Tuesday, May 23, 2017

INDIANAPOLIT 500 STARTING LINEUP:

ROW 1:

Scott Dixon
15th Start
4th front row start
Best Start: 1st 2008, 2015, 2017
Best Finish: 2008 Winner
Average Finish: 9th
Laps Completed: 2,617
Laps Led: 434

Ed Carpenter
14th Start
3rd front row start
Best Start: 1st 2013, 2014
Best Finish: 5th 2008
Average Finish: 18th
Laps Completed: 2,207
Laps Led: 69

Alexander Rossi
2nd Start
1st front row start
Best Start: 3rd 2017
Best Finish: 2016 Winner
Laps Completed: 200
Laps Led: 14

ROW 2:

Takuma Sato
8th Start
1st second row start
Best Start: 4th 2017
Best Finish: 13th 2013, 2015
Average Finish: 20th
Laps Completed: 1,180
Laps Led: 31

Fernando Alonso
ROOKIE

J.R. Hildebrand
7th Start
1st second row start
Best Start: 6th 2017
Best Finish: 2nd 2011
Average Finish: 12th
Laps Completed: 1,003
Laps Led: 11

ROW 3:

Tony Kanaan
16th Start
Best Start: 1st 2005
Best Finish: 2013 Winner
Average Finish: 13th
Laps Completed: 2,565
Laps Led: 305

Marco Andretti
12th Start
Best Start: 3rd 2013
Best Finish: 2nd 2006
Average Finish: 11th
Laps Completed: 2,005
Laps Led: 141

Will Power
10th Start
Best Start: 2nd 2010, 2015
Best Finish: 2nd 2015
Average Finish: 12th
Laps Completed: 1,678
Laps Led: 74

ROW 4:

Ryan Hunter-Reay
10th Start
Best Start: 3rd 2012, 2016
Best Finish: 2014 Winner
Average Finish: 17th
Laps Completed: 1,535
Laps Led: 134

Ed Jones
ROOKIE

Oriol Servia
9th Start
Best Start: 3rd 2011
Best Finish: 4th 2012
Average Finish: 14th
Laps Completed: 1,410
Laps Led: 18

ROW 5:

Mikhail Aleshin
3rd Start
Best Start: 7th 2016
Best Finish: 21st 2014
Average Finish: 24th
Laps Completed: 324
Laps Led: 1

Graham Rahal
10th Start
Best Start: 4th 2009
Best Finish: 3rd 2011
Average Finish: 19th
Laps Completed: 1,328
Laps Led: 6

Max Chilton
2nd Start
1st fifth row start
Best Start: 15th 2017
Best Finish: 15th 2016
Laps Completed: 200

ROW 6:

Charlie Kimball
7th Start
Best Start: 14th 2012, 2015
Best Finish: 3rd 2015
Average Finish: 12th
Laps Completed: 1,148
Laps Led: 13

James Hinchcliffe
6th Start
Best Start: 1st 2016
Best Finish: 6th 2012
Average Finish: 18th
Laps Completed: 873
Laps Led: 53

Juan Montoya
5th Start
Best Start: 2nd 2000
Best Finish: 2000 and 2015 Winner
Average Finish: 10th
Laps Completed: 663
Laps Led: 192

ROW 7:

Helio Castroneves
17th Start
Best Start: 1st 2003, 2007, 2009 and 2010
Best Finish: 2001, 2002 and 2009 Winner
Average Finish: 7th
Laps Completed: 3,054
Laps Led: 296

Jay Howard
2nd Start
2nd seventh row start
Best Start: 20th 2011, 2017
Best Finish: 30th 2011 
Laps Completed: 60

Sage Karem
4th Start
2nd seventh row start
Best Start: 21st 2015, 2017
Best Finish: 9th 2014
Average Finish: 24th
Laps Completed: 293
Laps Led: 2

ROW 8:

Josef Newgarden
6th Start
Best Start: 2nd 2016
Best Finish: 3rd 2016
Average Finish: 19th
Laps Completed: 908
Laps Led: 14

Simon Pagenaud
6th Start
Best Start: 3rd 2015
Best Finish: 8th 2013
Average Finish: 13th
Laps Completed: 999
Laps Led: 35

