Championship Scenarios...............
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:17 pm
With one race remaining, four drivers, Helio Castroneves, Sam Hornish, Jr., Dan Wheldon and Scott Dixon are still in contention to hoist the series championship trophy at Chicagoland Sept. 10th; the only question is.....who, and how? Here, then, are the possible routes to the title:
~~the simplest route belongs to Helio Castroneves, current points leader. As long as A}he wins the race, or B}he finishes ahead of the other 3, the title is his
~~for second-place Sam Hornish, Jr., the routes go as follows.........
A}he wins, the title's his
B}if he finishes 2nd and Castroneves finishes 3rd
C}if he finishes 3rd and Castroneves finishes 4th
D}if he finishes 4th and Castroneves finishes 5th
E}if he finishes 5th, Castroneves must finish no better than 6th(4th if Hornish gets the 3 pts for most laps lead('mll')
F}if he finishes 6th and Castroneves finishes 7th(6th if Hornish leads the most laps)
and so on......
~~for third-place Dan Wheldon, the routes are a bit more complicated......
A}Wheldon-1st(w/out mll), Castroneves-5th(7th w/mll), Hornish-5th(6th w/mll)
B}Wheldon-1st(w/mll), Castroneves & Hornish-4th
C}Wheldon-2nd(w/out mll), Castroneves-12th(13th w/mll), Hornish-10th(12th w/mll)
D}Wheldon-2nd(w/mll), Castroneves-9th, Hornish-8th
E}Wheldon-3rd(w/out mll), Castroneves-15th(18th w/mll), Hornish-14th(17th w/mll)
F}Wheldon-3rd(w/mll), Castroneves-12th, Hornish-11th
G}Wheldon-4th(w/out mll), Castroneves-18th(w/out mll), Hornish-17th(w/out mll)
H}Wheldon-4th(w/mll), Castroneves-15th, Hornish-14th
I}Wheldon-5th(w/mll), Castroneves-17th, Hornish-16th
~~for Scott Dixon, currently 4th, the points routes are actually simpler than for teammate Wheldon.....
A}Dixon-1st w/out mll, Castroneves-6th(8th w/mll), Hornish-6th(7th w/mll)
B}Dixon-1st w/mll, Castroneves-5th, Hornish-4th
C}Dixon-2nd w/out mll, Castroneves-12th(15th w/mll), Hornish-11th(14th w/mll), Wheldon-3rd(4th w/mll)
D}Dixon-2nd w/mll, Castroneves-10th, Hornish-9th, Wheldon-3rd
E}Dixon-3rd w/out mll, Castroneves-17th, Hornish-16th, Wheldon-4th(6th w/mll)
F}Dixon-3rd w/mll, Castroneves-14th, Hornish-13th, Wheldon-4th
G}Dixon-4th w/mll, Castroneves-17th, Hornish-16th, Wheldon-5th
See, I said it would be simple, didn't I?
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~~the simplest route belongs to Helio Castroneves, current points leader. As long as A}he wins the race, or B}he finishes ahead of the other 3, the title is his
~~for second-place Sam Hornish, Jr., the routes go as follows.........
A}he wins, the title's his
B}if he finishes 2nd and Castroneves finishes 3rd
C}if he finishes 3rd and Castroneves finishes 4th
D}if he finishes 4th and Castroneves finishes 5th
E}if he finishes 5th, Castroneves must finish no better than 6th(4th if Hornish gets the 3 pts for most laps lead('mll')
F}if he finishes 6th and Castroneves finishes 7th(6th if Hornish leads the most laps)
and so on......
~~for third-place Dan Wheldon, the routes are a bit more complicated......
A}Wheldon-1st(w/out mll), Castroneves-5th(7th w/mll), Hornish-5th(6th w/mll)
B}Wheldon-1st(w/mll), Castroneves & Hornish-4th
C}Wheldon-2nd(w/out mll), Castroneves-12th(13th w/mll), Hornish-10th(12th w/mll)
D}Wheldon-2nd(w/mll), Castroneves-9th, Hornish-8th
E}Wheldon-3rd(w/out mll), Castroneves-15th(18th w/mll), Hornish-14th(17th w/mll)
F}Wheldon-3rd(w/mll), Castroneves-12th, Hornish-11th
G}Wheldon-4th(w/out mll), Castroneves-18th(w/out mll), Hornish-17th(w/out mll)
H}Wheldon-4th(w/mll), Castroneves-15th, Hornish-14th
I}Wheldon-5th(w/mll), Castroneves-17th, Hornish-16th
~~for Scott Dixon, currently 4th, the points routes are actually simpler than for teammate Wheldon.....
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A}Dixon-1st w/out mll, Castroneves-6th(8th w/mll), Hornish-6th(7th w/mll)
B}Dixon-1st w/mll, Castroneves-5th, Hornish-4th
C}Dixon-2nd w/out mll, Castroneves-12th(15th w/mll), Hornish-11th(14th w/mll), Wheldon-3rd(4th w/mll)
D}Dixon-2nd w/mll, Castroneves-10th, Hornish-9th, Wheldon-3rd
E}Dixon-3rd w/out mll, Castroneves-17th, Hornish-16th, Wheldon-4th(6th w/mll)
F}Dixon-3rd w/mll, Castroneves-14th, Hornish-13th, Wheldon-4th
G}Dixon-4th w/mll, Castroneves-17th, Hornish-16th, Wheldon-5th
See, I said it would be simple, didn't I?
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