The field was able to make its way through the first few corners cleanly, with Will Power holding his lead over Hélio Castroneves, while Scott Dixon moved into third.

Kanaan was forced to pit with a punctured tire, while Andretti was assessed a drive-through penalty for avoidable contact.

The field continued on, though on lap four, Sébastien Bourdais pulled off course in at turn 1, an engine failure forcing him out of the race.

Further down in the order, Graham Rahal, who had started 20th, managed to break into the top 10 with a considerably good run through the field, eventually bringing him up to sixth place.

At the same time, Rossi began to drop back due to being on the primary tires, allowing him to fall into the clutches of Juan Pablo Montoya.

During the pit sequence, Newgarden was assessed a drive-through penalty for speeding on the pit-lane, removing him from his fourth place.

Up front, Power began to pull away significantly from his teammate Castroneves, while Dixon rapidly gained on the Brazilian.

For Power, it was his 30th IndyCar win, breaking a three-way time between himself, Castroneves, and Rick Mears for 11th all-time for most American Open-Wheel victories.

Source for individual rounds:[5] All cars ran Dallara chassis with aerokits supplied by their respective engine manufacturer.