| 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
Further information: 2023 IndyCar Series § Confirmed entries| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Practice
Practice 1
| 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
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Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 00:23.1980 |
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Final Practice
| 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 |
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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 |
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Race
The race was started at 12:00 PM ET on April 2, 2023.
Race classification
Championship standings after the race
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- 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.
- ^ "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.
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