Rahal Edges Hinch to Win Texas Shootout in closest finish in TMS history.
Results
1. (13) Graham Rahal, Honda, 248, Running
2. (10) James Hinchcliffe, Honda, 248, Running
3. (8) Tony Kanaan, Chevrolet, 248, Running
4. (6) Simon Pagenaud, Chevrolet, 248, Running
5. (3) Helio Castroneves, Chevrolet, 248, Running
6. (15) Charlie Kimball, Chevrolet, 247, Running
7. (1) Carlos Munoz, Honda, 247, Running
8. (7) Will Power, Chevrolet, 247, Running
9. (17) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 246, Running
10. (18) Sebastien Bourdais, Chevrolet, 246, Running
11. (9) Alexander Rossi, Honda, 246, Running
12. (12) Marco Andretti, Honda, 245, Running
13. (11) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Honda, 245, Running
14. (22) Gabby Chaves, Honda, 245, Running
15. (19) Max Chilton, Chevrolet, 243, Running
16. (16) Mikhail Aleshin, Honda, 231, Contact
17. (20) Jack Hawksworth, Honda, 227, Contact
18. (14) Ed Carpenter, Chevrolet, 223, Contact
19. (2) Scott Dixon, Chevrolet, 211, Contact
20. (4) Takuma Sato, Honda, 160, Mechanical
21. (21) Conor Daly, Honda, 42, Contact
22. (5) Josef Newgarden, Chevrolet, 41, Contact
Race Statistics
Winner’s average speed: 144.901 – Time of Race: 02:29:24.8886 (Plus 76 days?)
Margin of victory: 0.0080 of a second – Cautions: 5 for 53 laps
Lead changes: 14 among 8 drivers
Lap Leaders:
Munoz 1-37, Newgarden 38-39, Hunter-Reay 40, Hinchcliffe 41-74, Hunter-Reay 75-84, Hinchcliffe 85-120, Castroneves 121-126, Hinchcliffe 127-220, Carpenter 221, Hinchcliffe 222-225, Castroneves 226, Hinchcliffe 227-235, Kanaan 236, Hinchcliffe 237-247, Rahal 248.
Verizon IndyCar Series point standings: Pagenaud 529, Power 501, Kanaan 416, Castroneves 415, Newgarden 406, Dixon 397, Rahal 394, Hinchcliffe 392, Munoz 382, Kimball 361.