Race details | |
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2nd round of the 2022 IndyCar season | |
Date | March 20, 2022 |
Official name | XPEL 375 |
Location | Texas Motor Speedway |
Course | Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi / 2.4 km |
Distance | 248 laps 372.00 mi / 600.00 km |
Pole position | |
Driver | Felix Rosenqvist (Arrow McLaren SP) |
Time | 00:46.8906 (total time from 2 laps) |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP) |
Time | 00:23.4930 (on lap 63 of 248) |
Podium | |
First | Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) |
Second | Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske) |
Third | Marcus Ericsson (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
The 2022 XPEL 375 was the second round of the 2022 IndyCar season. The race was held on March 20, 2022, in Fort Worth, Texas at the Texas Motor Speedway, consisting of 248 laps.
Key | Meaning |
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R | Rookie |
W | Past winner |
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time | |||||
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1 | 60 | Simon Pagenaud | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 00:23.2376 | |||||
2 | 7 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 00:23.2594 | |||||
3 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 00:23.2690 | |||||
Source: [3] |
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time | |||||
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1 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 00:23.2354 | |||||
2 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 00:23.2752 | |||||
3 | 7 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 00:23.2819 | |||||
Source: [4] |
The race was started at 12:30 PM ET on March 20, 2022.
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