2010 IndyCar season | |
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IZOD IndyCar Series | |
Season | |
Races | 17 |
Start date | March 14 |
End date | October 2 |
Awards | |
Drivers' champion | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
Indianapolis 500 winner | ![]() |
Discipline champions | |
Oval champion | ![]() |
Road course champion | ![]() |
The 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series was the 15th season of the IndyCar Series, and the 99th recognized season of top-level American open wheel racing. It was the series' first of six planned seasons under Izod title sponsorship, a multimillion-dollar deal which was announced on November 5, 2009. [1] [2] Its premier event was the 94th Indianapolis 500, held on Sunday, May 30.
This season is notable for having the most women to compete in a season: Ana Beatriz, Milka Duno, Sarah Fisher, Danica Patrick, and Simona de Silvestro. They all competed in the Peak Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300 and the Cafés do Brasil Indy 300.
Chip Ganassi Racing's Dario Franchitti retained his title, to win his third in four seasons after defeating Team Penske driver Will Power in a championship battle that went to the final race of the season at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Power had led the championship for most of the season, and led Franchitti by twelve into Homestead, but after hitting the wall during the race and finishing in 25th place, Franchitti's eighth-place finish with maximum bonus points gave him the championship by five points. Franchitti and Power each won one of the new-for-2010 sub-championships for oval tracks, and road courses. Franchitti won the oval championship with six top-five finishes from eight races, including victories at the Indianapolis 500 and Chicagoland, [3] and also won the road course event at Mid-Ohio. Power was even more dominant in the road course championship, finishing each of the nine races in the top three, with five wins in São Paulo, St. Petersburg, Watkins Glen, Toronto and Sonoma. [4]
After battling Franchitti for the title in 2009, Scott Dixon and Ryan Briscoe finished third and fifth in the championship standings with the third Penske car, piloted by Hélio Castroneves finished between the pair. Dixon won on the ovals at Kansas and Homestead-Miami, as well as a victory in Edmonton after Castroneves was penalised for blocking on a late-race restart. Dixon's victory in Florida helped him overhaul Castroneves for third place in the championship standings. Castroneves also took three victories during the season, winning the inaugural race at Barber Motorsports Park as well as back-to-back victories at Kentucky and Twin Ring Motegi, as he finished sixteen points behind Dixon. Briscoe finished over 100 points behind Franchitti, with a solitary victory at Texas. Andretti Autosport drivers Tony Kanaan and Ryan Hunter-Reay were the only other drivers to win a race, as they finished sixth and seventh respectively. Rookie of the Year went to Dale Coyne Racing driver Alex Lloyd who competed in his first full season, after three races over the previous two seasons. He finished 24 points ahead of Simona de Silvestro.
This was the last season that the winner of the Indianapolis 500 went on to also win the championship in the same season until Álex Palou achieved the feat in 2025.
All drivers competed in identical Honda HI10R V8-powered, Firestone Firehawk-shod, Dallara IR-05 chassis. (R) reflects an IZOD IndyCar Series rookie.
The final 2010 schedule was announced on July 31, 2009, [111] with revisions announced on August 26, 2009. [112] New events included a season-opening street race in São Paulo, Brazil, and the new Alabama Grand Prix at Barber Motorsports Park. Richmond and Milwaukee did not return in 2010. [10]
O Oval speedway
R Road course
S Street circuit
† – The Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was originally scheduled for March 28 (3:30 PM on ABC) but was postponed to the next day due to torrential rain.
