The 2018 Desert Diamond West Valley Casino Phoenix Grand Prix was Round 2 of the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series. The event was held at Phoenix Raceway in Arizona, United States on 8 April 2018. Sebastien Bourdais started on pole position and Josef Newgarden was the race winner.
DESERT DIAMOND WEST VALLEY CASINO PHOENIX GRAND PRIX Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Points | Avg. Speed | Pit Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Josef Newgarden | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 7 | 250 | 01:44:00.3552 | 30 | Running | 51 | 147.395 | 4 |
| 2 | 6 | Robert Wickens | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 6 | 250 | 01:44:03.3498 | 44 | Running | 41 | 147.325 | 3 |
| 3 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 4 | 250 | 01:44:03.8442 | 1 | Running | 36 | 147.313 | 4 |
| 4 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 17 | 250 | 01:44:04.1727 | - | Running | 32 | 147.305 | 4 |
| 5 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 8 | 250 | 01:44:04.3674 | 5 | Running | 31 | 147.301 | 4 |
| 6 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 5 | 250 | 01:44:09.8049 | 20 | Running | 29 | 147.173 | 3 |
| 7 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 18 | 250 | 01:44:09.8283 | - | Running | 26 | 147.172 | 4 |
| 8 | 14 | Tony Kanaan | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 9 | 250 | 01:44:10.2202 | - | Running | 24 | 147.163 | 4 |
| 9 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 12 | 250 | 01:44:10.5299 | 7 | Running | 23 | 147.156 | 4 |
| 10 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 2 | 250 | 01:44:10.6799 | 3 | Running | 21 | 147.152 | 4 |
| 11 | 30 | Takuma Sato | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 13 | 250 | 01:44:11.2995 | - | Running | 19 | 147.137 | 4 |
| 12 | 98 | Marco Andretti | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 20 | 249 | 01:44:10.9995 | - | Running | 18 | 146.556 | 5 |
| 13 | 18 | Sebastien Bourdais | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 1 | 249 | 01:44:11.9101 | 60 | Running | 19 | 146.535 | 5 |
| 14 | 21 | Spencer Pigot | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 15 | 249 | 01:44:12.8785 | - | Running | 16 | 146.512 | 5 |
| 15 | 88 | Gabby Chaves | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 19 | 249 | 01:44:14.8403 | - | Running | 15 | 146.466 | 4 |
| 16 | 26 | Zach Veach | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 23 | 249 | 01:44:15.3047 | - | Running | 14 | 146.455 | 4 |
| 17 | 23 | Charlie Kimball | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 22 | 248 | 01:44:13.8376 | - | Running | 13 | 145.901 | 5 |
| 18 | 59 | Max Chilton | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 21 | 247 | 01:44:15.5049 | - | Running | 12 | 145.274 | 5 |
| 19 | 4 | Matheus Leist | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 16 | 241 | 01:44:16.0978 | - | Running | 11 | 141.732 | 6 |
| 20 | 10 | Ed Jones | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 11 | 228 | 01:30:37.6810 | - | Contact | 10 | 154.268 | 3 |
| 21 | 32 | Kyle Kaiser | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 14 | 174 | 01:13:49.9771 | - | Contact | 9 | 144.511 | 2 |
| 22 | 12 | Will Power | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 3 | 153 | 01:02:12.6153 | 80 | Contact | 11 | 150.811 | 2 |
| 23 | 19 | Pietro Fittipaldi | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 10 | 40 | 00:14:52.7986 | - | Contact | 7 | 164.839 | 0 |