EVENT SUMMARY: 2014 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio

2014 Season, Event Summaries — By More Front Wing Staff on July 30, 2014 8:06 pm

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2014 Honda 200 at Mid-Ohio
Sunday, August 3, 2014

Race Winner: Scott Dixon
Official box score – View PDF

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POST-RACE ANALYSIS

Box score:	View PDF
Lap chart:	View PDF
Tire use chart:	View PNG
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	12	Will Power	548
2	3	Helio Castroneves	544
3	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	485
4	77	Simon Pagenaud	484
5	2	Juan Pablo Montoya	447
6	9	Scott Dixon	440
7	34	Carlos Munoz (R)	416
8	11	Sebastien Bourdais	400
9	10	Tony Kanaan	389
10	25	Marco Andretti	383
11	8	Ryan Briscoe	368
12	27	James Hinchcliffe	366
13	83	Charlie Kimball	343
14	19	Justin Wilson	326
15	7	Mikhail Aleshin	314
16	67	Josef Newgarden	307
17	98	Jack Hawksworth (R)	301
18	15	Graham Rahal	296
19	18	Carlos Huertas (R)	278
20	14	Takuma Sato	246
21	17	Sebastian Saavedra	239
22	20	Mike Conway	235
23	20	Ed Carpenter	168
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	548
2	3	Team Penske	544
3	28	DHL Andretti Autosport	485
4	77	Schmidt Peterson Hamilton Motorsports	484
5	2	Penske Motorsports	447
6	9	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	440
7	34	Cinsay AndrettiTV.com HVM Racing	416
8	20	Fuzzy’s Vodka Ed Carpenter Racing	403
9	11	KVSH Racing	400
10	10	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	389
11	25	Snapple Andretti Autosport	383
12	8	NTT Data Chip Ganassi Racing	368
13	27	United Fiber & Data Andretti Autosport	366
14	83	Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing	343
15	19	Dale Coyne Racing	326
16	7	SMP Racing	314
17	67	Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing	307
18	98	Bryan Herta Autosport	301
19	15	National Guard RLL Racing	296
20	18	Dale Coyne Racing	278
20	14	ABC Supply AJ Foyt Racing	246
22	17	KV-AFS Racing	239
23	16	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	134
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 (unofficial):

Rank	Manufacturer	Points
1	Chevrolet	2161
2	Honda	1342

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Bonus winnings (unofficial tally):

Rank	Car	Team	Points
1	12	Will Power	$163,000
2	77	Simon Pagenaud	$128,000
3	3	Helio Castroneves	$123,000
4	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	$117,000
5	9	Scott Dixon	$109,000
6	10	Tony Kanaan	$93,000
7	2	Juan Pablo Montoya	$92,000
8	11	Sebastien Bourdais	$83,000
9	83	Charlie Kimball	$68,000
10	34	Carlos Munoz (R)	$67,000
11	27	James Hinchcliffe	$61,000
12	20	Mike Conway	$60,000
13	7	Mikhail Aleshin	$49,000
14	25	Marco Andretti	$45,000
15	15	Graham Rahal	$44,000
16	8	Ryan Briscoe	$40,000
17	20	Ed Carpenter	$39,000
18	98	Jack Hawksworth	$38,000
18	18	Carlos Huertas	$37,000
20	67	Josef Newgarden	$34,000
21	19	Justin Wilson	$29,000
22	14	Takuma Sato	$20,000
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	$325,000
2	16	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	$110,000
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
Toronto Race 2	18	Dale Coyne Racing
Toronto Race 1	83	Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing
Iowa	12	Verizon Team Penske
Pocono	12	Verizon Team Penske
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

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IMPORTANT TIMES

Green flag:	3:50 PM ET (local)*
Race broadcast:	US: 3:00 PM EDT on NBC Sports Network Can: 3:00 PM EDT on Sportsnet ONE
Qualifying:	2:00-3:10 PM EDT Saturday * (Broadcast: US: 5:30 PM EDT Saturday on NBC Sports Network Can: 12:00 AM EDT Sunday on Sportsnet ONE)
Practice sessions:	10:00-10:45 AM EDT Friday 2:00-2:45 PM EDT Friday 10:00-10:45 AM Saturday 10:25-10:55 AM Sunday (Delayed)
Drivers meeting:	Streamed on INDYCAR ’14 2:00-3:00 PM EDT Saturday and Sunday
Full weekend schedule:	View PDF
Radio/live timing and scoring:	INDYCAR Race Control

