2020 Honda Indy 200

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Flag of the United States.svg 2020 Honda Indy 200
Race details
10th and 11th round of the 2020 IndyCar Series season
Mid-Ohio.svg
DateSeptember 12 and 13, 2020
Official name Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio
Location Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Lexington, Ohio, United States
CoursePermanent racing facility
2.258 mi / 3.634 km
DistanceBoth 75 laps
169.350 mi / 272.542 km
Race 1
Pole position
Driver Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power  (Team Penske)
Time01:06.3343
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward  (Arrow McLaren)
Time01:08:3982 (on lap 22 of 75)
Podium
First Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power  (Team Penske)
Second Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  (Team Penske)
Third Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi  (Andretti Global)
Race 2
Pole position
Driver Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta  (Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport)
Time01:26.2788
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time01:08.3089 (on lap 65 of 75)
Podium
First Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta  (Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport)
Second Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi  (Andretti Autosport)
Third Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay  (Andretti Autosport)
Chronology
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The 2020 Honda Indy 200 was a pair of IndyCar motor races held on September 12, 2020, and September 13, 2020, at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. They were the 10th and 11th rounds of the 2020 IndyCar Series season. Both races were contested of 75 laps.

Contents

The race was originally scheduled to be held on August 16, [1] but was later moved up to August 9. [2] However, it was later postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the race was held as a doubleheader event to make up for cancelled races at Portland and Laguna Seca. [3]

The first race was held on September 12, 2020. Will Power won the pole and led all but 9 laps en route to the win. [4] Josef Newgarden finished 2nd, and Alexander Rossi finished 3rd. Graham Rahal and Ryan Hunter-Reay rounded out the top five, and Felix Rosenqvist, Jack Harvey, Rinus VeeKay, Colton Herta, and Scott Dixon rounded out the top ten.

The second race was held on September 13, 2020. Colton Herta won the pole and the race. Alexander Rossi finished 2nd, and Ryan Hunter-Reay finished 3rd, marking a podium sweep for Andretti Autosport for the first time since 2005. [5] Graham Rahal and Marcus Ericsson rounded out the top five, and Simon Pagenaud, Will Power, Josef Newgarden, Pato O'Ward, and Scott Dixon rounded out the top ten.

Race 1 – September 12

Entry list

KeyMeaning
 R Rookie
 W Past winner
No.DriverTeamEngine
1 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
4 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball  W  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
5 Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
7 Flag of the United States.svg Oliver Askew  R  Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet
14 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dalton Kellett  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
15 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
18 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser Sullivan Honda
20 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus VeeKay  R  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
22 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
26 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda
27 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi  W  Andretti Autosport Honda
28 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda
30 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
55 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Team Goh Honda
59 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet
60 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda
88 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport Honda
98 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian Honda

Practice

Practice was held at 10:45 AM ET on September 12, 2020.

Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
128 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 01:06.3034
212 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 01:06.3952
327 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi  W  Andretti Autosport Honda 01:06.4299
Practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held at 2:00 PM ET on September 12, 2020. As the event was doubleheader, series rules meant qualifying was a single round (instead of two rounds as normal), split into two groups. Drivers from the group with the fastest driver having the better time started in the odd number positions, while the group whose fastest time was worse than the other group took even number positions.

Qualifying classification

PosNo.DriverTeamEngineGroupTimeFinal
grid
112 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 11:06.33431
228 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 21:06.72872
31 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 11:06.55083
420 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 21:06.87614
560 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda 11:06.76905
627 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi  W  Andretti Autosport Honda 21:07.18566
710 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 11:06.78417
815 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 21:07.22058
921 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus VeeKay  R  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 11:07.01109
1022 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 21:07.248910
1198 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian Honda 11:07.016211
1259 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 21:07.449112
1388 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 11:07.021213
1418 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci Dale Coyne Racing w/ Vasser Sullivan Honda 21:07.501114
155 Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 11:07.035415
167 Flag of the United States.svg Oliver Askew  R  Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 21:07.621116
179 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 11:07.140617
1830 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 21:07.819218
1926 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda 11:07.210119
2055 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou  R  Dale Coyne Racing w/ Team Goh Honda 21:08.154820
218 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 11:07.389021
224 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball  W  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 21:08.378322
2314 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dalton Kellett  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 21:08.544223
Qualifying results

Race

The race was held at 5:00 PM ET on September 12, 2020.

