2019 DXC Technology 600 explained

The 2019 DXC Technology 600 was the ninth round of the 2019 IndyCar Series season, contested over 248 laps at the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Takuma Sato claimed his second pole of the year,^[1] while Josef Newgarden claimed the 13th win of his career and his 3rd of the season.^[2]

Results

Key	Meaning
R	Rookie
W	Past winner

Qualifying

Pos	No.	Name	Lap 1 Time	Lap 2 Time	Total Time	Avg. Speed (mph)
1	30	Takuma Sato	23.5173	23.5565	47.0738	220.250
2	9	Scott Dixon W	23.5212	23.5714	47.0926	220.162
3	18	Sébastien Bourdais	23.5163	23.6654	47.1817	219.746
4	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	23.5870	23.6396	47.2266	219.537
5	22	Simon Pagenaud	23.6366	23.6293	47.2659	219.355
6	21	Spencer Pigot	23.6954	23.6256	47.3210	219.099
7	2	Josef Newgarden	23.7189	23.6958	47.4147	218.666
8	5	James Hinchcliffe	23.7526	23.7071	47.4597	218.459
9	15	Graham Rahal W	23.7138	23.7481	47.4619	218.449
10	88	Colton Herta R	23.7011	23.7701	47.4712	218.406
11	27	Alexander Rossi	23.7846	23.7108	47.4954	218.295
12	26	Zach Veach	23.7560	23.7875	47.5435	218.074
13	20	Ed Carpenter W	23.7939	23.7697	47.5636	217.982
14	7	Marcus Ericsson R	23.7726	23.7973	47.5699	217.953
15	12	Will Power W	23.8636	23.7180	47.5816	217.899
16	10	Felix Rosenqvist R	23.8377	23.9010	47.7387	217.182
17	23	Charlie Kimball	23.8581	23.8845	47.7426	217.165
18	19	Santino Ferrucci R	23.8588	23.9061	47.7649	217.063
19	59	Conor Daly	23.9992	23.9620	47.9612	216.175
20	4	Matheus Leist	24.0675	24.1349	48.2024	215.093
21	98	Marco Andretti	23.6818	26.4291	50.1109	206.901
22	14	Tony Kanaan W			No Time
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Race

		Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired	Pit Stops	Grid	Laps Led
1	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	248	1:55:08.8666	4	7	54	51
2	27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda	248	+0.8164	3	11	3	41
3	15	Graham Rahal W	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	248	+1.4928	3	9	3	36
4	19	Santino Ferrucci R	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	248	+1.7266	3	18		32
5	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	Honda	248	+2.2019	4	4	90	33
6	22	Simon Pagenaud	Team Penske	Chevrolet	248	+2.8789	3	5		28
7	7	Marcus Ericsson R	Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Honda	248	+3.9271	5	14	2	27
8	18	Sébastien Bourdais	Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan	Honda	248	+4.3306	4	3	3	25
9	12	Will Power W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	247	+1 lap	5	15		22
10	98	Marco Andretti	Andretti Herta Autosport with Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian	Honda	247	+1 lap	4	21		20
11	59	Conor Daly	Carlin	Chevrolet	247	+1 lap	4	19		19
12	10	Felix Rosenqvist R	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	246	+2 laps	6	16		18
13	20	Ed Carpenter W	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	246	+2 laps	5	13		17
14	21	Spencer Pigot	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	247	+2 laps	4	6		16
15	30	Takuma Sato	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	245	+3 laps	6	1	60	17
16	14	Tony Kanaan W	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	245	+3 laps	6	22		14
17	9	Scott Dixon W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	228	Contact	3	2	33	14
18	88	Colton Herta R	Harding Steinbrenner Racing	Honda	228	Contact	3	10		12
19	5	James Hinchcliffe	Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Honda	218	Contact	3	8		11
20	26	Zach Veach	Andretti Autosport	Honda	172	Handling	3	12		10
21	23	Charlie Kimball	Carlin	Chevrolet	86	Mechanical	1	17		9
22	4	Matheus Leist R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	73	Handling	1	20		8
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Notes: 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

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1		367
	2	Alexander Rossi	342
	3	Simon Pagenaud	319
	4	Scott Dixon	278
	5	Takuma Sato	272

Manufacturer standings

	Pos	Manufacturer	Points
	1	Honda	738
	2	Chevrolet	679

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sato cherishes pole at iconic Texas track. indycar.com. IndyCar. Robinson. Mark. June 7, 2019. June 9, 2019.
2. Web site: Newgarden makes late charge to win at Texas Motor Speedway. indycar.com. IndyCar. Robinson. Mark. June 9, 2019. June 9, 2019.