2018 Iowa Corn 300 Explained

Country:	USA
Race:	Iowa Corn 300
Date:	July 9
Year:	2018
Official Name:	Iowa Corn 300
Round No:	11th
Series:	IndyCar Series
Location:	Iowa Speedway
Course:	Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:	0.875
Course Km:	1.400
Distance Laps:	300
Distance Mi:	268.2
Distance Km:	431.63
Pole Driver:	Will Power
Pole Team:	Team Penske
Pole Time:	17.6801 + 17.6112 = 35.2913
Pole Country:	Australia
Fast Driver:	Will Power
Fast Team:	Team Penske
Fast Time:	18.6422
Fast Lap:	2
Fast Country:	Australia
First Driver:	James Hinchcliffe
First Team:	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
First Country:	Canada
Second Driver:	Spencer Pigot
Second Team:	Ed Carpenter Racing
Second Country:	USA
Third Driver:	Takuma Sato
Third Team:	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
Third Country:	Japan

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]

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

		Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired	Pit Stops	Grid	Laps Led
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: 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

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1		411
2	2	Josef Newgarden	378
1	3	Alexander Rossi	370
2	4	Ryan Hunter-Reay	359
	5	Will Power	358

Manufacturer standings

	Pos	Manufacturer	Points
	1	Honda	923
	2	Chevrolet	779

Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Notes and References

Web site: Iowa IndyCar: Power takes 52nd pole of career. Malsher. David. July 7, 2018. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. July 9, 2018.
Web site: Iowa IndyCar: Hinchcliffe wins, Newgarden suffers in bizarre finish. Malsher. David. July 8, 2018. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. July 9, 2018.