Race details | |
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3rd round of the 2021 IndyCar season | |
Date | May 1, 2021 |
Official name | Genesys 300 |
Location | Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas |
Course | Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi / 2.4 km |
Distance | 212 laps 318.00 mi / 511.711 km |
Pole position | |
Driver | Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Time | No time [lower-alpha 1] |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | Marcus Ericsson (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Time | 00:23:66 (on lap 124 of 212) |
Podium | |
First | Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Second | Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske) |
Third | Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP) |
The 2021 Genesys 300 was an IndyCar motor race held on May 1, 2021 at the Texas Motor Speedway. It was the third round of the 2021 IndyCar Series. Scott Dixon of Chip Gannasi Racing led a dominating 206 laps on route to his first victory of the season. [1]
Key | Meaning |
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R | Rookie |
W | Past winner |
Tony Kanaan topped the first practice charts with a time of 00:23:55, besting Pato O'Ward in second and Takuma Sato in third. [2]
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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1 | 48 | Tony Kanaan W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 00:23:55 |
2 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 00:23:57 |
3 | 30 | Takuma Sato | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 00:23:58 |
Source: [3] |
Qualifying was canceled due to rain. Consequently, qualifying results and the starting grid were set based on the entrant point standings after the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Championship leader Álex Palou was awarded pole. [4]
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