Some numbers to note from the Kentucky Indy 300 at Kentucky Speedway, the 16th event of the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series season.
.0098 - margin of victory in seconds at Kentucky for Ed Carpenter over Dario Franchitti. It was the sixth-closest finish in Indy car racing.
2 - Drivers still eligible for the IZOD IndyCar Series championship after Kentucky. Scott Dixon was mathematically eliminated at Kentucky despite winning the A.J. Foyt Trophy as oval champions.
3 - Drivers who have completed every race this season: Danica Patrick, Oriol Servia and Scott Dixon.
4 -Consecutive front row starts for Will Power, who won his eighth pole at Kentucky… Finishing position for rookie James Hinchcliffe, matching his career-best finish from New Hampshire.
6 - Points separating Sunoco Rookie of the Year point leader James Hinchcliffe (302) and JR Hildebrand (296) with one race remaining.
7 - Finishing position for AFS/SSM Racing’s Wade Cunningham, his best in three IZOD IndyCar Series starts.
8 - Consecutive races led by Will Power, who led the first 48 laps at Kentucky Speedway…Different winners in 2011 after Ed Carpenter’s win at Kentucky.
13 - Top-five finishes for second-place finisher Dario Franchitti, most of any driver in 2011.
15 - Positions gained by Townsend Bell, who finished 11th after starting 26th, most of any driver in the field.
18 - Points separating IZOD IndyCar Series point leader Dario Franchitti (573) and Will Power (555) with two races remaining.
33 - IZOD IndyCar Series races with a margin of victory of less than one-tenth of a second.
50 - Consecutive races running at the finish for Danica Patrick, extending her series record.
100 - Indy car start for Buddy Rice, who finished ninth in the Fuzzy’s Racing/Panther Racing car.
148 - Consecutive starts for Tony Kanaan.
274 - Indy car race winners after Ed Carpenter’s win at Kentucky.
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