A record-tying 11 different winners and 10 different Verizon P1 Award recipients underscored the competitiveness of the Verizon IndyCar Series season on the most diverse schedule in motorsports.
Short ovals (Milwaukee Mile and Iowa Speedway), speedways (Texas Motor Speedway) and superspeedways (Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway and Auto Club Speedway) complement the road courses (Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Barber Motorsports Park, Sonoma Raceway and Indianapolis) and street circuits (St. Petersburg, Long Beach, Detroit, Toronto and Houston). Extending the challenge were doubleheader weekends at Detroit, Toronto and Houston.
“It’s great. You go to Pocono and you’re racing 230 mph and then you go to Iowa and it’s a different level and then go to a slipper course like Toronto," said 2013 series champion Scott Dixon, who won twice this season. "They’re different extremes. It keeps you on your toes. You have to go with an open mind."
Among the season leaders were series champion Will Power (completing 2,394 of the 2,395 laps), races led (11), laps led (623) and Verizon P1 Awards (four). He also was tops with 15 top-10 finishes. Ryan Briscoe and Power were the only drivers to be running at the finish in all 18 races. Dixon had the most top-five finishes (11). Fifteen drivers led at least four races.
Below is a season recap:
| March 27, 2014 - The Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg |
| Winner (started) |
Will Power (4th) |
On Pole (finished) |
Takuma Sato (7th) |
| Time of Race |
2:06:57.6288 |
Pole Speed |
104.738 MPH |
| Average Speed |
93.572 MPH |
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| Margin of Victory |
1.9475 sec. |
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| April 13, 2014 - The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach |
| Winner (started) |
Mike Conway (17th) |
On Pole (finished) |
Ryan Hunter-Reay (20th) |
| Time of Race |
1:54:41.6418 |
Pole Speed |
104.462 MPH |
| Average Speed |
82.362 MPH |
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| Margin of Victory |
0.9005 sec. |
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| April 27, 2014 - The Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama |
| Winner (started) |
Ryan Hunter-Reay (3rd) |
On Pole (finished) |
Will Power (5th) |
| Time of Race |
1:40:43.3337 |
Pole Speed |
121.209 MPH |
| Average Speed |
94.537 MPH |
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| Margin of Victory |
Under Caution |
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| May 10, 2014 - The Grand Prix of Indianapolis |
| Winner (started) |
Simon Pagenaud (4th) |
On Pole (finished) |
Sebastian Saavedra (23rd) |
| Time of Race |
2:04:24.0261 |
Pole Speed |
104.675 MPH |
| Average Speed |
96.462 MPH |
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| Margin of Victory |
0.8906 sec. |
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| May 25, 2014 - The 98th Indianapolis 500 |
| Winner (started) |
Ryan Hunter-Reay (3rd) |
On Pole (finished) |
Ed Carpenter (27th) |
| Time of Race |
2:40:48.2305 |
Pole Speed |
231.067 MPH |
| Average Speed |
186.563 MPH |
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| Margin of Victory |
0.0600 sec. |
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| May 31, 2014 - The Chevrolet Dual In Detroit - Race #1 |
| Winner (started) |
Will Power (18th) |
On Pole (finished) |
Helio Castroneves (5) |
| Time of Race |
1:49:29.9323 |
Pole Speed |
109.110 MPH |
| Average Speed |
90.138 MPH |
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| Margin of Victory |
0.3308 sec. |
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| June 1, 2014 - The Chevrolet Dual In Detroit - Race #2 |
| Winner (started) |
Helio Castroneves (3rd) |
On Pole (finished) |
Takuma Sato (18th) |
| Time of Race |
1:45:53.3410 |
Pole Speed |
111.115 MPH |
| Average Speed |
93.211 MPH |
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| Margin of Victory |
1.6836 sec. |
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| June 7, 2014 - The Firestone 600 |
| Winner (started) |
Ed Carpenter (5th) |
On Pole (finished) |
Will Power (2nd) |
| Time of Race |
2:01:25.5758 |
Pole Speed |
218.896 MPH |
| Average Speed |
178.301 MPH |
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| Margin of Victory |
0.5247 sec. |
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| June 28, 2014 - The Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston - Race #1 |
| Winner (started) |
Carlos Huertas (19th) |
On Pole (finished) |
Simon Pagenaud (16th) |
| Time of Race |
1:51:25.5649 |
Pole Speed |
99.078 MPH |
| Average Speed |
70.389 MPH |
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| Margin of Victory |
Under Caution |
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| June 29, 2014 - The Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston - Race #2 |
