MAV TV 500 Scores
| Finish | Driver | Qualifying | Grid | Laps Led | Completed | A.R.S | RSWC Points |
| 1 | Power | 1 | 1 | 103 | 250 | 76.62 | 25 |
| 2 | Carpenter | 9 | 7 | 1 | 250 | 63.23 | 15 |
| 3 | Kanaan | 12 | 9 | 3 | 250 | 67.56 | 18 |
| 4 | Hinchcliffe | 11 | 8 | 0 | 250 | 57.14 | 6 |
| 5 | Dixon | 7 | 17 | 5 | 250 | 62.90 | 12 |
| 6 | Castroneves | 2 | 12 | 27 | 249 | 60.60 | 10 |
| 7 | Andretti | 8 | 6 | 3 | 248 | 49.79 | 4 |
| 8 | de Silvestro | 21 | 16 | 0 | 247 | 48.89 | 2 |
| 9 | Hunter-Reay | 15 | 11 | 45 | 242 | 59.39 | 8 |
| 10 | Kimball | 5 | 4 | 22 | 238 | 38.19 | |
| 11 | Hildebrand | 19 | 15 | 0 | 237 | 45.97 | 1 |
| 12 | Bourdais | 4 | 3 | 35 | 229 | 37.06 | |
| 13 | Pagenaud | 16 | 13 | 0 | 217 | 32.26 | |
| 14 | Tagliani | 13 | 21 | 5 | 209 | 39.06 | |
| 15 | Rahal | 18 | 22 | 0 | 200 | 29.42 | |
| 16 | Allmendiger | 3 | 2 | 0 | 188 | 17.64 | |
| 17 | Sato | 25 | 25 | 0 | 144 | 24.58 | |
| 18 | Wilson | 23 | 18 | 0 | 110 | 16.94 | |
| 19 | Servia | 17 | 14 | 0 | 110 | 11.92 | |
| 20 | Newgarden | 10 | 20 | 0 | 110 | 11.35 | |
| 21 | Vautier | 20 | 23 | 0 | 110 | 9.35 | |
| 22 | Jakes | 6 | 5 | 0 | 110 | 3.00 | |
| 23 | Munoz | 14 | 10 | 0 | 100 | 7.77 | |
| 24 | Saavedra | 22 | 24 | 0 | 69 | 6.17 | |
| 25 | Mann | 24 | 19 | 0 | 68 | 0.91 |
Final R.S.W.C. Standings
| Driver | RCWC Points | Points Back |
| Dixon | 198 | 0 |
| Castroneves | 164 | -34 |
| Hunter-Reay | 134 | -64 |
| Pagenaud | 128 | -70 |
| Andretti | 120 | -78 |
| Power | 114 | -84 |
| Wilson | 108 | -90 |
| Franchitti | 101 | -97 |
| Kanaan | 97 | -101 |
| Hinchcliffe | 96 | -102 |
| Newgarden | 84 | -114 |
| Kimball | 83 | -115 |
| Bourdais | 83 | -115 |
| Sato | 76 | -122 |
| Conway | 71 | -127 |
| de Silvestro | 45 | -153 |
| Carpenter | 44 | -154 |
| Viso | 43 | -155 |
| Rahal | 33 | -165 |
| Servia | 28 | -170 |
| Saavedra | 16 | -182 |
| Jakes | 14 | -184 |
| Munoz | 12 | -186 |
| Tagliani | 7 | -191 |
| Hildebrand | 5 | -193 |
| Allmendinger | 4 | -194 |
| Briscoe | 1 | -197 |
Some Explanations (and Review of Predictions)
So, these numbers have been sitting on my computer for a solid month and a half now. I had them done two weeks after the Fontana race, and I put them all into my spreadsheets. Then, I put them all into the Blogger template here. And, I just didn't post them. Don't know why. I just never hit post. So, I'm sorry about that.
Here's a quick recap of my predictions from the finale:
- I said Helio would finish Top 5 -- He was P6. I give myself half a point.
- I said Dixon would win the Championship. He did. Full point.
- I said Hinch OR Power would finish the season with more than 100 RSWC points. Power did. Full points.
- I said Tags AND Servia would have extended time in the Top 7 or 8. Tags did. Servia crashed out in the big one on lap 110. Half a point.
- 3 out of 4 is REALLY good for me on an oval. Talk about momentum into next season.
Silly Season Schedule
So, this Silly Season, I'm hoping to roll out a couple of updates a month: one focused on the numbers, and one that's a little more "creative." I'm thinking retro-diaries of old races for these spots. These Fontana scores and final RSWC standings count as your numbers for December, so here's the tentative schedule for the rest of Silly Season:
December -- Retro Diary of the 2012 Indy 500 (this will double as my fanboy Franchitti tribute)
January Early -- A Statistical Look at each Race from the 2013 Season
January Late -- Retro Diary of some "classic" CART race on YouTube. Got a favorite. Suggest it.
January Early -- A Statistical Look at each Race from the 2013 Season
January Late -- Retro Diary of some "classic" CART race on YouTube. Got a favorite. Suggest it.
February Early -- A Statistical Look at each Driver from the 2013
February Late -- Retro Diary of some "classic" IRL race (I rep the WHOLE split). Same as above. Suggest your favorite.
March Early -- A Statistical preview of the 2014 [Insert Title Sponsor Here] IndyCar Series.
Stay Tuned
That should keep us busy for a while. See you all soon!!
-- Guido
