2023 Texas PPG 375 – Qualifying Results | |||
Pos | Driver | Team | Engine |
1 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
2 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
3 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
4 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
5 | Pato O’Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
6 | Takuma Sato | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
7 | Alex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
8 | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
9 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda |
10 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
11 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
12 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
13 | Benjamin Pedersen | AJ Foyt Racing | Chevrolet |
14 | Santino Ferrucci | AJ Foyt Racing | Chevrolet |
15 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
16 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
17 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet |
18 | Ed Carpenter | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
19 | Agustin Canapino | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet |
20 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
21 | Helio Castroneves | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
22 | Simon Pagenaud | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
23 | Sting Ray Robb | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda |
24 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
25 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
26 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
27 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
28 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
It was deja vu for Felix Rosenqvist at Texas Motor Speedway and the Arrow McLaren team. After earning his first career pole on an oval here last year, Rosenqvist was able to duplicate his success today in qualifying. The Swede will lead the field to the green flag tomorrow, trying to become the first driver to win here from pole since the 2010 season.
Joining Rosenqvist on the front row tomorrow is Felix’s former teammate and six-time champion Scott Dixon. Row 2 features two of the top talents in the series with Alexander Rossi and defending race winner Josef Newgarden. All three Arrow McLaren cars qualified inside the top-five as Pato O’Ward will start 5th tomorrow.
Takuma Sato made his presence known today with a brilliant run with his new Ganassi team. Sato will be driving the No. 11 Honda on the ovals this season, in a new part-time role for the veteran. He and teammate Alex Palou will start the race from 6th and 7th. Will Power, David Malukas, and Colton Herta rounded out the top ten in qualifying.
While teams like Arrow McLaren, Ganassi, and Andretti Autosport seem to be dialed in, a few other teams have some work to do. Rahal Letterman Lanigan’s qualifying struggles continued as their three cars line up 24th, 27th, and 28th tomorrow. The duo of Helio Castroneves and Simon…
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