EVENT SUMMARY: 2014 Indianapolis 500

2014 Season, Event Summaries — By More Front Wing Staff on May 12, 2014 11:15 pm

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98th Indianapolis 500
Sunday, May 25, 2014

Winner: Ryan Hunter-Reay
Official box score – View PDF

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POST-RACE ANALYSIS

Box score:	View PDF
Lap chart:	View PDF
Leader lap summary:	View PDF
Pit stop summary:	View PDF
Top section times:	View PDF

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POST-RACE POINT STANDINGS

Driver standings:

Rank	Car	Driver	Points
1	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	274
2	12	Will Power	234
3	3	Helio Castroneves	220
4	77	Simon Pagenaud	211
5	25	Marco Andretti	192
6	34	Carlos Munoz (R)	160
7	2	Juan Pablo Montoya	152
8	11	Sebastien Bourdais	143
9	9	Scott Dixon	132
10	19	Justin Wilson	123
11	8	Ryan Briscoe	121
12	14	Takuma Sato	113
12	98	Jack Hawksworth (R)	113
14	67	Josef Newgarden	109
15	27	James Hinchcliffe	105
16	10	Tony Kanaan	104
17	17	Sebastian Saavedra	101
18	7	Mikhail Aleshin (R)	96
19	18	Carlos Huertas (R)	93
19	20	Mike Conway	93
21	83	Charlie Kimball	92
22	16	Oriol Servia	88
23	26	Kurt Busch (R)	80
24	15	Graham Rahal	79
25	21	JR Hildebrand	66
26	22	Sage Karam	57
27	20	Ed Carpenter	53
28	33	James Davison (R)	34
29	5	Jacques Villeneuve	29
30	68	Alex Tagliani	28
31	6	Townsend Bell	22
32	63	Pippa Mann	21
33	41	Martin Plowman (R)	18
34	91	Buddy Lazier	11
35	26	Franck Montagny	8

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Entrant standings:

Rank	Car	Driver	Points
1	28	DHL Andretti Autosport	274
2	12	Verizon Team Penske	234
3	3	Team Penske	220
4	77	Schmidt Peterson Hamilton Racing	211
5	25	Snapple Andretti Autosport	192
6	34	Cinsay AndrettiTV.com HVM Racing	160
7	2	Penske Motorsports	152
8	20	Fuzzy’s Vodka Ed Carpenter Racing	146
9	11	KVSH Racing	143
10	9	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	132
11	19	Dale Coyne Racing	123
12	8	NTT Data Chip Ganassi Racing	121
13	14	ABC Supply AJ Foyt Racing	113
13	98	Bryan Herta Autosport	113
15	67	Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing	109
16	27	United Fiber & Data Andretti Autosport	105
17	10	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	104
18	17	KV-AFS Racing	101
19	7	SMP Racing	96
20	18	Dale Coyne Racing	93
21	83	Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing	92
22	16	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	88
22	26	Suretone Andretti Autosport	88
24	15	National Guard RLL Racing	79
25	21	Preferred Freezer Ed Carpenter Racing	66
26	22	Dreyer and Reinbold – Kingdom Racing	57
27	33	Always Evolving KV Racing Technology	34
28	5	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	29
29	68	SFHR/RW Motorsports	28
30	6	Robert Graham KV Racing Technology	22
31	63	Dale Coyne Racing	21
32	41	Alfe AJ Foyt Racing	18
33	91	Lazier Partners Racing	11

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Manufacturer standings:

Rank	Manufacturer	Points
1	Chevrolet	657
2	Honda	602

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Bonus winnings (unofficial tally):

Rank	Car	Team	Points
1	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	$70,000
2	12	Will Power	$64,000
3	77	Simon Pagenaud	$58,000
4	3	Helio Castroneves	$30,000
4	20	Mike Conway	$30,000
6	9	Scott Dixon	$25,000
6	25	Marco Andretti	$25,000
8	34	Carlos Munoz	$15,000
9	10	Tony Kanaan	$14,000
10	19	Justin Wilson	$13,000
11	14	Takuma Sato	$11,000
11	83	Charlie Kimball	$11,000
13	2	Juan Pablo Montoya	$10,000
13	8	Ryan Briscoe	$10,000
13	11	Sebastien Bourdais	$10,000
16	67	Josef Newgarden	$9,000
17	7	Mikhail Aleshin	$8,000
18	16	Oriol Servia	$7,000
18	27	James Hinchcliffe	$7,000
18	98	Jack Hawksworth	$7,000
21	17	Sebastian Saavedra	$4,000
22	18	Carlos Huertas	$2,000

