The good folks at IndyCar dropped this bit of info in my inbox earlier this week. Considering that today’s the season finale, I figure it’s time to do something with it.
Here’s the tale of the tape between IndyCar title contenders Will Power and Dario Franchitti as we prepare to see which one will walk away with this year’s championship.
12-WILL POWER, VERIZON TEAM PENSKE
Age: 29
Height: 5 feet, 10 inches
Weight: 155 lbs.
Indy Racing League rookie year: 2008
Open-wheel seasons: 6
2010 points: 587
2010 wins: 5
2010 poles: 8
2010 top-5 finishes: 11
2010 top-10 finishes: 13
Average finish at Homestead: 22
Average finish, last five races: 6
2009 points finish: 19th
Indy Racing League titles: None
Career open-wheel wins: 9
10-DARIO FRANCHITTI, TARGET CHIP GANASSI RACING
Age: 37
Height: 5 feet, 9 inches
Weight: 155
Indy Racing League rookie year: 2003
Open-wheel seasons: 14
2010 points: 575
2010 wins: 3
2010 poles: 1
2010 top-5 finishes: 13
2010 top-10 finishes: 14
Average finish at Homestead: 10.6
Average finish, last five races: 2.4
2009 points finish: 1st
Indy Racing League titles: 2
Career open-wheel wins: 26
