# 2019 IndyCar Classic

The 2019 IndyCar Classic was the 2nd round of the 2019 IndyCar season. The race was held on March 24, 2019, in Austin, Texas. Will Power qualified on pole position, while rookie Colton Herta took his first career victory becoming the youngest IndyCar race winner of all time.

## Results

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

### Qualifying

| Pos | No. | Name | Grp. | Round 1 | Round 2 | Firestone Fast 6 |
| 1 | 12 | Will Power | 2 | 1:46.4360 | 1:46.0221 | 1:46.0177 |
| 2 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | 2 | 1:47.4689 | 1:45.9263 | 1:46.1761 |
| 3 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 1 | 1:46.5890 | 1:46.0057 | 1:46.3228 |
| 4 | 88 | Colton Herta R | 1 | 1:46.7559 | 1:45.9665 | 1:46.3594 |
| 5 | 10 | Felix Rosenqvist R | 1 | 1:46.2744 | 1:45.4542 | 1:46.5680 |
| 6 | 9 | Scott Dixon | 1 | 1:46.2076 | 1:46.3075 | 1:46.9375 |
| 7 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | 2 | 1:46.2993 | 1:46.3438 | |
| 8 | 31 | Patricio O'Ward R | 1 | 1:46.8246 | 1:46.3807 | |
| 9 | 26 | Zach Veach | 2 | 1:46.5227 | 1:46.5421 | |
| 10 | 15 | Graham Rahal | 2 | 1:46.5180 | 1:46.9676 | |
| 11 | 19 | Santino Ferrucci R | 1 | 1:46.6126 | 1:47.3956 | |
| 12 | 4 | Matheus Leist | 2 | 1:47.4313 | 1:48.0634 | |
| 13 | 59 | Max Chilton | 1 | 1:46.8253 | | |
| 14 | 30 | Takuma Sato | 2 | 1:47.7109 | | |
| 15 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | 1 | 1:46.8670 | | |
| 16 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson R | 2 | 1:48.4259 | | |
| 17 | 18 | Sébastien Bourdais | 1 | 1:47.0702 | | |
| 18 | 20 | Ed Jones | 2 | 1:48.4523 | | |
| 19 | 21 | Spencer Pigot | 1 | 1:48.4895 | | |
| 20 | 98 | Marco Andretti | 2 | 1:48.6521 | | |
| 21 | 32 | Kyle Kaiser R | 1 | 1:48.6343 | | |
| 22 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud | 2 | 1:48.9030 | | |
| 23 | 60 | Jack Harvey | 1 | 1:49.1795 | | |
| 24 | 14 | Tony Kanaan | 2 | 1:50.0743 | | |
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### Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
| 1 | 88 | Colton Herta R | Harding Steinbrenner Racing | Honda | 60 | 2:00:02.0587 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 51 |
| 2 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 60 | +2.7182 | 3 | 7 | | 40 |
| 3 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 60 | +3.2311 | 3 | 3 | | 35 |
| 4 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 60 | +8.0612 | 3 | 10 | | 32 |
| 5 | 18 | Sébastien Bourdais | Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan | Honda | 60 | +15.4015 | 3 | 17 | | 30 |
| 6 | 98 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 60 | +19.8494 | 3 | 20 | | 28 |
| 7 | 30 | Takuma Sato | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 60 | +22.1467 | 3 | 14 | | 26 |
| 8 | 31 | Patricio O'Ward R | Carlin Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | +23.2628 | 3 | 8 | | 24 |
| 9 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 60 | +23.5279 | 3 | 2 | | 22 |
| 10 | 60 | Jack Harvey | Meyer Shank Racing with Arrow Schmidt Peterson | Honda | 60 | +23.9532 | 3 | 23 | | 20 |
| 11 | 21 | Spencer Pigot | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | +24.3838 | 3 | 19 | | 19 |
| 12 | 14 | Tony Kanaan | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 60 | +27.0568 | 3 | 24 | | 18 |
| 13 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 60 | +31.0677 | 3 | 6 | | 17 |
| 14 | 20 | Ed Jones | Ed Carpenter Racing Scuderia Corsa | Chevrolet | 60 | +35.6602 | 3 | 18 | | 16 |
| 15 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson R | Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 60 | +36.2308 | 3 | 16 | | 15 |
| 16 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 60 | +36.7699 | 4 | 15 | | 14 |
| 17 | 4 | Matheus Leist | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 60 | +39.2619 | 5 | 12 | | 13 |
| 18 | 32 | Kyle Kaiser R | Juncos Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | +46.2357 | 3 | 21 | | 12 |
| 19 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 60 | +55.0378 | 5 | 22 | | 11 |
| 20 | 19 | Santino Ferrucci R | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 60 | +1:53.6876 | 6 | 11 | | 10 |
| 21 | 59 | Max Chilton | Carlin Racing | Chevrolet | 59 | +1 Lap | 4 | 13 | | 9 |
| 22 | 26 | Zach Veach | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 58 | +2 Laps | 5 | 9 | | 8 |
| 23 | 10 | Felix Rosenqvist R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 55 | +5 Laps | 4 | 5 | | 7 |
| 24 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 46 | Mechanical | 2 | 1 | 45 | 10 |
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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 | Josef Newgarden | 93 |
| 6 | 2 | Colton Herta | 75 |
| 1 | 3 | Scott Dixon | 57 |
| 1 | 4 | Alexander Rossi | 53 |
| 7 | 5 | Graham Rahal | 50 |
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Honda | 162 |
| 2 | Chevrolet | 156 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included.