Inside the box score - MAVTV 500
- plugged2racing
- Jun 30, 2015
- 1 min read
Numbers to note following the MAVTV 500 at the 2-mile Auto Club Speedway oval - the 11th round of the Verizon Indy Car Series season:
6 - Positions gained by Stefano Coletti in the final 25 laps of the race (18th to 12th). ... Podium finishes in his last seven starts at Auto Club Speedway by Tony Kanaan, who was the race runner-up.
7.77 - Average running position of winner Graham Rahal for the 250 laps.
14 - Drivers who led at least one lap, the most to lead a race at Auto Club Speedway since November 2001, when a track-record 19 drivers led.
18 - Positions improved by Rahal (19th to first), most of any of the 23 starters.
21 - Indy car wins for cars owned by Bobby Rahal, who won 24 times as a driver.
74 - Top-three career finishes by Kanaan, tying Rick Mears for 13th on the all-time Indy car list.
76 - Laps in which rookie Sage Karam improved his position, most of any driver.
80 - Lead changes in the race, an Indy car record. The previous was 73 at Auto Club Speedway in November 2001.
124 - Starts between Indy car victories for Graham Rahal, the longest streak between wins by an Indy car driver. The previous record was 97 starts between wins held by Johnny Rutherford.
244 - Consecutive starts by Kanaan, extending his all-time record.
2,537 - Total on-track passes for position. Kanaan had 204, most of any driver.
3,173 - Total on-track passes. Of the 6,248 total on-track passes this season, 51 percent occurred in the MAVTV 500.
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