Inside MAVTV 500 box score: 2,537 passes for position

By Arni Sribhen

Published: Jun 29, 2015

Numbers to note following the MAVTV 500 at the 2-mile Auto Club Speedway oval – the 11th round of the Verizon Indy Car Series season:

6 – Positions gained by Stefano Coletti in the final 25 laps of the race (18th to 12th). … Podium finishes in 12 starts at Auto Club Speedway by Tony Kanaan, who was the race runner-up.

7.77 – Average running position of winner Graham Rahal for the 250 laps.

14 – Drivers who led at least one lap, the most to lead a race at Auto Club Speedway since November 2001 when a track-record 19 drivers led.

18 – Positions improved by Rahal (19th to first), most of any of the 23 starters.

21 – Indy car wins for cars owned by Bobby Rahal, who won 24 times as a driver.

74 -- Top-three career finishes by Tony Kanaan, tying Rick Mears for 13th on the all-time Indy car list.

76 – Laps in which rookie Sage Karam improved his position, most of any driver.

80 – Lead changes in the race, an Indy car record. The previous was 73 at Auto Club Speedway in November 2001.

124 – Starts between Indy car victories for Graham Rahal, the longest streak between wins by an Indy car driver.

244 – Consecutive starts by Kanaan, extending his all-time record.

2,537 – Total on-track passes for position. Kanaan had 204, most of any driver.

3,173 – Total on-track passes. Of the 6,248 total on-track passes this season, 51 percent occurred in the MAVTV 500.

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