INDYCAR: Driver Ratings for 2023 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio, Won by Alex Palou

Crash INDYCAR journalist Chad Smith goes through the field to hand out driver ratings for the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio.
Alex Palou, Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing at Mid-Ohio
Alex Palou, Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing at Mid-Ohio

Alex Palou: 10

The seaꦫson Palou is having is nearing Max Verstappen l꧟evels.

Scott Dixon: 9

Anotherꦏ runner-up finish for Dixon, who has won six times at th🔥is track.

Will Power: 9

Consideri💙ng Power sti💧ll has not started inside the top-six this season, a podium result was about as good as it could get.

Christian Lundgaard: 9

A strong qualifying eꦏffort and solid race pace 🍬has Lundgaard looking like the future for RLL Racing.

Scott McLaughlin: 8

A solid top-five finiꦡsh for the driver who won here a year ago.

David Malukas: 8

After finishing 19th or worse in the 🎐last si🎐x races, it was a much-needed result for Malukas.

Graham Rahal: 6

Still a good finish, but the mistake during a pit 💜stop might have taken away a monster win.

Pato O'Ward: 9

Using strategy, O'Ward and the team were able to gain 17 positions in the race🐓.

Marcus Armstrong: 7

Another impressive drive by the rookie, who is the real de𝕴al.

Alexander Rossi: 6

Considering his past perfoꦦrmances at Mid-Ohio, expectations were much higher for Rossi this weekend.

Colton Herta: 4

For the second week in a row, Herta 𝕴started on pole, dominated the first half of the race, only to🍷 see it fly away with a late-race mistake.

Josef Newgarden: 5

It was a strange weekend for Newgarden, who was invisible for nea♛rly all of it.

Romain Grosjean: 6

The good news was he was able to finish a race, but it was another one outsiꦚde of the top-12.

Devlin DeFrancesco: 6

He continues to show improvement but he remains the weakest link in the four𝔍-driver ꦫlineup at Andretti.

Rinus VeeKay: 4

Another so-so drive from VeeKay, who despe🍸rately needs to show something before the end of the season.

Callum Ilott: 5

The sour season continues for Ilott ꦗand the Juncos H൩ollinger Racing team.

Kyle Kirkwood: 8

The Andretti ace was ready to pou𓃲nce at the front of the field bu💝t spun after contact with Palou.

Jack Harvey: 3

Another poor showing for Harvey, who could be out o🌸f a ride before the end of th❀e season.

Ryan Hunter-Reay: 4

Hunter-Reay was back in the car. That's about it.

Conor Daly: 4

Once again Conor found himself in a situation where he could show his value. Unfortunately, a 20th place finish wasn't what he was looking 🐎for but given how bad this team has struggl🐎ed, and the fact that he started last, Daly should feel good about his performance.

Helio Castroneves: 3

The final full-time sꩵeason for Castroneves is winding down, without anything to smile about.

Sting Ray Robb: 3

Tꦉhe rookie kept it clean today, which is an improvement.

Agustin Canapino: 2

Not his best ⛄showing, but the team is clearly a🍎 step (or two) behind right now.

Santino Ferrucci: 2

A rough day for AJ Foyt Racing.

Felix Rosenqvist: 4

A solid qualifyin♌g effort went down the drain on the opening lap when he was taken out by fellow Swede Marcus Ericsson.

Benjamin Pedersen: 1

H🐲is poor performance was overshadowed by his ruthless blocking on track, with several angry ♎drivers ready to have a discussion with him.

Marcus Ericsson: 2

His mistake was a costly o꧅ne, likely taking him out of the championship picture.

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