2022 Honda Indy 200 Explained

The 2022 Honda Indy 200 was the ninth round of the 2022 IndyCar season. The race was held on July 3, 2022, in Lexington, Ohio at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The race consisted of 80 laps and was won by Scott McLaughlin.

Entry list

Key	Meaning
	Rookie
	Past winner

align=center	!	Driver	Team	Engine
2	Josef Newgarden		Chevrolet
3			Chevrolet
4			Chevrolet
5			Chevrolet
06	Hélio Castroneves		Honda
7			Chevrolet
8			Honda
9	Scott Dixon		Honda
10			Honda
11	Tatiana Calderón		Chevrolet
12	Will Power		Chevrolet
14	Kyle Kirkwood		Chevrolet
15	Graham Rahal		Honda
16			Chevrolet
18	David Malukas		Honda
20			Chevrolet
21		Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
26	Colton Herta		Honda
27	Alexander Rossi		Honda
28			Honda
29	Devlin DeFrancesco		Honda
30	Christian Lundgaard		Honda
45			Honda
48			Honda
51			Honda
60	Simon Pagenaud		Honda
77	Callum Ilott		Chevrolet
SOURCE ^[1]

Practice

Practice 1

+ Top Practice Speeds
		Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:07.0549
2	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:07.2610
3	7	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	01:07.3171
Source:^[2]

Practice 2

+ Top Practice Speeds
		Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	01:07.0275
2	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:07.0309
3	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:07.0614
Source:^[3]

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

		Driver	Team	Engine	Time
					Round 1		Round 2	Round 3
					Group 1	Group 2
1	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	N/A	01:06.7616	01:06.7504	01:06.7054	1
2	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:06.5897	N/A	01:06.5341	01:06.8382	2
3	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	N/A	01:07.0058	01:06.7953	01:07.0262	3
4	7	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	N/A	01:06.5379	01:06.5438	01:07.2163	4
5	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:07.0347	01:06.7946	01:07.4047	5
6	60	Simon Pagenaud	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	01:06.9474	N/A	01:06.7955	01:07.4199	6
7	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:07.1155	01:06.7965	N/A	7
8	18	David Malukas	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda	01:06.9932	N/A	01:06.8201	N/A	8
9	14	Kyle Kirkwood	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	N/A	01:07.2377	01:06.9506	N/A	9
10	77	Callum Ilott	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	01:06.9627	N/A	01:06.9534	N/A	10
11	21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	01:06.8191	N/A	01:06.9843	N/A	11
12	27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:06.9501	N/A	01:07.0155	N/A	12
13	8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:07.1475	N/A	N/A	N/A	13
14	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	N/A	01:07.3338	N/A	N/A	14
15	06	Hélio Castroneves	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	01:07.1798	N/A	N/A	N/A	15
16	30	Christian Lundgaard	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	N/A	01:07.4207	N/A	N/A	16
17	28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:07.2573	N/A	N/A	N/A	17
18	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	N/A	01:07.5909	N/A	N/A	18
19	51	Takuma Sato	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda	01:07.4645	N/A	N/A	N/A	19
20	29	Devlin DeFrancesco	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda	N/A	01:07.6475	N/A	N/A	20
21	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:07.5559	N/A	N/A	N/A	21
22	20	Conor Daly	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	N/A	01:07.6745	N/A	N/A	22
23	4	Dalton Kellett	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	01:08.2444	N/A	N/A	N/A	23
24	45	Jack Harvey	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	N/A	01:07.9362	N/A	N/A	24
25	16	Simona de Silvestro	Paretta Autosport	Chevrolet	01:08.4995	N/A	N/A	N/A	25
26	11	Tatiana Calderón	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	N/A	01:08.4370	N/A	N/A	26
27	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:08.5318	N/A	N/A	27
Source:^[4]

Notes

• Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

Warmup

+ Top Warmup Speeds
		Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	18	David Malukas	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda	01:07.7110
2	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:07.9649
3	8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:07.9714
Source:^[5]

Race

The race started at 12:53 PM ET on July 3, 2022.

Race classification

		Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired	Pit Stops	Grid	Laps Led
1	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	80	01:46:43.3290	2	2	45	53
2	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	80	+0.5512	2	7		40
3	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	80	+3.8415	3	21		35
4	21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	80	+11.3742	2	11		32
5	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	80	+12.3194	2	5		30
6	8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	80	+13.0700	2	13		28
7	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	80	+13.7717	2	14		26
8	06	Hélio Castroneves	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	80	+16.8590	2	15		24
9	18	David Malukas	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda	80	+19.0958	2	8		22
10	60	Simon Pagenaud	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	80	+26.1914	2	6		20
11	30	Christian Lundgaard	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	80	+27.0849	2	16		19
12	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	80	+28.9183	3	18		18
13	20	Conor Daly	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	80	+29.4121	2	22		17
14	51	Takuma Sato	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda	80	+29.7488	2	19		16
15	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	80	+35.6803	2	3	7	16
16	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	80	+36.6512	2	27		14
17	29	Devlin DeFrancesco	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda	80	+39.6556	2	20		13
18	16	Simona de Silvestro	Paretta Autosport	Chevrolet	80	+46.0278	3	25		12
19	27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda	80	+46.9341	4	12		11
20	45	Jack Harvey	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	80	+1:05.0242	6	24		10
21	28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda	79	+1 Lap	3	17		9
22	4	Dalton Kellett	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	78	+2 Laps	3	23		8
23	77	Callum Ilott	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	57	Engine	2	10		7
24	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	52	Fuel System	1	1	28	8
25	11	Tatiana Calderón	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	51	Gearbox	1	26		5
26	14	Kyle Kirkwood	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	28	Accident	1	9		5
27	7	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	8	Engine		4		5
Fastest lap Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 01:08.3376 (lap 29)
Source:^[6]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

		Driver	Points
	1	Marcus Ericsson	321
	2	Will Power	301
	3	Josef Newgarden	287
1	4	Álex Palou	286
1	5	Pato O'Ward	256
Source:

Engine manufacturer standings

		Manufacturer	Points
	1	Chevrolet	769
	2	Honda	688
Source:^[7]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio entry list. June 30, 2022.
2. Web site: July 1, 2022. Practice - Results. July 4, 2022. indycar.com.
3. Web site: July 2, 2022. Practice - Results. July 4, 2022. indycar.com.
4. Web site: July 2, 2022. Qualifications - Postings. July 4, 2022. indycar.com.
5. Web site: July 3, 2022. Practice - Results. July 4, 2022. indycar.com.
6. Web site: July 3, 2022. Race - Results (11inch) - Final. July 4, 2022. indycar.com.
7. Web site: July 3, 2022. Points - Indycar Engine. July 4, 2022. motorsports.nbcsports.com.