| Winner (started) |
Simon Pagenaud (3rd) |
On Pole (finished) |
Helio Castroneves (21st) |
| Time of Race |
1:51:43.0625 |
Pole Speed |
99.415 MPH |
| Average Speed |
78.981 MPH |
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| Margin of Victory |
7.2622 sec. |
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| July 6, 2014 - The Pocono INDYCAR 500 |
| Winner (started) |
Juan Pablo Montoya (1st) |
On Pole (finished) |
Juan Pablo Montoya (1st) |
| Time of Race |
2:28:13.1798 |
Pole Speed |
223.871 MPH |
| Average Speed |
202.402 MPH |
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| Margin of Victory |
2.3403 sec. |
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| July 12, 2014 - The Iowa Corn Indy 300 |
| Winner (started) |
Ryan Hunter-Reay (13th) |
On Pole (finished) |
Scott Dixon (4th) |
| Time of Race |
2:01:58.8160 |
Pole Speed |
186.256 MPH |
| Average Speed |
131.923 MPH |
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| Margin of Victory |
0.5814 sec. |
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| July 20, 2014 - The Honda Indy Toronto - 2 in T.O. - Race #1 |
| Winner (started) |
Sebastien Bourdais (1st) |
On Pole (finished) |
Sebastien Bourdais (1st) |
| Time of Race |
1:15:44.3232 |
Pole Speed |
107.179 MPH |
| Average Speed |
90.370 MPH |
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| Margin of Victory |
3.3408 sec. |
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| July 21, 2014 - The Honda Indy Toronto - 2 in T.O. - Race #2 |
| Winner (started) |
Mike Conway (11th) |
On Pole (finished) |
Helio Castroneves (12th) |
| Time of Race |
1:20:35.5420 |
Pole Speed |
Set on entrant points because of schedule changes due to rain |
| Average Speed |
73.168 MPH |
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| Margin of Victory |
3.5418 sec. |
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| August 3, 2014 - The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio |
| Winner (started) |
Scott Dixon (22nd) |
On Pole (finished) |
Sebastien Bourdais (2nd) |
| Time of Race |
1:52:45.2403 |
Pole Speed |
96.586 MPH |
| Average Speed |
108.140 MPH |
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| Margin of Victory |
5.3864 sec. |
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| August 17, 2014 - The ABC Supply Wisconsin 250 |
| Winner (started) |
Will Power (1st) |
On Pole (finished) |
Will Power (1st) |
| Time of Race |
1:44:49.4611 |
Pole Speed |
169.262 MPH |
| Average Speed |
145.243 MPH |
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| Margin of Victory |
2.7949 sec. |
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| August 24, 2014 - The GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma |
| Winner (started) |
Scott Dixon (3rd) |
On Pole (finished) |
Will Power (10th) |
| Time of Race |
2:09:21.8064 |
Pole Speed |
110.912 MPH |
| Average Speed |
94.026 MPH |
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| Margin of Victory |
1.1359 sec. |
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| August 30, 2014 - The MAVTV 500 |
| Winner (started) |
Tony Kanaan (7th) |
On Pole (finished) |
Helio Castroneves (14th) |
| Time of Race |
2:32:58.4659 |
Pole Speed |
218.540 MPH |
| Average Speed |
196.111 MPH |
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| Margin of Victory |
3.6750 sec |
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Track
|
Starters
|
Laps
|
Running
at Finish
|
Cars On Lead Lap
|
Race
Leaders
|
Lead
Changes
|
Caution Flags
|
Laps Under Caution
|
|
STP
|
22
|
110
|
20
|
18
|
4
|
7
|
2
|
10
|
|
LB
|
23
|
80
|
16
|
12
|
5
|
6
|
4
|
18
|
|
BAR
|
23
|
69
|
21
|
19
|
6
|
7
|
5
|
16
|
|
GPI
|
25
|
82
|
18
|
15
|
7
|
12
|
4
|
19
|
|
IMS
|
33
|
200
|
25
|
20
|
11
|
34
|
5
|
21
|
|
BI-1
|
22
|
70
|
19
|
15
|
7
|
10
|
4
|
17
|
|
BI-2
|
22
|
70
|
18
|
16
|
7
|
7
|
4
|
13
|
|
TMS
|
22
|
248
|
17
|
6
|
3
|
11
|
3
|
23
|
|
HOU-1
|
23
|
80
|
16
|
13
|
5
|
6
|
6
|
24
|
|
HOU-2
|
23
|
90
|
18
|
11
|
2
|
3
|
5
|
21
|
|
POC
|
21
|
200
|
18
|
11
|
5
|
16
|
1
|
6
|
|
IOWA
|
22
|
300
|
15
|
14
|
4
|
6
|
7
|
68
|
|
TOR-1
|
23
|
65
|
19
|
17
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
5
|
|
TOR-2
|
23
|
56
|
19
|
16
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
20
|
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M-O
|
22
|
90
|
19
|
17
|
5
|
7
|
2
|
10
|
|
MIL
|
22
|
250
|
20
|
7
|
4
|
8
|
1
|
9
|
|
SON
|
22
|
85
|
21
|
20
|
8
|
10
|
3
|
11
|
|
CAL
|
21
|
250
|
20
|
10
|
9
|
17
|
1
|
12
|
Key: STP-Streets of St. Petersburg; LB-Streets of Long Beach; BAR-Barber Motorsports Park; GPI-Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course; IMS-Indianapolis Motor Speedway Oval; BI-Raceway at Belle Isle Park; TMS-Texas Motor Speedway; HOU-Reliant Park; POC-Pocono Raceway; IOWA- Iowa Speedway; TOR-Streets of Toronto; M-O - Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course; MIL-The Milwaukee Mile; SON-Sonoma; CAL-Auto Club Speedway