The 2023 NTT IndyCar Series continues in Portland International Raceway for the Bitnile.com Grand Prix of Portland, the penultimate race of the season.
As the green flag waved, the action in the Pacific Northwest was underway with an opening lap disaster for Romain Grosjean when he and Callum Ilott collided. Come Lap 3, Will Power got slipped at Turn 4, triggering a yellow flag.
Lap 7 restart, Graham Rahal was leading until he went to the pits on Lap 23 with Alex Palou nabbing his lead while Scott Dixon and Pato O'Ward were behind him. Lap 30 saw drama for the Arrow team with O'Ward going off track to avoid Felix Rosenqvist.
As Dixon leads in Lap 49 with the two Arrow drivers behind him, Lap 52 saw Scott McLaughlin losing places. With 30 laps to go, Marcus Armstrong's pit stop hits a snag followed by Agustin Canapino slipping off track three laps later, triggering another full course caution.
As the race restarts with 22 laps to go, more drama ensues a lap later when Alexander Rossi made contact with Marcus Ericsson and then went over the track limits. With 4 laps to go, Colton Herta slipped away.
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After a thrilling bout at the Pacific Northwest, Alex Palou wins the Bitnile.com Grand Prix of Portland followed by Felix Rosenqvist and Scott Dixon.
After Portland, Palou claimed the championship title after leading the leaderboards with 618 points while Scott Dixon is now 91 points behind and Josef Newgarden is in 3rd with 470 points.
The 2023 season concludes in Laguna Seca for the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey this September 10th. Don't miss it!
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