2019 IndyCar Series
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Airbnb IndyCar Series
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Season
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Races
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17
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Start date
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March 10
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End date
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September 29
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Awards
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Drivers' champion
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TBA
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Manufacturers' Cup
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TBA
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Rookie of the Year
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TBA
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Indianapolis 500 winner
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TBA
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Seasons
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Previous season
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Next season
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2016
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2020
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The 2019 Airbnb IndyCar Series season will be the 22nd season of the IndyCar Series, and the 106th recognized season of top-level American open wheel racing. After attracting investment from former shareholders and new business partners, the IndyCar name will return to top-level American motorsport following a two-year hiatus.
A number of teams who raced in the IndyCar Series prior to the 2017-18 gap in competition made returns to the championship along with former F1RICS outfit Cassidy Racing. Resuming its technical partnership with Dallara, the DW12 chassis used from 2012 to 2016 was revised ready for 2019. Chevrolet and Honda will also provide engines once again, and will be joined by Mazda who provide a third option.
Teams and drivers
Schedule
The IndyCar Series selected seventeen venues for the 2019 season from a combination of former series favourites and new additions to the calendar.
Rd.
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Date
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Race Name
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Circuit
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City
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1
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March 10
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Template:USA Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
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Streets of St. Petersburg
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St. Petersburg, Florida
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2
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March 24
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Template:USA Books-A-Million Grand Prix of Alabama
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Barber Motorsports Park
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Birmingham, Alabama
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3
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April 7
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Template:USA 43rd Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
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Streets of Long Beach
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Long Beach, California
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4
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April 14
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Template:USA Qualcomm 500
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Auto Club Speedway
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Fontana, California
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5
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April 28
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Tecate Grand Prix of Monterrey presented by Banamex
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Parque Fundidora
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Monterrey, Nuevo León
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6
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May 11
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Template:USA Liquor Locker Grand Prix of Indianapolis
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course
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Speedway, Indiana
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7
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May 26
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Template:USA 101st Indianapolis 500
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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Speedway, Indiana
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8
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June 9
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Template:USA Direct Supply Milwaukee 225 presented by Kopp's Frozen Custard
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Milwaukee Mile
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West Allis, Wisconsin
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9
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June 23
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Template:USA Iowa Corn 300
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Iowa Speedway
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Newton, Iowa
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10
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July 7
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Template:USA Smucker's Indy 200
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Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
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Lexington, Ohio
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11
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July 21
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Honda Indy Toronto
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Exhibition Place
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Toronto, Ontario
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12
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July 28
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Molson Canadian 67 Indy Montreal
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Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
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Montreal, Quebec
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13
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August 18
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Template:USA Chevrolet Grand Prix at the Glen
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Watkins Glen International
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Watkins Glen, New York
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14
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August 25
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Template:USA Firestone 600
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Texas Motor Speedway
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Fort Worth, Texas
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15
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September 8
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Template:USA ABC Supply 500
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Pocono Raceway
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Long Pond, Pennsylvania
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16
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September 22
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Template:USA Gallo Family Vineyards Grand Prix of Sonoma
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Sonoma Raceway
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Sears Point, California
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17
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September 29
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Template:USA Mazda SKYACTIV Grand Prix of California
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Laguna Seca
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Monterey, California
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Key
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Road Course
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Street Course
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Oval Course
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2019 Season Summary
Race Results
Round
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Race
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Pole Position
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Fastest Lap
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Most Laps Led
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Race Winner
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Report
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Driver
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Team
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Manufacturer
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1
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St. Petersburg
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Template:AUS Will Power
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Template:AUS Will Power
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Template:AUS Will Power
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Carlos Muñoz
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Chip Ganassi Racing
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Chevrolet
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Report
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2
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Birmingham
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Template:USA Graham Rahal
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Template:USA Graham Rahal
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Lance Stroll
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Lance Stroll
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Chip Ganassi Racing
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Chevrolet
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Report
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3
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Long Beach
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Template:FRA Simon Pagenaud
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Template:USA Ryan Hunter-Reay
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Carlos Muñoz
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Carlos Muñoz
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Chip Ganassi Racing
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Chevrolet
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Report
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4
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Fontana
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Carlos Muñoz
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Lance Stroll
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Raffaele Marciello
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Raffaele Marciello
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Cassidy Racing
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Chevrolet
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Report
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5
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Parque Fundidora
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Template:FRA Simon Pagenaud
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Template:USA Josef Newgarden
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Template:FRA Simon Pagenaud
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Template:USA Ashley Cassidy
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Cassidy Racing
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Chevrolet
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6
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Indianapolis GP
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Sergio Pérez
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Template:AUS Will Power
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Scott Dixon
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Template:USA Graham Rahal
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Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
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Chevrolet
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7
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Indianapolis 500
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8
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Milwaukee
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9
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Iowa
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10
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Mid-Ohio
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11
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Toronto
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12
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Montreal
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13
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Watkins Glen
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14
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Texas
