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

After being passed for the lead by🌠 an aggressive move by Romain Grosjean, McLaughlin didn’t g♍ive 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 continues to knock on thܫe door for his first IndyCar win.

Will Power: 9

Barber has always been a strong track for Power, but after he qualified outside of tജhe top-ten, it was an i✅mpressive drive towards the front of the field.

Pato O’Ward: 8

A smart drive for O’Ward. He didn’t have the ca𒁏r to win, but he earned another top-five finish and put himself just three points out of the championship lead.

Alex Palou: 8

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

Christian Lundgaard: 9

A b🅰rilliant 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 Barbeꦇr, considering he has nine p😼odium finishes at the track.

Alexander Rossi: 7

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

Felix Rosenqvist: 8

An impওressive drive by Rosenqvist, considering that he essentially started last after spinning from contact on the first lap of the race.

Marcus Ericsson: 8

Ericsson continues to show t🐬he type of patience and calculated approach tha🤡t his championship teammates have displayed.

Marcus Armstrong: 9

The ro🦋okie improved 15 position🌺s in the race and just missed out on a top-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 forꦡ the young driver.

Callum Ilott: 7

A m𝓀uch-needed clean day f🎐or the Juncos Hollinger Racing driver, after all of the drama over the last few weeks.

Colton Herta: 5

Bar🍸ber continues to be a thorn in Herta's side, as he has now finished 24th, 22nd, 🐭10th, and 14th in his four starts.

Josef Newgarden: 4

Just a brutal afternoon for Newgarden, who 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 trieꦫs⭕ to figure out why they are so slow each weekend.

Graham Rahal: 5

While Lundgaard impressed, Rahal was underwhe♕lming with another poor qualifying effort and 17th place result.

Simon Pagenaud: 4

Another driver that has♎ been struggling to find any type of positive momentum fo𝕴r the second year in a row.

David Malukas: 6

He was mixing it up with drivers early in the race ꧑but quickly faded to the back.

Santino Ferrucci: 4

He was never a factor in the race, just like every race weekend this sea💃son.

Helio Castroneves: 4

Another race, another spin, with another disappointing finish for the Meyer Shank Rac🅘ing organization.

Benjamin Pedersen: 5

H🌳e was nailed for another speeding penalty on pit road.

Devlin DeFrancesco: 5

He showed some speed in practice in qualifying but that was nowheꦇre to 🎉be found on race day.

Jack Harvey: 4

The pressure continues to mount on Harvey, who could ꦦfind himself out of the seat before the end of the sꦰeason.

Conor Daly: 5

His day went from bad to worse when he was knocked 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 durin🧜g the race, when his Honda lost power and came to a stoꦗp halfway through the race.

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