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Moraes was removed from his car and put on a stretcher as he complained of back pain. All three completed the race; Sato finished 12th, Mutoh came home 14th, and Yasukawa placed 20th, five laps down.

It was Sato's first IndyCar race in front of his home fans, Mutoh's first race in front of his father, and Yasukawa's first race of the season after previously spotting for Sato during oval races.

Only three drivers managed to lead laps during the event: Castroneves, Briscoe, and Raphael Matos, who inherited the lead by not pitting during the Moraes caution.

However, an alternate pit strategy early did Matos no good later on, as he fell to 18th, the last car on the lead lap. Most drivers ended up finishing close to their starting positions, with Patrick 12th to 5th , Graham Rahal 16th to 8th , and Alex Tagliani 23rd to 13th the three biggest gainers on the day.

Franchitti took this race and the season championship with it last year. Enjoy our content? Join our newsletter to get the latest in sports news delivered straight to your inbox!

Your sports. Join Newsletter. Sign up for Peacock Premium at www. Two of the more noteworthy additions are former Texas race winners. Tony Kanaan, who won at the track for Andretti Autosport in , will drive the No. The other former Texas race winner making his season debut is Ed Carpenter, who in recent years has driven only on the oval tracks.

Carpenter will drive the No. Like last year, Daly has moved to the No. He drove the last two races of the Formula One season for the Haas F1 Team after Grosjean suffered burned hands in a fiery crash at Bahrain. In fact, the top four finishers in the two races have been represented by eight different drivers.

Consequently, the point totals are tighter than normal. Palou leads with 67, but Power and Dixon have 65 and Herta Given the point structure, it is likely that any driver currently in the top nine will be the series leader — at least for a night — with a win Saturday.

Not surprisingly, there is congestion in the middle of the pack, too. Newgarden and Rahal have combined for three wins, with Newgarden third last year and Rahal second in and Rossi has had strong cars at Texas — he finished third in and was second in — and is desperate for a good points day after finishing ninth at Barber Motorsports Park and 21st in St.