# 2018 DXC Technology 600

The 2018 DXC Technology 600 was the ninth round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season, contested over 248 laps at the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Josef Newgarden claimed his fourth pole and lead Team Penske 1-2-3, while Scott Dixon claimed his 43rd career win and took the championship lead.

## Results

| Key | Meaning |
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |

### Qualifying

| Pos | No. | Name | Lap 1 Time | Lap 2 Time | Total Time | Avg. Speed (mph) |
| 1 | 1 | Josef Newgarden | 23.5162 | 23.4802 | 46.9964 | 220.613 |
| 2 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud | 23.5424 | 23.5183 | 47.0607 | 220.311 |
| 3 | 12 | Will Power W | 23.5732 | 23.5125 | 47.0857 | 220.194 |
| 4 | 6 | Robert Wickens R | 23.6260 | 23.5954 | 47.2214 | 219.561 |
| 5 | 18 | Sébastien Bourdais | 23.6295 | 23.6477 | 47.2772 | 219.302 |
| 6 | 14 | Tony Kanaan W | 23.6406 | 23.6678 | 47.3085 | 219.157 |
| 7 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | 23.6429 | 23.6753 | 47.3182 | 219.112 |
| 8 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | 23.7303 | 23.6351 | 47.3654 | 218.894 |
| 9 | 30 | Takuma Sato | 23.7034 | 23.7305 | 47.4339 | 218.578 |
| 10 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 23.7586 | 23.6808 | 47.4394 | 218.553 |
| 11 | 98 | Marco Andretti | 23.7325 | 23.7334 | 47.4659 | 218.430 |
| 12 | 23 | Charlie Kimball | 23.7520 | 23.7761 | 47.5281 | 218.145 |
| 13 | 10 | Ed Jones | 23.7648 | 23.7687 | 47.5335 | 218.120 |
| 14 | 20 | Ed Carpenter W | 23.8047 | 23.7424 | 47.5471 | 218.057 |
| 15 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | 23.8539 | 23.7953 | 47.6492 | 217.590 |
| 16 | 26 | Zach Veach R | 23.8880 | 23.7869 | 47.6749 | 218.430 |
| 17 | 88 | Gabby Chaves | 23.8903 | 23.8557 | 47.7460 | 217.149 |
| 18 | 21 | Spencer Pigot | 23.9098 | 23.8922 | 47.8020 | 216.895 |
| 19 | 4 | Matheus Leist R | 23.9170 | 23.9484 | 47.8654 | 216.607 |
| 20 | 15 | Graham Rahal W | 24.0571 | 23.9225 | 47.9796 | 216.092 |
| 21 | 19 | Zachary Claman DeMelo R | 24.0635 | 23.9781 | 48.0416 | 215.813 |
| 22 | 59 | Max Chilton | 24.2848 | 24.1017 | 48.3865 | 214.275 |
| OFFICIAL BOX SCORE |||||||

### Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
| 1 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 248 | 2:00:53.2155 | 4 | 7 | 119 | 53 |
| 2 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 248 | +4.2943 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 41 |
| 3 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 248 | +4.5670 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 36 |
| 4 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 248 | +5.0869 | 4 | 15 | | 32 |
| 5 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 248 | +6.7301 | 5 | 10 | | 30 |
| 6 | 15 | Graham Rahal W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 248 | +7.2744 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 29 |
| 7 | 30 | Takuma Sato | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 248 | +8.3457 | 5 | 9 | | 26 |
| 8 | 18 | Sébastien Bourdais | Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan | Honda | 248 | +9.4523 | 5 | 5 | | 24 |
| 9 | 10 | Ed Jones | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 248 | +25.0938 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | 23 | Charlie Kimball | Carlin | Chevrolet | 247 | +1 lap | 5 | 12 | | 20 |
| 11 | 21 | Spencer Pigot | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 247 | +1 lap | 5 | 18 | | 19 |
| 12 | 59 | Max Chilton | Carlin | Chevrolet | 247 | +1 lap | 5 | 22 | | 18 |
| 13 | 1 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 244 | +4 laps | 7 | 1 | 59 | 19 |
| 14 | 98 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 244 | +4 laps | 4 | 11 | | 16 |
| 15 | 88 | Gabby Chaves | Harding Racing | Chevrolet | 240 | +8 laps | 7 | 17 | | 15 |
| 16 | 26 | Zach Veach R | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 238 | +10 laps | 6 | 16 | | 14 |
| 17 | 19 | Zachary Claman DeMelo R | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 205 | Contact | 3 | 21 | | 13 |
| 18 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 204 | Contact | 3 | 3 | | 12 |
| 19 | 6 | Robert Wickens R | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 171 | Contact | 2 | 4 | 31 | 12 |
| 20 | 20 | Ed Carpenter W | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 168 | Contact | 3 | 14 | | 10 |
| 21 | 14 | Tony Kanaan W | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 31 | Contact | 1 | 6 | | 9 |
| 22 | 4 | Matheus Leist R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 5 | Fire | 0 | 9 | | 8 |
| OFFICIAL BOX SCORE |||||||||||
Notes: Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position.

## Championship standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Scott Dixon | 357 |
| 1 | 2 | Alexander Rossi | 334 |
| 2 | 3 | Will Power | 321 |
| | 4 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 308 |
| | 5 | Josef Newgarden | 289 |
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Honda | 757 |
| 2 | Chevrolet | 625 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included.