INDYCAR: Driver Rankings for 2023 Indy Grand Prix at Barber Motorsports Park

Crash INDYCAR journalist Chad Smith goes through the field to hand out driver ratings for the Indy Grand Prix at Barber Motorsports Park.
Romain Grosjean, Andretti Autosport at Barber Motorsports Park
Romain Grosjean, Andretti Autosport at Barber Motorsports Park

Scott McLaughlin: 10

After being passed for the lead by an aggr🦩essive move by Romain Grosjean, McLaughlin didn’t give up and earned this victory with precision, 🦄patience, and a bit of aggression himself.

Romain Grosjean: 9

Another frustrating runner-up finish for Grosjean, as he continues to knock on the door for his first💎 IndyCꦛar win.

Will Power: 9

Barber has always been a strong track for Power, but ♊after he qualified outside of the top-ten, it was an impressive dr💫ive towards the front of the field.

Pato O’Ward: 8

A smart drive for O’Ward. He didn’❀t have the car to win, but he earned another top-five finish and put himself just three points out of the championship lead.

Alex Palou: 8

Bar♈ber is quickly becoming a favorite for Palou, who has finished 1st, 2nd, and 5th in his three starts at the track.

Christian Lundgaard: 9

A brilliant performance by one of the most talented young drivers in the series, especially considering the struggles🌌 that RLL Racing have had this season.

Christian Lundgaard
Christian Lundgaard

Scott Dixon: 7

🍬Definitely not one of his strongest runs at Barber, considering he has nine podium finishes at the track.

Alexander Rossi: 7

It was a solid race for Rossi, who cඣould never find his way into the top-five.

Felix Rosenqvist: 8

An impressi⭕ve drive by Rosenqvist, considering that he essentially started last after spinning from contact on the fi🐎rst lap of the race.

Marcus Ericsson: 8

Ericsson continues to show the type of patience and calculated appr💫oach that his championship teammates have displayed.

Marcus Armstrong: 9

The rookie improved 15 posit💙ions in the race and just missed out on a top-ten finish.

Driver Ratings for 2023 Indy Grand Prix at Barber Motorsports Park

Kyle Kirkwood: 7

Not the greatest way to follow ꦆup his race win at Long Beach, but just an average day for the young driver.

Callum Ilott: 7

A much-needed clean day for the Juncos Hollinger 🔴Racing driver, after all of 🅰the drama over the last few weeks.

Colton Herta: 5

Barber continues to be a thorn in Herta's side, as he has𝔉 now finished 24th, 22nd, 10th, and 14th in his four starts.

Josef Newgarden: 4

Just a brutal afternoon for Newgaꦉrden, who had issue after issue throughout the race after making contact with Roseಌnvist on the opening-lap.

Josef Newgarden
Josef Newgarden

Rinus VeeKay: 5

His strugg🐻les (a🃏long with ECR as a whole) continued today as the team tries to figure out why they are so slow each weekend.

Graham Rahal: 5

While Lundgaard🃏 impressed, Rahal was underwhelming with another poor qualifying effort and 17th place result.

Simon Pagenaud: 4

Ano♔ther driver that has been struggling to find any type of positive momentum for the second year in a ♔row.

David Malukas: 6

He was mixing it up with drivers early in the race but quickly faded to 🃏the bac🀅k.

Santino Ferrucci: 4

He was nev👍er a factor in the race, just like🐲 every race weekend this season.

Helio Castroneves: 4

Another race, another sp👍in, with another disappointing finish for the Mey꧋er Shank Racing organization.

Benjamin Pedersen: 5

He was nailed for another speedi🍌ng penalty on pit road.

Devlin DeFrancesco: 5

He showed someও speed in practice in qualifying but that was nowhere to be found on race day.

Jack Harvey: 4

The pressure continues to mount ✤on Harvey, who could find hi𒉰mself out of the seat before the end of the season.

Conor Daly: 5

His day went from bad to worse when he was knocked off coღur🐲se when Rahal got loose on his inside while battling for position.

Agustin Canapino: 3

It was simply a day to forget for the rookie.

Sting Ray Robb: 3

He was the only caution during the race, when his Honda l🉐ost power and came to a stop halfway through tꦯhe race.

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