2024 Hy-Vee IndyCar Race Weekend

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Flag of the United States.svg 2024 Hy-Vee IndyCar Race Weekend
Race details
10th and 11th round of the 2024 IndyCar season
Iowa Speedway track map.png
Layout of the Iowa Speedway circuit
DateJuly 13-14, 2024
Official name Hy-Vee IndyCar Race Weekend
Location Iowa Speedway
CoursePermanent racing facility
0.894 mi / 1.439 km
DistanceBoth 250 laps
223.5 mi / 359.688 km
Race 1
Pole position
Driver Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta  (Andretti Global with Curb Agajanian)
Time00:17.1506
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  (Team Penske)
Time00:18.0687 (on lap 246 of 250)
Podium
First Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin  (Team Penske)
Second Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward  (Arrow McLaren)
Third Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  (Team Penske)
Race 2
Pole position
Driver Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin  (Team Penske)
Time00:17.0966
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  (Team Penske)
Time00:18.0190 (on lap 240 of 250)
Podium
First Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power  (Team Penske)
Second Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou  (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Third Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin  (Team Penske)

The 2024 Hy-Vee IndyCar Race Weekend was a pair of IndyCar motor races held on July 13, 2024, and July 14, 2024, at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. They will be the 10th and 11th rounds of the 2024 IndyCar season. The race weekend has been held since 2007, except for a brief hiatus in 2021 after a change of focus by the owner of the track.

Contents

The first race (officially the Hy-Vee Homefront 250 presented by Instacart) was held on July 13, 2024, with the second (officially the Hy-Vee One Step 250 presented by Gatorade) was held on July 14, 2024. Each race was contested of 250 laps. The first race was won by Scott McLaughlin and the second race was won by Will Power.

Race 1 - Hy-Vee Homefront 250 presented by Instacart

Practice

Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
13 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 00:17.3134
210 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 00:17.3465
35 Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 00:17.4767
Source: [1]

Race

Scott McLaughlin and Alex Palou at the 2024 Hy-Vee Homefront 250 Scott McLaughlin and Alex Palou at the 2024 Hy-Vee Homefront 250.jpg
Scott McLaughlin and Álex Palou at the 2024 Hy-Vee Homefront 250

The race was held on July 13, 2024.

Race classification

PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLapsTime/RetiredPit
Stops
GridLaps
Led
Pts.
13 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 25001:44:41.11722216453
25 Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 25001:44:41.59862640
32 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 25001:44:42.634622235
Source: [1]


Race 2 - Hy-Vee One Step 250 presented by Gatorade

Race

The race was held on July 14, 2024.

Race classification

PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLapsTime/RetiredPit
Stops
GridLaps
Led
Pts.
112 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 25001:26:38.74722225151
210 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 25001:26:39.13872210343
33 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 25001:26:41.1123219437
Source: [2]

Media

Television

Both the Saturday and Sunday races were scheduled to air on NBC and Peacock. However, due to coverage of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, the Saturday race was moved to CNBC; Peacock still streamed the race. This is the last Iowa double-header on NBC, as the 2025 edition will air on Fox as part of their new IndyCar deal. [3]

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References

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  2. "Hy-Vee One Step 250". indycar.com. NTT IndyCar Series. July 14, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  3. "IndyCar finds new TV home with Fox Sports in 2025 amid schedule reveal". Motorsport Week. June 13, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.