Numbers to note following the Firestone Twin 275s, the sixth of 17 events in the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series season.
1 - Oval win for Will Power, who collected his 11th Indy car win in Race #2 at Texas…number of laps led in each race at Texas by Helio Castroneves, his first laps led in 2011.
2 - Two-man championship points chase heading into the Milwaukee 225, with Will Power leading reigning title-holder Dario Franchitti by 21. Third-place Scott Dixon is 70 points behind Power.
4 - Different teams represented in the top 5 at Brazil, and four different teams represented in the top 5 of the championship standings.
4.4 - Average finish of Franchitti through the first six events.
4.6 - Average finish of Power through the first six events
13 - Positions advanced by Jay Howard in Race #1, most of any driver in that race.
16 - Drivers who have recorded at least one top-five finish.
21 - Positions advanced by Marco Andretti and Dario Franchitti in Race #2. …
25 - Second place finishes for Scott Dixon, who tied Dario Franchitti and Gordon Johncock for ninth on the all-time list.
26 - Drivers who have recorded at least one top-10 finish.
28 -Indy car wins for Franchitti, breaking a tie for ninth Johnny Rutherford. Rick Mears (29) is up next on the list.
40 - Consecutive races running at the finish for Danica Patrick, extending her series record.
138 - Consecutive races started by Tony Kanaan, who could break Scott Sharp’s series record at Milwaukee.
225 - Laps led in 2011 by Will Power. Power has led 29.7 percent of the laps, so far.
255 - Laps led in 2011 by Dario Franchitti. Franchitti has led 29.7 percent of the laps, so far.
758 - Laps completed by Dario Franchitii in 2011, so far. He is the only driver to complete every lap of every race.

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