2020 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Explained

Country:USA
Race:World Wide Technology Raceway
Date:August 29 and 30
Year:2020
Official Name:Bommarito Automotive Group 500
Round No:8th and 9th
Series:IndyCar Series
Location:World Wide Technology Raceway
Course:Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:1.25
Course Km:2.012
Distance Laps:400
Distance Mi:500
Distance Km:804.672
Pole Driver:Will Power
Pole Team:Team Penske
Pole Time:24.672
Pole Country:Australia
Fast Driver:Takuma Sato
Fast Team:Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
Fast Time:25.3039
Fast Lap:183
Fast Country:Japan
First Driver:Scott Dixon
First Team:Chip Ganassi Racing
First Country:New Zealand
Second Driver:Takuma Sato
Second Team:Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
Second Country:Japan
Third Driver:Patricio O'Ward
Third Team:Arrow McLaren SP
Third Country:Mexico
Pole Driver 2:Takuma Sato
Pole Team 2:Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
Pole Time 2:24.658
Pole Country 2:Japan
Fast Driver 2:Álex Palou
Fast Team 2:Dale Coyne Racing with Team Goh
Fast Time 2:25.6915
Fast Lap 2:147
Fast Country 2:Spain
First Driver 2:Josef Newgarden
First Team 2:Team Penske
First Country 2:United States
Second Driver 2:Patricio O'Ward
Second Team 2:Arrow McLaren SP
Second Country 2:Mexico
Third Driver 2:Will Power
Third Team 2:Team Penske
Third Country 2:Australia

The 2020 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 was an IndyCar Series event that took place from August 29-30, 2020. It made up the eighth and ninth rounds of the 2020 IndyCar Series season. Initially scheduled to be just one race, the one 500km race was replaced with a doubleheader weekend after cancellations of the events at Portland and Laguna Seca due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Two 200-lap, 250-mile races formed the advertised 500 mile distance.[2]

Entry list

Separate entry lists were released for both events with identical participants, apart from a sponsor change for Felix Rosenqvist from NTT Data to Monster Energy.

Car
No.		Driver NameOwner/TeamEngine
1nowrap Josef Newgarden Team PenskeChevrolet
4 Charlie KimballA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet
5 Patricio O'WardArrow McLaren SPChevrolet
7 Oliver Askew Arrow McLaren SPChevrolet
8 Marcus EricssonChip Ganassi RacingHonda
9 Scott DixonChip Ganassi RacingHonda
10 Felix RosenqvistChip Ganassi RacingHonda
12 Will Power Team PenskeChevrolet
14A. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet
15 Graham RahalRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda
18 Santino FerrucciDale Coyne Racing with Vasser-SullivanHonda
20 Ed CarpenterEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet
21 Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter RacingChevrolet
22 Simon PagenaudTeam PenskeChevrolet
26 Zach VeachAndretti AutosportHonda
27 Alexander RossiAndretti AutosportHonda
28Andretti AutosportHonda
30 Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda
55 Álex Palou Dale Coyne Racing with Team GohHonda
59 Conor DalyCarlinChevrolet
60 Jack HarveyMeyer Shank RacingHonda
88 Colton HertaAndretti Harding Steinbrenner AutosportHonda
98nowrapAndretti Herta Autosport with Marco Andretti & Curb-AgajanianHonda
Sources:[3] [4]
All cars run a Dallara safety tub utilizing the IndyCar mandated Universal Aero Kit 18. All cars also will utilize Firestone tires.
KeyMeaning
RRookie
WPast winner

Practice

Patricio O'Ward was fastest in practice with a time of 24.789 seconds and a speed of 181.532 mph (292.147 km/h).[5]

PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime
15Arrow McLaren SPChevrolet24.789181.532
212Will Power Team PenskeChevrolet24.867180.961
39Chip Ganassi RacingHonda24.886180.822

Combined Qualifying Session, August 29

The pole for Saturday's race was won by Will Power with a time of 24.6718 seconds. The new and now two-time Indy 500 Takuma Sato won the pole for Sunday's race with a time of 24.6577 seconds.

