2014 Honda Indy Toronto Race 1 Scores
| Finish | Driver | Grid | Led | Completed | A.R.P. | Race Score | RSWC Points |
| 1 | Bourdais | 1 | 58 | 65 | 1.18 | 96.14 | 10 |
| 2 | Castroneves | 2 | 1 | 65 | 2.60 | 63.41 | 8 |
| 3 | Kanaan | 5 | 0 | 65 | 3.68 | 62.79 | 6 |
| 4 | Pagenaud | 4 | 6 | 65 | 10.77 | 51.24 | 1 |
| 5 | Dixon | 9 | 0 | 65 | 5.63 | 59.96 | 4 |
| 6 | Rahal | 11 | 0 | 65 | 7.08 | 57.86 | 3 |
| 7 | Kimball | 18 | 0 | 65 | 9.66 | 61.36 | 5 |
| 8 | Hinchcliffe | 8 | 0 | 65 | 8.42 | 45.77 | |
| 9 | Power | 23 | 0 | 65 | 13.14 | 57.77 | 2 |
| 10 | Wilson | 7 | 0 | 65 | 7.82 | 39.40 | |
| 11 | Aleshin | 19 | 0 | 65 | 12.65 | 46.89 | |
| 12 | Briscoe | 21 | 0 | 65 | 17.02 | 40.56 | |
| 13 | Hawksworth | 15 | 0 | 65 | 10.65 | 38.19 | |
| 14 | Huertas | 17 | 0 | 65 | 15.75 | 30.79 | |
| 15 | Conway | 13 | 0 | 65 | 17.37 | 19.75 | |
| 16 | Andretti | 20 | 0 | 65 | 14.32 | 31.42 | |
| 17 | Munoz | 14 | 0 | 65 | 18.97 | 13.09 | |
| 18 | Montoya | 22 | 0 | 64 | 16.52 | 25.08 | |
| 19 | Saavedra | 16 | 0 | 64 | 15.31 | 15.36 | |
| 20 | Newgarden | 10 | 0 | 63 | 16.13 | 2.81 | |
| 21 | Hunter-Reay | 3 | 0 | 39 | 3.21 | 6.78 | |
| 22 | Filippi | 6 | 0 | 17 | 6.00 | 3.66 | |
| 23 | Sato | 12 | 0 | 10 | 23.00 | -0.78 |
Observations
- I made mention of Bourdais getting the "Scoring Indy Bump" after grabbing the pole. That is to say that I gave Bourdais props for his excellent 2013 run at Toronto (on the podium in both races) in my "Predictive Observations" section of the Race Preview. Well, Ole Sea Bass sure proved me right, as he took that Scoring Indy Bump and rode it all the way to a win. They tell me that this win from the front, controlling the whole race, is reminiscent of his days in Champ Car from '04 to '07. I must confess that I watched very few races during that span that weren't Indy 500s. But, that was dominant stuff.
- And, if Bourdais got the Scoring Indy Bump in Race 1, then Takuma Sato was the victim of the Scoring Indy Slump. I said I wasn't sure that Sato's 2014 would be better than his 2013. And the early carnage in Race 1 made it seem like I was going to be a good Sunday for AJ Foyt Racing. Another rough showing for Sato.
- Enough patting myself on the back for predictions. Let's look at the general tenor of the race. This was a race where the dominant cars were, well dominant. Bourdais' winning score of 96.14 is evidence of that on some levels. But, a better indicator is to note that there is not much disparity between Average Running Position and Race Finish. The notable exception here is Pagenaud, but he suffered from damage that shunted him to the back of the field early, negating a good qualifying effort. Without that damage Pagenaud's A.R.P. to Finish ratio would look very similar to the other drivers' numbers near the top of the field.
2014 Honda Indy Toronto Race 2 Scores
- And, if Bourdais got the Scoring Indy Bump in Race 1, then Takuma Sato was the victim of the Scoring Indy Slump. I said I wasn't sure that Sato's 2014 would be better than his 2013. And the early carnage in Race 1 made it seem like I was going to be a good Sunday for AJ Foyt Racing. Another rough showing for Sato.
