EVENT SUMMARY: 2013 Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston

2013 Season, Event Summaries — By More Front Wing Staff on October 1, 2013 9:38 am

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2013 Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston
Saturday, October 5/Sunday, October 6, 2013

Race 2 Winner: Will Power
Official box score – View PDF

Race 1 Winner: Scott Dixon
Official box score – View PDF

Post-race analysis, race 2 »
Post-race point standings, race 2 »
Post-race analysis, race 1 »
Post-race point standings, race 1 »
Important times »
Track facts »
Entrant facts »
History »
Session times »
Pre-race point standings »
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POST-RACE ANALYSIS, RACE 2

Box score:	View PDF
Lap chart:	View PDF
Tire use chart:	View JPG
Leader lap summary:	View PDF
Pit stop summary:	View PDF

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POST-RACE POINT STANDINGS, RACE 2

Driver standings:

Rank	Car	Driver	Points
1	9	Scott Dixon	546
2	3	Helio Castroneves	521
3	77	Simon Pagenaud	491
4	19	Justin Wilson	460
5	25	Marco Andretti	457
6	1	Ryan Hunter-Reay	446
7	12	Will Power	444
8	10	Dario Franchitti	418
9	27	James Hinchcliffe	417
10	83	Charlie Kimball	406
11	11	Tony Kanaan	361
12	7	Sebastien Bourdais	351
13	5	EJ Viso	340
14	78	Simona de Silvestro	338
14	67	Josef Newgarden	338
16	14	Takuma Sato	309
17	15	Graham Rahal	304
18	20	Ed Carpenter	292
19	16	James Jakes	285
20	55	Tristan Vautier	257
21	6	Sebastian Saavedra	230
22	22/4	Oriol Servia	222
23	17/18	Mike Conway	185
24	98	Alex Tagliani	163
25	8/4	Ryan Briscoe	100
26	4/98	JR Hildebrand	93
27	18	Ana Beatriz	72
28	26	Carlos Muñoz	67
29	2	AJ Allmendinger	65
30	98	Luca Filippi	53
31	63/18	Pippa Mann	29
32	18	James Davison	27
33	18	Stefan Wilson	14
34	41	Conor Daly	11
35	60	Townsend Bell	10
36	91	Buddy Lazier	8
36	81	Katherine Legge	8
36	97	Lucas Luhr	8

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Manufacturer standings:

Rank	Manufacturer	Points
1	Chevrolet	135
2	Honda	135

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Top-five finisher bonus winnings (unofficial tally):

Rank	Car	Driver	Payout
1	9	Scott Dixon	$230,000
2	1	Ryan Hunter-Reay	$155,000
3	3	Helio Castroneves	$140,000
4	27	James Hinchcliffe	$135,000
5	12	Will Power	$130,000
6	10	Dario Franchitti	$120,000
6	77	Simon Pagenaud	$120,000
8	19	Justin Wilson	$115,000
9	25	Marco Andretti	$80,000
10	7	Sebastien Bourdais	$75,000
10	83	Charlie Kimball	$75,000
12	11	Tony Kanaan	$65,000
13	14	Takuma Sato	$60,000
14	18	Mike Conway	$55,000
14	67	Josef Newgarden	$55,000
16	78	Simona de Silvestro	$35,000
16	15	Graham Rahal	$35,000
18	20	Ed Carpenter	$30,000
19	16	James Jakes	$25,000
19	5	EJ Viso	$25,000
21	22	Oriol Servia	$15,000
22	4	JR Hildebrand	$10,000

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Non-Leaders Circle entry winnings (unofficial tally):

Rank	Car	Team	Payout
1	55	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	$585,000
2	16	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	$555,000
3	6	Dragon Racing	$550,000
4	2	Penske Racing	$65,000
5	97	Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing	$30,000
6	26	Andretti Autosport	$25,000

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POST-RACE ANALYSIS, RACE 1

Box score:	View PDF
Lap chart:	View PDF
Tire use chart:	View JPG
Leader lap summary:	View PDF
Pit stop summary:	View PDF

