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Inside the Box Score: Pocono

Some numbers to note from the Pocono INDYCAR 500 fueled by Sunoco, the 11th race of the 2014 Verizon IndyCar Series season.

Josef Newgarden, Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing

Photo by: Chris Jones

Juan Pablo Montoya, Penske Racing Chevrolet
Helio Castroneves, Penske Racing Chevrolet
Tony Kanaan, Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
Josef Newgarden, Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing
Race winner Ed Carpenter, Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
Josef Newgarden, Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing

1 - Driver to win a race after starting from pole position - Juan Pablo Montoya.

2.10 - Average running position of Juan Pablo Montoya during the 200 laps of racing at Pocono Raceway.

4 - Number of 1-2 finishes by teammates in 2014 after Montoya and Castroneves went 1-2 for Team Penske at Pocono. There were only two 1-2 finishes by teammates in 2013...Number of positions gained by Simon Pagenaud in the last 20 laps (10th to 6th).

 7 - Consecutive top-10 starts by James Hinchcliffe.

 12 - Career Indy car victories by Juan Pablo Montoya, who went 13 years, 9 months, 20 days between Indy car race wins.

13 - Positions improved by Josef Newgarden (21st to 8th) during the Pocono INDYCAR 500, the most positions gained in the race. 

39 - Laps that Sebastian Bourdais improved his position over the 200 laps of competition, most of any driver.

78 - Laps led by Tony Kanaan at Pocono, which allowed him to surpass 3,400 laps led in his career.

150 - Career Indy car starts for Ed Carpenter, who tied Rodger Ward and Scott Brayton on the all-time list.

202.402 - Average speed in miles per hour of Juan Pablo Montoya over the 500 miles, making the Pocono INDYCAR 500 the fastest 500 mile race in history. 

226 - Consecutive Indy car starts for Tony Kanaan dating to the 2001 CART race in Portland. Kanaan extended his all-time record.

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