Pos
Race 1		Pos
Race 2		No.NameLap 1Lap 2
1312 Will Power 24.671824.6611
24524.714924.6873
36924.724424.7613
471024.812024.7630
5110 Takuma Sato 24.822624.6577
621 Josef Newgarden 24.831424.6607
756024.873624.7525
8122824.902424.9144
9112724.903824.8860
10108824.910024.8394
111455 Álex Palou 24.917324.9224
1291024.959124.8088
1382224.981524.7993
141821 Rinus VeeKay 24.990325.1833
15137 Oliver Askew 24.992624.9198
16155925.002024.9482
17222025.066725.3196
1821425.090525.2390
19209825.252925.2012
20161825.254224.9727
21191425.328825.1918
22231525.482125.4521
23172625.566125.0291
Sources:[6] [7]
KeyMeaning
Rookie
Past winner

Race 1 – August 29

The first 14 laps of the race were run under caution as a result of a six-car crash coming to the green flag. Álex Palou pulled out of line, and was followed by Simon Pagenaud and Oliver Askew. Askew hit Pagenaud, who in turn collected Alexander Rossi. The resulting incident took out Zach Veach, Marco Andretti, and Ed Carpenter, leading to three of the five Andretti Autosport cars retiring inside the opening five laps.[8] Scott Dixon won the event, his fourth of the season, extending his points lead over Josef Newgarden to 117 points.

Race

DriverTeamEngineLapsTime/StatusPit
Stops		GridLaps
Led
19 Scott DixonChip Ganassi RacingHonda2001:44:30.7944332851
230 Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda200+0.1404|3|5|14|41|-!3|5|align="left"| Patricio O'Ward|Arrow McLaren SP|Chevrolet|200|+7.0052329438
488 Colton HertaAndretti Harding Steinbrenner AutosportHonda200+7.7019|3|10| |32|-!5|8|align="left"| Marcus Ericsson|Chip Ganassi Racing|Honda|200|+8.3504|3|4| |30|-!6|21|align="left"| Rinus VeeKay |Ed Carpenter Racing|Chevrolet|200|+12.414531428
728Andretti AutosportHonda200+13.05563826
810Chip Ganassi RacingHonda200+13.8107312125
914A. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet200+15.031942122
1059CarlinChevrolet200+15.672141620
1160Meyer Shank RacingHonda200+16.26004719
121 Josef Newgarden Team PenskeChevrolet200+16.81554618
134A. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet200+21.407941817
147 Oliver Askew Arrow McLaren SPChevrolet200+24.014341516
1555 Álex Palou Dale Coyne Racing with Team GohHonda200+24.695431115
1618Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-SullivanHonda200+27.0938420215
1712 Will Power Team PenskeChevrolet198+2 laps|5|1|61|15|-!18|15|align="left"| Graham Rahal |Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing|Honda|124|Mechanical|5|22||12|-!19|22|align="left"| Simon Pagenaud |Team Penske|Chevrolet|67|Contact|5|13||11|-!20|20|align="left"| Ed Carpenter |Ed Carpenter Racing|Chevrolet|3|Contact|1|17||10|-!21|26|align="left"| Zach Veach |Andretti Autosport|Honda|2|Contact|0|23||9|-!22|27|align="left"| Alexander Rossi |Andretti Autosport|Honda|0|Contact|0|9||8|-!23|98|align="left"| Marco Andretti |Andretti Autosport|Honda|0|Contact|0|19||7|-!colspan=11| 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.

Race 2 had no DNFs.

