INDYCAR: Driver Ratings for 2023 Gallagher Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Crash INDYCAR journalist Chad Smith goes through the field to hand out driver ratings for the Gallagher Grand Prix at Indianapolis.
Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing at Indianapolis
Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing at Indianapolis

Scott Dixon: 10

In typical Scott Dixon fashion, he recoverജed from a s𒉰pin and won the race.

Graham Rahal: 10

The pole sitter nearly capped off a flawless weekend with his first win💧 in six years.

Pato O'Ward: 9

The Arrow McLaren cars finally had race speed and were🤡 abl🌊e to get two cars inside the top-five.

Christian Lundgaard: 9

Another strong run for the talented young driver as RLL🌌 Racing flexed its muscle.

Alexander Rossi: 9

Rossi badly needed a good finish and he got it today at a trackℱ that he is very familiar with.

Alexander Rossi, Arrow McLaren
Alexander Rossi, Arrow McLaren

Will Power: 8

It wasn't a bad day for Power, but none of the Team Penske cars were able ♈to contend for the win today.

Alex Palou: 7

On the track, Palou was executing like he has all season and still has notไ finished worse than 8th this year.

Scott McLaughlin: 7

Just🎀 an average race for McLaughlin as Penske just didn't have it today꧟.

Kyle Kirkwood: 7

Ano൩ther ඣtop-ten to lead the way for Andretti has Kirkwood looking more and more like the alpha dog.

Marcus Ericsson: 6

Top-ten finishes are nice, but Ericsson wa⛎s definitely expecting more from this one.

Rinus VeeKay: 6

Arguably the best race of the season for VeeKay, who has not had many bright spots over the last few♌ years.

Linus Lundqvist: 8

The Indy Lights champ continues to show promise with a great 12th place result in♔ his second career racജe.

Colton Herta: 6

Herta's miserable season co♊ntinues, as he had trouble early in the race yet 🍃again.

Jack Harvey: 4

Not what Har🍌vey was looking for, as this has easily been his best track over the years.

Helio Castroneves: 4

The veteran didn't have 🧔any speed today, and finished behind his teammate who was making his second start in the sওeries.

David Malukas: 4

Malukas was caught up in the first-lap incident an🔯d had another rough 💦week.

Callum Ilott: 4

The Juncos Hollinger Racing team is struggling more tꦐhan we realize.

Romain Grosjean: 3

So much for building on🍎 the momentum he had from the last race...

Devlin DeFrancesco: 4

He surpr🌺ised in qualifying and made a dazzling move at thꦫe start of the race to take the lead, but he quickly faded.

Ryan Hunter-Reay: 3

Another poor resultꦑ coupled with the fact that he likely prevented Rahal from getti💙ng to Dixon.

Agustin Canapino: 2

See Ilott, Callum.

Sting Ray Robb: 3

It's never good when a 22nd ꦡplace finish is a positive step forward.

Santino Ferrucci: 3

Another embarrass﷽ing day for AJ Foyt Ra💞cing, who had issues with both cars.

Marcus Armstrong: 3

It was a punch in the gut for Arm🍎strong, who was taken out by his teammate on the first lap of the race and had such a great livery on display this weekend.

Josef Newgarden: 1

Goodbye championship hope.

Benjamin Pedersen: 1

The team couldn't even get the engine sta🐷r🐷ted in time for the race...

Felix Rosenqvist: 4

Felix had a 𝔉good day going until his 𝕴engine let go.

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