2012 IZOD INDYCAR SERIESFINAL POINT STANDINGS

(Top 5 after 16 of 16 events)

1. RYAN HUNTER-REAY Andretti Autosport

2. WILL POWER Team Penske

3. SCOTT DIXON Target Chip Ganassi Racing

4. HELIO CASTRONEVES Team Penske

5. SIMON PAGENAUD Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports

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2 JUAN PABLO GARCIA Team Moore Racing

4 JORGE GONCALVEZ Belardi Auto Racing

5 PETER DEMPSEY Belardi Auto Racing

7 GABBY CHAVES Schmidt Peterson Motorsports

8 SAGE KARAM Schmidt Peterson Motorsports

12 ZACH VEACH Andretti Autosport

22 ETHAN RINGEL Team Moore Racing

26 CARLOS MUÑOZ Team Moore Racing

77 JACK HAWKSWORTH Schmidt Peterson MotorsportsINFO RACE:

3/23, 3:30pm ET

TV BROADCAST:3/24, 11:00am ET, NBC Sports Network E

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The world of high-performance motorsports is based entirely on STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. INDYCAR is excited to offer a unique STEM-focused learning opportunity for students and teachers during the 2013 racing season.

In select North American race markets, we’ll invite local students to the track to learn about everything from car and engine design to tire compounds and fuel formulas. Hands-on activities and getting up close and personal with a race car will give students real-world examples of how their science and math classes can lead to a fast-paced career in the world of motorsports.

For more information, please contact INDYCAR at (317) 492-5086.

INDYCAR VP of Technology Will Phillips explains some of the technology of the current IZOD IndyCar Series chassis to a group of students from Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy in Baltimore, Md.

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ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

SIMON’S SOPHOMORE SEASON: 2012 Sunoco Rookie of the Year Simon Pagenaud returns to Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports for his second season in the IZOD IndyCar Series. Pagenaud, a 28-year-old native of France, recorded six top-fives in his rookie season and many believe he is poised to win his first race in 2013. Can he do it at St. Pete?

MAZDA ROAD TO INDY ON DISPLAY: The full Mazda Road to Indy ladder system, designed to groom the up-and-coming stars of the IZOD IndyCar Series, will be on display at St. Pete. Mazda will again provide scholarships for the 2013 champions of the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda, Pro Mazda Championship presented by Cooper Tires and Firestone Indy Lights to advance to the next level. The scholarship program strengthens INDYCAR’s driver development program by providing drivers the opportunities to advance based on talent, not financials.

ANOTHER COMPETITIVE SEASON?: If the timesheets from the preseason Open Test at Barber Motorsports Park are any indication of what’s to come, then 2013 is shaping up to be another competitive IZOD IndyCar Series season. The top 16 cars of the 28 car/driver combinations that participated in the test were separated by a second. Last season produced another competitive championship with Ryan Hunter-Reay edging Will Power for his first IZOD IndyCar Series championship. Can 2013 produce another close title chase?

WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEKEND: