# 2023 BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland

The 2023 BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland was the penultimate round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on September 3, 2023, in Portland, Oregon at the Portland International Raceway; and was won for a second time by Álex Palou who qualified fifth and led 69 of 110 laps in his Chip Ganassi Racing number 10 Honda.
Arrow McLaren's Felix Rosenqvist finished second while Palou's veteran teammate Scott Dixon came in third. Graham Rahal qualified on the pole and finished twelfth.
By virtue of his race win, Palou wrapped up the championship before the final race of the season, a feat last accomplished by Sébastien Bourdais when he won the 2007 Champ Car championship in the penultimate race.

## Entry list

| Key | Meaning |
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
| No. | Driver | Team | Engine |
| 2 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 3 | Scott McLaughlin W | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 06 | Hélio Castroneves | 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 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 10 | Álex Palou W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 11 | Marcus Armstrong R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda |
| 20 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 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 | Jüri Vips R | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 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 | Tom Blomqvist R | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet |
| 78 | Agustín Canapino R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet |
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## Qualifying

Qualifying started at 12:30 PM PT on September 2, 2023.

### Qualifying classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Time | Time | Time | Final grid |
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Final grid |
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Group 1 | Group 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Final grid |
| 1 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 00:58.1612 | N/A | 00:58.3248 | 00:58.3195 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 00:58.0525 | 00:58.0777 | 00:58.3525 | 2 |
| 3 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 00:58.0843 | N/A | 00:58.2338 | 00:58.4576 | 3 |
| 4 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 00:58.3701 | 00:58.2653 | 00:58.5803 | 4 |
| 5 | 10 | Álex Palou W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 00:57.9651 | 00:58.3232 | 00:58.6492 | 5 |
| 6 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 00:58.1025 | 00:58.2579 | 00:58.6737 | 6 |
| 7 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 00:58.1913 | N/A | 00:58.3779 | N/A | 7 |
| 8 | 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 00:58.3075 | N/A | 00:58.4973 | N/A | 8 |
| 9 | 7 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 00:58.4637 | 00:58.5023 | N/A | 9 |
| 10 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 00:58.5952 | 00:58.5479 | N/A | 10 |
| 11 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 00:57.8967 | N/A | 00:59.3053 | N/A | 11 |
| 12 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 00:58.0890 | N/A | No Time | N/A | 12 |
| 13 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 00:58.3240 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 00:58.6652 | N/A | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 00:58.3522 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda | N/A | 00:58.6835 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 00:58.3678 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 30 | Jüri Vips R | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 00:58.7454 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 00:58.6529 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 25 |
| 20 | 78 | Agustín Canapino R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 00:58.7753 | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| 21 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 00:58.6748 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 20 |
| 22 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 00:58.8006 | N/A | N/A | 21 |
| 23 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 00:59.0633 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 22 |
| 24 | 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | N/A | 00:58.9016 | N/A | N/A | 23 |
| 25 | 51 | Sting Ray Robb R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 00:59.2642 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 24 |
| 26 | 55 | Benjamin Pedersen R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | N/A | 00:59.2175 | N/A | N/A | 26 |
| 27 | 60 | Tom Blomqvist R | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 00:59.4364 | N/A | N/A | 27 |
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#### Notes

* Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

## Race

The race started at 12:30 PM PT on September 3, 2023.

### Race classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
| 1 | 10 | Álex Palou W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 110 | 01:57:01.9814 | 3 | 5 | 69 | 53 |
| 2 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 110 | +5.4353 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 41 |
| 3 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 110 | +8.0669 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 36 |
| 4 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 110 | +19.0572 | 3 | 6 | | 32 |
| 5 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 110 | +21.0831 | 3 | 12 | | 30 |
| 6 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | +21.8799 | 3 | 13 | | 28 |
| 7 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 110 | +30.5820 | 3 | 10 | | 26 |
| 8 | 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | 110 | +32.6211 | 4 | 23 | 2 | 25 |
| 9 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 110 | +33.0282 | 3 | 2 | | 22 |
| 10 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 110 | +33.7836 | 3 | 16 | | 20 |
| 11 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 110 | +34.4757 | 3 | 17 | | 19 |
| 12 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 110 | +38.6995 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 20 |
| 13 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 110 | +39.7582 | 4 | 3 | | 17 |
| 14 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 100 | +40.3373 | 3 | 21 | | 16 |
| 15 | 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | +40.4769 | 3 | 8 | | 15 |
| 16 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 110 | +41.1279 | 3 | 22 | | 14 |
| 17 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 110 | +42.5578 | 3 | 20 | | 13 |
| 18 | 30 | Jüri Vips R | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 109 | +1 Lap | 3 | 18 | | 12 |
| 19 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 109 | +1 Lap | 3 | 14 | | 11 |
| 20 | 7 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 109 | +1 Lap | 4 | 9 | | 10 |
| 21 | 20 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | +1 Lap | 4 | 25 | | 9 |
| 22 | 55 | Benjamin Pedersen R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 109 | +1 Lap | 3 | 26 | | 8 |
| 23 | 51 | Sting Ray Robb R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 109 | +1 Lap | 3 | 24 | | 7 |
| 24 | 60 | Tom Blomqvist R | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 109 | +1 Lap | 4 | 27 | | 6 |
| 25 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 108 | +2 Laps | 3 | 7 | | 5 |
| 26 | 78 | Agustín Canapino R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 82 | Mechanical | 3 | 19 | | 5 |
| 27 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 31 | Contact | 2 | 15 | | 5 |
| Fastest lap: Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) – 00:59.3817 (lap 28) |||||||||||
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## Championship standings after the race

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Álex Palou^ | 618 |
| | 2 | Scott Dixon | 527 |
| | 3 | Josef Newgarden | 470 |
| | 4 | Pato O'Ward | 461 |
| | 5 | Scott McLaughlin | 448 |
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| | Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
| | 1 | Honda | 1362 |
| | 2 | Chevrolet | 1346 |
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^ = clinched season championship
* Note: Only the top five positions are included.

## Footnotes

* ↑ Ryan Hunter-Reay received a six-place grid penalty due to an unapproved engine change after the Bommarito 500.
* ↑ Tom Blomqvist received a six-place grid penalty due to an unapproved engine change after qualifying.