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Non-Leaders Circle entry winnings (unofficial tally):

Rank	Car	Team
1	8	NTT Data Chip Ganassi Racing	$75,000
2	16	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	$50,000
3	41	Alfe A.J. Foyt Racing	$10,000
4	26	Suretone Andretti Autosport	$5,000

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Firestone Pit Performance Award winners:

Race	Car	Team
Grand Prix of Indianapolis	28	DHL Andretti Autosport
Barber	9	Target Chip Ganassi Racing
Long Beach	12	Verizon Team Penske
St. Petersburg	9	Target Chip Ganassi Racing

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IMPORTANT TIMES

Green flag:	12:00 PM EDT*
Race broadcast:	11:00 AM EDT on ABC
Qualifying:	Day 1: 11:00 AM-5:50 PM EDT Saturday, May 17 (Live on ABC 4:00-6:00 PM EDT) * Day 2: 10:15-2:45 PM EDT Sunday, May 18 (Live on ABC 1:00-3:00 PM EDT)
Practice sessions:	12:00-6:00 PM EDT Sunday, May 11 12:00-6:00 PM EDT Monday, May 12 12:00-6:00 PM EDT Tuesday, May 13 12:00-6:00 PM EDT Wednesday, May 14 12:00-6:00 PM EDT Thursday, May 15 12:00-6:00 PM EDT Friday, May 16 (Fast Friday) 12:00-5:00 PM EDT Monday, May 19 All above track activity will be streamed at INDYCAR Race Control * 11:00 AM-12:00 PM EDT Friday, May 23 (Carb Day) (Live on NBC Sports Network 11:00 AM-4:00 PM EDT (including Firestone Freedom 100 and Indy 500 Pit Stop Challenge))*
Full month schedule:	View PDF
Radio/live timing and scoring:	INDYCAR Race Control

*11:00 AM CDT , 10:00 AM MDT, 9:00 AM PDT, 1:00 PM BRT, 4:00 PM GMT, 4:00 AM Mon NZST, 2:00 AM Mon AEST, 1:00 AM Mon JST

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TRACK FACTS

Track type:	Oval
Length:	2.5 miles
Race distance:	200 laps (500 miles)
Number of turns:	4
Track map:	View image
Start:	Rolling
Restarts:	Single-file
Event Twitter account and hashtag:	@IMS, #Indy500
Weather forecast:	Disabled

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ENTRANT FACTS

Entry list:	View PDF
Past driver performance:	View PDF
Spotter guide:	View PDF
Pit assignments:	Practice: View PDF Race: View PDF
Wing configuration:	Superspeedway
Boost level:	130 kPa (practice and race); 140 kPa (qualifying)
Tires available per entry:	Sets: 33 per team A total of 4,448 tires was supplied to teams for this year’s 500. For 2014, Firestone is using a new specification. The left rear construction has been modified, and both left and right side tread compounds have been updated to increase grip.

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HISTORY

Last five wins:	2013 – Tony Kanaan, KV Racing 2012 – Dario Franchitti, Target Chip Ganassi Racing 2011 – Dan Wheldon, Bryan Herta Autosport 2010 – Dario Franchitti, Target Chip Ganassi Racing 2009 – Helio Castroneves, Marlboro Team Penske
Last five poles:	2013 – Ed Carpenter, Ed Carpenter Racing (228.762 MPH) 2012 – Ryan Briscoe, Team Penske (226.484 MPH) 2011 – Alex Tagliani, Sam Schmidt Motorsports (227.472 MPH) 2010 – Helio Castroneves, Team Penske (227.970 MPH) 2009 – Helio Castroneves, Marlboro Team Penske (224.864 MPH)
Track record:	237.498 MPH / 37.895 seconds (1996, Arie Luyendyk)

