# 2022 XPEL 375

The 2022 XPEL 375 was the second round of the 2022 IndyCar season. The race was held on March 20, 2022, in Fort Worth, Texas at the Texas Motor Speedway, consisting of 248 laps.

## 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 |
| 4 | Dalton Kellett | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Patricio O'Ward W | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet |
| 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 7 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 11 | J. R. Hildebrand | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Kyle Kirkwood R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Graham Rahal W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 18 | David Malukas R | 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 | Honda |
| 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco R | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda |
| 30 | Christian Lundgaard R | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 33 | Ed Carpenter W | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 45 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 45 | Santino Ferrucci | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 51 | Takuma Sato | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda |
| 60 | Simon Pagenaud | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 77 | Callum Ilott R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet |
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## Qualifying
### Qualifying classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap 1 | Lap 2 | Total Time | Final grid |
| 1 | 7 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 23.4235 | 23.4671 | 00:46.8906 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 23.4394 | 23.4542 | 00:46.8936 | 2 |
| 3 | 51 | Takuma Sato | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 23.4341 | 23.4599 | 00:46.8940 | 3 |
| 4 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 23.4545 | 23.4561 | 00:46.9106 | 4 |
| 5 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 23.4470 | 23.4646 | 00:46.9116 | 5 |
| 6 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 23.4519 | 23.5114 | 00:46.9633 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 23.4787 | 23.4867 | 00:46.9654 | 7 |
| 8 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 23.4540 | 23.5136 | 00:46.9676 | 8 |
| 9 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 23.4834 | 23.5152 | 00:46.9986 | 9 |
| 10 | 5 | Pato O'Ward W | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 23.4668 | 23.5367 | 00:47.0035 | 10 |
| 11 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 23.4997 | 23.5055 | 00:47.0052 | 11 |
| 12 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 23.5141 | 23.5152 | 00:47.0293 | 12 |
| 13 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 23.4923 | 23.5469 | 00:47.0392 | 13 |
| 14 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 23.5108 | 23.5386 | 00:47.0494 | 14 |
| 15 | 60 | Simon Pagenaud | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 23.5333 | 23.5217 | 00:47.0550 | 15 |
| 16 | 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 23.5525 | 23.5775 | 00:47.1300 | 16 |
| 17 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco R | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 23.5979 | 23.5534 | 00:47.1513 | 17 |
| 18 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 23.5630 | 23.5932 | 00:47.1562 | 18 |
| 19 | 18 | David Malukas R | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | 23.5715 | 23.5849 | 00:47.1564 | 19 |
| 20 | 77 | Callum Ilott R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 23.6026 | 23.6402 | 00:47.2428 | 20 |
| 21 | 33 | Ed Carpenter W | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 23.6227 | 23.6739 | 00:47.2966 | 21 |
| 22 | 4 | Dalton Kellett | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 23.6415 | 23.6928 | 00:47.3343 | 22 |
| 23 | 14 | Kyle Kirkwood R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 23.6554 | 23.6842 | 00:47.3396 | 23 |
| 24 | 45 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 23.6907 | 23.6992 | 00:47.3899 | - |
| 25 | 30 | Christian Lundgaard R | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 23.7125 | 23.6978 | 00:47.4103 | 24 |
| 26 | 11 | J. R. Hildebrand | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 23.6994 | 23.7332 | 00:47.4326 | 25 |
| 27 | 15 | Graham Rahal W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 23.7538 | 23.7165 | 00:47.4703 | 26 |
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## Race

The race was started at 12:30 PM ET on March 20, 2022.

### Race classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
| 1 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 248 | 02:09:29.7270 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 51 |
| 2 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 248 | +0.0669 | 3 | 2 | 186 | 43 |
| 3 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 248 | +1.3537 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 36 |
| 4 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 248 | +15.2230 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 33 |
| 5 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 248 | +15.6736 | 3 | 5 | | 30 |
| 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 248 | +18.0939 | 3 | 18 | | 28 |
| 7 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 248 | +19.1937 | 3 | 11 | | 26 |
| 8 | 60 | Simon Pagenaud | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 248 | +22.4649 | 3 | 15 | | 24 |
| 9 | 45 | Santino Ferrucci | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 248 | +24.4149 | 4 | 27 | | 22 |
| 10 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 248 | +25.4840 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 21 |
| 11 | 18 | David Malukas R | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | 248 | +26.0503 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 20 |
| 12 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 247 | +1 Lap | 3 | 9 | | 18 |
| 13 | 33 | Ed Carpenter W | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 247 | +1 Lap | 4 | 21 | 4 | 18 |
| 14 | 11 | J. R. Hildebrand | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 247 | +1 Lap | 4 | 25 | 1 | 17 |
| 15 | 5 | Pato O'Ward W | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 247 | +1 Lap | 4 | 10 | | 15 |
| 16 | 77 | Callum Ilott R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 247 | +1 Lap | 6 | 20 | 5 | 15 |
| 17 | 4 | Dalton Kellett | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 246 | +2 Laps | 7 | 22 | | 13 |
| 18 | 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 245 | +3 Laps | 7 | 16 | | 12 |
| 19 | 30 | Christian Lundgaard R | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 233 | Contact | 5 | 24 | | 11 |
| 20 | 51 | Takuma Sato | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 140 | Contact | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 21 | 7 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 138 | Halfshaft | 2 | 1 | | 10 |
| 22 | 15 | Graham Rahal W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 128 | Accident | 3 | 26 | | 8 |
| 23 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 128 | Accident | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 24 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco R | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 128 | Accident | 2 | 17 | | 6 |
| 25 | 14 | Kyle Kirkwood R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 113 | Accident | 3 | 23 | 5 | 6 |
| 26 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 103 | Engine | 1 | 13 | | 5 |
| 27 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 11 | Battery | | 12 | | 5 |
| Fastest lap: Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP) – 00:23.4930 (lap 63) |||||||||||
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## Championship standings after the race

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Scott McLaughlin | 97 |
| 1 | 2 | Will Power | 69 |
| 1 | 3 | Álex Palou | 67 |
| 12 | 4 | Josef Newgarden | 65 |
| 4 | 5 | Marcus Ericsson | 58 |
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| | Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
| | 1 | Chevrolet | 187 |
| | 2 | Honda | 137 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included.

## Footnotes

* 1 2 3 Jack Harvey was unable to take part in the race after a crash in Final Practice. Santino Ferrucci took his place for the race, starting from the back of the grid (27th).