*2:50 PM CDT, 1:50 PM MDT, 12:50 PM PDT, 4:50 PM BRT, 8:50 PM BST, 7:50 AM Mon NZST, 5:50 AM Mon AEST, 4:50 AM Mon JST

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TRACK FACTS

Track type:	Permanent road course
Length:	2.258 miles
Race distance:	90 laps (203.22 miles)
Number of turns:	13
Track map:	View PNG
Start:	Rolling
Restarts:	Single-file
Event Twitter account and hashtag:	@Mid_Ohio, #Honda200
Weather forecast:	Disabled

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ENTRANT FACTS

Entry list:	View PDF
Past entrant performance:	View PDF
Spotter guide:	View PDF
Pit assignments:	View PDF
Engineer and race strategist list:	Visit thesetupsheet.com
Wing configuration:	Road/street
Boost specs:	150 kPa; increase to 160 kPa for push-to-pass
Push-to-pass specs:	10 pushes; 15 seconds per push; no activation delay
Firestone tires available per entry:	Primary: 5 sets per team plus one set for rookies and out-of-top-ten cars; same construction used previously at the Grand Prix of Indianapolis * Alternate: 3 sets per team; same tread compound used in 2013 * Wets: 5 sets per team; same new wet tire that debuted earlier this season at Houston * Race-time live tire tracking

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HISTORY

Last five wins:	2013 – Charlie Kimball, Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing 2012 – Scott Dixon, Target Chip Ganassi Racing 2011 – Scott Dixon, Target Chip Ganassi Racing 2010 – Dario Franchitti, Target Chip Ganassi Racing 2009 – Scott Dixon, Target Chip Ganassi Racing
Last five poles:	2013 – Ryan Hunter-Reay, Andretti Autosport (124.385) 2012 – Will Power, Penske Racing (123.825) 2011 – Scott Dixon, Target Chip Ganassi Racing (119.405) 2010 – Will Power, Penske Racing (120.955) 2009 – Ryan Briscoe, Team Penske (121.905)
Track record:	Gil de Ferran / Dario Franchitti (1:05.347, 124.394 mph) August 2000 (de Ferran) August 1999 (Franchitti)

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SESSION TIMES

Race – Official results

Rank	Start	Car	Driver	Engine	Laps	Comment
1	22	9	Scott Dixon	C	90
2	1	11	Sebastien Bourdais	C	90
3	17	27	James Hinchcliffe	H	90
4	4	34	Carlos Munoz (R)	H	90
5	7	15	Graham Rahal	H	90
6	6	12	Will Power	C	90
7	20	83	Charlie Kimball	C	90
8	19	8	Ryan Briscoe	C	90
9	9	77	Simon Pagenaud	H	90
10	5	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	H	90
11	11	2	Juan Pablo Montoya	C	90
12	2	67	Josef Newgarden	H	90
13	12	20	Mike Conway	C	90
14	13	7	Mikhail Aleshin (R)	H	90
15	8	19	Justin Wilson	H	90
16	18	98	Jack Hawksworth (R)	H	90
17	10	18	Carlos Huertas (R)	H	90
18	21	14	Takuma Sato	H	89
19	15	3	Helio Castroneves	C	86
20	14	17	Sebastian Saavedra	C	24	Mechanical
21	3	10	Tony Kanaan	C	0	Contact
22	16	25	Marco Andretti	H	0	Contact

Red=Non-Leaders Circle entry

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Starting line-up:

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Practice 4 – Sunday morning

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Qualifying results

Notes:
All four groups were run with all entrants on wet tires under wet track conditions.
R1G1: Red flag for 8-Briscoe off course in Turn 11; loses two fastest laps of the session for causing the red flag.
Red flag for 14-Sato off course in Turn 6; loses two fastest laps of the session for causing the red flag.
As no entrants had timed laps, all cars were given an opportunity to post one timed lap before R1G1 concluded.
R1G2: Red flag for 9-Dixon, who spins in Turn 9 and is off course; loses two fastest laps for causing the red flag.
34-Munoz receives two separate black flags for pit lane speed violations.
R2: Red flag for 2-Montoya, who spins in Turn 1 and is stopped on course; loses two fastest laps for causing the red flag.

