Josef Newgarden: 10
The finish wasn’t as dramatic as his win last year, but it was another brilliant drive from the three-time Texas winner, who led a race-high 123 laps.
Pato O’Ward: 9
Not winning after dominating the race feels like a kick in the gut, but a pair of runner-up finishes to start the year has Pato sitting in prime position atop the championship standings.
Alex Palou: 8
Fighting with the leaders in the closing laps on much older tires was impressive.
David Malukas: 9
Finishing 4th was a monumental achievement for this team, considering they made a mistake by not coming to pit road during the penultimate caution.
Scott Dixon: 8
Just another top-five finish for The Iceman, who quietly keeps stringing together results.
Scott McLaughlin: 7
He was able to move up through the field, but he simply didn’t have a car capable of challenging for the win this year.
Colton Herta: 8
Herta had never even led a lap at Texas before today, but he made his way towards the front and earned a solid result as the only Andretti driver to finish the race.
Romain Grosjean: 8
He may have crashed at the end, but Grosjean put on an impressive performance on the high-banked oval.
Marcus Ericsson: 7
Ericsson did what he does, staying quiet until the end where he collected another decent finish.
Callum Ilott: 8
It was another top-ten finish for the Juncos Hollinger Racing driver, who continues to push this team forward.
Helio Castroneves: 7
His name was never even mentioned during the race, but somehow Helio maneuvered his way up through the back of the field and almost earned a top-ten result.
Rinus VeeKay: 7
After a poor qualifying performance by the Ed Carpenter Racing team, VeeKay was able to find the pace in the race to make some solid gains.
Agustin Canapino: 9
Forget that this was his first oval race ever, this was only his second ever IndyCar race. It was another sensational drive by the rookie.
Ed Carpenter: 8
Making his first start this season, Carpenter was able to avoid disaster and actually make some on-track passes.
Benjamin Pedersen: 6
Expectations were not very high for the rookie driver, but he kept his nose clean after learning from his Lap 1 incident in the season-opening race.
Will Power: 5
The reigning series champion has had a rough start to the year, finishing outside of the top 15 after a mistake on pit road and simply not having speed.
Simon Pagenaud: 4
Pagenaud followed his disappointing qualifying effort with a 17th place finish.
Jack Harvey: 5
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