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]
| Race details | |
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| 11th round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season | |
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| Date | July 9, 2018 |
| Official name | Iowa Corn 300 |
| Location | Iowa Speedway |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 0.875 mi / 1.400 km |
| Distance | 300 laps 268.2 mi / 431.63 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Will Power (Team Penske) |
| Time | 17.6801 + 17.6112 = 35.2913 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Will Power (Team Penske) |
| Time | 18.6422 (on lap 2 of 300) |
| Podium | |
| First | James Hinchcliffe (Schmidt Peterson Motorsports) |
| Second | Spencer Pigot (Ed Carpenter Racing) |
| Third | Takuma 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
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
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
- Malsher, David (July 7, 2018). "Iowa IndyCar: Power takes 52nd pole of career". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- Malsher, David (July 8, 2018). "Iowa IndyCar: Hinchcliffe wins, Newgarden suffers in bizarre finish". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
| Previous race: 2018 Kohler Grand Prix |
IndyCar Series 2018 season |
Next race: 2018 Honda Indy Toronto |
| Previous race: 2017 Iowa Corn 300 |
Iowa Corn 300 | Next race: 2019 Iowa Corn 300 |
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