Racer - Winter 2014

INDYCAR 2014

2014 Verizon indyCar SerieS AT A GlANCE

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The final tally shows a decisive victory for Will Power, but with a double-points season-closer, there was no taking it easy in Fontana.

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After victory in the season-opener, Power was only briefly headed by Castroneves. Dixon scored two wins and a second in the final four races.

noTeWorTHy • 2013 champ Scott dixon finished top three for the eighth straight year!

• While Helio Castroneves was disappointed with his fourth runner-up championship finish, 2014 was the year he passed Team Penske mentor Rick Mears for career poles ( 41) and matched him for victories ( 29).

• Juan Montoya’s return to open-wheel racing for the first time since

2006 was a major success, highlighted by pole and the win in Pocono.

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1 Will Power (aus) team penske 671pts 2 Helio Castroneves (Bra) team penske 609 3 Scott dixon (nz) target chip ganassi Racing 604 4 Juan Pablo Montoya (Col) team penske 586 5 Simon Pagenaud (Fra) schmidt peterson motorsports 565 6 ryan Hunter-reay (uSa) Andretti Autosport 563 7 Tony kanaan (Bra) target chip ganassi Racing 544 8 Carlos Munoz (Col) Andretti Autosport 483 9 Marco andretti (uSa) Andretti Autosport 463 10 Sebastien Bourdais (Fra) kVsh Racing 461

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Mother-in-law, mother and wife greet Will Power after the hardest ninth-place finish of his career, one that clinched the indyCar title. Something tells us it won’t be his last.