2023 PPG 375

2023 PPG 375
Race details
2nd round of the 2023 IndyCar season
	Layout of the Texas Motor Speedway
Date	April 2, 2023
Official name	PPG 375
Location	Texas Motor Speedway
Course	Permanent racing facility; 1.5 mi / 2.4 km
Distance	250 laps; 375.00 mi / 603.504 km
Pole position
Driver	Felix Rosenqvist (Arrow McLaren)
Time	00:47.0708 (total time from 2 laps)
Fastest lap
Driver	Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren)
Time	00:23.4475 (on lap 118 of 250)
Podium
First	Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)
Second	Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren)
Third	Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)

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

Key	Meaning
R	Rookie
W	Past winner

No.	Driver	Team	Engine
2	Josef Newgarden W	Team Penske	Chevrolet
3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet
5	Pato O'Ward W	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet
06	Hélio Castroneves W	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 Dixon W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
11	Takuma Sato	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
12	Will Power W	Team Penske	Chevrolet
14	Santino Ferrucci	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet
15	Graham Rahal W	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
18	David Malukas	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda
20	Conor Daly	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-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 Carpenter W	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
45	Christian Lundgaard	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
51	Sting Ray Robb R	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda
55	Benjamin Pedersen R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet
60	Simon Pagenaud	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda
77	Callum Ilott	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet
78	Agustín Canapino R	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet
Source:^[1]

Practice

Practice 1

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

Final Practice

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

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap 1	Lap 2	Total Time	Final grid
1	6	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	23.5123	23.5585	00:47.0708	1
2	9	Scott Dixon W	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 Newgarden W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	23.5617	23.6083	00:47.1700	4
5	5	Pato O'Ward W	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 Power W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	23.5341	23.7318	00:47.2659	8
9	18	David Malukas	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda	23.6111	23.6761	00:47.2872	9
10	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-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 Pedersen R	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 Carpenter W	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	23.6818	23.7962	00:47.4780	18
19	78	Agustín Canapino R	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 Castroneves W	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 Robb R	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda	23.8019	23.8286	00:47.6305	23
24	15	Graham Rahal W	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

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

Race classification

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired	Pit Stops	Grid	Laps Led	Pts.
1	2	Josef Newgarden W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	250	2:07:07.2653	6	4	123	53
2	5	Pato O'Ward W	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 Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda	250	+2.1173	4	9		32
5	9	Scott Dixon W	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 Autosport with Curb-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 Castroneves W	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 Canapino R	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	249	+1 Lap	6	19		18
13	33	Ed Carpenter W	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 Pedersen R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	248	+2 Laps	6	13		15
16	12	Will Power W	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 Rahal W	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	219	Contact	5	24		6
25	51	Sting Ray Robb R	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick 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

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos.	Driver	Points
1	1	Pato O'Ward	82
1	2	Marcus Ericsson	75
	3	Scott Dixon	67
14	4	Josef Newgarden	66
3	5	Álex Palou	60
Source:^[5]

Engine manufacturer standings

	Pos.	Manufacturer	Points
1	1	Chevrolet	168
1	2	Honda	158
Source:^[6]

Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

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

Previous race: 2023 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg	IndyCar Series 2023 season	Next race: 2023 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach
Previous race: 2022 XPEL 375	PPG 375	Next race: 2024 PPG 375

[2023_PPG_375_entry_list-1] "PPG 375 entry list" (PDF). April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2023.

[2] "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. April 1, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[3] "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. April 1, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[4] "Qualifications - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. April 1, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[results-5] "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[6] "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.

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