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POST-RACE POINT STANDINGS, RACE 1

Driver standings:

Rank	Car	Driver	Points
1	3	Helio Castroneves	513
2	9	Scott Dixon	505
3	77	Simon Pagenaud	463
4	25	Marco Andretti	447
5	1	Ryan Hunter-Reay	437
6	19	Justin Wilson	428
7	10	Dario Franchitti	403
8	12	Will Power	391
9	27	James Hinchcliffe	382
9	83	Charlie Kimball	382
11	11	Tony Kanaan	355
12	5	EJ Viso	326
13	7	Sebastien Bourdais	321
13	67	Josef Newgarden	321
15	78	Simona de Silvestro	318
16	14	Takuma Sato	293
17	15	Graham Rahal	292
18	20	Ed Carpenter	284
19	16	James Jakes	272
20	55	Tristan Vautier (R)	238
21	6	Sebastian Saavedra	212
22	22/4	Oriol Servia	196
23	17/18	Mike Conway	163
23	98	Alex Tagliani	163
25	8/4	Ryan Briscoe	100
26	4/98	JR Hildebrand	93
27	18	Ana Beatriz	72
28	26	Carlos Muñoz	67
29	2	AJ Allmendinger	65
30	98	Luca Filippi	42
31	63/18	Pippa Mann	29
32	18	James Davison	27
33	18	Stefan Wilson	14
34	41	Conor Daly	11
35	60	Townsend Bell	10
36	91	Buddy Lazier	8
36	81	Katherine Legge	8
36	97	Lucas Luhr	8

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Manufacturer standings:

Rank	Manufacturer	Points
1	Honda	129
2	Chevrolet	126

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Top-five finisher bonus winnings (unofficial tally):

Rank	Car	Driver	Payout
1	9	Scott Dixon	$205,000
2	1	Ryan Hunter-Reay	$155,000
3	3	Helio Castroneves	$140,000
4	10	Dario Franchitti	$120,000
4	77	Simon Pagenaud	$120,000
6	27	James Hinchcliffe	$115,000
7	19	Justin Wilson	$100,000
8	12	Will Power	$95,000
9	25	Marco Andretti	$80,000
10	83	Charlie Kimball	$75,000
11	7	Sebastien Bourdais	$65,000
11	11	Tony Kanaan	$65,000
13	14	Takuma Sato	$60,000
14	18	Mike Conway	$55,000
14	67	Josef Newgarden	$55,000
16	78	Simona de Silvestro	$35,000
16	15	Graham Rahal	$35,000
18	20	Ed Carpenter	$30,000
19	16	James Jakes	$25,000
19	5	EJ Viso	$25,000
21	22	Oriol Servia	$15,000
22	4	JR Hildebrand	$10,000

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Non-Leaders Circle entry winnings (unofficial tally):

Rank	Car	Team	Payout
1	55	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	$545,000
2	16	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	$525,000
3	6	Dragon Racing	$515,000
4	2	Penske Racing	$65,000
5	97	Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing	$30,000
6	26	Andretti Autosport	$25,000

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IMPORTANT TIMES

** REVISED due to track repair delays on Friday

Green flag:	Saturday: 3:40 PM EDT*; Sunday: 1:40 PM EDT**
Race broadcast:	Saturday: 3:00 PM EDT on NBC Sports Network Sunday: 1:00 PM EDT on NBC Sports Network (ends with 1 hr Firestone Indy Lights race)
Qualifying:	Race 1: 12:25-12:55 PM EDT Saturday (Not in Firestone Fast 6 format due to delays; NBCSN broadcast 7 PM EDT Friday will feature updates and interviews) Race 2: 9:45-10:15 AM EDT Sunday (CANCELLED due to rain) (No TV broadcast)
Practice sessions:	2:00-2:45 PM EDT Friday 5:30-6:15 PM EDT Friday 11:00-11:10 AM EDT Saturday
Drivers meeting:	10:00 AM EDT Saturday Live stream on INDYCAR ’13
Full weekend schedule:	View PDF
Radio/live timing and scoring:	INDYCAR Race Control

