Long Beach by numbers: Five teams in the top five
APR 23, 2013
Some numbers to note from the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, the third race of the 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series season:
1 - Indy car race winners from Japan: Takuma Sato, who became the second first-time winner in three races.
2 - Consecutive fifth-place finishes at Long Beach for JR Hildebrand.
3 - Drivers who have finished in the top 10 in each of the first three IZOD IndyCar Series events: Marco Andretti, Helio Castroneves and Justin Wilson.
5 - Different teams represented in the top five in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.
6 - Points separating the top two drivers, Helio Castroneves and Takuma Sato, in the IZOD IndyCar Series standings.
7 - Different teams represented in the top 10 in the IZOD IndyCar Series standings.
8 - Different drivers to score podium finishes in nine races.
12 - Positions gained by Graham Rahal in the IZOD IndyCar Series point standings, the biggest jump among drivers who competed.
13 - Drivers with at least one top-five finish in 2013.
18 - Points separating the top-five drivers in the IZOD IndyCar Series standings.
20 - Drivers with at least one top-10 finish in 2013.
21 - Positions improved by Justin Wilson, the most positions gained by any driver. Wilson finished third.
27 - Laps led by Dario Franchitti at Long Beach. Franchitti led a total of 11 laps on road/street courses in 2012.
50 - Laps led by Takuma Sato at Long Beach, the most laps he has led in any Indy car race. Sato's previous high was 31 at Indianapolis in 2012.
199 - Consecutive Indy car starts for Tony Kanaan dating to the 2001 CART race in Portland. Kanaan is second to Jimmy Vasser's 211 straight starts.