Detroit numbers to note: Inside the doubleheader
JUN 03, 2014
Some numbers to note from the Chevrolet Indy Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans, the sixth and seventh races of the 2014 Verizon IndyCar Series season:
2 - Drivers who finished in the top five in both races: Will Power and Helio Castroneves.
3- Consecutive front-row starts for James Hinchcliffe, who has qualified second in each race since Indianapolis. ... Drivers who led both races - Power, Castroneves and rookie Mikhail Aleshin. ... Drivers who increased career top-five finishes: Castroneves (116), Tony Kanaan (113), Scott Dixon (111).
6 -- Different Verizon P1 Award winner in seven races. Takuma Sato is the only one with two.
7 -- Power has finished in the top 10 in all seven races.
18 - Power's position in all-time wins. His 23rd career victory in Dual 1 tied Tommy Milton on the all-time list.
19 - Points separating Team Penske teammates Power, the front-runner, and Castroneves in the championship heading to Texas this weekend.
28 - Positions improved by Charlie Kimball during both races, the most positions gained by any driver.
29 - Wins for Castroneves in his Indy car career. His win in Dual 2 tied Rick Mears for 11th all time.
39 -- Career earned poles for Castroneves, one behind Mears for fourth on the all-time list.
72 - Laps led by Castoneves during the two races - most of any driver.
78 -- Career top-three finishes for Castroneves, breaking tie with Dixon for ninth on the all-time list.
222 - Consecutive Indy car starts for Tony Kanaan dating to the 2001 CART race in Portland. Kanaan is the all-time record holder for consecutive starts.
681 -- Castroneves, Power and rookie Carlos Huertas are the only drivers to complete all 681 laps in the seven races.