*2:40 PM CDT (local) , 1:40 PM MDT, 12:40 PM PDT, 4:40 PM BRT, 7:40 PM GMT, 8:40 AM Sun NZDT, 6:40 AM Sun AEDT, 4:40 AM Sun JST
*12:40 PM CDT (local), 11:40 AM MDT, 10:40 AM PDT, 2:40 PM BRT, 5:40 PM GMT, 6:40 AM Mon NZDT, 4:40 AM Mon AEDT, 2:40 AM Mon JST

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TRACK FACTS

Track type:	Temporary street course (MD Anderson Cancer Center Speedway at Reliant Park)
Length:	1.683 miles
Race distance:	Two races, 90 laps (153 miles) each
Number of turns:	10
Track map:	View PNG
Start:	Race 1: Standing Race 2: STANDING (Revised from rolling due to track conditions)
Restarts:	Double-file
Event Twitter account and hashtag:	@GPHOU, #gphou
Weather forecast:	See 10-Day Forecast © HotelsCombined.com

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ENTRANT FACTS

Entry list:	View PDF
Past entrant performance:	View PDF
Spotter guide:	View PDF
Pit assignments:	View PDF
Wing configuration:	Road/street
Boost level:	160 kPa (up from 150 kPa) +200 RPM; 150 seconds total, 10 bursts available (No activation delay in 2013)
Tires available per entry:	From Firestone: The dry-condition (slick) tire specifications are the same as used at five street courses this season – St. Petersburg, Long Beach, Detroit, Toronto and Baltimore. The wet-condition (grooved) spec is the same that debuted in 2012. One set = four tires.Primary (black-sidewall): Each entry receives nine sets* for the race weekend (*-each entry must complete at least five laps during the first practice session to earn the ninth set of primary tires from its weekend allotment); rookie drivers and those outside the top 10 in points receive a 10th set that must be returned following the first practice session. Alternate (red-sidewall): The alternates pair the same tire construction as the primary spec with a softer tread compound to provide more grip and faster lap times, while trading off some compound durability. Each entry receives three sets for the race weekend. Wet-condition (rain): Each entry has five sets available for the race weekend.

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HISTORY

Last six wins:	2007 – Sebastien Bourdais, Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing (Champ Car sanction) 2006 – Sebastien Bourdais, Newman/Haas Racing (Champ Car sanction) 2001 – Gil de Ferran, Team Penske (CART sanction; downtown course) 2000 – Jimmy Vasser, Chip Ganassi Racing (CART sanction; downtown course) 1999 – Paul Tracy, Team KOOL Green (CART sanction; downtown course) 1998 – Dario Franchitti, Team KOOL Green (CART sanction; downtown course)
Last six poles:	2007 – Will Power, Team Australia (105.545 MPH; Champ Car sanction) 2006 – Mario Dominguez, Forsythe Racing (104.850 MPH; Champ Car sanction) 2001 – Gil de Ferran, Team Penske (92.513 MPH; CART sanction; downtown course) 2000 – Gil de Ferran, Team Penske (93.558 MPH; CART sanction; downtown course) 1999 – Juan Pablo Montoya, Chip Ganassi Racing (93.651 MPH, CART sanction; downtown course) 1998 – Greg Moore, Forsythe Racing (92.377 MPH; CART sanction; downtown course)
Track record:	0:57.405 (2007, Will Power)

