IZOD IndyCar Series: Inside The Numbers - Texas

JR Hildebrand pushing it in the pack

JR Hildebrand pushing it in the pack

Chris Jones


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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