Rahal took control of the race with a strong pass of Ryan Briscoe 28 laps from the finish. He had pulled away from the field and seemed headed to his first victory since 2008, but his car drifted high into the wall as he exited the fourth turn. Rahal bounced back onto the track and kept going, albeit slower, and Wilson charged past him with two laps remaining. The Englishman pulled away from Rahal to snap a 46-race winless streak, dating to Watkins Glen in 2009. Rahal settled for second. Briscoe was third for Chevrolet. The race was the first on a high-banked oval for IndyCar since Dan Wheldon's death in a 15-car accident in October. Drivers were skittish about racing at Texas, and IndyCar worked hard on a formula to break up the pack racing that was cited as a contributing factor in Wheldon's death. It worked, there was no pack racing, and despite the car being difficult to handle, the race featured passing.
