Plenty has occurred in sports world during James Hinchcliffe’s 76 days as race leader of Firestone 600 at TMS

by Mike Haag | Posted on Saturday, August 27th, 2016

FORT WORTH – When the Firestone 600 Verizon IndyCar Series race resumes Saturday night at Texas Motor Speedway, Schmidt-Peterson Motorsports driver James Hinchcliffe will have held the lead for 76 days since the event was suspended due to weather on Sunday, June 12.

While his lead and the field have remained frozen since then, plenty has happened in the sports world between then and now.

The graphic below outlines several of the major events that occurred in the world of sports during that 76-day span, ranging from LeBron James leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to the NBA title to swimmer Michael Phelps and gymnast Simone Biles highlighting the United States’ dominant gold-medal haul during the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Story and graphic provided courtesy of Texas Motor Speedway

About the Author Mike Haag

Mike Haag has covered motorsports in San Antonio and South Texas for more than 35 years. In addition to covering motorsports for the San Antonio Express-News for nearly 28 years, Mike also has co-hosted TrackSmack with Dawn Murphy for 18 race seasons. In addition to being a writer, Mike taught high school English and Journalism for 30 years before retiring in May, 2020.