2019 Honda Indy 200 Explained

Country:USA
Race:Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio
Date:July 28
Year:2019
Official Name:Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio
Round No:13th
Series:IndyCar
Location:Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio
Course:Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:2.258
Course Km:3.634
Distance Laps:90
Distance Mi:203.22
Distance Km:327.05
Pole Driver: Will Power
Pole Team:Team Penske
Pole Time:01:05.1569
Pole Country:AUS
Fast Driver: James Hinchcliffe
Fast Team:Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
Fast Time:01:07.3644
Fast Lap:79
Fast Country:CAN
First Driver: Scott Dixon
First Team:Chip Ganassi Racing
First Country:NZ
Second Driver: Felix Rosenqvist
Second Team:Chip Ganassi Racing
Second Country:SWE
Third Driver: Ryan Hunter-Reay
Third Team:Andretti Autosport
Third Country:USA

The 2019 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio was an IndyCar Series event held at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. The race served as the 13th round of the 2019 IndyCar Series season.[1] This marked the 35th time that Indy car racing had raced at Mid-Ohio.[2] The event was supported by races from the three Road to Indy ladder series as well as Stadium Super Trucks and the Global MX-5 Cup.[3] Will Power secured his fourth pole at Mid-Ohio, a record for the track. It was also his 57th overall pole in the IndyCar Series.[4] Scott Dixon beat fellow Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Felix Rosenqvist by a margin of .0934, the closest margin of victory at Mid-Ohio. Points leader Josef Newgarden had a last lap spin which dropped him ten positions from a potential fourth place finish [5]

Background

Entrants

DragonSpeed was originally planning on entering Ben Hanley but pulled out due to visa issues.[6]

KeyMeaning
Rookie
Past winner
DriverTeamEngine
2 Josef Newgarden Team PenskeChevrolet
4 Matheus LeistA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet
5 James HinchcliffeArrow Schmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda
7 Marcus Ericsson Arrow Schmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda
9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi RacingHonda
10 Felix Rosenqvist Chip Ganassi RacingHonda
12 Will PowerTeam PenskeChevrolet
14 Tony KanaanA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet
15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda
18 Sébastien BourdaisDale Coyne Racing with Vasser-SullivanHonda
19 Santino Ferrucci Dale Coyne RacingHonda
20 Ed JonesEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet
21 Spencer PigotEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet
22 Simon Pagenaud Team PenskeChevrolet
26 Zach VeachAndretti AutosportHonda
27 Alexander Rossi Andretti AutosportHonda
28 Ryan Hunter-ReayAndretti AutosportHonda
30 Takuma SatoRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda
31 RC Enerson CarlinChevrolet
59 Max ChiltonCarlinChevrolet
60 Jack HarveyMeyer Shank RacingHonda
88 Colton Herta Harding Steinbrenner RacingHonda
98 Marco AndrettiAndretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-AgajanianHonda

Practice

Practice 1

Practice 1 took place at 11:20 AM ET on July 26, 2019.

Top Practice Speeds!!!Driver!Team!Engine!Lap Time
19 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi RacingHonda01:06.0973
221 Spencer PigotEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet01:06.2455
322 Simon Pagenaud Team PenskeChevrolet01:06.2665
Source:[7]

Practice 2

Practice 2 took place at 3:15 PM ET on July 26, 2019.

Top Practice Speeds!!!Driver!Team!Engine!Lap Time
188 Colton Herta Harding Steinbrenner RacingHonda01:05.7292
222 Simon Pagenaud Team PenskeChevrolet01:05.9313
312 Will PowerTeam PenskeChevrolet01:05.9935
Source:[8]

Practice 3

Practice 3 took place at 10:30 AM ET on July 27, 2019.

Top Practice Speeds!!!Driver!Team!Engine!Lap Time
188 Colton Herta Harding Steinbrenner RacingHonda01:05.7048
221 Spencer PigotEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet01:05.7625
327 Alexander Rossi Andretti AutosportHonda01:05.8747
Source:[9]

Qualifying

Qualifying took place at 2:35 PM ET on July 27, 2019.

Qualifying classification

DriverTeamEngineTime
Round 1
Group 1Group 2
112 Will PowerTeam PenskeChevrolet01:05.3775N/A01:05.426101:05.15691
227 Alexander Rossi Andretti AutosportHondaN/A01:05.281001:05.189801:05.53172
32 Josef Newgarden Team PenskeChevroletN/A01:05.380901:05.400401:05.78853
422 Simon Pagenaud Team PenskeChevroletN/A01:05.646401:05.420701:05.89584
518 Sébastien BourdaisDale Coyne Racing with Vasser-SullivanHondaN/A01:05.270201:05.561601:06.20405
610 Felix Rosenqvist Chip Ganassi RacingHonda01:05.7631N/A01:05.396801:06.49146
788 Colton Herta Harding Steinbrenner RacingHondaN/A01:05.433501:05.5650N/A7
89 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi RacingHondaN/A01:05.729401:05.6999N/A8
960 Jack HarveyMeyer Shank RacingHonda01:05.9107N/A01:05.7231N/A9
1028 Ryan Hunter-ReayAndretti AutosportHonda01:05.7484N/A01:05.7328N/A10
115 James HinchcliffeArrow Schmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda01:05.9152N/A01:05.7567N/A11
127 Marcus Ericsson Arrow Schmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda01:05.7286N/A01:06.0428N/A12
1321 Spencer PigotEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet01:05.9377N/AN/AN/A13
1419 Santino Ferrucci Dale Coyne RacingHondaN/A01:05.7588N/AN/A14
1515 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda01:05.9745N/AN/AN/A15
1659 Max ChiltonCarlinChevroletN/A01:05.9981N/AN/A16
1730 Takuma SatoRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda01:06.3723N/AN/AN/A17
1820 Ed JonesEd Carpenter RacingChevroletN/A01:06.1800N/AN/A18
1998 Marco AndrettiAndretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-AgajanianHonda01:06.4156N/AN/AN/A19
2026 Zach VeachAndretti AutosportHondaN/A01:06.2115N/AN/A20
214 Matheus LeistA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet01:06.5488N/AN/AN/A21
2231 RC Enerson CarlinChevroletN/A01:06.3196N/AN/A22
2314 Tony KanaanA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevroletN/A01:07.0491N/AN/A23
Source:[10] [11] [12] [13]
Notes

