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By the Numers: The OnlyBulls Grand Prix of Portland

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The OnlyBulls Grand Prix of Portland was certainly not the most exciting or spectacular race of the current IndyCar season. The number of on-track passes was less than half that of the same race a year ago, while Honda celebrated its fourth podium sweep of the season. Rinus VeeKay was the lone driver to defend Chevrolet's honor, finishing fourth for the third time in five races. What else stood out? We analyze the race weekend based on a series of numbers!

110 - Alex Palou's championship lead has grown to 110 points thanks to his victory in Portland! That puts him on course to secure his fifth title as early as Milwaukee.

92 - A total of 92 on-track passes for position were recorded during the race. That is far fewer than last year, when 200 passes were recorded.

60.307 - The fastest lap of the race was set by Marcus Ericsson at 60.307 seconds. Palou finished second in this category, ahead of Felix Rosenqvist.

25 - This was Alex Palou's 25th IndyCar victory. That moves him into a tie for 17th on the all-time IndyCar wins list. He shares that position with Gordon Johncock.

16 - Christian Lundgaard gained the most positions from his starting spot; the McLaren driver started last after experiencing hybrid system issues in qualifying and finished the race ninth - a gain of 16 positions!

16 - Not surprisingly, Christian Lundgaard was also the driver who made the most on-track passes. On his way to ninth place, he passed 16 cars, giving him a commanding lead in this category. Kyle Kirkwood finished second in the passes category with eight.

13 - Christian Rasmussen was the driver who was passed the most during the race, being overtaken no fewer than 13 times!

13 - Dennis Hauger was the highest-finishing rookie in 13th place. The Norwegian now leads the rookie championship by 27 points over Caio Collet.

4 - Rinus VeeKay seems to have a subscription to fourth-place finishes; he finished fourth for the third time in the last four races, just as he did at Gateway and Mid-Ohio. In Nashville, the Dutchman also looked set for a potential fourth-place finish, but an unfortunate caution dropped him outside the top 10.

4 - A total of four drivers led at least one lap: Alex Palou (60 laps), Felix Rosenqvist (33 laps), Josef Newgarden (11 laps) and Will Power (6 laps).

4 - For the fourth time this season, the entire podium consisted of Honda drivers, with Alex Palou, Felix Rosenqvist and Will Power taking the top three spots in Portland. The highest-finishing 'Chevy' driver was Rinus VeeKay in fourth. The other races in which only Honda drivers finished on the podium were Arlington, Long Beach and Detroit.

1 - Race control had an easy time during the Grand Prix of Portland, with just one penalty handed out. David Malukas was ordered to drop two positions on lap nine for blocking a little too aggressively.

0 - Scott McLaughlin, Will Power and Felix Rosenqvist were not passed a single time during the race!

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