INDYCAR: Driver Rankings For The 107th Indianapolis 500, Won by Josef Newgarden

Crash INDYCAR journalist Chad Smith goes through the field to hand out driver ratings for the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500.
Josef Newgarden, Team Penske, Indianapolis 500
Josef Newgarden, Team Penske, Indianapolis 500

Josef Newgarden: 10

Finally, the two-time series champion is now an Indy 500 winne꧂r.

Marcus Ericsson: 9

Some would argue that Ericsson should be a back-to-back Indy 500🐼 winner, but the last red flag gave Newgarden a shot at him, and it just didn't work out.

Santino Ferrucci: 9

Ferrucci delivered the best run for AJ Foyt's team at Indianapolis since their win i♎n 1999.

Santino Ferrucci
Santino Ferrucci

Alex Palou: 8

The pole sitter hꦉad a car cꦯapable of winning the race, but the contact with Rinus VeeKay on pit lane set him back and ultimately cost him dearly.

Alexander Rossi: 8

He may not have been the strongest of the four Arrow McLaren cars today, but he was the only one to finish🐼 inside the top five.

Scott Dixon: 8

It was a strange and quiet day for the six-time champion, who m♔any thought would finally get his second I🎐ndy 500 win.

Takuma Sato: 7

A solid fin🌳ish🏅 for Sato but expectations were high for the two-time Indy 500 winner heading into this event.

Conor Daly: 8

An 8th place finish for the hometown hero, who was once again the best of three cars for Ed Carpenter 🍒Racing.

Colton Herta: 6

𒁏He recovered to finish 9th but the costly mistake on pit road that earned him a penalty is one that he will be regretting for quite some time.

Rinus VeeKay: 4

An💜other brilliant qualifying effort, and another bone-he💯aded mistake in the race.

Ryan Hunter-Reay: 8

After being out of the series last year, Hunter-Reay stepped right🐓 in and nearly﷽ produced a top-ten result for the one-off Dreyer & Reinbold Racing team.

Callum Ilott: 6

With a little strategy and a bit of luck, Ilott was able to secure a solid 12th place result for the Juncos Ho🌃llinger 𝄹Racing team.

Devlin DeFrancesco: 6

Not many people would have pr𓃲edicted a top 15 finish for th♍e Andretti Autosport driver.

Scott McLaughlin: 6

McLaughlin was nowhere t༒o be found, but𝔉 it still went much better than last year.

Helio Castroneves: 6

In what has been a brutal season for Meyer Shank Racing, their o⛄ne spot to shine ended up with a dud.

Tony Kanaan: 6

His final Indy 500 did not go as planned, but he finished the race and got theꦓ warm embrace he so deserve𓄧d.

Tony Kanaan
Tony Kanaan

Marco Andretti: 6

He was near the back of the fi⭕eld for most 💞of the race, but still won't be pleased with a 17th place finish.

Jack Harvey: 6

There was only one way to go for Harvey, who started on the last ꦓrow.

Christian Lundgaard: 6

Same as his teammate above.

Ed Carpenter: 5

Another costly penalty hurt𒐪 him late in the race, as anoth💯er opportunity for the team owner went down the drain.

Benjamin Pedersen: 5

The fastest qualifying rookie in Indy 500 history was unabl🐟e to maneuver his w🍷ay through the field today.

Graham Rahal: 8

Considering he star♊ted the race two laps down from pit lane, it was a herculeꦑan effort for Rahal to improve 11 positions in the race.

Will Power: 5

The former 500 winner was nowhere to be found in🎐 this race, which stings even more with his teammate winning.

Pato O'Ward: 6

Patience has always been the Achilles heel for O'Ward, who 𒆙simply made a bold and unnecessܫary move at the wrong time.

Simon Pagenaud: 4

His terrible tenure at M🌟eyer Shank Racing continued with a disappointing 25th place finish.

Agustin Canapino: 7

Before the speeding penalty on pit lane, Canapino🍌 was showing very well, and had a solid month overall.

Felix Rosenqvist: 7

As one of the cars to beat, Rosenqvist was positioned well until his accident la🍨te i🐲n the race.

Felix Rosenqvist
Felix Rosenqvist

Kyle Kirkwood: 7

✨He was collected in Rosenqvist's crash, and was thankfully uninjured when his car went🎃 upside down.

David Malukas: 5

He too was involved in ♌a scary incident that could have been much worse.

Romain Grosjean: 4

He showed signs of speed earl𝕴y, but another crash left Grosjean fuming.

Sting Ray Robb: 3

Call it a rookie mistake, and just move on.

RC Enerson: 6

The mechanical issue aside, it was a fantastic month of May for Enerson a⭕nd the Abel Motorsports group, and they should be🍸 very proud of their performance throughout the event.

Katherine Legge: 3

A bad week𒆙 just kept getting worse, and it finally came to a hꩵead with multiple incidents in this race.

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