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Practice 3 – Saturday morning

Notes:
28:00 — Red flag for 17-Saavedra off course in turn 12 and in need of assistance. Car is restarted by Holmatro Safety Team and returns to pit lane under its own power.

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Qualifying groups:
Group 1: 2-Montoya, 3-Castroneves, 7-Aleshin, 8-Briscoe, 10-Kanaan, 12-Power, 14-Sato, 19-Wilson, 20-Conway, 27-Hinchcliffe, 77-Pagenaud.
Group 2: 9-Dixon, 11-Bourdais, 15-Rahal, 17-Saavedra, 18-Huertas, 25-Andretti, 28-Hunter-Reay, 34-Munoz, 67-Newgarden, 83-Kimball, 98-Hawksworth.

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Practice 2 – Friday afternoon

Notes:
23:00 – Red flag for 77-Pagenaud off course in Turn 3 and in need of assistance. Car is lifted out of the gravel and returns to pit lane under its own power.
44:00 – Red flag and checkered for 18-Huertas who spins in Turn 12 and is stopped on course.

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Practice 1 – Friday morning

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PRE-RACE POINT STANDINGS

Driver standings:

Rank	Car	Driver	Points
1	3	Helio Castroneves	533
2	12	Will Power	520
3	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	464
4	77	Simon Pagenaud	462
5	2	Juan Pablo Montoya	428
6	9	Scott Dixon	387
7	34	Carlos Munoz (R)	384
8	10	Tony Kanaan	380
9	25	Marco Andretti	375
10	11	Sebastien Bourdais	358
11	8	Ryan Briscoe	344
12	27	James Hinchcliffe	330
13	83	Charlie Kimball	317
14	19	Justin Wilson	311
15	7	Mikhail Aleshin (R)	298
16	67	Josef Newgarden	288
17	98	Jack Hawksworth (R)	287
18	15	Graham Rahal	266
19	18	Carlos Huertas (R)	265
20	14	Takuma Sato	234
21	17	Sebastian Saavedra	229
22	20	Mike Conway	218
23	20	Ed Carpenter	168
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	3	Team Penske	533
2	12	Verizon Team Penske	520
3	28	DHL Andretti Autosport	464
4	77	Schmidt Peterson Hamilton Motorsports	462
5	2	Penske Motorsports	428
6	9	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	387
7	20	Fuzzy’s Vodka Ed Carpenter Racing	386
8	34	Cinsay AndrettiTV.com HVM Racing	384
9	10	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	380
10	25	Snapple Andretti Autosport	375
11	11	KVSH Racing	358
12	8	NTT DATA Chip Ganassi Racing	344
13	27	United Fiber & Data Andretti Autosport	330
14	83	Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing	317
15	19	Dale Coyne Racing	311
16	7	SMP Racing	298
17	67	Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing	288
18	98	Bryan Herta Autosport	287
19	15	National Guard RLL Racing	266
20	18	Dale Coyne Racing	265
20	14	ABC Supply AJ Foyt Racing	234
22	17	KV-AFS Racing	229
23	16	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	134
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	2056
2	Honda	1242

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Bonus winnings (unofficial tally):

Rank	Car	Team	Points
1	12	Will Power	$155,000
2	77	Simon Pagenaud	$124,000
3	3	Helio Castroneves	$123,000
4	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	$115,000
5	10	Tony Kanaan	$93,000
6	2	Juan Pablo Montoya	$92,000
7	9	Scott Dixon	$79,000
8	11	Sebastien Bourdais	$63,000
9	83	Charlie Kimball	$61,000
10	20	Mike Conway	$60,000
11	34	Carlos Munoz (R)	$57,000
12	7	Mikhail Aleshin (R)	$49,000
13	27	James Hinchcliffe	$46,000
14	25	Marco Andretti	$45,000
15	20	Ed Carpenter	$39,000
16	98	Jack Hawksworth (R)	$38,000
17	18	Carlos Huertas (R)	$37,000
18	8	Ryan Briscoe	$35,000
18	15	Graham Rahal	$35,000
20	67	Josef Newgarden	$34,000
21	19	Justin Wilson	$29,000
22	14	Takuma Sato	$20,000
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	$295,000
2	16	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	$110,000
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
Toronto Race 2	18	Dale Coyne Racing
Toronto Race 1	83	Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing
Iowa	12	Verizon Team Penske
Pocono	12	Verizon Team Penske
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

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