2018 DXC Technology 600
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 9th round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season | |
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| Date | June 9, 2018 |
| Official name | DXC Technology 600 |
| Location | Texas Motor Speedway |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.455 mi / 2.342 km |
| Distance | 248 laps 360.8 mi / 580.8 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) |
| Time | 23.5162 + 23.4802 = 46.9964 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) |
| Time | 23.4197 (on lap 235 of 248) |
| Podium | |
| First | Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Second | Simon Pagenaud (Team Penske) |
| Third | Alexander Rossi (Andretti Autosport) |
The 2018 DXC Technology 600 was the ninth round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season, contested over 248 laps at the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Josef Newgarden claimed his fourth pole and lead Team Penske 1-2-3,[1] while Scott Dixon claimed his 43rd career win and took the championship lead.[2]
Results[edit]
| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Qualifying[edit]
| Pos | No. | Name | Lap 1 Time | Lap 2 Time | Total Time | Avg. Speed (mph) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Josef Newgarden
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23.5162 | 23.4802 | 46.9964 | 220.613 | ||||
| 2 | 22 |  Simon Pagenaud
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23.5424 | 23.5183 | 47.0607 | 220.311 | ||||
| 3 | 12 |  Will Power W
|
23.5732 | 23.5125 | 47.0857 | 220.194 | ||||
| 4 | 6 |  Robert Wickens R
|
23.6260 | 23.5954 | 47.2214 | 219.561 | ||||
| 5 | 18 | Sébastien Bourdais
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23.6295 | 23.6477 | 47.2772 | 219.302 | ||||
| 6 | 14 |  Tony Kanaan W
|
23.6406 | 23.6678 | 47.3085 | 219.157 | ||||
| 7 | 9 |  Scott Dixon W
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23.6429 | 23.6753 | 47.3182 | 219.112 | ||||
| 8 | 27 | Alexander Rossi
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23.7303 | 23.6351 | 47.3654 | 218.894 | ||||
| 9 | 30 |  Takuma Sato
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23.7034 | 23.7305 | 47.4339 | 218.578 | ||||
| 10 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay
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23.7586 | 23.6808 | 47.4394 | 218.553 | ||||
| 11 | 98 | Marco Andretti
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23.7325 | 23.7334 | 47.4659 | 218.430 | ||||
| 12 | 23 | Charlie Kimball
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23.7520 | 23.7761 | 47.5281 | 218.145 | ||||
| 13 | 10 |  Ed Jones
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23.7648 | 23.7687 | 47.5335 | 218.120 | ||||
| 14 | 20 | Ed Carpenter W
|
23.8047 | 23.7424 | 47.5471 | 218.057 | ||||
| 15 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe
|
23.8539 | 23.7953 | 47.6492 | 217.590 | ||||
| 16 | 26 | Zach Veach R
|
23.8880 | 23.7869 | 47.6749 | 218.430 | ||||
| 17 | 88 |  Gabby Chaves
|
23.8903 | 23.8557 | 47.7460 | 217.149 | ||||
| 18 | 21 | Spencer Pigot
|
23.9098 | 23.8922 | 47.8020 | 216.895 | ||||
| 19 | 4 | Matheus Leist R
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23.9170 | 23.9484 | 47.8654 | 216.607 | ||||
| 20 | 15 | Graham Rahal W
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24.0571 | 23.9225 | 47.9796 | 216.092 | ||||
| 21 | 19 | Zachary Claman DeMelo R
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24.0635 | 23.9781 | 48.0416 | 215.813 | ||||
| 22 | 59 |  Max Chilton
|
24.2848 | 24.1017 | 48.3865 | 214.275 | ||||
| OFFICIAL BOX SCORE | ||||||||||
Race[edit]
Notes: 1 Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position.
Championship standings after the race[edit]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References[edit]
- ^ Malsher, David (June 8, 2018). "Texas IndyCar: Newgarden leads Penske 1-2-3 to take pole". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
- ^ Malsher, David (June 10, 2018). "Texas IndyCar: Dixon dominates, takes championship lead". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved June 10, 2018.