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IndyCar’s DXC Technology 600 at Texas – facts and figures

The facts and figures behind and ahead of the ninth round of the 2019 NTT IndyCar Series – the DXC Technology 600 at Texas Motor Speedway.

Start: Josef Newgarden, Team Penske Chevrolet, Simon Pagenaud, Team Penske Chevrolet lead

Start: Josef Newgarden, Team Penske Chevrolet, Simon Pagenaud, Team Penske Chevrolet lead

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IndyCar’s DXC Technology 600 at TMS – facts and figures

The facts and figures ahead of the ninth round of the 2019 NTT IndyCar Series – thDXC Technology 600

Track: 1.5-mile oval near Dallas Fort Worth

Race distance: 248 laps / 372 miles

Firestone tires per entry: 14 sets to use throughout the two practice sessions, qualifying and the race

2018 race winner: Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda).
Helio Castroneves (Team Penske) holds the record for the most number of wins here (4), while of the active drivers, Dixon is top with three – 2008, ’15 and ’18. Will Power has won twice (2011 and 2017), while active one-time TMS winners are Tony Kanaan (2004), Ed Carpenter (2014) and Graham Rahal (2016).
At the race’s previous venue, the oval at College Station, TX, AJ Foyt scored four wins.

2018 pole winner: Josef Newgarden (Team Penske-Chevrolet), 220.613mph.
Of the active drivers, Power holds the most poles here (three), with Dixon, Charlie Kimball and Newgarden on one each.

Qualifying lap record: Kimball (Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda), 222.556mph (2017)

Previous winners

Arlington (dirt oval)
1947          Ted Horn, Ted Horn Enterprises, Horn-Offy
1948          Ted Horn, Ted Horn Enterprises, Horn-Offy
1949          Johnnie Parsons, Kurtis-Offy
                  Mel Hansen, Lesovsky-Offy
1950          Duane Carter, sprint car

Texas World Speedway – College Station

1973          Al Unser, Vel’s Parnelli Jones, Parnelli-Offy
1973          Gary Bettenhausen, Team Penske, McLaren-Offy
1976          AJ Foyt, Gilmore Racing, Coyote-Foyt
1976          Johnny Rutherford, Team McLaren, McLaren-Offy
1977          Tom Sneva, Team Penske, McLaren-Cosworth
1977          Johnny Rutherford, Team McLaren, McLaren-Cosworth
1978          Danny Ongais, Interscope Racing, Parnelli-Cosworth
1978          AJ Foyt, Gilmore Racing, Coyote-Foyt
1979          AJ Foyt, Gilmore Racing, Coyote-Foyt
1979          AJ Foyt, Gilmore Racing, Parnelli-Cosworth

Texas Motor Speedway – Fort Worth

1997          Arie Luyendyk, Treadway Racing, G-Force-Oldsmobile
1998          Billy Boat, AJ Foyt Enterprises, Dallara-Oldsmobile
1998          John Paul Jr., Byrd/Cunningham Racing, G-Force-Oldsmobile
1999          Scott Goodyear, Panther Racing, G-Force-Oldsmobile
1999          Mark Dismore, Kelley Racing, Dallara-Oldsmobile
2000          Scott Sharp, Kelley Racing, Dallara-Oldsmobile
2000          Scott Goodyear Panther Racing, Dallara-Oldsmobile
2001          Scott Sharp, Kelley Racing, Dallara-Oldsmobile
2001          Sam Hornish Jr., Panther Racing, Dallara-Oldsmobile
2002          Jeff Ward, Chip Ganassi Racing, G-Force-Chevrolet
2002          Sam Hornish Jr., Panther Racing, Dallara-Chevrolet
2003          Al Unser Jr., Kelley Racing, Dallara-Toyota
2003          Gil de Ferran, Team Penske, Dallara-Toyota
2004          Tony Kanaan, Andretti Green Racing, Dallara-Honda
2004          Helio Castroneves, Team Penske, Dallara-Toyota
2005          Tomas Scheckter, Panther Racing, Dallara-Chevrolet
2006          Helio Castroneves, Team Penske, Dallara-Honda
2007          Sam Hornish Jr., Team Penske, Dallara-Honda
2008          Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing, Dallara-Honda
2009          Helio Castroneves, Team Penske, Dallara-Honda
2010          Ryan Briscoe, Team Penske, Dallara-Honda
2011          Dario Franchitti, Chip Ganassi Racing, Dallara-Honda
2011          Will Power, Team Penske, Dallara-Honda
2012          Justin Wilson, Dale Coyne Racing, Dallara-Honda
2013          Helio Castroneves, Team Penske, Dallara-Chevrolet
2014          Ed Carpenter, Ed Carpenter Racing, Dallara-Chevrolet
2015          Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing, Dallara-Chevrolet
2016          Graham Rahal, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Dallara-Honda
2017          Will Power, Team Penske, Dallara-Chevrolet
2018          Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing, Dallara-Honda

These guys have 12 Texas Motor Speedway wins between them (so far): Scott Dixon (3) , Helio Castroneves (4), Tony Kanaan (1), Sam Hornish Jr. (3) and Gil de Ferran (1).

These guys have 12 Texas Motor Speedway wins between them (so far): Scott Dixon (3) , Helio Castroneves (4), Tony Kanaan (1), Sam Hornish Jr. (3) and Gil de Ferran (1).

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