# 2023 PPG 375

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 |
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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

| 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) |||||||||||
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## Championship standings after the race

| | 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 |
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| | Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Chevrolet | 168 |
| 1 | 2 | Honda | 158 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included.