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IndyCar Driver Power Rankings after 2019 Honda Indy Toronto

By Asher Fair

FORT WORTH, TEXAS - JUNE 08: Takuma Sato of Japan, driver of the #30 ABeam Consulting Honda, races Scott Dixon of New Zealand, driver of the #9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, at the start of the NTT IndyCar Series DXC Technology 600 at Texas Motor Speedway on June 08, 2019 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
FORT WORTH, TEXAS - JUNE 08: Takuma Sato of Japan, driver of the #30 ABeam Consulting Honda, races Scott Dixon of New Zealand, driver of the #9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, at the start of the NTT IndyCar Series DXC Technology 600 at Texas Motor Speedway on June 08, 2019 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) /
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS – JUNE 06: Alexander Rossi of the United States, driver of the #27 GESS/Capstone Honda (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)
FORT WORTH, TEXAS – JUNE 06: Alexander Rossi of the United States, driver of the #27 GESS/Capstone Honda (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images) /

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Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda. GRAHAM RAHAL. #5. . No. 15

Last Rank: 8th (+3)
Races: 11
Top 10 finishes: 8
Top 5 finishes: 4
Podium finishes: 1
Wins: 0
Average finish: 9.91
Average finish in last five races: 6.00
Most recent finish: 9th
Points in most recent race: 22
Standings position: 8th
Points: 266

#4. . No. 9. Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda. SCOTT DIXON

Last Rank: 7th (+3)
Races: 11
Top 10 finishes: 7
Top 5 finishes: 7
Podium finishes: 6
Wins: 1
Average finish: 7.82
Average finish in last five races: 9.40
Most recent finish: 2nd
Points in most recent race: 40
Standings position: 4th
Points: 348

. No. 22. Team Penske, Chevrolet. SIMON PAGENAUD. #3

Last Rank: 3rd (-)
Races: 11
Top 10 finishes: 9
Top 5 finishes: 3
Podium finishes: 3
Wins: 3
Average finish: 7.45
Average finish in last five races: 7.80
Most recent finish: 1st
Points in most recent race: 54
Standings position: 3rd
Points: 395

No. 2. Team Penske, Chevrolet. JOSEF NEWGARDEN. #2.

Last Rank: 2nd (-)
Races: 11
Top 10 finishes: 9
Top 5 finishes: 9
Podium finishes: 6
Wins: 3
Average finish: 5.09
Average finish in last five races: 5.60
Most recent finish: 4th
Points in most recent race: 32
Standings position: 1st
Points: 434

#1. . No. 27. Andretti Autosport, Honda. ALEXANDER ROSSI

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Last Rank: 1st (-)
Races: 11
Top 10 finishes: 10
Top 5 finishes: 9
Podium finishes: 6
Wins: 2
Average finish: 5.18
Average finish in last five races: 2.60
Most recent finish: 3rd
Points in most recent race: 35
Standings position: 2nd
Points: 430

Biggest Movers
Up: Scott Dixon, Graham Rahal (+3)
Down: Will Power, Takuma Sato (-3)

Despite the fact that he sits in eighth place in the championship standings, the fact that he was involved in a first-lap six-car crash in the Honda Indy Toronto and the fact that he could only rebound to secure what was his worst finish since his wreck-induced 27th place finish in the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway back in late May, Graham Rahal silently made his way up from eighth to fifth in these formulated IndyCar Driver Power Rankings.

This is because Rahal’s worst finish in the five races that have been contested since the Indy 500 is still the very solid ninth place finish that he earned in the Honda Indy Toronto race following a solid comeback drive.

This ninth place finish notably decreased Rahal’s average finish in the last five races by 3.60 from 9.60 to 6.00, as it replaced his 27th place finish in the Indy 500 in the calculation for this average. His average finish in the last five races is the third best in IndyCar right now, which is a huge reason why he jumped from eighth to fifth in these rankings.

Only the top two drivers in these rankings, Alexander Rossi and Josef Newgarden, have recorded better average finishes in the last five races than Rahal has. Rossi’s mark of 2.60 is by far the best in IndyCar while Newgarden is only slightly ahead of Rahal in this category with an average of 5.60.

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IndyCar action is scheduled to resume in under one week on Saturday, July 20 with the Iowa 300 at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. This race is set to be broadcast live on NBC Sports Network beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET, and it is scheduled to get underway shortly thereafter.