# 2023 Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix

The 2023 Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on April 30, 2023, in Birmingham, Alabama at the Barber Motorsports Park. The race consisted of 90 laps and was won by Scott McLaughlin.

## 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 | Patricio 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 | 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 | 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 |
| 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 W | 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 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 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:05.6839 | N/A | 01:05.6829 | 01:05.8396 | 1 |
| 2 | 10 | Álex Palou W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:05.5871 | 01:05.8386 | 01:05.9130 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | Pato O'Ward W | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:05.7400 | 01:05.7512 | 01:05.9382 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:05.7478 | 01:05.8061 | 01:05.9515 | 4 |
| 5 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:05.7721 | N/A | 01:05.8986 | 01:06.0723 | 5 |
| 6 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:05.8342 | 01:05.8661 | 01:06.1601 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:05.5883 | N/A | 01:05.9603 | N/A | 7 |
| 8 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:05.8696 | 01:06.0930 | N/A | 8 |
| 9 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:05.7808 | N/A | 01:06.1222 | N/A | 9 |
| 10 | 7 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:05.6939 | N/A | 01:06.2091 | N/A | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:05.9768 | 01:06.3790 | N/A | 11 |
| 12 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:05.7353 | N/A | 01:06.3963 | N/A | 12 |
| 13 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:05.9207 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | N/A | 01:06.1850 | N/A | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 01:06.0642 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 60 | Simon Pagenaud W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:06.2433 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | 01:06.1851 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:06.4415 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 19 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:06.2504 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| 20 | 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:06.4810 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
| 21 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 01:06.2715 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21 |
| 22 | 78 | Agustín Canapino R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:06.5158 | N/A | N/A | 22 |
| 23 | 51 | Sting Ray Robb R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 01:06.5925 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23 |
| 24 | 30 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:06.7181 | N/A | N/A | 24 |
| 25 | 55 | Benjamin Pedersen R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:06.9327 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 25 |
| 26 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:07.2378 | N/A | N/A | 26 |
| 27 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | N/A | 03:49.1462 | N/A | N/A | 27 |
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#### Notes

* Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

## Race

The race started at 3:30 PM ET on April 30, 2023.

### Race classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
| 1 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 90 | 1:47:58.9401 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 51 |
| 2 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 90 | +1.7854 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 44 |
| 3 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 90 | +3.2699 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 36 |
| 4 | 5 | Pato O'Ward W | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 90 | +20.5745 | 2 | 3 | | 32 |
| 5 | 10 | Álex Palou W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 90 | +20.9762 | 2 | 2 | | 30 |
| 6 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 90 | +23.5319 | 2 | 6 | | 28 |
| 7 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 90 | +24.2769 | 2 | 5 | | 26 |
| 8 | 7 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 90 | +25.0582 | 3 | 10 | | 24 |
| 9 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 90 | +25.5107 | 3 | 8 | | 22 |
| 10 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 90 | +26.0190 | 2 | 13 | | 20 |
| 11 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 90 | +28.5527 | 2 | 26 | | 19 |
| 12 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 90 | +36.3667 | 2 | 12 | | 18 |
| 13 | 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | +42.4441 | 3 | 15 | | 17 |
| 14 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 90 | +43.7781 | 2 | 14 | | 16 |
| 15 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 90 | +45.7346 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| 16 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | +55.1118 | 2 | 9 | | 14 |
| 17 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 90 | +56.4422 | 3 | 19 | | 13 |
| 18 | 60 | Simon Pagenaud W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 90 | +56.7500 | 2 | 16 | | 12 |
| 19 | 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | 90 | +57.7650 | 3 | 17 | | 11 |
| 20 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 90 | +58.5106 | 3 | 27 | | 10 |
| 21 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 90 | +1:00.0847 | 2 | 21 | | 9 |
| 22 | 55 | Benjamin Pedersen R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 90 | +1:01.3063 | 3 | 25 | | 8 |
| 23 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 90 | +1:03.1924 | 2 | 18 | | 7 |
| 24 | 30 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 90 | +1:04.5393 | 2 | 24 | | 6 |
| 25 | 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | +1:05.6055 | 3 | 20 | | 5 |
| 26 | 78 | Agustín Canapino R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | +1:06.1483 | 3 | 22 | | 5 |
| 27 | 51 | Sting Ray Robb R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 36 | Mechanical | 2 | 23 | | 5 |
| Fastest lap: Will Power (Team Penske) – 01:07.8022 (lap 63) |||||||||||
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## Championship standings after the race

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Marcus Ericsson | 130 |
| | 2 | Pato O'Ward | 127 |
| | 3 | Álex Palou | 121 |
| 6 | 4 | Scott McLaughlin | 119 |
| 2 | 5 | Romain Grosjean | 115 |
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| | Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
| | 1 | Honda | 325 |
| | 2 | Chevrolet | 312 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included.