Two open tests were scheduled for February 24–26 at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama and May 4 at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky. [113] At Barber, Team Penske's Will Power recorded the best time over the three sessions, and topped the times in two of the three held. His lap time of 1:09.8724 – set in the third session [114] – saw him as the only driver to set a time in the 1:09s. Teammates Hélio Castroneves and Ryan Briscoe set the second-fastest and third-fastest laps of the test. The Kentucky test was washed out by weepers – water seeping up onto the track from six inches of overnight rain – and no times were set. [115]
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
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Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | |
1 | 5 | 12 | ![]() | Team Penske | 61 | 2:00:57.7112 | 4 | |
2 | 4 | 37 | ![]() | Andretti Autosport | 61 | +1.8581 | 20 | |
3 | 16 | 14 | ![]() | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 61 | +9.7094 | 0 | |
4 | 12 | 2 | ![]() | De Ferran Luczo Dragon Racing | 61 | +10.4235 | 0 | |
5 | 18 | 4 | ![]() | Panther Racing | 61 | +10.8883 | 0 | |
Race average speed: 76.733 mph (123.490 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 7 between 5 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 5 for 19 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
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Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | |
1 | 1 | 12 | ![]() | Team Penske | 100 | 2:07:05.7968 | 50 | |
2 | 4 | 22 | ![]() | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 100 | +0.8244 | 0 | |
3 | 19 | 6 | ![]() | Team Penske | 100 | +4.7290 | 9 | |
4 | 5 | 3 | ![]() | Team Penske | 100 | +5.1699 | 0 | |
5 | 13 | 10 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | 100 | +22.2172 | 3 | |
Race average speed: 84.975 mph (136.754 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 10 between 8 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 5 for 23 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
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Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | |
1 | 3 | 3 | ![]() | Team Penske | 90 | 1:56:41.3928 | 20 | |
2 | 5 | 9 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | 90 | +0.5703 | 0 | |
3 | 7 | 10 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | 90 | +8.1590 | 0 | |
4 | 1 | 12 | ![]() | Team Penske | 90 | +8.6639 | 12 | |
5 | 4 | 26 | ![]() | Andretti Autosport | 90 | +9.7410 | 58 | |
Race average speed: 106.436 mph (171.292 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 7 between 3 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 2 for 5 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
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Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | |
1 | 2 | 37 | ![]() | Andretti Autosport | 85 | 1:47:12.5404 | 64 | |
2 | 3 | 22 | ![]() | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 85 | +5.6031 | 0 | |
3 | 1 | 12 | ![]() | Team Penske | 85 | +8.5864 | 19 | |
4 | 8 | 9 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | 85 | +10.6287 | 2 | |
5 | 6 | 11 | ![]() | Andretti Autosport | 85 | +11.7732 | 0 | |
Race average speed: 93.619 mph (150.665 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 5 between 3 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 1 for 5 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
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Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | |
1 | 2 | 9 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | 1:50:43.1410 | 167 | |
2 | 3 | 10 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | +3.0528 | 2 | |
3 | 15 | 11 | ![]() | Andretti Autosport | 200 | +3.2210 | 0 | |
4 | 8 | 3 | ![]() | Team Penske | 200 | +3.8300 | 0 | |
5 | 22 | 37 | ![]() | Andretti Autosport | 200 | +6.1133 | 0 | |
Race average speed: 164.741 mph (265.125 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 3 between 3 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 4 for 33 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
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Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | |
1 | 3 | 10 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | 3:05:37.0131 | 155 | |
2 | 18 | 4 | ![]() | Panther Racing | 200 | +0.1536 | 0 | |
3 | 16 | 26 | ![]() | Andretti Autosport | 200 | +20.9875 | 1 | |
4 | 26 | 19 | ![]() | Dale Coyne Racing | 200 | +20.9876 | 0 | |
5 | 6 | 9 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | +21.4922 | 0 | |
Race average speed: 161.623 mph (260.107 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 13 between 8 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 9 for 44 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
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Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | |
1 | 1 | 6 | ![]() | Team Penske | 228 | 2:04:47.1555 | 102 | |
2 | 8 | 7 | ![]() | Andretti Autosport | 228 | +1.4629 | 1 | |
3 | 10 | 26 | ![]() | Andretti Autosport | 228 | +2.3162 | 0 | |
4 | 4 | 9 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | 228 | +3.0770 | 0 | |
5 | 2 | 10 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | 228 | +7.5882 | 86 | |
Race average speed: 159.508 mph (256.703 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 10 between 7 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 4 for 36 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
