When Indycars arrive at Texas Motor Speedway, you expect fast, side-by-side racing. Lucky for us, that's exactly what we got. The number of passes on track for all the drivers was 1,172.
Though Scott Dixon's showcased his skill at the first oval of the season in Indianapolis, he had no luck when his car overheated near the end of the race. At Texas his skill and luck came together to make him a 37 time Indycar race winner.
The top 10 Finishers
1. Scott Dixon - His second win this season. Could he be starting his midseason run for the championship like in 2013?
2. Tony Kanaan - His highest finish of the season jumps him up to 9th in points.
3. Helio Castroneves - His sixth Top Five finish in the last 8 races at Texas.
4. Juan Montoya - 8 Top Tens in 9 races this season. He still holds a 35 point lead in the championship.
5. Marco Andretti - Highest finishing Honda.
6. Carlos Munoz - Fourth Top 10 this season.
7. Charlie Kimball - Another strong oval run to follow up on his 3rd place at Indy.
8. Ryan Briscoe - A solid run filling in for James Hinchcliffe.
9. James Jakes - Only his second Top 10 of the season. 10. Gabby Chaves - His second Top 10 in a row.
Top Ten included..
* 2 Penskes, 3 Ganassi Drivers, 2 Andretti drivers, 2 Schmidt drivers and one Bryan Herta driver. * 5 Chevys and 5 Hondas * Drivers from 7 different countries
Other:
3 – Positions gained by Marco Andretti in the final 23 laps of the race (eighth to fifth).
3.59 – Average running position of winner Scott Dixon for the 248 laps of racing at Texas Motor Speedway.
9 – Drivers who led at least one lap.
10 – Top-five finishes at Texas by Helio Castroneves, who placed third.
11 – # of positions improved by Ryan Briscoe, the biggest mover of the race
37 – Indy car victories for Scott Dixon, which ranks fifth all time.
99 – Indy car wins for cars owned by Chip Ganassi.
Josef started 14th and finished 22nd. So there's really not a lot to write. The team couldn't get either of the CFH Racing cars right all weekend. Ed Carpenter finished 23rd.
Luckily Josef is still in a good mood and ready to do great in Toronto. And he is still 8th in the Indycar season point standings!
We're behind again. Indycar has two weekends off and here it is just before the double header weekend in Houston and we're just doing our Josef update post from Texas.
And Alex even forgot to remind us (given she is the reason we do 'Josef' posts in the first place), but she was busy planning and having her Josef (and kitty cat) themed 7th birthday party.
So on to the update.
Josef finished 11th in the Firestone Texas 600!
After starting second, he stayed in the top ten most of the race, but got passed by Charlie Kimball on the last lap.
Alex was super excited he started on the front row, especially since it was in his super shiny, 'spacey' Strike car. But as Josef gradually dropped back all race her mood was not so good.