Race classification

PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLapsTime/RetiredPit
Stops
GridLaps
Led
Pts.
112 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 7501:29:08.9095216654
21 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 75+7.452323040
327 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi  W  Andretti Autosport Honda 75+8.992226536
415 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 75+9.232328032
528 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 75+13.228122031
610 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 75+14.117127028
760 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda 75+18.219825026
821 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus VeeKay  R  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 75+19.246829024
988 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 75+26.0264213423
109 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 75+32.7179217020
115 Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 75+33.6137215019
1255 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou  R  Dale Coyne Racing w/ Team Goh Honda 75+34.4767220018
1320 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 75+39.306924017
1418 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci Dale Coyne Racing w/ Vasser Sullivan Honda 75+42.9962214016
158 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 75+43.6952221015
1659 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 75+44.4717212014
1730 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 75+45.8415218013
1822 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 75+46.2387210012
197 Flag of the United States.svg Oliver Askew  R  Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 75+1:08.4106216011
2026 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda 74+1 Lap219010
214 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball  W  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 74+1 Lap22209
2214 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dalton Kellett  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 74+1 Lap22308
2398 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian Honda 74+1 Lap21107
Fastest lap: Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP) - 1:08.3982 (Lap 22)
Official race results

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos.DriverPoints
1rightarrow blue.svg 1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon 436
1rightarrow blue.svg 2 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden 360 (–76)
1rightarrow blue.svg 3 Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward 316 (–120)
1rightarrow blue.svg 4 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato 287 (–149)
1uparrow green.svg 35 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power 280 (–156)

Race 2 – September 13

Entry list

KeyMeaning
 R Rookie
 W Past winner
No.DriverTeamEngine
1 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
4 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball  W  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
5 Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
7 Flag of the United States.svg Oliver Askew  R  Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
14 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dalton Kellett  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
15 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
18 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser Sullivan Honda
20 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus VeeKay  R  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
22 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
26 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda
27 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi  W  Andretti Autosport Honda
28 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda
30 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
55 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Team Goh Honda
59 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet
60 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda
88 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport Honda
98 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian Honda

Qualifying

Qualifying was held at 10:15 AM ET on September 13, 2020.

Qualifying classification

PosNo.DriverTeamEngineGroupTimeFinal
grid
188 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 21:26.27881
218 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci Dale Coyne Racing w/ Vasser Sullivan Honda 11:27.46882
39 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 21:27.09913
455 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou  R  Dale Coyne Racing w/ Team Goh Honda 11:30.71074
510 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 21:27.14145
622 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 11:31.73596
798 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian Honda 21:27.46087
828 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 11:31.90968
91 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 21:28.41749
1027 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi  W  Andretti Autosport Honda 11:32.701010
1121 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus VeeKay  R  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 21:29.035511
1215 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 11:33.162012
1326 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda 21:29.235413
147 Flag of the United States.svg Oliver Askew  R  Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 11:33.468114
158 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 21:30.265215
1620 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 11:34.334316
1712 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 217
1859 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 11:35.027318
1960 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda 219
2014 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dalton Kellett  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 11:35.078120
215 Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 221
2230 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 11:39.809222
234 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball  W  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 123
Qualifying results

Race

The race was held at 1:00 PM ET on September 13, 2020.

Race classification

PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLapsTime/RetiredPit
Stops
GridLaps
Led
Pts.
188 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 7501:34:17.3968215754
227 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi  W  Andretti Autosport Honda 75+1.3826210040
328 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 75+2.496528035
415 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 75+3.0853212133
58 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 75+9.9175215131
622 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 75+14.191826028
712 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 75+15.3292217026
81 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 75+17.253229024
95 Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 75+22.9474321022
109 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 75+30.509333020
1121 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus VeeKay  R  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 75+31.7181211019
1260 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda 75+36.7526219018
1359 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 75+37.6521218017
1418 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci Dale Coyne Racing w/ Vasser Sullivan Honda 75+46.583442017
157 Flag of the United States.svg Oliver Askew  R  Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 75+47.3665214015
1620 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 75+1:00.7058216014
1726 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda 75+1:02.6716213013
1830 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 75+1:05.25702221613
194 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball  W  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 75+1:06.2089323011
2098 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian Honda 74+1 Lap27010
2114 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dalton Kellett  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 71+4 Laps22009
2210 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 4Contact0508
2355 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou  R  Dale Coyne Racing w/ Team Goh Honda 2Contact0407
Fastest lap: Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) - 1:08.3089 (Lap 65)
Official race results

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos.DriverPoints
1rightarrow blue.svg 1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon 456
1rightarrow blue.svg 2 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden 384 (–72)
1rightarrow blue.svg 3 Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward 338 (–118)
1uparrow green.svg 24 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta 327 (–129)
1rightarrow blue.svg 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power 306 (–150)

References

  1. "INDYCAR 2020: Richmond part of 17-race schedule". Indycar.com. September 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  2. "The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Moves to One Week Earlier in August". MidOhio.com. March 26, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  3. Engle, Greg (August 1, 2020). "IndyCar Postpones Mid-Ohio Until 'Later in 2020'". Autoweek.com. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  4. Horrall, Zach (September 12, 2020). "Power Goes All Out at Mid-Ohio To Cruise to First Victory of Season". IndyCar.com. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  5. Horrall, Zach (September 13, 2020). "Herta Leads Andretti Autosport Podium Sweep at Mid-Ohio". Indycar.com. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
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