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Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | |
1 | 15 | 11 | ![]() | Andretti Autosport | 250 | 1:42:12.4036 | 62 | |
2 | 4 | 3 | ![]() | Team Penske | 250 | +4.2030 | 43 | |
3 | 19 | 8 | ![]() | KV Racing Technology | 250 | +5.2538 | 0 | |
4 | 8 | 6 | ![]() | Team Penske | 250 | +9.0536 | 0 | |
5 | 1 | 12 | ![]() | Team Penske | 250 | +9.5902 | 32 | |
Race average speed: 131.205 mph (211.154 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 16 between 7 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 4 for 51 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
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Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | |
1 | 1 | 12 | ![]() | Team Penske | 60 | 1:40:27.4391 | 45 | |
2 | 3 | 6 | ![]() | Team Penske | 60 | +1.2181 | 4 | |
3 | 4 | 10 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | 60 | +2.6754 | 1 | |
4 | 11 | 2 | ![]() | De Ferran Dragon Racing | 60 | +8.0208 | 0 | |
5 | 9 | 32 | ![]() | KV Racing Technology | 60 | +9.3229 | 0 | |
Race average speed: 120.768 mph (194.357 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 5 between 4 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 2 for 5 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
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Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | |
1 | 2 | 12 | ![]() | Team Penske | 85 | 1:47:15.2554 | 15 | |
2 | 5 | 10 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | 85 | +1.2757 | 22 | |
3 | 4 | 37 | ![]() | Andretti Autosport | 85 | +1.7605 | 0 | |
4 | 8 | 11 | ![]() | Andretti Autosport | 85 | +3.5382 | 2 | |
5 | 14 | 02 | ![]() | Newman/Haas Racing | 85 | +9.7349 | 0 | |
Race average speed: 83.451 mph (134.301 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 6 between 5 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 6 for 21 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
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Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | |
1 | 3 | 9 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | 95 | 1:50:37.0551 | 2 | |
2 | 1 | 12 | ![]() | Team Penske | 95 | +2.6688 | 76 | |
3 | 4 | 10 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | 95 | +3.2831 | 0 | |
4 | 5 | 6 | ![]() | Team Penske | 95 | +8.8652 | 0 | |
5 | 8 | 37 | ![]() | Andretti Autosport | 95 | +11.1482 | 0 | |
Race average speed: 101.666 mph (163.616 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 4 between 3 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 4 for 10 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
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Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | |
1 | 2 | 10 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | 85 | 1:54:32.2568 | 29 | |
2 | 1 | 12 | ![]() | Team Penske | 85 | +0.5234 | 25 | |
3 | 6 | 3 | ![]() | Team Penske | 85 | +4.0883 | 0 | |
4 | 14 | 77 | ![]() | FAZZT Race Team | 85 | +5.6423 | 30 | |
5 | 5 | 9 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | 85 | +5.9150 | 0 | |
Race average speed: 100.542 mph (161.807 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 4 between 4 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 5 for 15 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
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Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | |
1 | 1 | 12 | ![]() | Team Penske | 75 | 1:52:34.1915 | 73 | |
2 | 6 | 9 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | 75 | +0.7432 | 2 | |
3 | 3 | 10 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | 75 | +6.6132 | 0 | |
4 | 5 | 6 | ![]() | Team Penske | 75 | +7.8607 | 0 | |
5 | 2 | 3 | ![]() | Team Penske | 75 | +10.4594 | 0 | |
Race average speed: 92.063 mph (148.161 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 2 between 2 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 4 for 10 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
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Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | |
1 | 2 | 10 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | 1:47:49.5783 | 28 | |
2 | 7 | 4 | ![]() | Panther Racing | 200 | +0.0423 | 14 | |
3 | 5 | 26 | ![]() | Andretti Autosport | 200 | +0.1051 | 3 | |
4 | 9 | 37 | ![]() | Andretti Autosport | 200 | +0.1631 | 2 | |
5 | 13 | 11 | ![]() | Andretti Autosport | 200 | +0.3408 | 0 | |
Race average speed: 169.161 mph (272.238 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 25 between 11 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 3 for 28 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
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Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | |
1 | 8 | 3 | ![]() | Team Penske | 200 | 1:41:50.0059 | 7 | |
2 | 1 | 20 | ![]() | Panther Racing | 200 | +13.1597 | 11 | |
3 | 3 | 4 | ![]() | Panther Racing | 200 | +13.9214 | 93 | |
4 | 26 | 11 | ![]() | Andretti Autosport | 200 | +13.9931 | 0 | |
5 | 11 | 10 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | +14.1968 | 0 | |
Race average speed: 174.402 mph (280.673 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 11 between 7 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 2 for 23 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
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Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | |
1 | 1 | 3 | ![]() | Team Penske | 200 | 2:04:04.4780 | 153 | |
2 | 4 | 10 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | +4.5746 | 0 | |