- Enough patting myself on the back for predictions. Let's look at the general tenor of the race. This was a race where the dominant cars were, well dominant. Bourdais' winning score of 96.14 is evidence of that on some levels. But, a better indicator is to note that there is not much disparity between Average Running Position and Race Finish. The notable exception here is Pagenaud, but he suffered from damage that shunted him to the back of the field early, negating a good qualifying effort. Without that damage Pagenaud's A.R.P. to Finish ratio would look very similar to the other drivers' numbers near the top of the field.
2014 Honda Indy Toronto Race 2 Scores
| Finish | Driver | Grid | Led | Completed | A.R.P. | Race Score | RSWC Points |
| 1 | Conway | 11 | 7 | 56 | 10.25 | 71.92 | 10 |
| 2 | Kanaan | 9 | 0 | 56 | 8.21 | 64.91 | 5 |
| 3 | Power | 2 | 5 | 56 | 3.05 | 62.32 | 4 |
| 4 | Kimball | 16 | 0 | 56 | 10.18 | 66.41 | 6 |
| 5 | Sato | 22 | 0 | 56 | 13.25 | 67.75 | 8 |
| 6 | Hawksworth | 18 | 0 | 56 | 14.95 | 56.60 | 3 |
| 7 | Dixon | 7 | 0 | 56 | 6.05 | 50.65 | 1 |
| 8 | Andretti | 8 | 0 | 56 | 10.82 | 42.29 | |
| 9 | Bourdais | 10 | 0 | 56 | 11.00 | 42.03 | |
| 10 | Wilson | 15 | 5 | 56 | 10.00 | 50.80 | 2 |
| 11 | Briscoe | 12 | 0 | 56 | 7.88 | 43.66 | |
| 12 | Castroneves | 1 | 32 | 56 | 3.27 | 50.54 | |
| 13 | Newgarden | 17 | 7 | 56 | 10.79 | 45.06 | |
| 14 | Hunter-Reay | 4 | 0 | 56 | 9.63 | 20.83 | |
| 15 | Huertas | 20 | 0 | 56 | 13.93 | 34.89 | |
| 16 | Filippi | 23 | 0 | 56 | 12.71 | 38.10 | |
| 17 | Munoz | 6 | 0 | 52 | 13.31 | 9.73 | |
| 18 | Hinchcliffe | 13 | 0 | 52 | 18.00 | 10.04 | |
| 19 | Montoya | 5 | 0 | 52 | 16.92 | -2.07 | |
| 20 | Rahal | 19 | 0 | 50 | 13.14 | 18.56 | |
| 21 | Saavedra | 21 | 0 | 49 | 15.65 | 14.93 | |
| 22 | Pagenaud | 3 | 0 | 47 | 20.09 | -15.45 | |
| 23 | Aleshin | 14 | 0 | 11 | 11.73 | 2.38 |
Observations
- If Bourdais got the Scoring Indy Bump in Race 1; Mike Conway, Destroyer of Worlds got that bump for the second race. Conway has been a little hot and cold this year, but he has two wins. There certainly seem to be some tracks that suit him better than others, and they seem to be tight street circuits.
- Takuma Sato, however, shook of his Race 1 Scoring Indy Slump to finish P5 in Race 2, with a VERY good score of 67.75. As far as I'm concerned (and as far as the numbers are concerned, as well) this was Sato's best performance of the year.
- On to the general tenor of this race. If Race 1 was a "racer's win" for Bourdais, wherein the best car ran the best and finished the best; then Race 2 was a "gamer's win" for Conway. A smart strategy call to go to slicks when he did led let Conway "out-finish" his car. That's the sort of effect that strategy can have on a race, and I (for one) am glad that you can get either a racer's or a gamer's win in IndyCar racing.
