Here are a few of the IndyCar race facts and notable records for Phoenix International Raceway. If you didn’t pay close attention to the track record set last year by Helio Castroneves check it out. The IndyCars run about 50+ mph faster around this one mile facility than do the “door slammers” of NASCAR!
Here is the basic configuration of this one mile race track:
Frontstretch length: 1,179 feet
Backstretch length: 1,551 feet
Banking: turns 1 & 2…. 10-11 degrees
Banking turns 3 & 4……8-9 degrees
IndyCar Track Record: Helio Castroneves (4/1/17) 19.608 secs./192.324 mph
Fastest Race: 250 miles Scott Dixon 4/2/16 time (1:40:38.485), speed (139.822 mph)
200 miles Robert Guerrero 4/12/87 time (1:26:56.620), speed (138.020 mph)
150 miles Bobby Unser time (1:10:31.380), speed (127.618 mph)
Most Wins: 6 Al Unser (11/15/69, 3/28/70, 3/27/71, 11/7/76, 10/20/79, and 10/13/85)
Most Poles Earned: 11 Bobby Unser (11/19/67, 4/7/68, 3/27/71, 10/23/71, 10/23/71, 3/18/72, 11/7/76, 10/29/77, 3/11/79, 3/22/81, 10/31/81(
Moat Wins By A Team: 6 Team Penske (3/28/82, 10/31/85, 4/9/89, 4/8/80, 4/10/94, 3/17/02, 3/19/85
Most Lead Changes: 11 (4/6/86, 4/2/95)
Fewest Lead Changes: 0 (4/9/67)
Moat Race Leaders: 8 (3/19/00
Fewest Race Leaders: 1 (4/9/67)
Most laps led by the winner: 200 (Bobby Rahal 4/5/92)
Fewest laps led by the winner: 1 (Swede Savage 11/21/70)
Closest Margin of Victory: 0.5344 seconds (Tony Kanaan over Scott Dixon 3/21/04)
Widest Margin of Victory: 2 laps (George Follmer over Wally Dallenbach 3/30/69, Gordon Johncock over Steve Krisiloff, 3/18/78)
Lowest Starting Position of a Winner: 26th (Buddy Lazier 3/19/200)
I looked it up so that you would not have to, and now you know the rest of the story!
TIL NEXT TIME, I AM STILL WORKING ON MY REDNECK!
