Josef Newgarden

Numbers to note following the Desert Diamond West Valley Casino Phoenix Grand Prix – the second race of the 2018 Verizon Indy Car Series season.

3 – Positions gained by Alexander Rossi (6th to 3rd) and Spencer Pigot (17th to 14th) in the final 23 laps of the race.

4.02 – Average running position for race winner Josef Newgarden during the 250 laps of racing at ISM Raceway.

7 – Different teams represented in the top 10 positions at ISM Raceway - Team Penske, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Andretti Autosport, Chip Ganassi Racing, Ed Carpenter Racing, AJ Foyt Racing and Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.

8  Indy car wins for Newgarden, who has won four of the last eight Indy car races.

9 – Different drivers who led the Desert Diamond West Valley Casino Phoenix Grand Prix, an event record.

12 – Lead changes, the most in any Phoenix Indy car race.

13 – Positions gained by Scott Dixon (17th to 4th), most of any driver.

198 – Indy car wins for cars fielded by Roger Penske.

202 – Consecutive starts by Marco Andretti, the fourth-longest streak in Indy car history

226 – Consecutive starts by Scott Dixon, the second-longest streak in Indy car history.

284 – Consecutive starts by Tony Kanaan, extending his all-time record.

345 – Indy car starts for Kanaan which gave him sole possession of third on the all-time list. Kanaan’s Phoenix start broke a tie with Helio Castroneves.


Alexander RossiBonus: Alexander Rossi’s 53 On-Track Passes

With 53 on-track passes at the Desert Diamond West Valley Casino Phoenix Grand Prix, Alexander Rossi was the busiest driver on the 1.022-mile ISM Raceway on Saturday night. Here’s how Rossi’s passes - 19 percent of all passes in the race - broke down by the numbers:

1 – Car Rossi never passed on track (Pietro Fittipaldi).

3 – Most passes by Rossi in one lap (Lap 50, he went from 19th to 16th position).

5 – Cars that Rossi passed on track at least four times (Zach Veach, Kyle Kaiser, Max Chilton, Gabby Chaves and Marco Andretti).

9 – On-track Passes made in Turn 3.

18 – On-track passes in which Rossi gained a position.

24 – On track passes made in Turn 1.

47 – Laps in which Rossi made an on-track pass.