3 | 3 | 12 | ![]() | Team Penske | 200 | +5.0743 | 0 | |
4 | 2 | 6 | ![]() | Team Penske | 200 | +6.4825 | 32 | |
5 | 12 | 7 | ![]() | Andretti Autosport | 200 | +7.6057 | 0 | |
Race average speed: 147.008 mph (236.586 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 3 between 3 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 5 for 50 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
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Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | |
1 | 2 | 9 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | 1:52:08.5580 | 47 | |
2 | 11 | 7 | ![]() | Andretti Autosport | 200 | +2.7587 | 0 | |
3 | 8 | 11 | ![]() | Andretti Autosport | 200 | +2.7698 | 4 | |
4 | 4 | 6 | ![]() | Team Penske | 200 | +3.7827 | 7 | |
5 | 10 | 3 | ![]() | Team Penske | 200 | +5.3324 | 1 | |
Race average speed: 158.905 mph (255.733 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 18 between 7 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 5 for 39 laps |
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Pos | Driver | SAO | STP | BAR | LBH | KAN | INDY | TMS | IOW | WGL | TOR | EDM | MOH | SON | CHI | KEN | MOT | HOM | Pts |
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1 | #10 Chip Ganassi Racing | 7* | 5 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1*3 | 5 | 18* | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8* | 602 |
2 | #12 Team Penske | 1 | 1* | 4 | 3 | 12 | 82 | 14 | 5 | 1* | 1 | 2* | 2 | 1* | 16 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 597 |
3 | #9 Chip Ganassi Racing | 6 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1* | 56 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 547 |
4 | #3 Team Penske | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 91 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1* | 5 | 531 |
5 | #6 Team Penske | 14 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 244 | 1* | 4 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11* | 24 | 4 | 4 | 482 |
6 | #11 Andretti Autosport | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1132 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 453 |
7 | #37 Andretti Autosport | 2 | 11 | 12 | 1* | 5 | 1817 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 445 |
8 | #26 Andretti Autosport | 23 | 12 | 5* | 14 | 13 | 316 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 392 |
9 | #4 Panther Racing | 5 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 218 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 25 | 2 | 3* | 10 | 9 | 388 |
10 | #7 Andretti Autosport | 15 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 623 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 367 |
11 | #22 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 711 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 7* | 21 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 361 |
12 | #14 A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 3 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 2730 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 310 |
13 | #77 FAZZT Race Team | 19 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 105 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 4* | 14 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 302 |
14 | #2 de Ferran Dragon Racing | 4 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 2912 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 290 |
15 | #32 KV Racing Technology | 24 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3113 | 21 | 25 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 287 |
16 | #24 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 8 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 1915 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 22 | 26 | 270 |
17 | #19 Dale Coyne Racing | 18 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 426 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 266 |
18 | #8 KV Racing Technology | 12 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 27 | 2519 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 26 | 19 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 19 | 262 |
19 | #06 Newman/Haas Racing | 20 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 23 | 289 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 250 |
20 | #78 HVM Racing | 16 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 1422 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 242 |
21 | #34 Conquest Racing | 17 | 13 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 1327 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 25 | 15 | 236 |
22 | #5 KV Racing Technology | 22 | 22 | 25 | 18 | 24 | 2031 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 25 | 18 | 26 | 27 | 12 | 18 | 214 |
23 | #36 Conquest Racing | 20 | 24 | 20 | 2224 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 202 | ||
24 | #18 Dale Coyne Racing | 21 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | DNQ | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 184 |
25 | #67 Sarah Fisher Racing | 9 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 2629 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 139 | |||||||
Pos | Driver | SAO | STP | BAR | LBH | KAN | INDY | TMS | IOW | WGL | TOR | EDM | MOH | SON | CHI | KEN | MOT | HOM | Pts |
The team is in the final stages of finalizing their driver line up for its two car entry in 2010. Testing is scheduled for later in February in preparation for the first race of the year in São Paulo, Brazil in mid March.