2021 XPEL 375

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Flag of the United States.svg 2021 XPEL 375
Race details
4th round of the 2021 IndyCar season
TexasMotorSpeedway.svg
Layout of the Texas Motor Speedway
DateMay 2, 2021
Official name XPEL 375
Location Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas
CoursePermanent racing facility
1.5 mi / 2.4 km
Distance248 laps
360.84 mi / 580.72 km
Pole position
Driver Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  (Chip Ganassi Racing)
TimeNo time [lower-alpha 1]
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou  (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time00:23:85 (on lap 10 of 248)
Podium
First Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward  (Arrow McLaren SP)
Second Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  (Team Penske)
Third Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal  (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)

The 2021 XPEL 375 was an IndyCar motor race held on May 2, 2021, at the Texas Motor Speedway. It was the fourth round of the 2021 IndyCar Series. Pato O'Ward of Arrow McLaren SP captured the lead late in the race to score his first career IndyCar series victory. [1]

Contents

Entrants

KeyMeaning
 R Rookie
 W Past winner
No.DriverTeamEngine
2 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin  R  Team Penske Chevrolet
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
5 Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
14 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
15 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
18 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda
20 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Carpenter  W  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
22 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet
26 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta  W  Andretti Autosport Honda
27 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda
28 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda
29 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda
30 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
48 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
51 Flag of Brazil.svg Pietro Fittipaldi Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda
59 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly Carlin Chevrolet
60 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda

Qualifying

No qualifying session took place for the race, as officials were forced to cancel the session due to weather delays. As a result, qualifying results and the starting lineup for the race were determined based on the driver standings after the previous race, the Genesys 300. As the points leader, Scott Dixon was awarded pole position. [2] [3]

Qualifying classification

PosNo.DriverTeamEngine
19 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
210 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
312 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
45 Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
560 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda
62 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
73 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin  R  Team Penske Chevrolet
822 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet
915 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
1026 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Autosport Honda
1130 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
1221 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
138 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
1414 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
1527 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda
1651 Flag of Brazil.svg Pietro Fittipaldi Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda
177 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
1818 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda
1920 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Carpenter  W  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
2048 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
2128 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda
2229 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda
234 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
2459 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly Carlin Chevrolet
Source: [4]

Race

Race classification

PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLapsTime/RetiredPit
Stops
GridLaps
Led
Pts.
15 Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 24802:06:31.12342551
22 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 248+01.2443362541
315 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 248+5.6449391336
49 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 248+6.03863116335
526 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Autosport Honda 248+6.378231030
622 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 248+7.00883828
710 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 248+8.368632327
83 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin  R  Andretti Autosport Honda 248+9.58983724
921 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 212+12.7212412523
1028 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 248+14.592942120
1120 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Carpenter  W  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 248+15.3180319120
128 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 248+ 16.0741131918
1312 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 248+17.813633118
1411 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 247+1 Lap4111217
1548 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 246+2 Laps42015
167 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 246+2 Laps51714
1760 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Chevrolet 115Mechanical1513
1829 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 30Mechanical22212
1914 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 0Contact01411
2027 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 0Contact01510
2151 Flag of Brazil.svg Pietro Fittipaldi Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 0Contact0169
2218 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 0Contact0188
234 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 0Contact0237
2459 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly Carlin Chevrolet 0Contact0246
Fastest lap: Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 00:23.8507 (lap 10)
Source: [5]

Championship standings after the race

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References

Notes

  1. Qualifying was cancelled due to weather delays. As a result, the starting order was determined based on the driver standings prior to the race.

Citations

  1. "O'Ward Breaks Through for First Career Win in XPEL 375". IndyCar.com. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  2. "Green Flag: XPEL 375". IndyCar.com. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  3. "Dixon Dominates in Kiwi 1-2 at Texas; McLaughlin Second". IndyCar.com. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
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