Saturday’s race at Kansas marked the first race of the new oval sub-championship that’s playing out within the battle for the IZOD IndyCar Series overall title. Since Kansas was the first speedway of the season, the oval standings are pretty straightforward.
IZOD IndyCar Series
Oval sub-championship standings (after one round)
1. 9-Scott Dixon, Ganassi, 52; second in overall standings.
2. 10-Dario Franchitti, Ganassi, 40; fifth in overall standings.
3. 11-Tony Kanaan, Andretti, 35; eighth in overall standings.
4. 3-Helio Castroneves, Penske, 32; third in overall standings.
5. 37-Ryan Hunter-Reay, Andretti, 30; fourth in overall standings.
6. 6-Ryan Briscoe, Penske, 29; seventh in overall standings.
7. 32-Mario Moraes, KV Racing Tech., 26; 14th in overall standings.
8. 77-Alex Tagliani, FAZZT, 24; 12th in overall standings.
9. 43-John Andretti, Andretti, 22; 26th in overall standings.
10. 14-Vitor Meira, Foyt, 20; ninth in overall standings.
And here are the road/street course sub-championship standings, since we won’t see another twisty track until the Fourth of July weekend at Watkins Glen:
IZOD IndyCar Series
Road/street course sub-championship standings (after four rounds)
1. 12-Will Power, Penske, 172; first in overall standings.
2. 3-Helio Castroneves, Penske, 130; third in overall standings.
3. 37-Ryan Hunter-Reay, Andretti, 129; fourth in overall standings.
4. 22-Justin Wilson, Dreyer and Reinbold, 125; sixth in overall standings.
5. 9-Scott Dixon/10-Dario Franchitti, Ganassi, 112; second and fifth in overall standings, respectively.
7. 6-Ryan Briscoe, Penske, 103; seventh in overall standings.
8. 11-Tony Kanaan, Andretti, 94; eighth in overall standings.
9. 2-Raphael Matos, Luczo Dragon + de Ferran, 84; tenth in overall standings.
10. 4-Dan Wheldon, Panther, 83; tenth in overall standings.