Race statistics

Lead changes: 6

Lap leader breakdown
From
lap		To
lap		Total
laps		Driver
16161Will Power
62643Scott Dixon
65651Felix Rosenqvist
66672Santino Ferrucci
6816194Patricio O'Ward
16217514Takuma Sato
17620025Scott Dixon
Cautions:2 for 25 laps
From
lap		To
lap		Total
laps		Reason
11212Contact: Car 7 (Askew), 20 (Carpenter), 22 (Pagenaud),
26 (Veach), 27 (Rossi), 98 (Andretti) in Turn 4
10812013Conditions
Average speed: 143.522mph

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Scott Dixon386
2 Josef Newgarden269
3 Patricio O'Ward256
24 Takuma Sato248
15 Graham Rahal226
Engine Manufacturer standings
PosManufacturerPoints
1Honda688
2Chevrolet579
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Race 2 – August 30

The second race began under caution after a vehicle spilled oil on the track during the pace laps. Josef Newgarden won the race, his second win of the season.[9]

Race

DriverTeamEngineLapsTime/StatusPit
Stops		GridLaps
Led
11 Josef Newgarden Team PenskeChevrolet2001:32:15.2431324851
25 Patricio O'WardArrow McLaren SPChevrolet200+1.4356343641
312 Will Power Team PenskeChevrolet200+3.3580334036
421 Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter RacingChevrolet200+4.436931832
59 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi RacingHonda200+6.21733630
688Andretti Harding Steinbrenner AutosportHonda200+7.00223101029
710Chip Ganassi RacingHonda200+9.68943926
859CarlinChevrolet200+9.919931524
930 Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda200+10.8130316626
1018Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-SullivanHonda200+15.674131620
1128Andretti AutosportHonda200+16.656931219
1255 Álex Palou Dale Coyne Racing with Team GohHonda200+18.858031418
1360Meyer Shank RacingHonda200+20.07773517
1427Andretti AutosportHonda200+20.989231116
1598Andretti AutosportHonda199+1 Lap32015
1622Team PenskeChevrolet199+1 Lap3814
177 Oliver Askew Arrow McLaren SPChevrolet199+1 Lap31313
184A. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet199+1 Lap32112
1914A. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet199+1 Lap31911
2015Rahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda198+2 Laps32310
2120Ed Carpenter RacingChevrolet197+3 Laps3229
2226Andretti AutosportHonda196+4 Laps4178
238Chip Ganassi RacingHonda190+10 Laps377
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.

Race statistics

Lead changes: 8

Lap leader breakdown
From
lap		To
lap		Total
laps		Driver
15959Takuma Sato
609536Patricio O'Ward
96972Will Power
981014Josef Newgarden
1021087Takuma Sato
1091135Colton Herta
11415138Will Power
1521565Colton Herta
15720044Josef Newgarden
Cautions:2 for 5 laps
From
lap		To
lap		Total
laps		Reason
111Start under Yellow (Oil on track)
1972004Contact: Car #30 (Sato) in Turn 2
Average speed: 162.594mph

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Scott Dixon416
2 Josef Newgarden320
3 Patricio O'Ward297
4 Takuma Sato274
25 Colton Herta250
Engine Manufacturer standings
PosManufacturerPoints
1Honda747
2Chevrolet674
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IndyCar cancels Portland, Laguna Seca; adds Mid-Ohio, Gateway, Indy. motorsports.nbcsports.com. 27 July 2020. 23 October 2020.
  2. Web site: IndyCar weekend doubleheader schedule at Gateway. motorsports.nbcsports.com. 27 August 2020. 23 October 2020.
  3. Web site: gateway r1.rslx. motorsports.nbcsports.com. 23 October 2020.
  4. Web site: gateway r2.rslx. motorsports.nbcsports.com. 23 October 2020.
  5. Web site: Practice - Results. imscdn.com. 28 August 2020. 23 October 2020.
  6. Web site: Qualifications - Postings (Oval Separate Laps) R1. imscdn.com. 29 August 2020. 23 October 2020.
  7. Web site: Qualifications - Postings (Oval Separate Laps) R2. imscdn.com. 29 August 2020. 23 October 2020.
  8. Web site: Massive wreck at start eliminates three Andretti cars from Gateway. motorsports.nbcsports.com. 29 August 2020. 23 October 2020.
  9. Web site: 2020 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Race 2 Recap: Josef Newgarden Wins Under Caution. fronstretch.com. 30 August 2020. 24 October 2020.

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