INDYCAR: Driver Ratings for 2023 Gallagher Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Crash INDYCAR journalist Chad Smith goes through the field to hand out driver ratings for the Gallagher Grand Prix at Indianapolis.
Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing at Indianapolis
Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing at Indianapolis

Scott Dixon: 10

In typical Scott ไDixon fashion, he recovered from a spin and won the race.

Graham Rahal: 10

T𒉰he pole sitter nearly capped off a flawless weekend with 🌳his first win in six years.

Pato O'Ward: 9

The Arrow McLaren cars finally♕ had race speed and were able to get two cars inside the top-five.

Christian Lundgaard: 9

Another strong run for the talented𝐆 young driver as RLL Raci𓆉ng flexed its muscle.

Alexander Rossi: 9

Rossi badly needed a good finish and he got ಞit today at a track that he is very familiar with.

Alexander Rossi, Arrow McLaren
Alexander Rossi, Arrow McLaren

Will Power: 8

It wasn't a bad day for Power, but none of the Team Peಌnske cars were able to contend for the win today.

Alex Palou: 7

On the track, Palou was executing like he has all season and still has not finished 𒊎worse than 8th this year.

Scott McLaughlin: 7

Just an average rac෴e for McLaughlin as Penske just didn't have it today.

Kyle Kirkwood: 7

Anothe💧r top-ten to lea🗹d the way for Andretti has Kirkwood looking more and more like the alpha dog.

Marcus Ericsson: 6

Top-ten finishes are nice, but Ericsson was definitely expecting more 𒈔from this one.

Rinus VeeKay: 6

Arguably the best race of the season for VeeKay, who has not had many🃏 bright spots over the last few years.

Linus Lundqvist: 8

The Indy Lights champ continues to show promise with a great 12th place result in h🦋is second care🧜er race.

Colton Herta: 6

Herta's miserable 🍌season continues, as he had trouble early in the race yet again.

Jack Harvey: 4

Not what Harvey was ꦰlooking for, as this🎉 has easily been his best track over the years.

Helio Castroneves: 4

The veteran didn't have any speed today, and finished behind his teammate who was making his second start in 🍒the series.

David Malukas: 4

Malukas was caught up in the first-lap inc🌜ident and had aౠnother rough week.

Callum Ilott: 4

The Juncos Hollinger Racing tea♏m is struggling more than we rea🍒lize.

Romain Grosjean: 3

🌳S𒊎o much for building on the momentum he had from the last race...

Devlin DeFrancesco: 4

He surprised in qualifying and made a dazzling move at the start of the race to take the ℱlead, but he quickly faded.

Ryan Hunter-Reay: 3

Another poor result coupled with the fact that he likely prevented Rahal fr🎉om getting to Dixon.

Agustin Canapino: 2

See Ilott, Callum.

Sting Ray Robb: 3

It🎃's neve🍒r good when a 22nd place finish is a positive step forward.

Santino Ferrucci: 3

Another embarrassing day for AJ Foyt Racing, who had is🍸sues with both cars.

Marcus Armstrong: 3

It was a punch in the gut for Armstrong, who was taken out by his teammate on the first lap of the raceꦐ and had such a great livery on display this weekend.

Josef Newgarden: 1

Goodbye championship hope.

Benjamin Pedersen: 1

Thಞe team couldn't even get the engine started in time for the race...

Felix Rosenqvist: 4

Felix had a good day going🀅 until his engine let go.

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