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

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.