Hey, Josef Newgarden: Have you seen these numbers?

For the sake of argument on a quiet Wednesday, let's assume free agent-to-be Josef Newgarden is weighing two opportunities for the 2016 IndyCar Series. One is to remain with CFH Racing, another is to move to Ganassi Racing. Both Indianapolis-based race teams are aligned with Chevrolet.

Initially, it seems a no-brainer to choose Chip Ganassi's organization, given that it has won five of the past seven series championships, three Indianapolis 500s since 2008 and is a traditional series power. It also stands to reason a higher salary could be offered to Newgarden.

But dig into this season's statistics and factor Scott Dixon out of the discussion. Dixon is a three-time series champion with 37 race wins (fifth-most all-time) and more racing experience than any current driver except Hello Castroneves, Tony Kanaan and Juan Pablo Montoya. He skews any head-to-head comparison with CFH.

Then, stack this season's other Ganassi cars against the ones fielded by CFH. The results are interesting.

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2015 STARTS:

Ganassi 43 (for Tony Kanaan, Charlie Kimball, Sage Karam and Sebastian Saavedra); CFH 30 (for Newgarden, Ed Carpenter, Luca Filippi and J.R. Hildebrand)

POLES:

Ganassi 0; CFH 1

RACE WINS:

Ganassi 0; CFH 2

PODIUM FINISHES (TOP THREE):

Ganassi 4; CFH 4

TOP FIVE FINISHES:

Ganassi 8; CFH 5

AVERAGE STARTING POSITION:

Ganassi 11.58; CFH 10.93

AVERAGE FINISHING POSITION:

Ganassi 13.30; CFH 12.46

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