Carlos Munoz
5th Start
Best Start: 2nd 2013
Best Finish: 2nd 2013 and 2016
Average Finish: 7th
Laps Completed: 800
Laps Led: 25

ROW 9:

Gabby Chaves
3rd Start
Best Start: 21st 2016
Best Finish: 16th 2015
Average Finish: 18th
Laps Completed: 399

Conor Daly
4th Start
Best Start: 22nd 2015
Best Finish: 22nd 2013
Average Finish: 28th
Laps Completed: 313

Jack Harvey
ROOKIE

ROW 10:

Pippa Mann
6th Start
Best Start: 22nd 2014
Best Finish: 18th 2016
Average Finish: 23rd
Laps Completed: 833

Spencer Pigot
2nd Start
2nd tenth row start
Best Start: 29th 2016, 2017
Best Finish: 25th
Laps Completed: 195

Buddy Lazier
20th Start
Best Start: 5th 1996
Best Finish: 1996 Winner
Average Finish: 16th
Laps Completed: 2,897
Laps Led: 70

ROW 11:

Sebastian Saavedra
6th Start
Best Start: 24th 2012
Best Finish: 15th 2014
Average Finish: 24th
Laps Completed: 711

Zach Veach
ROOKIE

James Davison
3rd Start
Best Start: 28th 2014
Best Finish: 16th 2014
Average Finish: 22nd
Laps Completed: 316
 
 

Friday, May 12, 2017

INDYCAR INDIANAPOLIS ROAD COURSE STARTING LINEUP:

Starting 1st:
Will Power
4th Start
Best Start: 1st 2015, 2017
Best Finish: 1st 2015
Average Finish: 9th

Starting 2nd:
Helio Castroneves
4th Start
Best Start: 2nd 2017
Best Finish: 2nd 2016
Average Finish: 4th

Starting 3rd:
Josef Newgarden
4th Start
Best Start: 3rd 2017
Best Finish: 17th 2014
Average Finish: 19th

Starting 4th:
Scott Dixon
4th Start
Best Start: 2nd 2015
Best Finish: 7th 2016
Average Finish: 11th

Starting 5th:
Juan Montoya
4th Start
Best Start: 4th 2015
Best Finish: 3rd 2015
Average Finish: 9th

Starting 6th:
Sebastien Bourdais
4th Start
Best Start: 6th 2017
Best Finish: 4th 2014, 2015
Average Finish: 11th

Starting 7th:
Simon Pagenaud
4th Start
Best Start: 1st 2016
Best Finish: 1st 2014, 2016
Average Finish: 9th

Starting 8th:
Ryan Hunter-Reay
4th Start
Best Start: 3rd 2014
Best Finish: 2nd 2014
Average Finish: 7th

Starting 9th: 
Alexander Rossi
2nd Start
Best Start: 9th 2017
Best Finish: 10th 2016

Starting 10th:
James Hinchcliffe
4th Start
Best Start: 3rd 2016
Best Finish: 3rd 2016
Average Finish: 12th

Starting 11th:
Marco Andretti
4th Start
Best Start: 11th 2017
Best Finish: 14th 2014
Average Finish: 15th

Starting 12th:
Tony Kanaan
4th Start
Best Start: 5th 2016
Best Finish: 7th 2015
Average Finish: 14th

Starting 13th:
Ed Jones
1st Start

Starting 14th:
Max Chilton
2nd Start
Best Start: 11th 2016
Best Finish: 14th

Starting 15th:
Conor Daly
2nd Start
Best Start: 15th 2017
Best Finish: 6th 2016

Starting 16th:
Spencer Pigot
2nd Start
Best Start: 16th 2017
Best Finish: 11th 2016

Starting 17th:
Mikhail Aleshin
3rd Start
Best Start: 9th 2016
Best Finish: 13th 2016
Average Finish: 19th

Starting 18th: 
Carlos Munoz
4th Start
Best Start: 17th 2016
Best Finish: 12th 2016
Average Finish: 16th

Starting 19th:
Charlie Kimball
4th Start
Best Start: 2nd 2016
Best Finish: 5th 2014, 2015, 2016
Average Finish: 5th

