| 2023 Texas PPG 375 – Race Results | |||
| Pos | Driver | Team | Engine |
| 1 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Pato O’Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 3 | Alex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 4 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda |
| 5 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 6 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 10 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet |
| 11 | Helio Castroneves | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 12 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 13 | Agustin Canapino | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Ed Carpenter | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Benjamin Pedersen | AJ Foyt Racing | Chevrolet |
| 16 | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Simon Pagenaud | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 18 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 19 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 21 | Santino Ferrucci | AJ Foyt Racing | Chevrolet |
| 22 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 23 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 24 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 25 | Sting Ray Robb | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda |
| 26 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 28 | Takuma Sato | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
The IndyCar race at Texas Motor Speedway was almost a repeat of last season. Felix Rosenqvist qualified on pole position and Josef Newgarden walked away with a thrilling victory, in both events. The final restart with 12 laps remaining saw a pack of contenders battling side-by-side for the win, but it was Newgarden that held the slight edge when the caution flag came out with less than two laps remaining.
Newgarden was able to get around Pato O’Ward before the yellow flag came out, in what was another bridesmaid finish for the Arrow McLaren driver. After dominating the race, O’Ward has now finished 2nd in each race this season. The Mexican driver led 91 laps and takes over the lead in the championship heading into Long Beach.
Alex Palou and David Malukas were also in the mix for the race win in the closing laps, but came up just short in their efforts. They finished 3rd and 4th today while five-time Texas winner Scott Dixon rounded out the top-five. The rest of the top-ten finishers included Scott McLaughlin, Colton Herta, Romain Grosjean, Marcus Ericsson, and Callum Ilott. Grosjean brought out the final caution when he was battling with Malukas up front.
After a brilliant day of qualifying yesterday, the race did not pan out so well for Arrow McLaren. While O’Ward had a bittersweet…
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