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Consistent results have led Helio Castroneves (far left) to the top of the championship standings through the first half, while James Hinchcliffe, Takuma Sato and Simon Pagenaud have been first-time winners in an unpredictable season.

Race 1 of the Chevrolet Indy Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans on June 1 will mark the 100th Indy car start for four-time Champ Car champion Sebastien Bourdais, who is tied with Dario Franchitti and Paul Tracy for seventh on the all-time victory list with 31.

Tight and exciting competition has marked the IZOD IndyCar Series through the first quarter of the season on road/street courses with eight teams represented in the top 10 of the standings and 15 drivers earning at least one top-five finish.

Sixteen different drivers have posted top-10 results through the first two races of the season while only Scott Dixon and Helio Castroneves have been in the top five in both events. It will be another fight at Long Beach this weekend.

James Hinchcliffe and George Stroumboulopoulos get ready to race onto the set for the show.

Ontario native James Hinchcliffe will share his ambitions on George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight at 7 p.m. (ET) on CBC.

James Hinchcliffe proudly display the Canadian flag in Victory Circle after winning the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. He was the first Canadian to win an Indy car race since Paul Tracy in 2007.

Will Power and Takuma Sato will lead the field in today's Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

Will Power claims the first Verizon P1 Award of 2013 for tomorrow's Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

Novo Nordisk is the sponsor of the Emergency Care Vehicle in addition to moving its Race With Insulin display into the INDYCAR Fan Village. ... SOS Global Express and Jostens expand INDYCAR sponsorship platform. ... Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing picks up primary sponsor for opener.