Starting 20th:
Graham Rahal
4th Start
Best Start: 12th 2014
Best Finish: 2th 2015
Average Finish: 9th

Starting 21st: 
J.R. Hildebrand
3rd Start
Best Start: 15th 2015
Best Finish: 21st 2015
Average Finish: 22nd

Starting 22nd:
Takuma Sato
4th Start
Best Start: 16th 2014
Best Finish: 9th 2014, 2015
Average Finish: 12th 
 

Thursday, May 11, 2017

INDYCAR AT INDIANAPOLIS ROAD COURSE TRACK STATS:

Wins by Team:
Team Penske 2
Sam Schmidt 1

Former Winners:
Simon Pagenaud 2014, 2016
Will Power 2015

Races Won From The Pole:
Will Power 2015
Simon Pagenaud 2016

Farthest Back a Winner Started: 
4th Simon Pagenaud 2014

Record for Most Cautions in a Race:
4 in 2014

Record for Fewest Cautions in a Race:
1 in 2015

Average Number of Cautions in a Race:
2

Most Caution Laps in a Race:
19 in 2014

Fewest Caution Laps in a Race:
2 in 2015

Average Number of Caution Laps in a Race:
10

Race Record:
116.842 mph Will Power in 2015

Slowest Average Speed in a Race:
96.462 mph Simon Pagenaud in 2014

Most Lead Changes in a Race:
12 in 2014

Fewest Lead Changes in a Race:
7 in 2016

Average Number of Lead Changes in a Race:
10

All Time Laps Completed:

Driver Laps
Marco Andretti 246
Helio Castroneves 246
Scott Dixon 246
Ryan Hunter-Reay 246
Charlie Kimball 246
Will Power 246
Takuma Sato 246
Juan Pablo Montoya 245
Josef Newgarden 243
Jack Hawksworth 233
Simon Pagenaud 221
James Hinchcliffe 220
Graham Rahal 214
Sebastien Bourdais 184
Gabby Chaves 164
Tony Kanaan 164
Carlos Munoz 164
Carlos Huertas 163
J.R. Hildebrand 162
Justin Wilson 150
Mikhail Aleshin 82
Matthew Brabham 82
Ryan Briscoe 82
Max Chilton 82
Stefano Coletti 82
Conor Daly 82
Luca Filippi 82
Spencer Pigot 82
Alexander Rossi 82
Sebastian Saavedra 82
Oriol Servia 82
James Jakes 81
Alex Tagliani 81
Francesco Dracone 80
Martin Plowman 80
Mike Conway 58
Franck Montagny 47

All Time Lap Leaders:

Driver Led
Will Power 65
Simon Pagenaud 63
Jack Hawksworth 31
Helio Castroneves 22
Ryan Hunter-Reay 18
Conor Daly 14
Graham Rahal 11
Oriol Servia 7
James Hinchcliffe 4
Justin Wilson 4
Charlie Kimball 3
James Jakes 2
Sebastien Bourdais 1
Scott Dixon 1

Saturday, April 29, 2017

INDYCAR AT PHOENIX STARTING LINEUP:

Starting 1st:
Helio Castroneves
7th Start
Best Start: 1st 2002, 2016, 2017
Best Finish: 1st 2002
Average Finish: 7th

Starting 2nd:
Will Power
2nd Start
Best Start: 2nd 2017
Best Finish: 3rd 2016
Average Finish: 3rd

Starting 3rd:
J.R. Hildebrand
1st Start

Starting 4th:
Josef Newgarden
2nd Start
Best Start: 4th 2017
Best Finish: 6th 2016
Average Finish: 6th

Starting 5th:
Simon Pagenaud
2nd Start
Best Start: 5th 2017
Best Finish: 2nd 2016
Average Finish: 2nd

Starting 6th:
Tony Kanaan
5th Start
Best Start: 1st 2003
Best Finish: 1st 2003, 2004
Average Finish: 2nd

Starting 7th:
Mikhail Aleshin
2nd Start
Best Start: 7th 2017
Best Finish: 17th 2016
Average Finish: 17th

