Pato O'Ward wins IndyCar race at Texas Motor Speedway

May 3, 2021 at 2:53AM

FORT WORTH, Texas – Pato O'Ward passed Josef Newgarden with 23 laps to go Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway, and the Mexican-born driver stayed in front for his first IndyCar victory at what he considers his home track.

Josef Newgarden finished 1.2443 seconds behind O'Ward, giving Chevrolet a 1-2 finish on top of its first victory this season.

Graham Rahal finished third, in front of Scott Dixon and Colton Herta. Dixon won Saturday, the first of back-to-back races IndyCar at Texas Motor Speedway.

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