganassi RacingHonda23.595023.643900:47.23897
812Will Power 'Team PenskeChevrolet23.534123.731800:47.26598
918David MalukasDale Coyne Racing with HMD MotorsportsHonda23.611123.676100:47.28729
1026Colton HertaAndretti Autosport with Curb-AgajanianHonda23.619623.683100:47.302710
1128Romain GrosjeanAndretti AutosportHonda23.620823.686100:47.306911
1229Devlin DeFrancescoAndretti Steinbrenner AutosportHonda23.632223.678700:47.310912
1355Benjamin Pedersen 'A. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet23.618223.702700:47.320913
1414Santino FerrucciA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet23.650023.715800:47.365814
153Scott McLaughlinTeam PenskeChevrolet23.676123.717200:47.393315
168Marcus EricssonChip Ganassi RacingHonda23.671823.736100:47.407916
1777Callum IlottJuncos Hollinger RacingChevrolet23.736423.730300:47.466717
1833Ed Carpenter 'Ed Carpenter RacingChevrolet23.681823.796200:47.478018
1978Agustín Canapino 'Juncos Hollinger RacingChevrolet23.737823.741900:47.479719
2027Kyle KirkwoodAndretti AutosportHonda23.717323.792900:47.510220
2106Hélio Castroneves 'Meyer Shank RacingHonda23.782723.734200:47.516921
2260Simon PagenaudMeyer Shank RacingHonda23.749523.787600:47.537122
2351Sting Ray Robb 'Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware RacingHonda23.801923.828600:47.630523
2415Graham Rahal 'Rahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda23.824423.820200:47.644624
2520Conor DalyEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet23.797123.881300:47.678425
2621Rinus VeeKayEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet23.870523.934700:47.805226
2745Christian LundgaardRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda23.994523.958900:47.953427
2830Jack HarveyRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda23.889424.087700:47.977128
Source:[4]

Race

The race was started at 12:00 PM ET on April 2, 2023.

Race classification

PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLapsTime/RetiredPit
Stops		GridLaps
Led		Pts.
12Josef Newgarden 'Team PenskeChevrolet2502:07:07.26536412353
25Pato O'Ward 'Arrow McLarenChevrolet250+1.2838559141
310Álex PalouChip Ganassi RacingHonda250+1.8839472236
418David MalukasDale Coyne Racing with HMD MotorsportsHonda250+2.11734932
59Scott Dixon 'Chip Ganassi RacingHonda250+2.437952331
63Scott McLaughlinTeam PenskeChevrolet250+4.135951528
726Colton HertaAndretti Autosport with Curb-AgajanianHonda250+6.4228410427
88Marcus EricssonChip Ganassi RacingHonda249+1 Lap61624
977Callum IlottJuncos Hollinger RacingChevrolet249+1 Lap61722
1006Hélio Castroneves 'Meyer Shank RacingHonda249+1 Lap52120
1121Rinus VeeKayEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet249+1 Lap62619
1278Agustín Canapino 'Juncos Hollinger RacingChevrolet249+1 Lap61918
1333Ed Carpenter 'Ed Carpenter RacingChevrolet249+1 Lap61817
1428Romain GrosjeanAndretti AutosportHonda248Contact511217
1555Benjamin Pedersen 'A. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet248+2 Laps61315
1612Will Power 'Team PenskeChevrolet248+2 Laps7814
1760Simon PagenaudMeyer Shank RacingHonda247+3 Laps62213
1830Jack HarveyRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda247+3 Laps62812
1945Christian LundgaardRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda247+3 Laps62711
2020Conor DalyEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet246+4 Laps72510
2114Santino FerrucciA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet246+4 Laps7149
227Alexander RossiArrow McLarenChevrolet243+7 Laps738
2329Devlin DeFrancescoAndretti Steinbrenner AutosportHonda221Contact5127
2415Graham Rahal 'Rahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda219Contact5246
2551Sting Ray Robb 'Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware RacingHonda208Contact42316
266Felix RosenqvistArrow McLarenChevrolet177Contact3147
2727Kyle KirkwoodAndretti AutosportHonda97Contact1205
2811Takuma SatoChip Ganassi RacingHonda46Contact65
Fastest lap: Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren) – 00:23.4475 (lap 118)
Source:[5]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos.DriverPoints
11Pato O'Ward82
12Marcus Ericsson75
3Scott Dixon67
144Josef Newgarden66
35Álex Palou60
Source:[5]
Engine manufacturer standings
Pos.ManufacturerPoints
11Chevrolet168
12Honda158
Source:[6]
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

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