Starting 8th:
Scott Dixon
5th Start
Best Start: 3rd 2003
Best Finish: 1st 2016
Average Finish: 9th

Starting 9th:
Marco Andretti
2nd Start
Best Start: 9th 2017
Best Finish: 13th 2016
Average Finish: 13th

Starting 10th:
Sebastien Bourdais
2nd Start
Best Start: 10th 2016
Best Finish: 8th 2016
Average Finish: 8th

Starting 11th:
James Hinchcliffe
2nd Start
Best Start: 11th 2016
Best Finish: 18th 2016
Average Finish: 18th

Starting 12th:
Ryan Hunter-Reay
2nd Start
Best Start: 12th 2016, 2017
Best Finish: 10th 2016
Average Finish: 10th

Starting 13th:
Max Chilton
2nd Start
Best Start: 8th 2016
Best Finish: 7th 2016
Average Finish: 7th

Starting 14th:
Charlie Kimball
2nd Start
Best Start: 4th 2016
Best Finish: 12th 2016
Average Finish: 12th

Starting 15th:
Alexander Rossi
2nd Start
Best Start: 14th 2016
Best Finish: 14th 2016
Average Finish: 14th

Starting 16th: 
Ed Jones
1st Start

Starting 17th:
Graham Rahal
2nd Start 
Best Start: 17th 2017
Best Finish: 5th 2016
Average Finish: 5th

Starting 18th:
Takuma Sato
2nd Start
Best Start: 18th 2017
Best Finish: 15th 2016
Average Finish: 15th

Starting 19th:
Carlos Munoz
2nd Start
Best Start: 19th 2017
Best Finish: 22nd 2016
Average Finish: 22nd

Starting 20th:
Conor Daly
2nd Start
Best Start: 18th 2016
Best Finish: 16th 2016
Average Finish: 16th

Starting 21st
Ed Carpenter
4th Start
Best Start: 5th 2016
Best Finish: 16th 2005
Average Finish: 19th 
 

Thursday, April 27, 2017

INDYCAR AT PHOENIX TRACK STATS:

Former Winners:
Al Unser: 1969, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1979, 1985
Gordon Johncock: 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979
A.J. Foyt: 1964, 1965, 1971, 1975,
Bobby Unser: 1968, 1972, 1972, 1976,
Johnny Rutherford: 1975, 1977, 1978, 1981
Tom Sneva: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984
Mario Andretti: 1966, 1967, 1988, 1993
Rick Mears: 1982, 1989, 1990
Lloyd Ruby: 1964, 1967
Bobby Rahal: 1984, 1992
Arie Luyendyk: 1991, 1996
Tony Kanaan: 2003, 2004
Sam Hornish: 2001, 2005
Don Branson: 1965
Jim McElreath: 1966
Gary Bettenhausen: 1968
George Follmer: 1969
Swede Savage: 1970
Mike Mosley: 1974
Teo Fabi: 1983
Kevin Cogan: 1986
Michael Andretti: 1986
Roberto Guerrero: 1987
Emerson Fittipaldi: 1994
Robby Gordon: 1995
Jim Guthrie: 1997
Scott Sharp: 1998
Scott Goodyear: 1999
Buddy Lazier: 2000
Helio Castroneves: 2002
Scott Dixon: 2016

Races Won from the Pole:
Mario Andretti 1966
Lloyd Ruby 1967
Bobby Unser 1968
Al Unser 1969
Bobby Unser 1972
Gordon Johncock 1973
Johnny Rutherford 1977
Rick Mears 1982
Teo Fabi 1983
Tom Sneva 1984
Al Unser 1985
Rick Mears 1989
Rick Mears 1990
Arie Luyendyk 1996
Helio Castroneves 2002
Tony Kanaan 2003

Farthest Back a Winner Started:
26th Buddy Lazier 2000

Race Record:
139.822 mph Scott Dixon 2016

Slowest Average Speed:
86.296 mph Lloyd Ruby 1967

Most Lead Changes in a Race:
11 in 1986, 1995

Fewest Lead Changes in a Race:
0 in 1967

Average Number of Lead Changes in a Race:
5

All Time Lap Leaders:

