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2021 Genesys 300

{{short description|Third round of the 2021 IndyCar Series}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}}

{{Infobox American championship car race report

|Country = United States

|Race = Genesys 300

|Image = 150px

|Caption = Layout of the Texas Motor Speedway

|Date = May 1

|Year = 2021

|Series = IndyCar

|Official name = Genesys 300

|Round_No = 3rd

|Location = Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas

|Course = Permanent racing facility

|Course_mi = 1.5

|Course_km = 2.4

|Distance_laps = 212

|Distance_mi = 318.00

|Distance_km = 511.711

|Weather =

|Pole_Driver = {{flagicon|ESP}} Álex Palou

|Pole_Team = Chip Ganassi Racing

|Pole_Time = No time{{efn|Qualifying was cancelled due to rain. As a result, the starting order was determined based on the driver standings prior to the race.}}

|Pole_Country = NZL

|Fast_Driver = {{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Ericsson

|Fast_Team = Chip Ganassi Racing

|Fast_Time = 00:23:66

|Fast_Lap = 124

|Fast_Country = SWE

|First_Driver = {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott Dixon

|First_Team = Chip Ganassi Racing

|First_Country = NZL

|Second_Driver = {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin

|Second_Team = Team Penske

|Second_Country = NZL

|Third_Driver = {{flagicon|MEX}} Pato O'Ward

|Third_Team = Arrow McLaren SP

|Third_Country = MEX

}}

The 2021 Genesys 300 was an IndyCar motor race held on May 1, 2021 at the Texas Motor Speedway. It was the third round of the 2021 IndyCar Series. Scott Dixon of Chip Gannasi Racing led a dominating 206 laps on route to his first victory of the season.{{Cite web|title=Dixon Dominates in Kiwi 1-2 at Texas; McLaughlin Second|url=https://www.indycar.com/news/2021/05/05-02-texas-race1-lead|access-date=2021-10-11|website=IndyCar.com}}

Entrants

{{further|2021 IndyCar Series#Contracted teams and drivers}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

!Key

!Meaning

align="center" |{{Color box|orange|R|border=darkgray}}

|Rookie

align="center" |{{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}

|Past winner

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"

! align="center" |{{abbr|No.|Car Number}}

!Driver

!Team

!Engine

2

|{{flagicon|USA}} Josef Newgarden {{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}

|Team Penske

|Chevrolet

3

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin {{Color box|orange|R|border=darkgray}}

|Team Penske

|Chevrolet

4

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Dalton Kellett

|A. J. Foyt Enterprises

|Chevrolet

5

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Patricio O'Ward

|Arrow McLaren SP

|Chevrolet

7

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Felix Rosenqvist

|Arrow McLaren SP

|Chevrolet

8

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Ericsson

|Chip Ganassi Racing

|Honda

9

|{{flagicon|NZ}} Scott Dixon {{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}

|Chip Ganassi Racing

|Honda

10

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Álex Palou

|Chip Ganassi Racing

|Honda

12

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Will Power {{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}

|Team Penske

|Chevrolet

14

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Bourdais

|A. J. Foyt Enterprises

|Chevrolet

15

|{{flagicon|USA}} Graham Rahal {{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}

|Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

|Honda

18

|{{flagicon|UAE}} Ed Jones

|Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan

|Honda

20

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ed Carpenter {{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}

|Ed Carpenter Racing

|Chevrolet

21

|{{flagicon|NLD}} Rinus VeeKay

|Ed Carpenter Racing

|Chevrolet

22

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Simon Pagenaud

|Team Penske

|Chevrolet

26

|{{flagicon|USA}} Colton Herta {{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}

|Andretti Autosport

|Honda

27

|{{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

|Andretti Autosport

|Honda

28

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Hunter-Reay

|Andretti Autosport

|Honda

29

|{{flagicon|CAN}} James Hinchcliffe

|Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport

|Honda

30

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Takuma Sato

|Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

|Honda

48

|{{Flagicon|BRA}} Tony Kanaan {{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}

|Chip Ganassi Racing

|Honda

51

|{{Flagicon|BRA}} Pietro Fittipaldi

|Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing

|Honda

59

|{{Flagicon|USA}} Conor Daly

|Carlin

|Chevrolet

60

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Harvey

|Meyer Shank Racing

|Honda

Practice

= Practice 1 =

Tony Kanaan topped the first practice charts with a time of 00:23:55, besting Pato O'Ward in second and Takuma Sato in third.{{Cite web|title=Palou On Pole Saturday at Texas; Kanaan Leads Practice|url=https://www.indycar.com/news/2021/05/05-01-texas-raindelay|access-date=2021-10-11|website=IndyCar.com}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

