Pocono IndyCar 400 2013 Results: Reaction, Leaders and Post-Race Analysis

In one of the most exciting IndyCar races of the 2013 season, Scott Dixon stole the show on Sunday in the Pocono IndyCar 400 by driving his No. 9 car to victory lane.

Charlie Kimball was able to give Dixon everything he could handle but ended up finishing second just in front of eventual third-place finisher Dario Franchitti.

Simon Pagenaud finished fourth and Will Power managed a fifth-place finish.   

Here is a look at the full results:

Full 2013 Pocono 400 Results

Pos	Driver	Car #	Started
1	Scott Dixon	9	17
2	Charlie Kimball	83	12
3	Dario Franchitti	10	20
4	Will Power	12	4
5	Josef Newgarden	67	15
6	Simon Pagenaud	77	8
7	Justin Wilson	19	22
8	Helio Castroneves	3	6
9	Ed Carpenter	20	14
10	Marco Andretti	25	1
11	Simona de Silvestro	78	9
12	James Jakes	16	13
13	Tony Kanaan	11	5
14	Ryan Briscoe	4	19
15	Pippa Mann	18	21
16	Sebastien Bourdais	7	11
17	Alex Tagliani	98	24
18	Graham Rahal	15	16
19	Tristan Vautier	55	10
20	Ryan Hunter-Reay	1	2
21	E.J. Viso	5	23
22	Takuma Sato	14	7
23	Sebastian Saavedra	6	18
24	James Hinchcliffe	27	3

*All stats and standings via IndyCar.com.

With the excitement of the Pocono race engulfing the fans of the sport, the expectations for the top drivers were through the roof. One of those drivers was James Hinchcliffe, but after a second-lap crash, the Go Daddy driver was forced out of the race early.

Hinchcliffe told the Miami Herald about the wreck: “It's devastating. I feel bad for the team.”

The second caution of the day came out as Ryan Hunter-Reay and Takuma Sato got tangled up on pit lane, but the teams were back racing by Lap 71.

Pole-sitter Marco Andretti led for most of the first 100 laps—allowing several others to gain a temporary lead as the green-flag pit stops made their rounds—but was shuffled back in the pack during the latter stages of the event.

With gas mileage becoming a problem, Andretti’s fuel-saving issues became a major storyline and resulted in a 10th-place finish.

Veteran driver Will Power eventually found his way to the lead as Tony Kanaan was forced a lap down, but Andretti was still one of the fastest drivers on the track.

After another set of green-flag pit stops, the field was completely shuffled once again, leaving another veteran in Scott Dixon to take the lead late in the event.

While the field tried to attack Dixon’s lead, it was the IndyCar legend that was strong enough to hold on for the victory.

2013 IndyCar Championship Standings

1	Helio Castroneves	Team Penske	356	-
2	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	333	23
3	Marco Andretti	Andretti Autosport	301	55
4	Scott Dixon	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	291	65
5	James Hinchcliffe	Andretti Autosport	272	84
6	Tony Kanaan	KV Racing Technology	271	85
7	Simon Pagenaud	Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports	269	87
8	Justin Wilson	Dale Coyne Racing	253	103
9	Will Power	Team Penske	242	114
10	Takuma Sato	A.J. Foyt Enterprises	241	115

Full standings via SPEED TV.

Next weekend’s IndyCar will take place at the Toronto Street Circuit, as the best drivers in the world bring their talent north of the border for the two Honda Indy Toronto Races on Saturday, July 13, and Sunday, July 14.

Both races are televised on NBC Sports Network at 3:40 p.m. ET each day.