Driver Led
Bobby Unser 1107
Mario Andretti 1010
Al Unser 919
Gordon Johncock 540
Rick Mears 461
Bobby Rahal 441
Michael Andretti 429
Tom Sneva 413
Johnny Rutherford 404
A.J. Foyt 367
Lloyd Ruby 319
Arie Luyendyk 286
Tony Kanaan 272
Sam Hornish, Jr. 236
Tony Stewart 223
Paul Tracy 220
Emerson Fittipaldi 212
Scott Dixon 189
Parnelli Jones 180
Helio Castroneves 155
Teo Fabi 140
Danny Ongais 135
Scott Goodyear 134
Scott Sharp 134
Wally Dallenbach 123
Roger McCluskey 105
Jim McElreath 104
Al Unser, Jr. 101
Roberto Guerrero 96
Mike Mosley 84
Jim Guthrie 74
Kevin Cogan 74
Dan Wheldon 72
Greg Ray 61
Danny Sullivan 58
Felipe Giaffone 58
Juan Pablo Montoya 56
Dario Franchitti 52
Eddie Cheever, Jr. 51
Rodger Ward 50
Buddy Lazier 45
Billy Boat 41
Art Pollard 40
Howdy Holmes 40
Stephan Gregoire 36
Bryan Herta 30
George Follmer 29
Don Branson 26
Jeff Ward 25
Robbie Buhl 25
Kenny Brack 24
Mark Donohue 24
Nigel Mansell 19
Gil de Ferran 18
Gary Bettenhausen 17
Robby Gordon 15
Mark Dismore 14
Affonso Giaffone 13
Pancho Carter 13
Robby McGehee 11
Scott Brayton 11
Eliseo Salazar 7
Richie Hearn 7
Roger Yasukawa 5
Salt Walther 5
Darren Manning 4
Billy Vukovich, Jr. 3
Jacques Villeneuve 2
Johnny Parsons 2
Bill Alsup 1
Donnie Beechler 1
Swede Savage 1
Tomas Scheckter 1


 
 


Saturday, April 22, 2017

INDYCAR AT BARBER STARTING LINEUP:

Starting 1st:
Will Power
8th Start:
Best Start: 1st 2010, 2011, 2014 and 2017
Best Finish: 1st 2011 and 2012
Average Finish: 3rd

Starting 2nd:
Helio Castroneves
8th Start:
Best Start: 1st 2012 and 2015
Best Finish: 1st 2010
Average Finish: 8th

Starting 3rd:
Simon Pagenaud
7th Start:
Best Start: 1st 2016
Best Finish: 1st 2016
Average Finish: 6th

Starting 4th:
Scott Dixon
8th Start:
Best Start: 3rd 2011 and 2012
Best Finish: 2nd 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013
Average Finish: 3rd

Starting 5th:
Ryan Hunter-Reay
8th Start:
Best Start: 1st 2013
Best Finish: 1st 2013 and 2014
Average Finish: 8th

Starting 6th: 
James Hinchcliffe
7th Start:
Best Start: 2nd 2012 and 2014
Best Finish: 6th 2012 and 2016
Average Finish: 13th

Starting 7th:
Josef Newgarden
6th Start:
Best Start: 3rd 2016
Best Finish: 1st 2015
Average Finish: 8th

Starting 8th:
Mikhail Aleshin
3rd Start:
Best Start: 8th 2017
Best Finish: 17th 2016
Average Finish: 20th

Starting 9th:
Max Chilton
2nd Start:
Best Start: 9th 2017
Best Finish: 21st 2016
Average Finish: 21st

Starting 10th:
Tony Kanaan
8th Start:
Best Start: 6th 2012 and 2015
Best Finish: 6th 2011
Average Finish: 11th

Starting 11th:
Ed Jones
1st Start:

Starting 12th:
Sebastien Bourdais
7th Start:
Best Start: 5th 2016
Best Finish: 8th 2015
Average Finish: 13th

Starting 13th: 
Marco Andretti
8th Start:
Best Start: 4th 2010
Best Finish: 2nd 2014
Average Finish: 7th

