2021 XPEL 375
| Second |  Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) |
|---|---|
| Third | Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) |
The 2021 XPEL 375 was an
Arrow McLaren SP captured the lead late in the race to score his first career IndyCar series victory.[1]
Entrants
| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Qualifying
No qualifying session took place for the race, as officials were forced to cancel the session due to weather delays. As a result, qualifying results and the starting lineup for the race were determined based on the driver standings after the previous race, the Genesys 300. As the points leader, Scott Dixon was awarded pole position.[2][3]
Qualifying classification
Race
Race classification
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops |
Grid | Laps Led |
Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  Pato O'Ward
|
Arrow McLaren SP
|
Chevrolet | 248 | 02:06:31.12 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 51 |
| 2 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 248 | +01.2443 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 41 |
| 3 | 15 | Graham Rahal W
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda
|
248 | +5.6449 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 36 |
| 4 | 9 |  Scott Dixon W
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda
|
248 | +6.0386 | 3 | 1 | 163 | 35 |
| 5 | 26 | Colton Herta
|
Andretti Autosport
|
Honda
|
248 | +6.3782 | 3 | 10 | 30 | |
| 6 | 22 |  Simon Pagenaud
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 248 | +7.0088 | 3 | 8 | 28 | |
| 7 | 10 |  Álex Palou
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda
|
248 | +8.3686 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 27 |
| 8 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin R
|
Andretti Autosport
|
Honda
|
248 | +9.5898 | 3 | 7 | 24 | |
| 9 | 21 |  Rinus VeeKay
|
Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 212 | +12.7212 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 23 |
| 10 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay
|
Andretti Autosport
|
Honda
|
248 | +14.5929 | 4 | 21 | 20 | |
| 11 | 20 | Ed Carpenter W
|
Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 248 | +15.3180 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 20 |
| 12 | 8 |  Marcus Ericsson
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda
|
248 | + 16.0741 | 13 | 19 | 18 | |
| 13 | 12 |  Will Power
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 248 | +17.8136 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| 14 | 11 |  Takuma Sato
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda
|
247 | +1 Lap | 4 | 11 | 12 | 17 |
| 15 | 48 |  Tony Kanaan W
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda
|
246 | +2 Laps | 4 | 20 | 15 | |
| 16 | 7 | Felix Rosenqvist
|
Arrow McLaren SP
|
Chevrolet | 246 | +2 Laps | 5 | 17 | 14 | |
| 17 | 60 |  Jack Harvey
|
Meyer Shank Racing | Chevrolet | 115 | Mechanical | 1 | 5 | 13 | |
| 18 | 29 |  James Hinchcliffe
|
Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport
|
Honda
|
30 | Mechanical | 2 | 22 | 12 | |
| 19 | 14 | Sébastien Bourdais
|
A. J. Foyt Enterprises
|
Chevrolet | 0 | Contact | 0 | 14 | 11 | |
| 20 | 27 | Alexander Rossi
|
Andretti Autosport
|
Honda
|
0 | Contact | 0 | 15 | 10 | |
| 21 | 51 | Pietro Fittipaldi
|
Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda
|
0 | Contact | 0 | 16 | 9 | |
| 22 | 18 |  Ed Jones
|
Sullivan
|
Honda
|
0 | Contact | 0 | 18 | 8 | |
| 23 | 4 | Dalton Kellett
|
A. J. Foyt Enterprises
|
Chevrolet | 0 | Contact | 0 | 23 | 7 | |
| 24 | 59 | Conor Daly
|
Carlin
|
Chevrolet | 0 | Contact | 0 | 24 | 6 | |
| Fastest lap: Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 00:23.8507 (lap 10)
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Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
Notes
- ^ Qualifying was cancelled due to weather delays. As a result, the starting order was determined based on the driver standings prior to the race.
Citations
- ^ "O'Ward Breaks Through for First Career Win in XPEL 375". IndyCar.com. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- ^ "Green Flag: XPEL 375". IndyCar.com. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
- ^ "Dixon Dominates in Kiwi 1-2 at Texas; McLaughlin Second". IndyCar.com. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- ^ "Qualifications - Results (Points)" (PDF). indycar.com. May 2, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
- ^ "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. May 2, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
- ^ "Race Results - Racing-Reference". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 5, 2021.