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SESSION TIMES

Race – Official results

Rank	Start	Car	Driver	Engine	Laps	Comment
1	19	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	H	200
2	4	3	Helio Castroneves	C	200
3	6	25	Marco Andretti	H	200
4	7	34	Carlos Munoz	H	200
5	10	2	Juan Pablo Montoya	C	200
6	12	26	Kurt Busch (R)	H	200
7	17	11	Sebastien Bourdais	C	200
8	3	12	Will Power	C	200
9	31	22	Sage Karam (R)	C	200
10	9	21	JR Hildebrand	C	200
11	18	16	Oriol Servia	H	200
12	5	77	Simon Pagenaud	H	200
13	24	68	Alex Tagliani	H	200
14	27	5	Jacques Villeneuve	H	200
15	32	17	Sebastian Saavedra	C	200
16	28	33	James Davison (R)	C	200
17	21	18	Carlos Huertas (R)	H	200
18	30	8	Ryan Briscoe	C	200
19	23	14	Takuma Sato	H	200
20	13	98	Jack Hawksworth (R)	H	200
21	15	7	Mikhail Aleshin (R)	H	198
22	14	19	Justin Wilson	H	198
23	29	41	Martin Plowman (R)	H	196
24	22	63	Pippa Mann	H	193
25	25	6	Townsend Bell	C	190	Contact
26	16	10	Tony Kanaan	C	177
27	1	20	Ed Carpenter	C	175	Contact
28	2	27	James Hinchcliffe	H	175	Contact
29	11	9	Scott Dixon	C	167	Contact
30	8	67	Josef Newgarden	H	156	Contact
31	26	83	Charlie Kimball	C	149	Contact
32	33	91	Buddy Lazier	C	87	Mechanical
33	20	15	Graham Rahal	H	44	Electrical

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Practice – Friday, May 23 (Carburetion Day)

Combined times to May 23: View PDF
Notes:
11:34 AM: Yellow flag for 22-Karam, who gets loose and makes light contact with outside retaining wall in turn 4 with right rear. Car continues on course and returns to pit lane under own power.

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Practice – Monday, May 19

Combined times to May 19: View PDF
Notes:
1:34 p.m.: Yellow flag for 26-Busch, who gets loose entering turn 2 and makes hard right-side contact with the SAFER Barrier. Small fire, does a half spin, and comes to rest in the grass at the exit turn 2. Busch climbs from the car without assistance from the Holmatro Safety Team..

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Post-qualifying driver standings:

Rank	Car	Driver	Points
1	12	Will Power	185
2	77	Simon Pagenaud	175
3	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	171
4	3	Helio Castroneves	139
5	9	Scott Dixon	121
5	25	Marco Andretti	121
7	19	Justin Wilson	107
8	67	Josef Newgarden	99
9	8	Ryan Briscoe	97
10	34	Carlos Munoz (R)	96
11	27	James Hinchcliffe	94
12	10	Tony Kanaan	93
12	20	Mike Conway	93
12	98	Jack Hawksworth (R)	93
15	2	Juan Pablo Montoya	91
15	14	Takuma Sato	91
15	11	Sebastien Bourdais	91
18	83	Charlie Kimball	82
19	7	Mikhail Aleshin	77
20	17	Sebastian Saavedra	71
21	15	Graham Rahal	69
22	18	Carlos Huertas	67
23	16	Oriol Servia	60
24	20	Ed Carpenter	42
25	21	JR Hildebrand	26
26	26	Kurt Busch (R)	24
27	41	Martin Plowman (R)	14
28	22	Sage Karam (R)	13
29	6	Townsend Bell	12
30	63	Pippa Mann	9
31	26	Franck Montagny	8
32	5	Jacques Villeneuve	7
33	33	James Davison (R)	6
34	68	Alex Tagliani	3
35	91	Buddy Lazier	1

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Post-qualifying entrant standings:

Rank	Car	Driver	Points
1	12	Verizon Team Penske	185
2	77	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	175
3	28	DHL Andretti Autosport	171
4	3	Team Penske	139
5	20	Fuzzy’s Vodka Ed Carpenter Racing	135
6	9	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	121
6	25	Snapple Andretti Autosport	121
8	19	Dale Coyne Racing	107
9	67	Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing	99
10	8	NTT DATA Chip Ganassi Racing	97
11	34	Cinsay AndrettiTV.com HVM Racing	96
12	27	United Fiber & Data Andretti Autosport	94
13	10	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	93
13	98	Bryan Herta Autosport	93
15	2	Penske Motorsports	91
15	14	ABC Supply AJ Foyt Racing	91
15	11	KVSH Racing	91
18	83	Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing	82
19	7	SMP Racing	77
20	17	KV-AFS Racing	71
21	15	National Guard RLL Racing	69
22	18	Dale Coyne Racing	67
23	16	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	60
24	26	Suretone Andretti Autosport	32
25	21	Preferred Freezer Ed Carpenter Racing	26
26	41	Alfe AJ Foyt Racing	14
27	22	Dreyer and Reinbold – Kingdom Racing	13
28	6	Robert Graham KV Racing Technology	12
29	63	Dale Coyne Racing	9
30	5	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	7
31	33	Always Evolving KV Racing Technology	6
32	68	SFHR/RW Motorsports	3
33	91	Lazier Partners Racing	1

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Bump Day qualifying results:

