Verizon IndyCar Series standings after Honda Indy 200

Josef Newgarden has moved atop the Verizon IndyCar Series championship standings after his second consecutive race win in the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio.

For the first time in two months, the Verizon IndyCar Series has a new championship leader. Josef Newgarden’s win at the Honda Indy 200 also gave him first place in the points, as incoming leader Scott Dixon’s bad day tumbled him to third place.

Newgarden’s teammate Helio Castroneves remains in second spot on the leaderboard, while 2016 titleholder Simon Pagenaud has slid from second to fourth since Road America. But all four Team Penske drivers remain within the top 5 overall.

Graham Rahal’s podium finish at the Honda Indy 200 was good enough to keep him lurking at the door. Rahal continues to sit sixth and is just six points behind the man who held him off on Sunday, Will Power.

Perhaps the biggest loser leaving Mid-Ohio is Dale Coyne Racing’s Ed Jones. Not only did he spin out in Sunday’s race for a dismal finish in that specific event, he’s fallen out of the top 10 over the last two races and now is 14th in the IndyCar standings. For someone who should have been Indy 500 Rookie of the Year, Jones has not had things go his way in the second half of the season.

Below are the complete Verizon IndyCar Series standings after the Honda Indy 200:

1 – Josef Newgarden – 453pts
2 – Helio Castroneves – 446pts
3 – Scott Dixon – 445pts
4 – Simon Pagenaud – 436pts
5 – Will Power – 401pts
6 – Graham Rahal – 395pts
7 – Takuma Sato – 381pts
8 – Alexander Rossi – 358pts
9 – Tony Kanaan – 320pts
10 – James Hinchcliffe – 316pts
11 – Max Chilton – 310pts
12 – Ryan Hunter-Reay – 297pts
13 – Marco Andretti – 286pts
14 – Ed Jones – 285pts
15 – JR Hildebrand – 276pts
16 – Mikhail Aleshin – 237pts
17 – Carlos Munoz – 236pts
18 – Charlie Kimball – 223pts
19 – Conor Daly – 199pts
20 – Spencer Pigot – 165pts
21 – Ed Carpenter – 142pts
22 – Sebastien Bourdais – 136pts

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