|+Top Practice Speeds

!{{abbr|Pos|Position}}

!{{abbr|No.|Car Number}}

!Driver

!Team

!Engine

!Lap Time

style="text-align:center;" |1

| style="text-align:center;" |48

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Tony Kanaan {{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}

|Chip Ganassi Racing

|Honda

|00:23:55

style="text-align:center;" |2

| style="text-align:center;" |5

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Pato O'Ward

|Arrow McLaren SP

|Chevrolet

|00:23:57

style="text-align:center;" |3

| style="text-align:center;" |30

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Takuma Sato

|Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

|Honda

|00:23:58

colspan="6" | Source:{{Cite web|date=May 1, 2021|title=Practice - Results|url=http://www.imscdn.com/INDYCAR/Documents/5828/2021-05-01/indycar-results-p1.pdf|url-status=|access-date=October 11, 2021|website=IndyCar Series}}

Qualifying

Qualifying was canceled due to rain. Consequently, qualifying results and the starting grid were set based on the entrant point standings after the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Championship leader Álex Palou was awarded pole.{{Cite web|title=Palou On Pole Saturday at Texas; Kanaan Leads Practice|url=https://www.indycar.com/news/2021/05/05-01-texas-raindelay|access-date=2021-10-11|website=IndyCar.com}}

= Qualifying classification =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"

! rowspan="3" | {{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}

! rowspan="3" | {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! rowspan="3" | Driver

! rowspan="3" | Team

! rowspan="3" | Engine

scope="row" | 1

| align="center" | 10

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} Álex Palou

| align="left" | Chip Ganassi Racing

| align="left" | Honda

scope="row" | 2

| align="center" | 12

| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Power {{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}

| align="left" | Team Penske

| align="left" | Chevrolet

scope="row" | 3

| align="center" | 9

| align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott Dixon {{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}

| align="left" | Chip Ganassi Racing

| align="left" | Honda

scope="row" | 4

| align="center" | 26

| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Colton Herta

| align="left" | Andretti Autosport

| align="left" | Honda

scope="row" | 5

| align="center" | 22

| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Simon Pagenaud

| align="left" | Team Penske

| align="left" | Chevrolet

scope="row" | 6

| align="center" | 60

| align="left" | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Harvey

| align="left" | Meyer Shank Racing

| align="left" | Chevrolet

scope="row" | 7

| align="center" | 14

| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Sebastien Bourdais

| align="left" | A. J. Foyt Racing

| align="left" | Chevrolet

scope="row" | 8

| align="center" | 21

| align="left" | {{flagicon|NED}} Rinus Veekay

| align="left" | Ed Carpenter Racing

| align="left" | Chevrolet

scope="row" | 9

| align="center" | 8

| align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Ericsson

| align="left" | Chip Ganassi Racing

| align="left" | Honda

scope="row" | 10

| align="center" | 2

| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Josef Newgarden {{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}

| align="left" | Team Penske

| align="left" | Chevrolet

scope="row" | 11

| align="center" | 5

| align="left" | {{flagicon|MEX}} Pato O'Ward

| align="left" | Arrow McLaren SP

| align="left" | Chevrolet

scope="row" | 12

| align="center" | 30

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Takuma Sato

| align="left" | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

| align="left" | Honda

scope="row" | 13

| align="center" | 15

| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Graham Rahal {{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}

| align="left" | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

| align="left" | Honda

scope="row" | 14

| align="center" | 51

| align="left" | {{flagicon|BRA}} Pietro Fittipaldi

| align="left" | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing

| align="left" | Honda

scope="row" | 15

| align="center" | 3

| align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin {{Color box|orange|R|border=darkgray}}

| align="left" | Team Penske

| align="left" | Chevrolet

scope="row" | 16

| align="center" | 27

| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| align="left" | Andretti Autosport

| align="left" | Honda

scope="row" | 17

| align="center" | 20

| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Ed Carpenter {{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}

