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IndyCar: Final unofficial iRacing standings among full-time drivers

By Asher Fair

Scott McLaughlin, Team Penske, iRacing, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IndyCar (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
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How do the drivers who competed in each race on the IndyCar iRacing Challenge schedule stack up against one another in the final standings?

A total of 43 drivers competed in at least one of the six IndyCar iRacing Challenge races which were contested over the past few weeks as the virtual replacement for the real-life 2020 NTT IndyCar Series season, which has been delayed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

These six races were contested at virtual Watkins Glen International, virtual Barber Motorsports Park, virtual Michigan International Speedway, virtual Twin Ring Motegi, virtual Circuit of the Americas and virtual Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Of these 43 drivers, however, only 19 competed in all six of the races that were contested.

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The unofficial IndyCar iRacing Challenge championship standings have been tallied and updated after each race, but because of the fact that most of the drivers who are included in the standings did not compete in every race, it can become a bit confusing to determine how drivers actually stack up against one another.

Here is how those full-time drivers and only those full-time drivers stack up against one another in these standings.

Make note of the fact that each driver’s status as a full-time driver has nothing to do with his status as a full-time driver in the real-life IndyCar field, just the IndyCar iRacing Challenge field.

Position – Driver: Points (Behind)
1st – Scott McLaughlin: 213 (0)
2nd – Will Power: 195 (-18)
3rd – Simon Pagenaud: 182 (-31)
4th – Felix Rosenqvist: 151 (-62)
5th – Santino Ferrucci: 138 (-75)
6th – Sage Karam: 120 (-93)
7th – Graham Rahal: 113 (-100)
8th – Conor Daly: 108 (-105)
9th – Marcus Ericsson: 107 (-106)
10th – Pato O’Ward: 104 (-109)
11th – Alex Palou: 100 (-113)
12th – Josef Newgarden: 98 (-115)
12th – Oliver Askew: 98 (-115)
14th – Zach Veach: 96 (-117)
15th – Alexander Rossi: 86 (-127)
16th – Dalton Kellett: 80 (-133)
17th – Sebastien Bourdais: 79 (-134)
18th – Colton Herta: 73 (-140)
19th – Tony Kanaan: 40 (-173)

Of the 24 drivers who have competed in the series but not in a full-time capacity, six missed only one race. Of the 18 others, three competes in four races, four competed in three races, five competed in two races and six only competed in one race.

Among the six drivers who missed only one race, three attempted to qualify for the series finale but failed to do so. Those drivers were Felipe Nasr, Kyle Kaiser and James Hinchcliffe.

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Of the six drivers who competed in five races, Scott Dixon finished on top in 12th place in the unofficial championship standings with 99 points. He averaged 19.80 points per race, an average which would have placed him seventh had he competed in each event.

Of the three drivers who competed in four races, Ryan Hunter-Reay finished on top in 21st place with 70 points. He averaged 17.50 points per race, an average which would have placed him 10th had he competed in every race.

Of the four drivers who competed in three races, Scott Speed finished on top in 24th place with 61 points. He averaged 20.33 points per race, an average which would have placed him sixth had he competed in each race.

Of the five drivers who competed in two races, Lando Norris finished on top in 23rd place with 64 points. He averaged 32.00 points per race, an average which would have placed him third had he competed in every event.

Finally, of the six drivers who competed in only one race, Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished on top in 31st place with a third place finish at Michigan International Speedway, which netted him 35 points. An average of 35.00 points per race would have placed him second had he competed in all six races.

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Real IndyCar action is scheduled to kick off on Saturday, June 6 at Texas Motor Speedway with the Genesys 600, the first of 15 races on the updated 2020 schedule. This schedule is subject to change.