2018 Iowa Corn 300

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Flag of the United States.svg 2018 Iowa Corn 300
Race details
11th round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season
Iowa Speedway track map.png
DateJuly 9, 2018
Official name Iowa Corn 300
Location Iowa Speedway
CoursePermanent racing facility
0.875 mi / 1.400 km
Distance300 laps
268.2 mi / 431.63 km
Pole position
Driver Will Power  (Team Penske)
Time17.6801 + 17.6112 = 35.2913
Fastest lap
Driver Will Power  (Team Penske)
Time18.6422 (on lap 2 of 300)
Podium
First James Hinchcliffe  (Schmidt Peterson Motorsports)
Second Spencer Pigot  (Ed Carpenter Racing)
Third Takuma Sato  (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)

The 2018 Iowa Corn 300 was an IndyCar Series event held at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa on July 8, 2018. The event served as the 11th round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season. Will Power took his 52nd pole [1] while James Hinchcliffe claimed victory of the 300-lap race, which ended under caution. [2]

Contents

Results

KeyMeaning
RRookie
WPast winner

Qualifying

PosNo.NameLap 1 TimeLap 2 TimeTotal TimeAvg. Speed (mph)
112 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power 17.680117.611235.2913182.391
21 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden W17.725217.805835.5310181.160
328 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay W17.803417.821935.6253180.681
422 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud 17.861617.836435.6980180.313
527 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi 17.918817.880835.7996179.801
69 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon 17.987317.867235.8545179.526
76 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Wickens R17.976018.007335.9833178.883
810 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones 18.015018.001136.0161178.720
920 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Carpenter 18.098517.918336.0168178.717
1030 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato 18.067817.950736.0185178.708
115 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe W18.028918.036136.0650178.478
1215 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal 18.032318.046336.0786178.410
1314 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan W18.034118.126036.1601178.008
1426 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach R18.086718.113936.2006177.809
1518 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais 18.043818.183036.2268177.681
1688 Flag of Colombia.svg Gabby Chaves 18.163718.312536.4762176.466
1723 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball 18.193418.328436.5218176.245
1821 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot 18.234918.502736.7376175.210
1998 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti W18.237418.639636.8770174.548
2019 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zachary Claman DeMelo R18.400218.520936.9211174.339
2159 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton 18.602118.508637.1107173.449
224 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Leist R19.028419.121438.1498168.724
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE Archived 2018-07-10 at the Wayback Machine

Race

PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLapsTime/RetiredPit StopsGridLaps LedPts. 1
15 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe W Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 3001:47:32.46663114551
221 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 300+2.649131840
330 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 300+3.2506310336
41 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden W Team Penske Chevrolet 300+4.52964222935
56 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Wickens R Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 300+6.32144730
612 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 299+1 lap312330
715 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 299+1 lap41226
822 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 299+1 lap4424
927 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 298+2 laps4522
1020 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 298+2 laps4920
1118 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 297+3 laps31519
129 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 296+4 laps4618
1310 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 295+5 laps5817
1423 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball Carlin Chevrolet 295+5 laps31716
1559 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 294+6 laps52115
1698 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti W Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 293+7 laps41914
1714 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan W A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 292+8 laps41313
1819 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zachary Claman DeMelo R Dale Coyne Racing Honda 291+9 laps62012
1928 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay W Andretti Autosport Honda 283Mechanical6311
2026 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach R Andretti Autosport Honda 279+21 laps51410
2188 Flag of Colombia.svg Gabby Chaves Harding Racing Chevrolet 99Handling1169
224 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Leist R A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 40Mechanical0228
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE Archived 2018-07-10 at the Wayback Machine

Notes: 1 Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position.

Championship standings after the race

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References

  1. Malsher, David (July 7, 2018). "Iowa IndyCar: Power takes 52nd pole of career". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  2. Malsher, David (July 8, 2018). "Iowa IndyCar: Hinchcliffe wins, Newgarden suffers in bizarre finish". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
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