By: Ashley McCubbin

While Alex Palou wrote his name in the history books as an NTT IndyCar Series Champion, there were a lot of other numbers to think about from 2023 that do not involve contracts.

1 driver had an average finish of fifth or better

2 wins for Kyle Kirkwood

2 of Josef Newgarden won the pole at Gateway Motorsports Park

2 poles for Alex Palou, Graham Rahal, Will Power, Christian Lundgaard, Colton Herta, Felix Rosenqvist, and Romain Grosjean led all drivers

3 wins for Scott Dixon

3 of Scott McLaughlin won at Barber Motorsports Park

3 of McLaughlin won the pole for the Nashville Grand Prix

3.7 was the best average finish of all drivers, set by Palou

4 wins for Newgarden

5 wins for Palou led all drivers

5 or more podiums were scored by Palou, Patricio O’Ward, Dixon, and Newgarden

5.4 was the second-best average finish of all drivers, set by Dixon

6 was the best average starting spot of all drivers, set by Palou

6.3 was the second-best average starting spot of all drivers, set by O’Ward

7 drivers won a race

7 drivers had an average finish of 10th or better

7 was the third-best average finish of all drivers, set by McLaughlin

7.2 was the third-best average starting spot of all drivers, set by McLaughlin

7.9 was the fourth-best average finish of all drivers, set by O’Ward

8 of Marcus Ericsson won at St. Petersburg

8.6 was the fourth-best average starting spot of all drivers, set by Dixon

8.6 was the fifth-best average finish of all drivers, set by Ericsson

8.7 was the fifth-best average starting spot of all drivers, set by Rosenqvist

10 podiums for Palou led all drivers

10 drivers won a pole

10 drivers had an average starting spot of 10th or better

16 drivers scored a podium finish

17 races made up the schedule

23 drivers ran all of the races

27 of Kirkwood won the pole on the streets of Long Beach

37 drivers ran at least one race

45 of Lundgaard won the Honda Indy Toronto

78 points separated Palou and Dixon at season’s end

180 or more laps were led by Newgarden, Palou, Dixon, O’Ward, and Power

602 laps were led by Newgarden, leading all drivers

2240 or more laps were completed by McLaughlin, Palou, Power, Lundgaard, and Alexander Rossi

2258 laps were completed by McLaughlin and Palou, leading all drivers