INDYCAR: Driver Ratings for 2023 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio, Won by Alex Palou

Alex Palou: 10
The season Palou is havi✅ng is nearing Max Verstappen levels.
Scott Dixon: 9
Another runner-up finish fo🐼𓄧r Dixon, who has won six times at this track.
Will Power: 9
Considering Powღer 💖still has not started inside the top-six this season, a podium result was about as good as it could get.
Christian Lundgaard: 9
A strong qualifying effort and solid race pace has Lundgaa🙈ꦇrd looking like the future for RLL Racing.
Scott McLaughlin: 8
A solid top-five finish for the driver who won here♔ a year ago.
David Malukas: 8
After finishing 19th or worse in the last six races, iꦫt was a much-needed result for Malukas.
Graham Rahal: 6
Still a good finish, but the mistake during a pit stop 🍬might have tak💫en away a monster win.
Pato O'Ward: 9
Using strategy, O'Ward and the team were abl🌃e to gain 17 positions in the race.
Marcus Armstrong: 7
Anot🔜her impressive drive by the rookie, who is the real deal🐎.
Alexander Rossi: 6
Cons🧸idering🍸 his past performances at Mid-Ohio, expectations were much higher for Rossi this weekend.
Colton Herta: 4
For the second week in a row, Herta started on pole, dominated the first 𓃲half of tﷺhe race, only to see it fly away with a late-race mistake.
Josef Newgarden: 5
It was a strange weekend for Newgarden, who was invisible for nearly all♎ of it🎃.
Romain Grosjean: 6
The good news was he was able to finish a race, but it was another one outside 🌸of the top-12.
Devlin DeFrancesco: 6
He continues to s♏how improvement but he remains the weakest li🅺nk in the four-driver lineup at Andretti.
Rinus VeeKay: 4
Another so-so drive from Vee🐓Kay, w🧸ho desperately needs to show something before the end of the season.
Callum Ilott: 5
The sour season continues for 🦩Ilott and the Juncos Hollinger Raci🍎ng team.
Kyle Kirkwood: 8
The Andretti ace was r🌌eady to pounce at the front of the field but spun after contact with Palou.
Jack Harvey: 3
Another poor showin♑g for Harvey, who could be out of a ride before the end of th💦e season.
Ryan Hunter-Reay: 4
Hunter-Reay was back in the car. That's about it.
Conor Daly: 4
Once again Conor found himself in a situation where he could show his value. Unfortunately, a 20th place꧒ finish wasn't what he was looking for but given how bad thi🐲s team has struggled, and the fact that he started last, Daly should feel good about his performance.
Helio Castroneves: 3
The final full-time season for Castroneves is wi🍌nding down, without any🦩thing to smile about.
Sting Ray Robb: 3
The rookie kept it🐻 clean today, which is an improvement.
Agustin Canapino: 2
Not his best showing,❀ but the team is clea🐎rly a step (or two) behind right now.
Santino Ferrucci: 2
A rough day for AJ Foyt Racing.
Felix Rosenqvist: 4
A solid qualifying effort went down the drain on the opening laཧp when he was taken out by fellow Swede Marcus Ericsson.
Benjamin Pedersen: 1
His poor p🤡erformance was overshadowed by his ruthless blocking on track, with several angry drivers ready to have a discussion with him.
Marcus Ericsson: 2
His 𓃲mistake was a costly one, likely takꦇing him out of the championship picture.