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 typicaꦡl Scott Dixon fashion, he recovered from a spin and won the race.

Graham Rahal: 10

The pole sitter nearly cappe𓆏d 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 able to get two𓆉 cars i♛nside the top-five.

Christian Lundgaard: 9

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

Alexander Rossi: 9

Rossi b🍸adly needed a good finish and he got it today at a track♑ 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 not finished worse than 8th this yearꦺ.

Scott McLaughlin: 7

Just an average race for McLa🐎ughlin as Penske just didn't have it 🔯today.

Kyle Kirkwood: 7

Anoth🌠er top-ten to lead the way for Andretti has Kirkwood looking more and more like the alphaᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ dog.

Marcus Ericsson: 6

Top-ten finishe🥃s are nice, but Ericsson was 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 lasཧt few years.

Linus Lundqvist: 8

The Indy Lights champ continues to show promis♛e with a great 12th place result in his second career race.

Colton Herta: 6

Herta's miserable season continues, as he had trouble early𒁃 in the race yet again.

Jack Harvey: 4

Not what Harvey was looking for, as൩ this has easily been hi🦹s 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 i꧒n the series.

David Malukas: 4

Malukas was caught up in the first-lap incident and had another rough wꦿeek.

Callum Ilott: 4

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

Romain Grosjean: 3

So much for building on the momentum ꧙he had from the last race...

Devlin DeFrancesco: 4

He surprised in quꦑalifying and made a dazzling move at the start of the race to take the lead, but he quickly faded.

Ryan Hunter-Reay: 3

Another poor result cou🐻pled with the fact that he likely prevente🅠d Rahal from getting to Dixon.

Agustin Canapino: 2

See Ilott, Callum.

Sting Ray Robb: 3

It's never good when a 22nd place finish is a positiveℱ ste🐠p forward.

Santino Ferrucci: 3

Another embar♛rassing day for AJ Foyt Racing, who had issues with both car✃s.

Marcus Armstrong: 3

It was a punch in the gu🗹t for Armstrong, 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 co🌠uldn't even get the engine started in time for the race...

Felix Rosenqvist: 4

Felix had a good day go꧂ing until his engine let gౠo.

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