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SESSION TIMES

Race 2 – Official results

Rank	Start	Car	Driver	Engine	Laps	Comment
1	9	12	Will Power	C	90
2	2	9	Scott Dixon	H	90
3	8	27	James Hinchcliffe	C	90
4	6	19	Justin Wilson	H	90
5	13	7	Sebastien Bourdais	C	90
6	3	77	Simon Pagenaud	H	90
7	21	4	Oriol Servia	C	90
8	10	83	Charlie Kimball	H	90
9	16	18	Mike Conway	H	90
10	17	78	Simona de Silvestro	C	90
11	22	55	Tristan Vautier (R)	H	90
12	24	6	Sebastian Saavedra	C	90
13	14	67	Josef Newgarden	H	90
14	15	14	Takuma Sato	H	89	Contact
15	7	10	Dario Franchitti	H	89	Contact
16	12	5	EJ Viso	C	89	Contact
17	20	16	James Jakes	H	89
18	19	15	Graham Rahal	H	88
19	23	98	Luca Filippi (R)	H	88
20	4	25	Marco Andretti	C	88
21	5	1	Ryan Hunter-Reay	C	87
22	18	20	Ed Carpenter	C	61	Mechanical
23	1	3	Helio Castroneves	C	53
24	11	11	Tony Kanaan	C	32	Contact

Red=Non-Leaders Circle entry

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Starting line-up, race 2: View PDF
Race 2 qualifying was cancelled due to rain. Race 2 grid was set by entrant points coming into the double-header weekend (i.e., before Houston race 1).

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Race 1 – Official results

Rank	Start	Car	Driver	Engine	Laps	Comment
1	3	9	Scott Dixon	H	90
2	5	78	Simona de Silvestro	C	90
3	12	19	Justin Wilson	H	90
4	4	77	Simon Pagenaud	H	90
5	18	67	Josef Newgarden	H	90
6	9	16	James Jakes	H	90
7	24	15	Graham Rahal	H	90
8	14	7	Sebastien Bourdais	C	90
9	8	5	EJ Viso	C	90
10	7	98	Luca Filippi (R)	H	90
11	16	83	Charlie Kimball	H	90
12	2	12	Will Power	C	90
13	10	25	Marco Andretti	C	90
14	19	6	Sebastian Saavedra	C	89
15	20	10	Dario Franchitti	H	89
16	11	18	Mike Conway	H	85	Contact
17	1	14	Takuma Sato	H	82	Handling
18	21	3	Helio Castroneves	C	80
19	17	4	Oriol Servia	C	63	Mechanical
20	15	1	Ryan Hunter-Reay	C	57	Electrical
21	13	11	Tony Kanaan	C	34
22	23	55	Tristan Vautier (R)	H	32
23	22	20	Ed Carpenter	C	30
24	6	27	James Hinchcliffe	C	1	Contact

Red=Non-Leaders Circle entry

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Starting line-up, race 1: View PDF
Serving an engine change grid penalty in race 1: 7-Bourdais, 10-Franchitti, 15-Rahal.

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Qualifying results, race 1: View PDF
Notes:
Group 1, 2:00: Red flag for 55-Vautier, who stops on front straight after hitting wall in Turn 10 with right rear of car. Car is missing rear wing and right-rear tire is flat. Vautier will lose his two quickest laps of the session. His top lap was second quickest overall at time of accident.
Group 2: 15-Rahal lost two quickest laps of session due to qualifying interference.

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Practice 3 – Saturday morning

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Qualifying groups for race 2:
Group 1: 5-Viso, 6-Saavedra, 9-Dixon, 11-Kanaan, 14-Sato, 15-Rahal, 16-Jakes, 18-Conway, 20-Carpenter, 27-Hinchcliffe, 77-Pagenaud, 83-Kimball.
Group 2: 1-Hunter-Reay, 3-Castroneves, 4-Servia, 7-Bourdais, 10-Franchitti, 12-Power, 19-Wilson, 25-Andretti, 55-Vautier, 67-Newgarden, 78-de Silvestro, 98-Filippi.

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Qualifying groups for race 1:
Group 1: 1-Hunter-Reay, 3-Castroneves, 4-Servia, 7-Bourdais, 10-Franchitti, 12-Power, 19-Wilson, 25-Andretti, 55-Vautier, 67-Newgarden, 78-de Silvestro, 98-Filippi.
Group 2: 5-Viso, 6-Saavedra, 9-Dixon, 11-Kanaan, 14-Sato, 15-Rahal, 16-Jakes, 18-Conway, 20-Carpenter, 27-Hinchcliffe, 77-Pagenaud, 83-Kimball.