Hall of Averages
These numbers will be the focus of this weekend's off-week Friday post. So, take some time to mull them over before then:
Here are the average scores for the full-timers:
- If Bourdais got the Scoring Indy Bump in Race 1; Mike Conway, Destroyer of Worlds got that bump for the second race. Conway has been a little hot and cold this year, but he has two wins. There certainly seem to be some tracks that suit him better than others, and they seem to be tight street circuits.
- Takuma Sato, however, shook of his Race 1 Scoring Indy Slump to finish P5 in Race 2, with a VERY good score of 67.75. As far as I'm concerned (and as far as the numbers are concerned, as well) this was Sato's best performance of the year.
- On to the general tenor of this race. If Race 1 was a "racer's win" for Bourdais, wherein the best car ran the best and finished the best; then Race 2 was a "gamer's win" for Conway. A smart strategy call to go to slicks when he did led let Conway "out-finish" his car. That's the sort of effect that strategy can have on a race, and I (for one) am glad that you can get either a racer's or a gamer's win in IndyCar racing.
Hall of Averages
These numbers will be the focus of this weekend's off-week Friday post. So, take some time to mull them over before then:
Here are the average scores for the full-timers:
| Driver | Average Score |
| Power | 60.77 |
| Castroneves | 52.80 |
| Kanaan | 49.11 |
| Dixon | 44.30 |
| Hunter-Reay | 44.26 |
| Pagenaud | 43.79 |
| Kimball | 41.00 |
| Briscoe | 39.99 |
| Wilson | 39.33 |
| Montoya | 38.43 |
| Bourdais | 36.34 |
| Andretti | 35.88 |
| Hawksworth | 35.54 |
| Munoz | 31.05 |
| Hinchcliffe | 30.93 |
| Aleshin | 29.97 |
| Huertas | 29.47 |
| Rahal | 29.13 |
| Newgarden | 27.07 |
| Saavedra | 24.05 |
| Sato | 20.52 |
Here are the part-timers:
| Driver | Average Score | Races |
| Karam | 65.51 | 1 |
| Hildebrand | 48.16 | 1 |
| Carpenter | 47.41 | 4 |
| Tagliani | 45.08 | 1 |
| Villeneuve | 43.73 | 1 |
| Davison | 41.47 | 1 |
| Servia | 40.23 | 4 |
| Conway | 31.75 | 10 |
| Bell | 31.26 | 1 |
| Plowman | 25.36 | 2 |
| Filippi | 18.35 | 4 |
| Mann | 14.76 | 1 |
| Montagny | 12.75 | 1 |
| Lazier | 4.15 | 1 |
And, the Carpenter/Conway Voltron:
| Driver | Average Score |
| The 20 Car | 36.23 |
Finally, here's the updated RSWC Table. Note the differences between this and the Average Score table.
| Driver | Points | Difference |
| Castroneves | 60 | -- |
| Power | 51 | -9 |
| Hunter-Reay | 47 | -13 |
| Dixon | 36 | -24 |
| Montoya | 35 | -25 |
| Kimball | 34 | -26 |
| Pagenaud | 32 | -28 |
| Kanaan | 31 | -29 |
| Munoz | 20 | -40 |
| Conway | 20 | -40 |
| Bourdais | 20 | -40 |
| Hinchcliffe | 18 | -42 |
| Hawksworth | 18 | -42 |
| Wilson | 17 | -43 |
| Aleshin | 16 | -44 |
| Carpenter | 15 | -45 |
| Andretti | 14 | -46 |
| Newgarden | 14 | -46 |
| Rahal | 13 | -47 |
| Huertas | 12 | -48 |
| Sato | 9 | -51 |
| Briscoe | 8 | -52 |
| Karam | 5 | -55 |
| Saavedra | 3 | -57 |
| Servia | 2 | -58 |
| Busch | 1 | -59 |
Stay Tuned
That's all for this mid-week score post. Join me on Friday, when we'll delve into the averages. And, as always, be sure to follow me @ScoringIndy on Twitter for blog updates, extraneous gushing about all the worlds that Mike Conway destroys, and updates on my Australian Overlord, Will Power. See you Friday!!
-- Guido