Warm Up

Final Practice

A Warm Up practice took place at 12:00 PM ET on July 28, 2019.

Top Practice Speeds!!!Driver!Team!Engine!Lap Time
19 Josef Newgarden Team PenskeChevrolet01:06.6442
210 Felix Rosenqvist Chip Ganassi RacingHonda01:06.9027
388 Colton Herta Harding Steinbrenner RacingHonda01:06.9386
Source:[14]

Race

The race started at 4:00 PM ET on July 28, 2019.

Race classification

DriverTeamEngineLapsTime/RetiredPit
Stops
GridLaps
Led
19 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi RacingHonda901:45:15.6974283853
210 Felix Rosenqvist Chip Ganassi RacingHonda90+0.0934361541
328 Ryan Hunter-ReayAndretti AutosportHonda90+1.257831035
412 Will PowerTeam PenskeChevrolet90+6.9878212634
527 Alexander Rossi Andretti AutosportHonda90+10.79492230
622 Simon Pagenaud Team PenskeChevrolet90+11.9029 3428
721 Spencer PigotEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet90+12.367131326
888 Colton Herta Harding Steinbrenner RacingHonda90+12.95463724
915 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda90+19.928931522
1060 Jack HarveyMeyer Shank RacingHonda90+20.47623920
1118Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-SullivanHonda90+20.77154519
1219 Santino Ferrucci Dale Coyne RacingHonda90+21.269631418
1320 Ed JonesEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet90+46.008531817
142 Josef Newgarden Team PenskeChevrolet89Off Course331117
1598 Marco AndrettiAndretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-AgajanianHonda89+1 Lap31915
1659 Max ChiltonCarlinChevrolet89+1 Lap31614
1731 RC Enerson CarlinChevrolet89+1 Lap32213
184 Matheus LeistA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet89+1 Lap32112
1930 Takuma SatoRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda89+1 Lap41711
2014 Tony KanaanA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet89+1 Lap32310
2126 Zach VeachAndretti AutosportHonda89+1 Lap3209
225 James HinchcliffeArrow Schmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda87+3 Laps5118
237 Marcus Ericsson Arrow Schmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda2Contact1127
Fastest lap

James Hinchcliffe (Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports) – 01:07.3644 (lap 79)

Source:[15] [16]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1504
2 Alexander Rossi488
3 Simon Pagenaud457
4 Scott Dixon442
5 Will Power356
Source:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio. 2022-04-03. IndyCar.com.
  2. Web site: Honda Indy 200 this weekend at Mid-Ohio. 2022-04-04. Galion Inquirer.
  3. Web site: Full 2019 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio weekend schedule. 2022-04-04. Motorsport.com.
  4. Web site: Associated Press. 26 July 2019. Will Power wins record 4th pole at Honda Indy 200. 4 April 2022. SportsNet.
  5. Web site: 29 July 2019. IndyCar Series Mid-Ohio race results: Scott Dixon holds off teammate in epic last-lap battle. 4 April 2022. Autoweek.
  6. Web site: 24 July 2019. IndyCar: DragonSpeed, Ben Hanley won't compete at Mid-Ohio. 4 April 2022. Beyond the Flag.
  7. Web site: 26 July 2019. Practice - Results. 3 April 2022. indycar.com.
  8. Web site: 26 July 2019. Practice - Results. 3 April 2022. indycar.com.
  9. Web site: 26 July 2019. Practice - Results. 3 April 2022. indycar.com.
  10. Web site: 27 July 2019. Qualifications - Results (Road Course). 3 April 2022. IndyCar Series.
  11. Web site: 27 July 2019. Qualifications - Results (Road Course). 3 April 2022. IndyCar Series.
  12. Web site: 27 July 2019. Qualifications - Results (Road Course). 3 April 2022. IndyCar Series.
  13. Web site: 27 July 2019. Qualifications - Results (Road Course). 3 April 2022. IndyCar Series.
  14. Web site: 28 July 2019. Practice - Results. 3 April 2022. indycar.com.
  15. Web site: 28 July 2019. Race - Results (11inch) - Final. 4 April 2022. IndyCar Series.
  16. Web site: Race Results. 4 April 2022. Racing Reference.