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2021 XPEL 375

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United States 2021 XPEL 375
Race details
4th round of the 2021 IndyCar season
Layout of the Texas Motor Speedway
DateMay 2, 2021
Official nameXPEL 375
LocationTexas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas
CoursePermanent racing facility
1.5 mi / 2.4 km
Distance248 laps
360.84 mi / 580.72 km
Pole position
DriverNew Zealand Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
TimeNo time[a]
Fastest lap
DriverSpain Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time00:23:85 (on lap 10 of 248)
Podium
FirstMexico Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP)
SecondUnited States Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)
ThirdUnited States Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)

The 2021 XPEL 375 was an IndyCar motor race held on May 2, 2021, at the Texas Motor Speedway. It was the fourth round of the 2021 IndyCar Series. Pato O'Ward of Arrow McLaren SP captured the lead late in the race to score his first career IndyCar series victory.[1]

Entrants

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Key Meaning
 R  Rookie
 W  Past winner
No. Driver Team Engine
2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin  R  Team Penske Chevrolet
4 Canada Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
5 Mexico Patricio O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
7 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10 Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
14 France Sébastien Bourdais A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
15 United States Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
18 United Arab Emirates Ed Jones Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda
20 United States Ed Carpenter  W  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
22 France Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet
26 United States Colton Herta  W  Andretti Autosport Honda
27 United States Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda
28 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda
29 Canada James Hinchcliffe Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda
30 Japan Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
48 Brazil Tony Kanaan  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
51 Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda
59 United States Conor Daly Carlin Chevrolet
60 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda

Qualifying

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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

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine
1 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
2 10 Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
3 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
4 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
5 60 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda
6 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
7 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin  R  Team Penske Chevrolet
8 22 France Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet
9 15 United States Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
10 26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Autosport Honda
11 30 Japan Takuma Sato  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
12 21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
13 8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
14 14 France Sébastien Bourdais A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
15 27 United States Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda
16 51 Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda
17 7 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
18 18 United Arab Emirates Ed Jones Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda
19 20 United States Ed Carpenter  W  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
20 48 Brazil Tony Kanaan  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
21 28 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda
22 29 Canada James Hinchcliffe Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda
23 4 Canada Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
24 59 United States Conor Daly Carlin Chevrolet
Source:[4]

Race

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Race classification

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit
Stops
Grid Laps
Led
Pts.
1 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 248 02:06:31.12 3 4 25 51
2 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 248 +01.2443 3 6 25 41
3 15 United States Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 248 +5.6449 3 9 13 36
4 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 248 +6.0386 3 1 163 35
5 26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Autosport Honda 248 +6.3782 3 10 30
6 22 France Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 248 +7.0088 3 8 28
7 10 Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 248 +8.3686 3 2 3 27
8 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin  R  Andretti Autosport Honda 248 +9.5898 3 7 24
9 21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 212 +12.7212 4 12 5 23
10 28 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 248 +14.5929 4 21 20
11 20 United States Ed Carpenter  W  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 248 +15.3180 3 19 1 20
12 8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 248 + 16.0741 13 19 18
13 12 Australia Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 248 +17.8136 3 3 1 18
14 30 Japan Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 247 +1 Lap 4 11 12 17
15 48 Brazil Tony Kanaan  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 246 +2 Laps 4 20 15
16 7 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 246 +2 Laps 5 17 14
17 60 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Chevrolet 115 Mechanical 1 5 13
18 29 Canada James Hinchcliffe Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 30 Mechanical 2 22 12
19 14 France Sébastien Bourdais A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 0 Contact 0 14 11
20 27 United States Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 0 Contact 0 15 10
21 51 Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 0 Contact 0 16 9
22 18 United Arab Emirates Ed Jones Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 0 Contact 0 18 8
23 4 Canada Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 0 Contact 0 23 7
24 59 United States Conor Daly Carlin Chevrolet 0 Contact 0 24 6
Fastest lap: Spain Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 00:23.8507 (lap 10)
Source:[5]

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

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Notes

  1. ^ 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

  1. ^ "O'Ward Breaks Through for First Career Win in XPEL 375". IndyCar.com. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "Green Flag: XPEL 375". IndyCar.com. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "Dixon Dominates in Kiwi 1-2 at Texas; McLaughlin Second". IndyCar.com. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "Qualifications - Results (Points)" (PDF). indycar.com. May 2, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. May 2, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "Race Results - Racing-Reference". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
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2021 Genesys 300
IndyCar Series
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2021 GMR Grand Prix
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