2018 Iowa Corn 300

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]

2018 Iowa Corn 300
Race details
11th round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season
DateJuly 9, 2018
Official nameIowa Corn 300
LocationIowa Speedway
CoursePermanent racing facility
0.875 mi / 1.400 km
Distance300 laps
268.2 mi / 431.63 km
Pole position
DriverWill Power (Team Penske)
Time17.6801 + 17.6112 = 35.2913
Fastest lap
DriverWill Power (Team Penske)
Time18.6422 (on lap 2 of 300)
Podium
FirstJames Hinchcliffe (Schmidt Peterson Motorsports)
SecondSpencer Pigot (Ed Carpenter Racing)
ThirdTakuma Sato (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)

Results

Key Meaning
R Rookie
W Past winner

Qualifying

Pos No. Name Lap 1 Time Lap 2 Time Total Time Avg. Speed (mph)
1 12 Will Power 17.6801 17.6112 35.2913 182.391
2 1 Josef Newgarden W 17.7252 17.8058 35.5310 181.160
3 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay W 17.8034 17.8219 35.6253 180.681
4 22 Simon Pagenaud 17.8616 17.8364 35.6980 180.313
5 27 Alexander Rossi 17.9188 17.8808 35.7996 179.801
6 9 Scott Dixon 17.9873 17.8672 35.8545 179.526
7 6 Robert Wickens R 17.9760 18.0073 35.9833 178.883
8 10 Ed Jones 18.0150 18.0011 36.0161 178.720
9 20 Ed Carpenter 18.0985 17.9183 36.0168 178.717
10 30 Takuma Sato 18.0678 17.9507 36.0185 178.708
11 5 James Hinchcliffe W 18.0289 18.0361 36.0650 178.478
12 15 Graham Rahal 18.0323 18.0463 36.0786 178.410
13 14 Tony Kanaan W 18.0341 18.1260 36.1601 178.008
14 26 Zach Veach R 18.0867 18.1139 36.2006 177.809
15 18 Sébastien Bourdais 18.0438 18.1830 36.2268 177.681
16 88 Gabby Chaves 18.1637 18.3125 36.4762 176.466
17 23 Charlie Kimball 18.1934 18.3284 36.5218 176.245
18 21 Spencer Pigot 18.2349 18.5027 36.7376 175.210
19 98 Marco Andretti W 18.2374 18.6396 36.8770 174.548
20 19 Zachary Claman DeMelo R 18.4002 18.5209 36.9211 174.339
21 59 Max Chilton 18.6021 18.5086 37.1107 173.449
22 4 Matheus Leist R 19.0284 19.1214 38.1498 168.724
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Race

Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit Stops Grid Laps Led Pts.1
1 5 James Hinchcliffe W Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 300 1:47:32.4666 3 11 45 51
2 21 Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 300 +2.6491 3 18 40
3 30 Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 300 +3.2506 3 10 3 36
4 1 Josef Newgarden W Team Penske Chevrolet 300 +4.5296 4 2 229 35
5 6 Robert Wickens R Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 300 +6.3214 4 7 30
6 12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 299 +1 lap 3 1 23 30
7 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 299 +1 lap 4 12 26
8 22 Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 299 +1 lap 4 4 24
9 27 Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 298 +2 laps 4 5 22
10 20 Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 298 +2 laps 4 9 20
11 18 Sébastien Bourdais Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 297 +3 laps 3 15 19
12 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 296 +4 laps 4 6 18
13 10 Ed Jones Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 295 +5 laps 5 8 17
14 23 Charlie Kimball Carlin Chevrolet 295 +5 laps 3 17 16
15 59 Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 294 +6 laps 5 21 15
16 98 Marco Andretti W Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 293 +7 laps 4 19 14
17 14 Tony Kanaan W A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 292 +8 laps 4 13 13
18 19 Zachary Claman DeMelo R Dale Coyne Racing Honda 291 +9 laps 6 20 12
19 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay W Andretti Autosport Honda 283 Mechanical 6 3 11
20 26 Zach Veach R Andretti Autosport Honda 279 +21 laps 5 14 10
21 88 Gabby Chaves Harding Racing Chevrolet 99 Handling 1 16 9
22 4 Matheus Leist R A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 40 Mechanical 0 22 8
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

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

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

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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