2018 DXC Technology 600

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]

United States 2018 DXC Technology 600
Race details
9th round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season
DateJune 9, 2018
Official nameDXC Technology 600
LocationTexas Motor Speedway
CoursePermanent racing facility
1.455 mi / 2.342 km
Distance248 laps
360.8 mi / 580.8 km
Pole position
DriverJosef Newgarden (Team Penske)
Time23.5162 + 23.4802 = 46.9964
Fastest lap
DriverJosef Newgarden (Team Penske)
Time23.4197 (on lap 235 of 248)
Podium
FirstScott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
SecondSimon Pagenaud (Team Penske)
ThirdAlexander Rossi (Andretti Autosport)

Results

Key Meaning
R Rookie
W Past winner

Qualifying

Pos No. Name Lap 1 Time Lap 2 Time Total Time Avg. Speed (mph)
1 1 United States Josef Newgarden 23.5162 23.4802 46.9964 220.613
2 22 France Simon Pagenaud 23.5424 23.5183 47.0607 220.311
3 12 Australia Will Power W 23.5732 23.5125 47.0857 220.194
4 6 Canada Robert Wickens R 23.6260 23.5954 47.2214 219.561
5 18 France Sébastien Bourdais 23.6295 23.6477 47.2772 219.302
6 14 Brazil Tony Kanaan W 23.6406 23.6678 47.3085 219.157
7 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon W 23.6429 23.6753 47.3182 219.112
8 27 United States Alexander Rossi 23.7303 23.6351 47.3654 218.894
9 30 Japan Takuma Sato 23.7034 23.7305 47.4339 218.578
10 28 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay 23.7586 23.6808 47.4394 218.553
11 98 United States Marco Andretti 23.7325 23.7334 47.4659 218.430
12 23 United States Charlie Kimball 23.7520 23.7761 47.5281 218.145
13 10 United Arab Emirates Ed Jones 23.7648 23.7687 47.5335 218.120
14 20 United States Ed Carpenter W 23.8047 23.7424 47.5471 218.057
15 5 Canada James Hinchcliffe 23.8539 23.7953 47.6492 217.590
16 26 United States Zach Veach R 23.8880 23.7869 47.6749 218.430
17 88 Colombia Gabby Chaves 23.8903 23.8557 47.7460 217.149
18 21 United States Spencer Pigot 23.9098 23.8922 47.8020 216.895
19 4 Brazil Matheus Leist R 23.9170 23.9484 47.8654 216.607
20 15 United States Graham Rahal W 24.0571 23.9225 47.9796 216.092
21 19 Canada Zachary Claman DeMelo R 24.0635 23.9781 48.0416 215.813
22 59 United Kingdom Max Chilton 24.2848 24.1017 48.3865 214.275
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE Archived 2018-06-12 at the Wayback Machine

Race

Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit Stops Grid Laps Led Pts.1
1 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon W Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 248 2:00:53.2155 4 7 119 53
2 22 France Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 248 +4.2943 4 2 26 41
3 27 United States Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 248 +4.5670 4 8 7 36
4 5 Canada James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 248 +5.0869 4 15 32
5 28 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 248 +6.7301 5 10 30
6 15 United States Graham Rahal W Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 248 +7.2744 5 20 5 29
7 30 Japan Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 248 +8.3457 5 9 26
8 18 France Sébastien Bourdais Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 248 +9.4523 5 5 24
9 10 United Arab Emirates Ed Jones Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 248 +25.0938 6 13 1 23
10 23 United States Charlie Kimball Carlin Chevrolet 247 +1 lap 5 12 20
11 21 United States Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 247 +1 lap 5 18 19
12 59 United Kingdom Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 247 +1 lap 5 22 18
13 1 United States Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 244 +4 laps 7 1 59 19
14 98 United States Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 244 +4 laps 4 11 16
15 88 Colombia Gabby Chaves Harding Racing Chevrolet 240 +8 laps 7 17 15
16 26 United States Zach Veach R Andretti Autosport Honda 238 +10 laps 6 16 14
17 19 Canada Zachary Claman DeMelo R Dale Coyne Racing Honda 205 Contact 3 21 13
18 12 Australia Will Power W Team Penske Chevrolet 204 Contact 3 3 12
19 6 Canada Robert Wickens R Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 171 Contact 2 4 31 12
20 20 United States Ed Carpenter W Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 168 Contact 3 14 10
21 14 Brazil Tony Kanaan W A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 31 Contact 1 6 9
22 4 Brazil Matheus Leist R A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 5 Fire 0 9 8
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

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

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

  1. Malsher, David (June 8, 2018). "Texas IndyCar: Newgarden leads Penske 1-2-3 to take pole". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  2. Malsher, David (June 10, 2018). "Texas IndyCar: Dixon dominates, takes championship lead". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
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