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

Aꩲfter being passed for the lead by an aggressive 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 continu🥂es to knock on the door for his first IndyCar ꦚwin.

Will Power: 9

Barber has always been a strong track for Power, but after he qualified outside of the top-ten, it w🧜as an 💝impressive drive 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

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

Christian Lundgaard: 9

A brillia𒊎nt 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 fin❀ishes at the track.

Alexander Rossi: 7

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

Felix Rosenqvist: 8

An impressive drive by Rosenqvist, considering that he🏅 essentially started last after spinn🅰ing from contact on the first lap of the race.

Marcus Ericsson: 8

Ericsson 🧸continues to shꦦow the type of patience and calculated approach that his championship teammates have displayed.

Marcus Armstrong: 9

The rookie improved 15 positions in the race and just missed out on a t♋op-ten finish.

Driver Ratings for 2023 Indy Grand Prix at Barber Motorsports Park

Kyle Kirkwood: 7

Not the greatest way to follow up his race win at Long Beach, but just an average day for the young dri🅘ver.

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 conti🌌nues to be a thorn in Herta's side, as he has now finished 24ꦜth, 22nd, 10th, and 14th in his four starts.

Josef Newgarden: 4

Just a brutal afternoon for Newgarden, w💞ho had issue after issue throughout the race after making contact with Rosenvist on the opening-lap.

Josef Newgarden
Josef Newgarden

Rinus VeeKay: 5

His struggles (along 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

Another driver that has been s▨truggling to find any type of positive momentum 𝓡for the second year in a row.

David Malukas: 6

He was mixing it up with drivers early in the rac🌄e but quickly fadꦜed to the back.

Santino Ferrucci: 4

He was never ওa factor in the race, just like every race weekend this season.

Helio Castroneves: 4

Another race, another spin, with another✱ disappointing finish fo🌠r the Meyer Shank Racing organization.

Benjamin Pedersen: 5

He was nailed for another speeding peඣnalty on p𓂃it road.

Devlin DeFrancesco: 5

He showed some speed i𒁃n 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 ಌfind himself out of the seat before the end o𝓡f the season.

Conor Daly: 5

His day went from bad to worse when he was knಞocked off course 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 du𒁏ring the race, when his Honda lost power and came to a stop halfway through the race.

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