2021 XPEL 375

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]

2021 XPEL 375

Race details
4th round of the 2021 IndyCar season
Layout of the Texas Motor Speedway
Date	May 2, 2021
Official name	XPEL 375
Location	Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi / 2.4 km
Distance	248 laps 360.84 mi / 580.72 km
Pole position
Driver	Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time	No time[a]
Fastest lap
Driver	Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time	00:23:85 (on lap 10 of 248)
Podium
First	Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP)
Second	Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)
Third	Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)

Entrants

Further information: 2021 IndyCar Series § Contracted teams and drivers

Key	Meaning
R	Rookie
W	Past winner

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

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

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

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	30	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	Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-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)
Source:[5]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Scott Dixon 153 2 Patricio O'Ward 131 3 Álex Palou 127 4 Josef Newgarden 116 5 Graham Rahal 107 Source:[6]

Engine manufacturer standings Pos. Manufacturer Points 1 Honda 332 2 Chevrolet 318 Source:

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.