Full results: View PDF

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Saturday qualifying results:
(Times are not carried to Sunday; top 9 move on to Fast 9 Shootout)

1. (20) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Chevy, 02:36.0735 (230.661)

2. (34) Carlos Munoz, Dallara-Honda, 02:36.2090 (230.460)

3. (3) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Chevy, 02:36.2286 (230.432)

4. (27) James Hinchcliffe, Dallara-Honda, 02:36.2452 (230.407)

5. (12) Will Power, Dallara-Chevy, 02:36.3022 (230.323)

6. (25) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 02:36.4306 (230.134)

7. (77) Simon Pagenaud, Dallara-Honda, 02:36.4741 (230.070)

8. (67) Josef Newgarden, Dallara-Honda, 02:36.4993 (230.033)

9. (21) JR Hildebrand, Dallara-Chevy, 02:36.5032 (230.027)

10. (26) Kurt Busch, Dallara-Honda, 02:36.5493 (229.960)

11. (28) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Honda, 02:36.5904 (229.899)

12. (98) Jack Hawksworth, Dallara-Honda, 02:36.6471 (229.816)

13. (2) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dallara-Chevy, 02:36.6681 (229.785)

14. (19) Justin Wilson, Dallara-Honda, 02:36.7821 (229.618)

15. (9) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Chevy, 02:37.0111 (229.283)

16. (7) Mikhail Aleshin, Dallara-Honda, 02:37.1426 (229.091)

17. (8) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara-Chevy, 02:37.3252 (228.825)

18. (14) Takuma Sato, Dallara-Honda, 02:37.3522 (228.786)

19. (83) Charlie Kimball, Dallara-Chevy, 02:37.4043 (228.710)

20. (15) Graham Rahal, Dallara-Honda, 02:37.4364 (228.664)

21. (22) Sage Karam, Dallara-Chevy, 02:37.4460 (228.650)

22. (6) Townsend Bell, Dallara-Chevy, 02:37.5435 (228.508)

23. (10) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Chevy, 02:37.5944 (228.435)

24. (11) Sebastien Bourdais, Dallara-Chevy, 02:37.6265 (228.388)

25. (63) Pippa Mann, Dallara-Honda, 02:37.6474 (228.358)

26. (17) Sebastian Saavedra, Dallara-Chevy, 02:37.6917 (228.294)

27. (5) Jacques Villeneuve, Dallara-Honda, 02:37.7766 (228.171)

28. (33) James Davison, Dallara-Chevy, 02:37.7912 (228.150)

29. (16) Oriol Servia, Dallara-Honda, 02:37.8713 (228.034)

30. (18) Carlos Huertas, Dallara-Honda, 02:37.9011 (227.991)

31. (68) Alex Tagliani, Dallara-Honda, 02:38.0246 (227.813)

32. (41) Martin Plowman, Dallara-Honda, 02:38.5601 (227.043)

33. (91) Buddy Lazier, Dallara-Chevy, 02:38.9102 (226.543)

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Qualifying order (Saturday):

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Practice – Friday, May 16 (Fast Friday)

Combined times to May 16: View PDF
Notes:
Due to weather, total running time on Fast Friday at 18 minutes, 56 seconds.

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Practice – Thursday, May 15

Combined times to May 15: View PDF
Notes:
Roughly 45 minutes of track time plus an 11 AM Rookie Orientation Program time slot were lost due to rain.
Track was closed periodically to allow James Davison to complete phases 1 and 2 of his Rookie Orientation Program and Buddy Lazier to complete his Refresher Program.
1:12 PM: Yellow flag for 63-Mann, who slowed on course on the backstretch. Car is towed to pit lane without power.
2:08 PM: Yellow flag for 27-Viso, who has smoke trailing from the car. Driver pulls off course in Turn 1 and climbs out.
3:02 PM: Yellow flag for 63-Mann, who has pulled off course in the Turn 1 warmup lane and requires a tow.
4:38 PM: Yellow flag for 7-Aleshin, who is stopped on course at pit in with smoke and fire under the engine cover.

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Practice – Wednesday, May 14

Combined times to May 14: View PDF
Notes:
Session began at 5:00 PM ET due to rain and was scheduled to be extended to 7:00 PM.
6:00 PM: 98-Hawksworth makes hard contact in turn 3 and comes to rest in the grass between turns 3 and 4. Car has moderate damage to left side. Driver climbs from the car without assistance.
Session is stopped at 6:24 PM and called at 6:29 PM due to rain.

