Inside the box score - Firestone 600

Numbers to note following the Firestone 600 - the ninth round of the 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series season. 3 - Positions gained by Marco Andretti in the final 23 laps of the race (eighth to fifth). 3.59 - Average running position of winner Scott Dixon for the 248 laps of racing at Texas Motor Speedway. 9 - Drivers who led at least one lap, the most drivers to lead a Texas race since June 2002. 10 - Top-five finishes at Texas by Helio Castroneves, who finished third on Saturday night. Castroneves has four wins among his seven podiums at TMS. 11 - Positions improved by Ryan Briscoe (19th to eighth), most of any driver in the race. 14 - Lead changes in the Firestone 600, the most at Texas since June 2008. 35 - Number of laps in which Briscoe improved his position - most of any driver in the Firestone 600. 37 - Indy car victories for Scott Dixon, which ranks fifth all time. Dixon is two wins behind Al Unser Jr. for fourth. 40 - Indy car poles for Will Power, who tied Rick Mears for fifth all time and extended his streak of front-row starts to six races. 99 - Indy car wins for cars owned by Chip Ganassi. 242 - Consecutive starts by Tony Kanaan, extending his all-time record. 1,172 - Total on-track passes during the Firestone 600. Kanaan led all drivers with 87 passes. Castroneves and Briscoe each had 85.

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