EVENT SUMMARY: 2014 Pocono IndyCar 500

2014 Season, Event Summaries — By Steph Wallcraft on July 2, 2014 8:10 am

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HISTORY

Last five wins:	2013 – Scott Dixon, Target Chip Ganassi Racing 1989 – Danny Sullivan, Penske Racing 1988 – Bobby Rahal, Truesports 1987 – Rick Mears, Penske Racing 1986 – Mario Andretti, Newman/Haas Racing
Last five poles:	2013 – Marco Andretti, Andretti Autosport (221.273 MPH) 1989 – Emerson Fittipaldi, Patrick Racing 1988 – Rick Mears, Penske Racing 1987 – Mario Andretti, Newman/Haas Racing 1986 – Michael Andretti, Kraco Racing
Track record:	221.377 MPH (2013, Marco Andretti)

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SESSION TIMES

Race – Official results

Rank	Start	Car	Driver	Engine	Laps	Comment
1	1	2	Juan Pablo Montoya	C	200
2	7	3	Helio Castroneves	C	200
3	3	34	Carlos Munoz (R)	H	200
4	10	8	Ryan Briscoe	C	200
5	15	9	Scott Dixon	C	200
6	11	77	Simon Pagenaud	H	200
7	12	7	Mikhail Aleshin (R)	H	200
8	21	67	Josef Newgarden	H	200
9	5	25	Marco Andretti	H	200
10	2	12	Will Power	C	200
11	8	10	Tony Kanaan	C	200
12	6	27	James Hinchcliffe	H	199
13	13	20	Ed Carpenter	C	199
14	16	19	Justin Wilson	H	199
15	19	17	Sebastian Saavedra	C	199
16	18	11	Sebastien Bourdais	C	199
17	17	83	Charlie Kimball	C	198
18	9	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	H	181
19	14	15	Graham Rahal	H	157	Contact
20	20	18	Carlos Huertas (R)	H	89	Electrical
21	4	14	Takuma Sato	H	25	Electrical
22	22	98	Jack Hawksworth (R)	H	0	DNS

Red=Non-Leaders Circle entry

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Starting line-up:

Notes:
98-Hawksworth diagnosed with myocardial contusion (bruised heart muscle) overnight; Bryan Herta Autosport has withdrawn its entry.

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Qualifying results:

Notes:
2:00 – 98-Hawksworth misses his spot in line following accident in practice.
24:00 – Yellow flag for 67-Newgarden. On second warmup lap, makes right-side contact with the SAFER Barrier in Turn 1. Car comes to rest at the exit to the corner with right side damage. Driver climbs from the car without assistance from the Holmatro Safety Team.

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Practice 2 – Saturday afternoon

Notes:
9-Dixon penalized two minutes of practice time for being late to mandatory weigh in following first practice. Penalty served at end of the session.
29:00 – Yellow for 98-Hawksworth, who spins and makes hard left-side contact with the SAFER Barrier in Turn 1. Car slides along the wall and comes to rest at the inside of the corner. Driver climbs from the car with assistance from the Holmatro Safety Team.

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Qualifying order: 9-Dixon, 98-Hawksworth, 11-Bourdais, 20-Carpenter, 7-Aleshin, 28-Hunter-Reay, 3-Castroneves, 19-Wilson, 67-Newgarden, 77-Pagenaud, 8-Briscoe, 25-Andretti, 18-Huertas, 83-Kimball, 27-Hinchcliffe, 14-Sato, 15-Rahal, 12-Power, 17-Saavedra, 10-Kanaan, 34-Munoz, 2-Montoya.

