Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) won the Gallagher Grand Prix in record setting fashion. Dixon set the record for the most consecutive starts in IndyCar history at 319 starts. Dixon has also won at least one race in the last 19 seasons. The feats came at the loss of Graham Rahal whom had made leaps to attain the top spot but came up just short at the end of the race. Dixon’s win marks his first of the 2023 season. Race results were as follows:
| 2023 Gallagher Grand Prix at Indianapolis – Results |
| POS | Driver | Team | Power Unit |
| 1 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 2 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 3 | Pato O’Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 5 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Alex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 8 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 10 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 11 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 12 | Linus Lundqvist | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 13 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 14 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 15 | Helio Castroneves | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 16 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda |
| 17 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet |
| 18 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 19 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 20 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 21 | Agustin Canapino | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet |
| 22 | Sting Ray Robb | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda |
| 23 | Santino Ferrucci | AJ Foyt Racing | Chevrolet |
| 24 | Marcus Armstrong | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 25 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 26 | Benjamin Pedersen | AJ Foyt Racing | Chevrolet |
| 27 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
Elsewhere on the grid Newgarden received a fatal blow to his championship hopes. He finished 25th which effectively has taken him out of the championship running. We’ve seen more chaotic finishes to a season but it doesn’t look like a championship win is in the cards for the Team Penske driver. Next up is the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at World Wide Technology Raceway.
World Wide Technology Raceway is an intriguing 1.25-mile (2.01 km) oval favored by many of the drivers who race there due to the unique shape and varying degrees of banking in each corner. Turns 1 & 2 have characteristics similar to New Hampshire Motor Speedway while Turns 3 & 4 are similar to Phoenix Raceway and the track’s egg shape is reminiscent of the oval at Twin Ring Motegi.