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15
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Pocono
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16
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Sonoma
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17
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Laguna Seca
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Standings
Standard Points System
Position
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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5th
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6th
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7th
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8th
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9th
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10th
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11th
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12th
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13th
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14th
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15th
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16th
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17th
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18th
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19th
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20th
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21st
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22nd
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23rd
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24th
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25th
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26th
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27th
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28th
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29th
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30th
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31st
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32nd
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33rd
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Pole
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FLAP
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Points
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50
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40
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35
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32
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30
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28
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26
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24
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22
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20
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19
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18
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17
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16
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15
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14
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13
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12
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11
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10
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9
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8
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7
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6
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5
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5
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5
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5
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5
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5
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5
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5
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5
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2
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1
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Indy 500 and Season Finale Points System
Position
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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5th
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6th
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7th
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8th
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9th
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10th
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11th
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12th
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13th
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14th
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15th
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16th
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17th
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18th
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19th
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20th
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21st
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22nd
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23rd
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24th
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25th
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26th
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27th
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28th
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29th
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30th
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31st
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32nd
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33rd
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Pole
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FLAP
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Points
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100
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80
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70
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64
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60
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56
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52
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48
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44
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40
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38
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36
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34
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32
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30
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28
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26
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24
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22
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20
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18
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16
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14
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12
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10
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10
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10
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10
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10
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10
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10
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10
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10
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4 *
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2 *
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- Points for pole position and fastest lap were not awarded for the Indy 500.
Indy 500 Qualifying Points System
Position
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Pole
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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5th
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6th
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7th
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8th
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9th
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10th
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11th
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12th
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13th
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14th
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15th
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16th
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17th
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18th
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19th
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20th
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21st
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22nd
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23rd
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24th
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25th
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26th
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27th
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28th
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29th
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30th
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31st
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32nd
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33rd
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Points
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33
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32
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31
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30
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29
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28
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27
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26
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25
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24
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23
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22
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21
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20
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19
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18
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17
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16
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15
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14
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13
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12
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11
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10
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9
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8
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7
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6
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5
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4
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3
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2
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1
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Driver Standings
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Key
Colour |
Result
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Gold |
Winner
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Silver |
2nd place
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Bronze |
3rd place
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Green |
4th-5th place finish
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Light Blue |
6th-10th place finish
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Blue
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11th place finish or below
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Non-classified finish (NC)
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Purple |
Did not finish
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Red
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Did not qualify (DNQ)
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Black |
Disqualified (DSQ)
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Pale blue
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Withdrawn (WD)
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Blank
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Did Not Enter (No text)
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Excluded (EX)
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Did not Start (DNS)
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Did not Arrive (DNA)
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Event cancelled (C)
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Injured (INJ)
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Bold denotes pole position
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Italics denote fastest lap
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* denotes most laps led
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† Classification despite retirement
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‡ Race not run to scheduled distance
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