Starting 14th:
Takuma Sato
8th Start:
Best Start: 6th 2010
Best Finish: 13th 2014 and 2016
Average Finish: 17th

Starting 15th:
Charlie Kimball
7th Start:
Best Start: 5th 2013
Best Finish: 4th 2013
Average Finish: 12th

Starting 16th:
Carlos Munoz
4th Start:
Best Start: 7th 2014
Best Finish: 6th 2015
Average Finish: 14th

Starting 17th:
Spencer Pigot
1st Start:

Starting 18th:
Alexander Rossi
2nd Start:
Best Start: 18th 2017
Best Finish: 15th 2016
Average Finish 15th

Starting 19th:
Zach Veach
1st Start:

Starting 20th: 
Conor Daly
2nd Start:
Best Start: 17th 2016
Best Finish: 20th 2016
Average Finish: 20th

Starting 21st:
Graham Rahal
8th Start:
Best Start: 6th 2016
Best Finish: 2nd 2015 and 2016
Average Finish: 12th

Thursday, April 20, 2017

INDYCAR AT BARBER TRACK STATS:

Wins by Team: 
Team Penske 4
Andretti Autosport 2
Ed Carpenter 1

List of Former Winners:
Will Power 2011, 2012
Ryan Hunter-Reay 2013-2014
Helio Castroneves 2010
Josef Newgarden 2015
Simon Pagenaud 2016

Races Won from the Pole:
Will Power 2011
Ryan Hunter-Reay 2013
Simon Pagenaud 2016

Farthest Back a Winner Started: 
9th Will Power in 2012

Most Cautions in a Race: 
6 in 2011

Record for Fewest Cautions in a Race:
1 in 2013 and 2016

Average Number of Cautions in a Race:
3

Record for Most Caution Laps in a Race:
20 in 2011

Record for Fewest Caution Laps in a Race:
1 in 2016

Average Number of Caution Laps in a Race:
9 Laps

Most Lead Changes in a Race: 
10 in 2015

Record for Fewest Lead Changes in a Race:
0 in 2011

Average Number of Lead Changes in a Race:
6

Race Record:
114.254 mph set by Simon Pagenaud in 2016

Slowest Race:
92.194 mph set by Will Power in 2011

All Time Laps Completed:

Driver Laps
Scott Dixon 609
Marco Andretti 609
Ryan Hunter-Reay 609
Helio Castroneves 609
Will Power 609
Tony Kanaan 608
Graham Rahal 606
Takuma Sato 549
Simon Pagenaud 519
Sebastien Bourdais 518
Charlie Kimball 474
Josef Newgarden 429
Justin Wilson 400
James Hinchcliffe 382
Simona de Silvestro 358
Oriol Servia 338
Dario Franchitti 312
E.J. Viso 308
Ryan Briscoe 306
James Jakes 295
Mike Conway 294
Alex Tagliani 270
J.R. Hildebrand 270
Jack Hawksworth 248
Juan Pablo Montoya 248
Carlos Munoz 209
Sebastian Saavedra 186
Vitor Meira 179
Luca Filippi 179
Danica Patrick 178
Ed Carpenter 177
Mikhail Aleshin 152
Raphael Matos 151
A.J. Allmendinger 90
Dan Wheldon 90
Tristan Vautier 90
Rubens Barrichello 90
Gabby Chaves 90
Alexander Rossi 90
Stefano Coletti 90
Mario Moraes 90
Rodolfo Gonzalez 90
Sage Karam 90
Alex Lloyd 89
Bertrand Baguette 89
Francesco Dracone 89
Hideki Mutoh 89
Mario Romancini 89
Max Chilton 89
Conor Daly 89
Milka Duno 86
Katherine Legge 85
Carlos Huertas 69
Ana Beatriz 65

All-Time Lap Leaders:

Driver Led
Will Power 148
Ryan Hunter-Reay 93
Helio Castroneves 91
Simon Pagenaud 87
Marco Andretti 59
Josef Newgarden 46
Scott Dixon 41
Graham Rahal 24
Sebastian Saavedra 11
Charlie Kimball 3
Sebastien Bourdais 2
James Hinchcliffe 2
Justin Wilson 1
Juan Pablo Montoya 1