Team Penske-Chevrolet’s two-time champion started second on the grid alongside Andretti Autosport-Honda’s pole-winner Colton Herta, and while he jumped Herta in his first pitstop, they were both cleared by Chip Ganassi Racing’s Palou.
However, at the second stop, the #2 Penske crew got Newgarden out of pitlane ahead of Palou and he then kept the Ganassi driver behind him and took the lead, while Herta crashed. Palou then had to concede second place to Grosjean who unlike the other front-runners, had opted to save his fresh, softer alternate Firestones to the last stint.
