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Potential Records and Milestones2012 IZOD IndyCar Series SeasonCHAMPIONSHIPS Should Dario Franchitti win the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series championship, he will joinSebastien Bourdais as the only drivers to win four consecutive Indy car titles. Bourdais wonfour-straight Champ Car titles from 2004-2007. Should Dario Franchitti win the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series championship, he will join A.J.Foyt as the only drivers to win five Indy car titles in his career. Franchitti, who won the titlein 2007 and again from 2009-2011. Foyt won seven championships in his career.WINS With his next victory, Dario Franchitti pass Paul Tracy and Sebastien Bourdais forseventh (7 th ) on the all-time wins list, if neither Bourdais nor Tracy wins before he does. Thetrio are tied with 31 wins following Franchitti’s win at Indianapolis. With a victory in 2012, Scott Dixon will extend his streak of consecutive seasons with a winto eight. With his next win, Scott Dixon will take sole possession of 11 th place on the all-time winslist. Dixon is currently tied with Johnny Rutherford with 27 wins.POLES Will Power earned his 25 th pole of his Indy car career at St. Petersburg. Helio Castroneves needs three earned poles to reach 40 career poles in his Indy car career. Dario Franchitti needs four earned poles to reach 30 in his Indy car career. Scott Dixon needs three earn poles to reach 20 in their Indy car career. With one pole in 2012, Scott Dixon will extend his IZOD IndyCar Series streak to sixconsecutive seasons.STARTS Tony Kanaan will attempt to make his 187 th consecutive start. Jimmy Vasser holds the alltimerecord of 211. Scott Dixon with 128 straight starts and Marco Andretti with 104straight starts are the only other active driver with a streak of more than 100 consecutivestarts. Marco Andretti made his 100 th IZOD IndyCar Series start at St. Petersburg.LAPS LED Helio Castroneves has led 4,526 laps in his Indy car career and is the active lap leader.PODIUM FINISHES Dario Franchitti is the active leaders in podium finishes with 85, which is seventh on the alltimelist.TOP 5 FINISHES Dario Franchitti is the active leader in top-five finishes with 109, which is ninth on the alltimelist