The Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix once again delivered a spectacular show from start to finish, with plenty of wheel-to-wheel battles leading to heightened emotions. While the race featured slightly fewer passes for position than last year, one thing remained the same: for the fourth consecutive year, Chevrolet's home race was won by... a Honda. What else stood out? We analyze the race weekend through a series of numbers.

172 - Despite the Detroit race being packed with spectacular battles and overtaking, 'only' 172 passes for position were recorded. That is nine fewer than last year, when 181 passes for position were registered.

71.472 - This year's race was 71.472 seconds shorter than last year's Detroit race. This is notable because four more laps were run under full-course caution conditions, while the number of full-couse-yellows remained the same at five.

63.08 - In addition to claiming pole position and victory, Alex Palou also set the fastest lap of the race. He did so as early as Lap 8 with a time of 1:03.080, or 63.080 seconds.

62 - Thanks to his victory, Alex Palou extended his championship lead to an impressive 62 points, more than can be gained in a single race weekend. With his runner-up finish, Kyle Kirkwood remains second in the standings, while David Malukas drops to third.

23 - Alex Palou scored the 23rd IndyCar victory of his career. As a result, he moves into 20th place on the all-time wins list in IndyCar history.

20 - Josef Newgarden was the driver who was passed the most during the race. On his way to a tenth position at the finish, the injured American was overtaken 20 times. Sting Ray Robb and Scott McLaughlin tied for second in this category, each being passed 16 times.

17 - On his way to a sixth-place finish, Felix Rosenqvist completed the most on-track passes of any driver in the field. The Swede overtook competitors 17 times. Rinus VeeKay ranked second in this category with 14 passes, while Graham Rahal was third with 12.

16 - Among the drivers who reached the finish, Scott McLaughlin lost the most positions. He started third and finished 19th, a loss of 16 places. McLaughlin ended the race four laps down after multiple incidents involving Will Power and spending considerable time in the pits for repairs.

13 - With a 13th-place finish, Dennis Hauger was the highest-finishing rookie. Hauger qualified 15th and gained two positions during the race.

11 - Josef Newgarden was the driver who gained the most positions during the race. He started 21st and finished 10th, a gain of 11 places.

10 - This marked the 10th time that Alex Palou has converted a pole position into a race victory. The Spaniard now has 16 career poles to his name.

7 - Race control handed out seven penalties during the race:

Marcus Armstrong was sent to the rear of the field after making emergency repairs in a closed pit lane.

Kyffin Simpson received a drive-through penalty for his collision with Graham Rahal.

Santino Ferrucci received a drive-through penalty for his collision with Rinus VeeKay.

Alexander Rossi and Mick Schumacher received drive-through penalties for pitting while the pit lane was closed.

Mick Schumacher was ordered to make an additional pit stop to restore radio communication with his team.

Alexander Rossi also received a 15-second stop-and-go penalty for his collision with Romain Grosjean.

6 - Six different drivers led at least one lap during the race: Alex Palou (71 laps), Will Power (18 laps), Kyle Kirkwood (5 laps), Christian Lundgaard (3 laps), Marcus Armstrong (2 laps) and Felix Rosenqvist (1 lap).

4 - It was another painful Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix for Chevrolet. Not only did the manufacturer see Honda win its home race for the fourth consecutive year, but it also failed to place a single Chevrolet driver on the podium. The highest-finishing Chevrolet driver was Pato O'Ward in fourth place.

3 - Graham Rahal's third-place finish in Detroit was already his third podium result of the season. The last time he scored three podiums in a single season was in 2020.

1 - For the first time during the month of May, an ECR entry actually made it to the finish of a race. After the team suffered two retirements in the Grand Prix of Indianapolis and all three of its entries retired from the Indianapolis 500, Christian Rasmussen crashed out early in Detroit. Alexander Rossi, however, did make it to the finish. He was unlikely to be pleased with the result, though, as he received a drive-through penalty after the final round of pit stops for pitting in a closed pits, followed by a 15-second stop-and-go penalty for his contact with Romain Grosjean that sent the Frenchman into the wall. Rossi ultimately finished only 17th.