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Practice 1 – Saturday morning

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PRE-RACE POINT STANDINGS

Driver standings:

Rank	Car	Driver	Points
1	12	Will Power	405
2	3	Helio Castroneves	366
3	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	364
4	77	Simon Pagenaud	346
5	2	Juan Pablo Montoya	289
6	25	Marco Andretti	281
7	34	Carlos Munoz (R)	270
8	11	Sebastien Bourdais	242
9	9	Scott Dixon	237
10	27	James Hinchcliffe	230
11	10	Tony Kanaan	226
12	8	Ryan Briscoe	221
12	19	Justin Wilson	221
14	98	Jack Hawksworth (R)	219
15	83	Charlie Kimball	213
16	7	Mikhail Aleshin (R)	211
17	18	Carlos Huertas (R)	204
18	15	Graham Rahal	180
19	14	Takuma Sato	171
19	67	Josef Newgarden	171
21	17	Sebastian Saavedra	166
22	20	Mike Conway	152
23	20	Ed Carpenter	104
24	16	Oriol Servia	88
25	26	Kurt Busch (R)	80
26	21	JR Hildebrand	66
27	22	Sage Karam (R)	57
28	33	James Davison (R)	34
29	5	Jacques Villeneuve	29
30	68	Alex Tagliani	28
31	16	Luca Filippi	24
32	6	Townsend Bell	22
33	63	Pippa Mann	21
34	41	Martin Plowman (R)	18
35	91	Buddy Lazier	11
36	26	Franck Montagny	8

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Entrant standings:

Rank	Car	Driver	Points
1	12	Verizon Team Penske	405
2	3	Team Penske	366
3	28	DHL Andretti Autosport	364
4	77	Schmidt Peterson Hamilton Motorsports	346
5	2	Penske Motorsports	289
6	25	Snapple Andretti Autosport	281
7	34	Cinsay AndrettiTV.com HVM Racing	270
8	20	Fuzzy’s Vodka Ed Carpenter Racing	256
9	11	KVSH Racing	242
10	9	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	237
11	27	United Fiber & Data Andretti Autosport	230
12	10	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	226
13	8	NTT DATA Chip Ganassi Racing	221
13	19	Dale Coyne Racing	221
15	98	Bryan Herta Autosport	219
16	83	Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing	213
17	7	SMP Racing	211
18	18	Dale Coyne Racing	204
19	15	National Guard RLL Racing	180
20	14	ABC Supply AJ Foyt Racing	171
20	67	Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing	171
22	17	KV-AFS Racing	166
23	16	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	112
24	26	Suretone Andretti Autosport	88
25	21	Preferred Freezer Ed Carpenter Racing	66
26	22	Dreyer & 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	1300
2	Honda	1005

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Bonus winnings (unofficial tally):

Rank	Car	Team	Points
1	12	Will Power	$134,000
2	77	Simon Pagenaud	$106,000
3	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	$85,000
4	3	Helio Castroneves	$78,000
5	2	Juan Pablo Montoya	$52,000
6	9	Scott Dixon	$44,000
7	10	Tony Kanaan	$43,000
8	7	Mikhail Aleshin	$42,000
8	34	Carlos Munoz	$42,000
8	83	Charlie Kimball	$42,000
11	18	Carlos Huertas	$37,000
12	25	Marco Andretti	$36,000
13	27	James Hinchcliffe	$33,000
14	20	Mike Conway	$30,000
14	20	Ed Carpenter	$30,000
14	98	Jack Hawksworth	$30,000
17	11	Sebastien Bourdais	$29,000
18	19	Justin Wilson	$25,000
19	8	Ryan Briscoe	$21,000
20	15	Graham Rahal	$20,000
21	14	Takuma Sato	$11,000
22	67	Josef Newgarden	$9,000
23	16	Oriol Servia	$7,000
24	17	Sebastian Saavedra	$4,000

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Non-Leaders Circle entry winnings (unofficial tally):

Rank	Car	Team
1	8	NTT DATA Chip Ganassi Racing	$175,000
2	16	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	$80,000
3	41	Alfe AJ Foyt Racing	$10,000
4	26	Suretone Andretti Autosport	$5,000

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Firestone Pit Performance Award winners:

Race	Car	Team
Houston Race 2	12	Verizon Team Penske
Houston Race 1	27	United Fiber & Data Andretti Autosport
Texas Motor Speedway	18	Dale Coyne Racing
Detroit Race 2	27	United Fiber & Data Andretti Autosport
Detroit Race 1	27	United Fiber & Data Andretti Autosport
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