With the Good Ranchers 250, the IndyCar Series made a very successful return to Phoenix Raceway. The race was packed with action right up to the final laps and featured plenty of drama. With 323 on-track passes for position, there were more than three times as many overtakes as during the last IndyCar race at Phoenix in 2018, while this year’s race distance was significantly longer. What else stood out? We break down the race weekend through a series of numbers.

621 – Following his crash, Alex Palou, the winner of the season opener in St. Petersburg, scored only six points. As a result, he drops from first to fourth in the championship standings. It marks the first time since Laguna Seca in 2024 (June 24) that he has not led the championship – 621 days ago!

565 – A total of 565 passes were recorded during the race, including 323 for position. That’s far more than in 2018, when the total stood at 280, with only 98 passes for position.

374 – Josef Newgarden won the Good Ranchers 250 at Phoenix Raceway in 1 hour, 51 minutes and 14 seconds. That’s six minutes and fourteen seconds (374 seconds) faster than the last IndyCar race held at Phoenix in 2018.

164.620 – The fastest lap of the race was set by Will Power, who posted a 21.8686s on lap 192, averaging 164.620 mph.

91 – In the manufacturers’ championship, Chevrolet scored 91 points, compared to Honda’s 70. As a result, Chevrolet moves into the lead of the standings with a ten point advantage over Honda.

90 – Looking at the two best-finishing drivers per team, Team Penske clearly had the best result in Phoenix. Josef Newgarden’s victory combined with David Malukas’ third place gave the team 90 points – well ahead of Andretti Global in second with 56 points (Kyle Kirkwood finishing second and Will Power finishing 16th).

61 – Christian Rasmussen recorded the most passes during the race by a wide margin. The ECR driver overtook no fewer than 61 cars during the Phoenix event, comfortably ahead of second place Will Power with 'only' 41 passes.

41 – Of the 250 laps, 41 were run under caution, spread across four caution periods. That’s significantly more than in 2018, when only 23 laps were run under yellow across two full course cautions.

33 – The win in Phoenix marked Josef Newgarden’s 33rd career IndyCar victory. He remains tenth on the all-time IndyCar wins list, one win behind Al Unser Jr. and two behind Bobby Unser.

21.6137 – Mick Schumacher is quickly getting used to IndyCar-style pit stops. The German driver and his #47 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing crew even recorded the fastest pit stop of the race at 21.6137 seconds.

18 – The race featured 18 lead changes among 11 different drivers: David Malukas (73 laps led), Christian Rasmussen (69), Kyle Kirkwood (47), Scott Dixon (12), Pato O’Ward (10), Will Power (10), Josef Newgarden (8), Marcus Armstrong (8), Christian Lundgaard (8), Dennis Hauger (3) and Marcus Ericsson (2) all spent time at the front.

15 – Although Mick Schumacher impressed with a fourth-place qualifying result, it was once again Dennis Hauger who finished as the highest-placed rookie in the race, crossing the line in 15th.

12 – Felix Rosenqvist gained the most positions during the race. Starting 24th, he climbed to 12th at the finish, a gain of twelve positions.

10 – Despite a strong qualifying performance, it was a difficult race for Juncos Hollinger Racing. Rinus VeeKay lost significant time after contact with Alex Palou, while Sting Ray Robb lacked pace and also received a drive-through penalty for failing to follow race control instructions. Both drivers finished the race, but with Robb in P21 and VeeKay in P22, no Juncos Hollinger Racing driver finished inside the top 20. The last time this happened was at Road America in 2025, ten races ago.

7 – Race control handed out seven penalties during the event:

Christian Rasmussen, Kyffin Simpson, Santino Ferrucci and Felix Rosenqvist were sent to the back of the field for entering pit lane improperly.

Nolan Siegel received a drive-through penalty for blocking.

Will Power was sent to the back of the field for making a pit stop while the pit lane was closed.

Sting Ray Robb received a drive-through penalty for ignoring race control instructions.

7 – Seven of the ten teams on the grid finished with at least one car in the top ten.

4 – While the season opener in St. Petersburg featured nine different nationalities in the top ten, Phoenix had only four. The top ten consisted of five American drivers (including the entire podium), three New Zealanders, one Mexican and one driver from the Cayman Islands.

3 – Dennis Hauger led a total of three laps during the race at Phoenix Raceway, making him the first rookie to lead a lap this season.

1 – Friday marked David Malukas’ first career IndyCar pole position.