| align="left" | Ed Carpenter Racing

| align="left" | Chevrolet

scope="row" | 18

| align="center" | 7

| align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Felix Rosenqvist

| align="left" | Arrow McLaren SP

| align="left" | Chevrolet

scope="row" | 19

| align="center" | 18

| align="left" | {{flagicon|UAE}} Ed Jones

| align="left" | Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan

| align="left" | Honda

scope="row" | 20

| align="center" | 29

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} James Hinchcliffe

| align="left" | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport

| align="left" | Honda

scope="row" | 21

| align="center" | 28

| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Hunter-Reay

| align="left" | Andretti Autosport

| align="left" | Honda

scope="row" | 22

| align="center" | 4

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Dalton Kellett

| align="left" | A. J. Foyt Enterprises

| align="left" | Chevrolet

scope="row" | 23

| align="center" | 48

| align="left" | {{flagicon|BRA}} Tony Kanaan {{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}

| align="left" | Chip Ganassi Racing

| align="left" | Honda

scope="row" | 24

| align="center" | 59

| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Conor Daly

| align="left" | Carlin

| align="left" | Chevrolet

colspan="10" | Source:{{Cite web|date=1 May 2021|title=Qualifications - Results (Points)|url=http://www.imscdn.com/INDYCAR/Documents/5829/2021-05-01/indycar-results-quals.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=20 October 2021|website=indycar.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516025317/https://www.imscdn.com/INDYCAR/Documents/5829/2021-05-01/indycar-results-quals.pdf |archive-date=May 16, 2021 }}

Race

= Race classification =

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|No.|Car Number}}

! scope="col" |Driver

! scope="col" |Team

! scope="col" |Engine

! class="unsortable" scope="col" |Laps

! class="unsortable" scope="col" |Time/Retired

! scope="col" |Pit
Stops

! scope="col" |Grid

! scope="col" |Laps
Led

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Pts.|Points}}

1

| align="center" |9

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Scott Dixon {{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}

|Chip Ganassi Racing

|Honda

| align="center" |212

| align="center" |01:45:51.34

| align="center" |3

| align="center" |3

| align="center" |206

| align="center" |53

2

| align="center" |15

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin {{Color box|orange|R|border=darkgray}}

|Team Penske

|Chevrolet

| align="center" |212

| align="center" | +0.2646

| align="center" |3

| align="center" |15

| align="center" |

| align="center" |40

3

| align="center" |5

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Pato O'Ward

|Arrow McLaren SP

|Chevrolet

| align="center" |212

| align="center" | +1.7807

| align="center" |3

| align="center" |11

| align="center" |

| align="center" |35

4

| align="center" |10

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Álex Palou

|Chip Ganassi Racing

|Honda

| align="center" |212

| align="center" | +2.8561

| align="center" |3

| align="center" |1

| align="center" |6

| align="center" |33

5

| align="center" |15

|{{flagicon|USA}} Graham Rahal {{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}

|Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

|Honda

| align="center" |212

| align="center" | +6.6040

| align="center" |4

| align="center" |13

| align="center" |

| align="center" |30

6

| align="center" |2

|{{flagicon|USA}} Josef Newgarden {{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}

|Team Penske

|Chevrolet

| align="center" |212

| align="center" | +7.9030

| align="center" |3

| align="center" |10

| align="center" |

| align="center" |28

7

| align="center" |60

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Harvey

|Meyer Shank Racing

|Honda

| align="center" |212

| align="center" | +8.5046

| align="center" |3

| align="center" |6

| align="center" |

| align="center" |26

8

| align="center" |27

|{{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

|Andretti Autosport

|Honda

| align="center" |212

| align="center" | +9.5898

| align="center" |3

| align="center" |16

| align="center" |

| align="center" |24

9

| align="center" |30

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Takuma Sato

|Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

|Honda

| align="center" |212

| align="center" | +10.0657

| align="center" |4

| align="center" |12

| align="center" |

| align="center" |22

10

| align="center" |22

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Simon Pagenaud

|Team Penske

|Chevrolet

| align="center" |212

| align="center" | +10.4271

| align="center" |3

| align="center" |5

| align="center" |

| align="center" |20

11

| align="center" |48

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Tony Kanaan {{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}

