Alex Palou left Portland with the 2023 IndyCar title secured by winning the race in convincing fashion. The 26-year-old earned his second IndyCar championship in the past three seasons and his fifth win of the year.
Scott Dixon had a slim chance to take the title for himself, but a third place run was not enough to keep the gap between himself and his team-mate small enough to overcome.
Felix Rosenqvist was the third driver on the podium in Portland, slotting in between the two Ganassi drivers with a strong race for him and the Arrow McLaren team.
READ MORE: IndyCar Portland – Full Race Report
The opening corner was relatively incident free, but Romain Grosjean and Callum Ilott came together halfway around the lap and left the Frenchman with a broken front suspension.
The final race of the season takes place in just one week, with Laguna Seca playing host to the finale.
| # | Driver | Time / Gap | Laps Led | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Palou | 01:57:01.9814 | 69 | 53 |
| 2 | Felix Rosenqvist | 5.4353 | 3 | 41 |
| 3 | Scott Dixon | 8.0669 | 15 | 36 |
| 4 | Pato O’Ward | 19.0572 | – | 32 |
| 5 | Josef Newgarden | 21.0831 | – | 30 |
| 6 | Rinus VeeKay | 21.8799 | – | 28 |
| 7 | Marcus Ericsson | 30.5820 | – | 26 |
| 8 | David Malukas | 32.6211 | 2 | 25 |
| 9 | Scott McLaughlin | 33.0282 | – | 22 |
| 10 | Kyle Kirkwood | 33.7836 | – | 20 |
| 11 | Christian Lundgaard | 34.4757 | – | 19 |
| 12 | Graham Rahal | 38.6995 | 21 | 20 |
| 13 | Colton Herta | 39.7582 | – | 17 |
| 14 | Helio Castroneves | 40.3373 | – | 16 |
| 15 | Callum Ilott | 40.4769 | – | 15 |
| 16 | Santino Ferrucci | 41.1279 | – | 14 |
| 17 | Devlin DeFrancesco | 42.5578 | – | 13 |
| 18 | Juri Vips | +1 lap | – | 12 |
| 19 | Marcus Armstrong | +1 lap | – | 11 |
| 20 | Alexander Rossi | +1 lap | – | 10 |
| 21 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | +1 lap | – | 9 |
| 22 | Benjamin Pedersen | +1 lap | – | 8 |
| 23 | Sting Ray Robb | +1 lap | – | 7 |
| 24 | Tom Blomqvist | +1 lap | – | 6 |
| 25 | Will Power | +2 laps | – | 5 |
| 26 | Agustin Canapino | +28 laps | – | 5 |
| 27 | Romain Grosjean | +79 laps | – | 5 |
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