Inside the box score: KOHLER Grand Prix
JUN 27, 2017
Numbers to note following the KOHLER Grand Prix at the 4.014 -mile Road America - the 10th race of the 2017 Verizon Indy Car Series season:
2.0 – Average running position for Josef Newgarden during the 55 laps of racing at Road America.
2.24 – Average running position for winner Scott Dixon during the 55 laps of racing at Road America.
4 – Positions gained by Spencer Pigot in the final six laps of the race (16th to 12th).
9 – Positions gained by Mikhail Aleshin, most of any driver.
15 – Seasons that Dixon has won at least one Indy car race over the 17 seasons he has competed in.
20 – Laps in which Pigot improved his position, most of any driver.
23 – Tracks that Dixon has won at during his career after winning his first at Road America
34 – Points separating Dixon from Simon Pagenaud in the Verizon IndyCar Series standings after the KOHLER Grand Prix. The top six are separated by 63 points.
41 – Indy car wins for Dixon, which ranks fourth on the all-time list.
50 – Indy car pole positions for Helio Castroneves, who became just the third driver to reach 50 pole positions in a career along with Mario Andretti and A.J. Foyt.
217 – Consecutive starts by Dixon, the second-longest streak in Indy car history.
275 – Consecutive starts by Kanaan, extending his all-time record.
337 – Indy car starts for Castroneves which is third on the all-time list. Kanaan is fourth on the list with his 336 starts.