Inside the box score - Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
- plugged2racing
- Apr 1, 2015
- 2 min read
Numbers to note following the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- the opening round of the 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series season.
1.44 - Average running position of runner-up Will Power for the 110 laps of racing at St. Petersburg. Power led 75 laps.
2.83 - Average running position of winner Juan Pablo Montoya for the 110 laps of racing at St. Petersburg.
4 - Positions gained by Jack Hawksworth in the final 11 laps of the race. (12th to eighth).
6 - Consecutive races at St. Petersburg led by Will Power.
7 - Lead changes in the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. The previous 10 averaged 6.5 lead changes.
13 - Career Indy car victories by Juan Pablo Montoya, tying him with Tom Sneva for 32nd all-time...Positions improved by Jack Hawksworth (21st to eighth), most of any driver in the race.
17 - Finishing position of Gabby Chaves, the highest-placed Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate.
21.7 - Percentage of races that Juan Pablo Montoya has won in his Indy car career (13 for 60).
30 - Number of laps in which Jack Hawksworth improved his position - most of any driver in the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
66 - Races led by Will Power since the beginning of 2010, a span of 87 races.
119 - Career top-five finishes for Tony Kanaan (third place in race) and Helio Castroneves (fourth place) after their finishes at St. Pete. The pair is tied with Scott Dixon, Bobby Rahal and Dario Franchitti for sixth all-time.
175 - Indy car races won by cars owned by Roger Penske. Team Penske has 97 oval wins and 78 road/street course wins.
219 - Number of total on-track passes in the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Rookie Stefano Coletti had 18, most of any driver.
234 - Consecutive starts by Tony Kanaan, extending his all-time record.
Contact:
Mike Kitchel
mkitchel@indycar.com
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