| Country: | United States |
| Race: | Genesys 300 |
| Date: | May 1 |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Series: | IndyCar |
| Official Name: | Genesys 300 |
| Round No: | 3rd |
| Location: | Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas |
| Course: | Permanent racing facility |
| Course Mi: | 1.5 |
| Course Km: | 2.4 |
| Distance Laps: | 212 |
| Distance Mi: | 291.00 |
| Distance Km: | 468.32 |
| Pole Driver: |  Álex Palou |
| Pole Team: | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| Pole Time: | No time |
| Pole Country: | NZL |
| Fast Driver: |  Marcus Ericsson |
| Fast Team: | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| Fast Time: | 00:23:66 |
| Fast Lap: | 124 |
| Fast Country: | SWE |
| First Driver: |  Scott Dixon |
| First Team: | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| First Country: | NZL |
| Second Driver: | Scott McLaughlin |
| Second Team: | Team Penske |
| Second Country: | NZL |
| Third Driver: |  Pato O'Ward |
| Third Team: | Arrow McLaren SP |
| Third Country: | MEX |
The 2021 Genesys 300 was an IndyCar motor race held on May 1, 2021 at the Texas Motor Speedway. It was the third round of the 2021 IndyCar Series. Scott Dixon of Chip Gannasi Racing led a dominating 206 laps on route to his first victory of the season.[1]
| Key | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie | ||
| Past winner |
Tony Kanaan topped the first practice charts with a time of 00:23:55, besting Pato O'Ward in second and Takuma Sato in third.[2]
| 1 | 48 |  Tony Kanaan | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 00:23:55 | |
| 2 | 5 | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 00:23:57 | ||
| 3 | 30 |  Takuma Sato | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 00:23:58 | |
| Source:[3] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Qualifying was canceled due to rain. Consequently, qualifying results and the starting grid were set based on the entrant point standings after the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Championship leader Álex Palou was awarded pole.[4]
| Driver | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Dixon | 118 | ||
| 2 | Álex Palou | 100 | ||
| 3 |  Will Power | 81 | ||
| 4 | Patricio O'Ward | 80 | ||
| 5 |  Jack Harvey | 77 | ||
| Source:[7] | ||||
| Manufacturer | Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honda | 265 | |||
| 2 | Chevrolet | 223 | |||
| Source: < | -- Calculated from 2021 IndyCar Series#Manufacturer standings --> | ||||
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