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Verizon IndyCar Series standings after 2018 Dual in Detroit

By Brittany Frederick

DETROIT, MI - JUNE 3: Will Power #12, second place finisher of the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit, part of the Verizon Indy Car Series, drives during 2018 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix at Belle Isle on June 3, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Dave Reginek/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI - JUNE 3: Will Power #12, second place finisher of the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit, part of the Verizon Indy Car Series, drives during 2018 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix at Belle Isle on June 3, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Dave Reginek/Getty Images) /
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The 2018 IndyCar season has the same Top 10 in a new order after Detroit. Here are the updated Verizon IndyCar Series standings after the Dual in Detroit.

Two races in Detroit haven’t changed the top of the Verizon IndyCar Series standings, but things are heating up in the 2018 IndyCar season after eight of 17 races.

Will Power remains the man to beat in the 2018 IndyCar standings, thanks to being the highest finishing Chevrolet driver in both Dual in Detroit races, including a podium finish on Sunday.

Scott Dixon’s victory on Saturday and Ryan Hunter-Reay’s win on Sunday moved them up to second place from fourth, and fourth place from fifth, respectively. That means four of the top five spots are occupied by former champions.

The fifth person on the list, Alexander Rossi, was poised to reclaim the championship lead with a race victory on Sunday. However, Rossi lost a tire while in the lead and dropped from first to 12th place, which cost him one spot in the IndyCar standings as well.

There are only 11 points separating the Top 3 Verizon IndyCar Series drivers, but there is a sizable gap developing even within the Top 10. Marco Andretti may be in eighth place, but he’s more than 100 points behind Will Power. With 50 points on the line for each race victory, Andretti would have to win two races just to catch up to Power, assuming that Power doesn’t gain any points at all.

However, Andretti did push past James Hinchcliffe to enter the top portion of the standings, as he went from 11th to eighth and Hinchcliffe fell to 11th. That was the only shift amongst the Top 10 contenders this week.

1 – Will Power – 309 pts
2 – Scott Dixon – 304 pts
3 – Alexander Rossi – 298 pts
4 – Ryan Hunter-Reay – 278 pts
5 – Josef Newgarden – 270 pts
6 – Robert Wickens – 232 pts
7 – Graham Rahal – 221 pts
8 – Marco Andretti – 197 pts
9 – Sebastien Bourdais – 194 pts
10 – Simon Pagenaud – 188 pts
11 – James Hinchcliffe – 177 pts
12 – Ed Jones – 160 pts
13 – Tony Kanaan – 148 pts
14 – Takuma Sato – 143 pts
15 – Zach Veach – 133 pts
16 – Spencer Pigot – 128 pts
17 – Matheus Leist – 125 pts
18 – Gabby Chaves – 123 pts
19 – Charlie Kimball – 119 pts
20 – Ed Carpenter – 118 pts
21 – Max Chilton – 103 pts
22 – Zachary Claman De Melo – 72 pts
23 – Jordan King – 70 pts

Next: Complete 2018 Dual in Detroit Race 2 results

The next race in the 2018 IndyCar season is the DXC Technology 600 on June 9. For complete coverage of the 2018 IndyCar season, follow the Motor Sports category at FanSided.