2014 IndyCar Series season
| 2014 IndyCar season | |
|---|---|
| Verizon IndyCar Series | |
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| Season | |
| Races | 18 |
| Start date | March 30 |
| End date | August 30 |
| Awards | |
| Drivers' champion |
 Will Power
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| Manufacturers' Cup |
 Chevrolet
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| Rookie of the Year |
 Carlos Muñoz
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| Indianapolis 500 winner | Ryan Hunter-Reay |
The 2014 Verizon IndyCar Series was the 19th season of the IndyCar Series and the 103rd season of American open wheel racing. Its premier event was the 98th Indianapolis 500, held on Sunday, May 25. Scott Dixon entered the season as the defending IndyCar Champion, while Chevrolet entered as the reigning Manufacturers' champion.
The 2014 season featured eleven different winners, tying a record previously set in 2000 and 2001. Heading into the final race of the season, Will Power led Hélio Castroneves by 51 points. In a race in which Ryan Hunter-Reay's spin produced the only yellow flag, Power finished ninth, while Castroneves – who was penalized for a pit entry violation – finished fourteenth. As a result, Power clinched his first series title by 62 points, and the first drivers' title for Team Penske since Sam Hornish, Jr. in 2006. In the manufacturers' championship, Chevrolet successfully defended their title ahead of Honda. Will Power become the first-ever IndyCar Series driver's title from Asian continent due to Australian sports mostly lies on Asia continent.
The 2014 IndyCar Series schedule was formally announced on NBC Sports Network's INDYCAR Championship Preview Show on October 17, 2013. The schedule consisted of eighteen races, hosted across 15 tracks and 14 venues. Included were three doubleheader events, in Detroit, Houston and Toronto. The IndyCar Triple Crown featured the three 500-mile races, at Indianapolis, Pocono and Fontana, and offered a $1,000,000 bonus to a driver, if they won all three events, with a $250,000 consolation prize if a driver won two of the three events. Neither prize was ultimately claimed.
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