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Practice – Tuesday, May 13

Combined times to May 13: View PDF
Notes:
Practice stopped at 1:31 PM and called at 2:47 PM due to rain.
1:14 PM: Yellow flag for 2-Montoya, who has pulled off the course in Turn 4 and requires a tow. Driver reports an electrical problem.

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Practice – Monday, May 12

Combined times to May 12: View PDF
Notes:
Intermittent rain interrupted practice off and on for roughly one hour around 1:00 PM.
4:48 PM: Yellow flag for 20-Carpenter, who has smoke trailing from the car on the backstretch.

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Practice – Sunday, May 11

Notes:
22-Karam completed all phases of the Rookie Orientation Program between roughly 12:30 and 1:00 PM.

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PRE-RACE POINT STANDINGS

Driver standings:

Rank	Car	Driver	Points
1	12	Will Power	149
2	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	148
3	77	Simon Pagenaud	143
4	3	Helio Castroneves	102
4	9	Scott Dixon	102
6	20	Mike Conway	93
7	25	Marco Andretti	89
8	19	Justin Wilson	87
9	10	Tony Kanaan	82
10	11	Sebastien Bourdais	81
11	8	Ryan Briscoe	80
12	14	Takuma Sato	75
13	67	Josef Newgarden	71
13	98	Jack Hawksworth (R)	71
15	2	Juan Pablo Montoya	70
16	83	Charlie Kimball	67
17	17	Sebastian Saavedra	63
17	18	Carlos Huertas (R)	63
19	34	Carlos Munoz (R)	61
20	7	Mikhail Aleshin (R)	59
21	27	James Hinchcliffe	56
22	15	Graham Rahal	55
22	16	Oriol Servia	55
24	41	Martin Plowman	12
25	26	Franck Montagny	8

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Entrant standings:

Rank	Car	Entrant	Points
1	12	Verizon Team Penske	149
2	28	DHL Andretti Autosport	148
3	77	Schmidt Peterson Hamilton Motorsports	143
4	3	Team Penske	102
4	9	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	102
6	20	Fuzzy’s Vodka Ed Carpenter Racing	93
7	25	Snapple Andretti Autosport	89
8	19	Dale Coyne Racing	87
9	10	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	82
10	11	KVSH Racing	81
11	8	NTT Data Chip Ganassi Racing	80
12	14	ABC Supply A.J. Foyt Racing	75
13	67	Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing	71
13	98	Bryan Herta Autosport	71
15	2	Penske Motorsports	70
16	83	Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing	67
17	17	KV-AFS Racing	63
17	18	Dale Coyne Racing	63
19	34	Cinsay AndrettiTV.com HVM Racing	61
20	7	SMP Racing	59
21	27	United Fiber & Data Andretti Autosport	56
22	15	National Guard RLL Racing	55
22	16	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	55
24	41	Alfe AJ Foyt Racing	12
25	26	Suretone Andretti Autosport	8

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Manufacturer standings:

Rank	Manufacturer	Points
1	Chevrolet	366
2	Honda	326

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Bonus winnings (unofficial tally):

Rank	Car	Team	Points
1	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	$70,000
2	12	Will Power	$64,000
3	77	Simon Pagenaud	$58,000
4	3	Helio Castroneves	$30,000
4	20	Mike Conway	$30,000
6	9	Scott Dixon	$25,000
6	25	Marco Andretti	$25,000
8	34	Carlos Munoz	$15,000
9	10	Tony Kanaan	$14,000
10	19	Justin Wilson	$13,000
11	14	Takuma Sato	$11,000
11	83	Charlie Kimball	$11,000
13	2	Juan Pablo Montoya	$10,000
13	8	Ryan Briscoe	$10,000
13	11	Sebastien Bourdais	$10,000
16	67	Josef Newgarden	$9,000
17	7	Mikhail Aleshin	$8,000
18	16	Oriol Servia	$7,000
18	27	James Hinchcliffe	$7,000
18	98	Jack Hawksworth	$7,000
21	17	Sebastian Saavedra	$4,000
22	18	Carlos Huertas	$2,000

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Non-Leaders Circle entry winnings (unofficial tally):

Rank	Car	Team
1	8	NTT Data Chip Ganassi Racing	$75,000
2	16	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	$50,000
3	41	Alfe A.J. Foyt Racing	$10,000
4	26	Suretone Andretti Autosport	$5,000

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Firestone Pit Performance Award winners:

Race	Car	Team
Grand Prix of Indianapolis	28	DHL Andretti Autosport
Barber	9	Target Chip Ganassi Racing
Long Beach	12	Verizon Team Penske
St. Petersburg	9	Target Chip Ganassi Racing

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