|Chip Ganassi Racing

|Honda

| align="center" |212

| align="center" | +12.0188

| align="center" |3

| align="center" |23

| align="center" |

| align="center" |19

12

| align="center" |18

|{{flagicon|UAE}} Ed Jones

|Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan

|Honda

| align="center" |212

| align="center" | +12.5785

| align="center" |3

| align="center" |19

| align="center" |

| align="center" |18

13

| align="center" |7

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Felix Rosenqvist

|Arrow McLaren SP

|Chevrolet

| align="center" |212

| align="center" | +12.9479

| align="center" |3

| align="center" |18

| align="center" |

| align="center" |17

14

| align="center" |12

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Will Power

|Team Penske

|Chevrolet

| align="center" |212

| align="center" | +14.3546

| align="center" |3

| align="center" |2

| align="center" |

| align="center" |16

15

| align="center" |51

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Pietro Fittipaldi

|Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing

|Honda

| align="center" |212

| align="center" | +15.0507

| align="center" |3

| align="center" |14

| align="center" |

| align="center" |15

16

| align="center" |28

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Hunter-Reay

|Andretti Autosport

|Honda

| align="center" |212

| align="center" | +17.4939

| align="center" |3

| align="center" |16

| align="center" |

| align="center" |14

17

| align="center" |20

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ed Carpenter {{Color box|gold|W|border=darkgray}}

|Ed Carpenter Racing

|Chevrolet

| align="center" |212

| align="center" | +19.8938

| align="center" |3

| align="center" |17

| align="center" |

| align="center" |13

18

| align="center" |4

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Dalton Kellett

|A. J. Foyt Enterprises

|Chevrolet

| align="center" |212

| align="center" | +23.9568

| align="center" |3

| align="center" |22

| align="center" |

| align="center" |12

19

| align="center" |8

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Ericsson

|Chip Ganassi Racing

|Honda

| align="center" |211

| align="center" | +1 Lap

| align="center" |3

| align="center" |9

| align="center" |

| align="center" |11

20

| align="center" |21

|{{flagicon|NED}} Rinus VeeKay

|Ed Carpenter Racing

|Chevrolet

| align="center" |211

| align="center" | +1 Lap

| align="center" |3

| align="center" |8

| align="center" |

| align="center" |10

21

| align="center" |59

|{{flagicon|USA}} Conor Daly

|Carlin

|Chevrolet

| align="center" |211

| align="center" | +1 Lap

| align="center" |3

| align="center" |24

| align="center" |

| align="center" |9

22

| align="center" |26

|{{flagicon|USA}} Colton Herta

|Andretti Autosport

|Honda

| align="center" |190

| align="center" | Mechanical

| align="center" |3

| align="center" |4

| align="center" |

| align="center" |8

23

| align="center" |29

|{{flagicon|CAN}} James Hinchcliffe

|Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport

|Honda

| align="center" |158

| align="center" | Contact

| align="center" |2

| align="center" |20

| align="center" |

| align="center" |7

24

| align="center" |14

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Bourdais

|A. J. Foyt Enterprises

|Honda

| align="center" |55

| align="center" | Contact

| align="center" |0

| align="center" |14

| align="center" |

| align="center" |6

class="sortbottom"

| colspan="11" style="text-align:center" |Fastest lap: {{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Ericsson (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 00:23.6606 (lap 8)

class="sortbottom"

! colspan="11" | Source:{{Cite web|date=1 May 2021|title=Race - Results (11inch) - Final|url=http://www.imscdn.com/INDYCAR/Documents/5810/2021-05-01/indycar-boxscore-R1.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=20 October 2021|website=indycar.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513163955/https://www.imscdn.com/INDYCAR/Documents/5810/2021-05-01/indycar-boxscore-R1.pdf |archive-date=May 13, 2021 }}

Championship standings after the race

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | Driver

! scope="col" | Points

align="center"|1

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Scott Dixon

|align="left"|118

align="center"|2

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Álex Palou

|align="left"|100

align="center"|3

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Will Power

|align="left"|81

align="center"|4

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Patricio O'Ward

|align="left"|80

align="center"|5

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Harvey

|align="left"|77

colspan=4| Source:{{Cite web|title=Race Results - Racing-Reference|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2021_Genesys_300/O/|access-date=April 5, 2021|website=Racing-Reference}}

{{col-2}}

;Engine manufacturer standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | Manufacturer

! scope="col" | Points

align="center"| 1

| Honda

| 265

align="center"| 2

| Chevrolet

| 223

colspan=4| Source:

{{col-end}}

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

Notes

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Citations

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{IndyCar Series race report

|Name_of_race = Genesys 300

|Year_of_race = 2021

|Previous_race_in_season = 2021 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

|Next_race_in_season = 2021 XPEL 375

|Previous_year's_race = 2020 Genesys 300

|Next_year's_race = 2021 XPEL 375

}}

{{IndyCar Series on NBC}}

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