2015 indycar season standings

Honda received a bonus of 30 engine manufacturer points for attaining the life cycle minimum for three of its engines. Heres five as the indycar series heads to the final two months of 2015 beginning with sundays race, the abc supply wisconsin. Find indy lights presented by cooper tires standings for current and past seasons. Indycars white hot josef newgarden has shot at 2015. It didnt turn out the way team penske expected or even the way it should have, given the overall speed shown but the 2015 verizon indycar series season offered hope to the team for the 2016 season. For the latest indycar news throughout the rest of the 2017 indycar season, be sure to keep up with the motor sports category at fansided. Video indycar schedule indycar standings imsa schedule supercross. Rahal finished the season fourth in series standings with a total of 490 points.

Its premier event was the 98th indianapolis 500, held on sunday, may 25. Beyond the flag is your home for indycar series championship standings, road and street course standings, oval standings and win droughts. Indycars simon pagenaud positive, not pensive about 2015. As the verizon indycar series season drew closer to its exciting conclusion. Helio castroneves writes about his disbelief at the death of fellow driver justin wilson and what to expect during indycars final race of the 2015 season. Verizon indycar series manufacturers standings update. Kevin harvick nearly made the top of this nascar standings list. Canadian james hinchcliffes departure from powerhouse andretti autosport to scmidt peterson definitely makes him a driver to watch in 2015. In 2014, graham rahal probably felt like jumping off a mountain. Scott dixon denies juan pablo montoya 2015 indycar title.

The 2016 verizon indycar series was the 21st season of the indycar series and the 105th season of american open wheel racing. Indycar driver of the decade race a 2driver battle autoweek. Scott dixon won the indycar championship at the gopro grand prix at. Scott dixon jumped from his prerace rank of third to first with a total of 556 points, which is the same total as montoya but dixon won the title on a tiebreaker. Indycar, decade best, no surprises as scott dixon, will power finish. Is that a positive, or representative of hondas diminished full time roster. Click on the driver to see 2015 race level statistics for that driver. The 2014 verizon indycar series was the 19th season of the indycar series and the 103rd season of american open wheel racing. Indycar ditches doublepoints for 2020 seasonfinale with schedule up in the air. That put him at the top of the 2015 nascar cup series standings at seasons end. Sato was fifth best among full time honda powered drivers behind graham rahal, ryan hunter reay, marco andretti and carlos munoz. There are no fiery, carflipping, bonejarring wrecks in the nba or nfl or mlb, yet the harsh reality is that even the best drivers in sundays. Scott dixon wins fourth indycar championship in tiebreaker. Indycar champion scott dixon thinks nobody had a strong.

Dixon comes from behind to win 2015 indycar championship fox. Indycar series drivers schedule video photo news stats. Verizon indycar series standings after grand prix at the glen. Shes just feeling the pressure of not winning races. Graham rahal looks to build on strong 2015 in indycar. Indianapolis may 6, 2015 indycar announced the following manufacturers championship points adjustments following the indianapolis 500 open test day on may 3 at the indianapolis motor speedway. Graham rahal may be indycars unlikely 2015 champion. This has been the best season of my career in motorsport and ive learned so much. Nbc will air eight races, additional telecasts of indy 500 qualifying. However, he came up just short running 2nd to kyle busch in the final race of the season. Scott dixon entered as the reigning drivers champion, while chevrolet entered the season as the reigning manufacturers champion.

Its parent company began in 1996 as the indy racing league irl, which was created by then indianapolis motor speedway owner tony george as a competitor to cart. It included the 100th running of the indianapolis 500. Since 2015, the indianapolis 500 and whichever track has hosted the season finale this year originally. Standing starts have been eliminated from the 2015 indycar season, and double points will be paid for just the 99th indianapolis 500 and the seasons final race at sonoma raceway on aug. In fact most of the below classic nonchase 2015 nascar point standings look very different from the official standings this season.

Top drivers to watch in 2015 indycar season sportsnet. In 2008, the indycar series merged with carts successor, the champ car world series. Will power returned as the reigning champion, while ryan hunterreay was the defending indy 500 cha. But really, the updated indycar standings are telling us what weve been talking about all season longthat the 2017 indycar championship is a battle between penske and scott dixon.

The new rulebook for the 2015 verizon indycar series has dropped standings starts, but introduces double points for the season finale at sonoma raceway. Its premier event was the 99th indianapolis 500, which was held on may 24. Full ntt indycar series and indy lights championship standings with links to previous years at the top of the page. Hinchcliffe decides to join schmidt peterson motorsports for 2015 season. Watch team penske score a 12 finish in this classic at what was then known as gateway motorsports park. From 2015 through 2017, rahal finished a consistent. Upon seasons end, simon pagenaud was crowned drivers champion, while chevrolet.

Rahal finished fourth in verizon indycar series standings. The ganassi driver denied juan pablo montoya the championship in a sixway fight at the sonoma finale. Scott dixon entered the season as the defending indycar champion, while chevrolet entered as the reigning manufacturers champion the 2014 season featured eleven different winners, tying a record. Verizon indycar series standings after abc supply 500. However, he would have climbed back to a top 2o in the standings, following the classic nascar points system. Click on the driver to see 2015 racelevel statistics for that driver. There shouldnt be many surprises at this level of motor sports. After 2019 season september 22, 2019 rank driver, car, team, engine.

The 2015 mavtv 500 indycar race was an openwheel motorsport event held on june 27, 2015, at the 2. Juan pablo montoya, who stood atop the standings since winning the season opener on the streets of st. Scott dixon wins fourth indycar championship in tiebreaker usa. The 2015 verizon indycar series was the 20th season of the indycar series and the 104th. Nobody had a particularly strong indycar series season in 2015, reckons champion scott dixon. It marked the 11th round of the 2015 season and unlike the previous season, was not the championships final race of.

Scott dixon won the 2015 indycar title on a tiebreak with juan pablo montoya thanks to victory in an eventful seasonfinale at sonoma on sunday. The indycar series, currently known as the ntt indycar series under sponsorship, is the premier level of openwheel racing in north america. Indycar ditches doublepoints for 2020 seasonfinale with. This story was originally published in may of 2015. Montoya, who has led the series points standings all season, came into sundays race with a 34point lead in the. Scott dixon captures sonoma race win and 2015 indycar. Nascar sprint cup standings for 2015 click on the driver to see 2015 racelevel statistics for that driver. Its interesting to look at but these standings still mean nothing in the record books.