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IndyCar: 2023 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach Driver Rankings | IndyCar

Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Autosport at Long Beach

Kyle Kirkwood: 10

Nearly a perfect weekend with pole position, winning the race, and leading the most laps. This young, talented driver is the real deal.

Romain Grosjean: 9

Grosjean earned his fourth runner-up finish, as he continues to knock on the door for his first IndyCar win.

Marcus Ericsson: 9

After qualifying on the front row, Ericsson was the only driver that could keep up with the Andretti cars, and takes over the championship lead.

Colton Herta: 8

He was right there along with his teammates, but just didn’t have enough to challenge for the lead.

Alex Palou: 7

Another strong result for Palou, who is quietly off to a fantastic start this season.

Will Power: 8

A much-needed result for the reigning series champion, after a no-show in Texas and a shaky qualifying performance this weekend.

Felix Rosenqvist: 8

His two teammates may have been faster, but Felix was the only Arrow McLaren driver to earn a solid finish today.

Marcus Armstrong: 8

He wasn’t discussed much during the race, but this was a fantastic drive by the rookie.

Josef Newgarden: 7

Early on it looked as though Newgarden would score back-to-back wins, but strategy did not go their way and he got eaten up late in the race.

Scott McLaughlin: 6

It was a decent result for McLaughlin, but he was never able to challenge at the front of the field.

Santino Ferrucci: 8

Clearly one of the best results for the AJ Foyt Racing team in quite some time.

Graham Rahal: 8

After starting in the back of the pack, Graham did what Graham always does, and drove his way through a chunk of the field.

Jack Harvey: 7

He was right there with his teammates, which is something he wasn’t able to say at all last year.

Christian Lundgaard: 7

His race started out well but he and the RLL team were just lacking something all weekend.

Simon Pagenaud: 5

Another poor performance by Pagenaud and the Meyer Shank Racing team, who are really struggling right now.

Pato O’Ward: 4

He made two questionable decisions in this race, in the same turn. Neither of them worked out well and his day was ruined even without being penalized.

Callum Ilott: 4

A forgettable weekend for Ilott and the Juncos Hollinger Racing team.

Helio Castroneves: 3

Crashing on the opening lap of the race is never good, especially when there is no one else to blame.

Alexander Rossi: 7

Rossi had a top-ten run nearly in the bank, but it all went away on the final lap when he crashed into the tier barriers.

Conor Daly: 4

His 100th start did not go as well as he or the Ed Carpenter…

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