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Practice 2 – Friday afternoon

Notes:
4:00 – Red flag for 20-Carpenter, who stops in runoff in turn 6.
12:00 – Red flag for 3-Castroneves, who hops the curb in turn 2 and spins to a stop. No contact.
22:00 – Red flag for 20-Carpenter, who stops in the exit of turn 2.
31:00 – Red flag for 27-Hinchcliffe, who stops in turn 3.
44:00 – Red flag becomes checkered for 3-Castroneves, who hops the curb in turn 2 and spins to a stop.

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Practice 1 – Friday morning

Notes:
11:00 – Red flag for retrieval of cone in turn 2.
18:00 – Red flag for 7-Bourdais, who stops on track between turns 5 and 6. Bourdais reports dropped cylinders. Car is towed back to pit lane.
28:00 – Red flag for 67-Newgarden, who made contact with the tires in the temporary chicane.
42:00 – Red flag for two separate incidents: 1-Hunter-Reay jumps curb in turn 2 and makes contact with wall, causing left front damage; 19-Wilson spins and stalls in racing line at entrance to turn 3.

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PRE-RACE POINT STANDINGS

Driver standings:

Rank	Car	Driver	Points
1	3	Helio Castroneves	501
2	9	Scott Dixon	452
3	77	Simon Pagenaud	431
4	25	Marco Andretti	430
5	1	Ryan Hunter-Reay	427
6	19	Justin Wilson	393
7	10	Dario Franchitti	388
8	27	James Hinchcliffe	376
9	12	Will Power	371
10	83	Charlie Kimball	363
11	11	Tony Kanaan	346
12	5	EJ Viso	304
13	7	Sebastien Bourdais	297
14	67	Josef Newgarden	291
15	78	Simona de Silvestro	278
15	14	Takuma Sato	278
17	20	Ed Carpenter	277
18	15	Graham Rahal	266
19	16	James Jakes	244
20	55	Tristan Vautier (R)	230
21	6	Sebastian Saavedra	196
22	22/4	Oriol Servia	185
23	98	Alex Tagliani	163
24	17/18	Mike Conway	149
25	8/4	Ryan Briscoe	100
26	4/98	JR Hildebrand	93
27	18	Ana Beatriz	72
28	26	Carlos Muñoz	67
29	2	AJ Allmendinger	65
30	63/18	Pippa Mann	29
31	18	James Davison	27
32	98	Luca Filippi	22
33	18	Stefan Wilson	14
34	41	Conor Daly	11
35	60	Townsend Bell	10
36	91	Buddy Lazier	8
36	81	Katherine Legge	8
36	97	Lucas Luhr	8

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Manufacturer standings:

Rank	Manufacturer	Points
1	Chevrolet	120
2	Honda	120

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Top-five finisher bonus winnings (unofficial tally):

Rank	Car	Driver	Payout
1	9	Scott Dixon	$170,000
2	1	Ryan Hunter-Reay	$155,000
3	3	Helio Castroneves	$140,000
4	10	Dario Franchitti	$120,000
5	27	James Hinchcliffe	$115,000
6	77	Simon Pagenaud	$105,000
7	12	Will Power	$95,000
8	25	Marco Andretti	$80,000
8	19	Justin Wilson	$80,000
10	83	Charlie Kimball	$75,000
11	7	Sebastien Bourdais	$65,000
11	11	Tony Kanaan	$65,000
13	14	Takuma Sato	$60,000
14	18	Mike Conway	$55,000
15	67	Josef Newgarden	$45,000
16	15	Graham Rahal	$35,000
17	20	Ed Carpenter	$30,000
18	16	James Jakes	$25,000
18	5	EJ Viso	$25,000
20	22	Oriol Servia	$15,000
21	78	Simona de Silvestro	$10,000
22	4	JR Hildebrand	$10,000

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Non-Leaders Circle entry winnings (unofficial tally):

Rank	Car	Team	Payout
1	55	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	$515,000
2	16	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	$485,000
3	6	Dragon Racing	$480,000
4	2	Penske Racing	$65,000
5	97	Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing	$30,000
6	26	Andretti Autosport	$25,000

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