240 - A total of 240 on-track passes for position were recorded during the race at Road America. That's significantly fewer than last year, when 345 passes were recorded.
105.570 - While chasing Marcus Armstrong, Christian Lundgaard set the fastest lap of the race on Lap 50 with a time of 1:45.570, or 105.570 seconds.
99 - An incredible statistic: race winner Christian Lundgaard was 99 seconds behind race leader Alex Palou after making his pit stop at the end of the opening lap. With lap times of at least 1:46 around Road America, the eventual winner was therefore only about seven seconds ahead of Palou on track. IndyCar can be a crazy series sometimes!
60 - Despite finishing only fifth, Alex Palou still extended his championship lead. Because Kyle Kirkwood finished just tenth, Palou's advantage in the standings grew from 49 to 60 points. Kirkwood dropped to third in the championship, while the runner-up finish by David Malukas moved him up to second in the standings.
19 - Alexander Rossi gained more positions than any other driver relative to his starting spot. After starting last due to a grid penalty, Rossi fought his way to a sixth-place finish, a gain of 19 positions. It could have been even better, as he appeared to be on course for a podium finish before a slow final pit stop. Still, there was one comeback that topped it: Lundgaard was running last after the opening lap and went on to win the race.
17 - Race control had a busy afternoon during the XPEL Grand Prix at Road America, handing out no fewer than 17 penalties!
16 - Kyffin Simpson completed the most on-track passes during the race with 16. He narrowly edged out Kyle Kirkwood (15 passes) and Louis Foster (14).
12 - For the first time this season, a race was won by a driver who started outside the top 10. Christian Lundgaard took the green flag from 12th on the grid.
5 - Five different drivers led at least one lap: Felix Rosenqvist (18 laps), Marcus Armstrong (14 laps), Alex Palou (13 laps), Christian Lundgaard (7 laps) and Josef Newgarden (3 laps).
5 - David Malukas must be getting tired of second-place finishes. His runner-up result marked the fifth time in his IndyCar career that he has come up just short of his first victory. Three of those second-place finishes have come in the last five IndyCar races, suggesting it's only a matter of time before Malukas reaches Victory Lane.
5 - This was Alex Palou's fifth consecutive pole position! It marks the first time a driver has won five straight poles since Alex Zanardi accomplished the feat across the 1996 and 1997 seasons. Zanardi actually secured six consecutive poles: Mid-Ohio, Road America, Vancouver and Laguna Seca in 1996, followed by Homestead and Surfers Paradise in 1997.
3 - The victory was Christian Lundgaard's third career IndyCar win, moving him into a tie for 116th on the all-time IndyCar wins list. Among the drivers sharing that position are Tony Stewart, Max Papis and Mark Donohue.
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