Simon Pagenaud led the opening 48 laps of the race before being passed by his teammate Juan Pablo Montoya.

Montoya would lead 44 laps en route to his second win in a row at St. Petersburg and most recent IndyCar victory to date.

Alexander Rossi was the highest finishing rookie in the race, coming across the line in 12th position.

The second came on the restart from the prior caution when Carlos Muñoz made contact with Graham Rahal in turn four, creating a logjam that completely blocked the race course.

[2] After the race, Will Power was reevaluated and deemed not to have a concussion, but instead to be suffering from a lingering ear infection.