2020 Bommarito Automotive Group 500

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]

United States 2020 World Wide Technology Raceway
Race details
8th and 9th round of the 2020 IndyCar Series season
DateAugust 29 and 30, 2020
Official nameBommarito Automotive Group 500
LocationWorld Wide Technology Raceway
CoursePermanent racing facility
1.25 mi / 2.012 km
Distance400 laps
500 mi / 804.672 km
Race 1
Pole position
DriverWill Power (Team Penske)
Time24.672
Fastest lap
DriverTakuma Sato (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
Time25.3039 (on lap 183 of 400)
Podium
FirstScott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
SecondTakuma Sato (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
ThirdPatricio O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP)
Race 2
Pole position
DriverTakuma Sato (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
Time24.658
Fastest lap
DriverÁlex Palou (Dale Coyne Racing with Team Goh)
Time25.6915 (on lap 147 of 400)
Podium
FirstJosef Newgarden (Team Penske)
SecondPatricio O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP)
ThirdWill Power (Team Penske)

Entry list

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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 Name Owner/Team Engine
1   Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
4   Charlie Kimball A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
5   Patricio O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
7   Oliver Askew  R  Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
8   Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9   Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10   Felix Rosenqvist Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
12   Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
14   Tony Kanaan A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
18   Santino Ferrucci Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda
20   Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21   Rinus VeeKay  R  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
22   Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet
26   Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda
27   Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda
28   Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda
30   Takuma Sato  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
55   Álex Palou  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Team Goh Honda
59   Conor Daly Carlin Chevrolet
60   Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda
88   Colton Herta Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport Honda
98   Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport with Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian Honda
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.

Key Meaning
R Rookie
W Past winner

Practice

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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]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 5 Patricio O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 24.789 181.532
2 12 Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 24.867 180.961
3 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 24.886 180.822

Combined Qualifying Session, August 29

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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. Name Lap 1 Lap 2
1 3 12   Will Power  W  24.6718 24.6611
2 4 5   Patricio O'Ward 24.7149 24.6873
3 6 9   Scott Dixon 24.7244 24.7613
4 7 10   Marcus Ericsson 24.8120 24.7630
5 1 10   Takuma Sato  W  24.8226 24.6577
6 2 1   Josef Newgarden  W  24.8314 24.6607
7 5 60   Jack Harvey 24.8736 24.7525
8 12 28   Ryan Hunter-Reay 24.9024 24.9144
9 11 27   Alexander Rossi 24.9038 24.8860
10 10 88   Colton Herta 24.9100 24.8394
11 14 55   Álex Palou  R  24.9173 24.9224
12 9 10   Felix Rosenqvist 24.9591 24.8088
13 8 22   Simon Pagenaud 24.9815 24.7993
14 18 21   Rinus VeeKay  R  24.9903 25.1833
15 13 7   Oliver Askew  R  24.9926 24.9198
16 15 59   Conor Daly 25.0020 24.9482
17 22 20   Ed Carpenter 25.0667 25.3196
18 21 4   Charlie Kimball 25.0905 25.2390
19 20 98   Marco Andretti 25.2529 25.2012
20 16 18   Santino Ferrucci 25.2542 24.9727
21 19 14   Tony Kanaan 25.3288 25.1918
22 23 15   Graham Rahal 25.4821 25.4521
23 17 26   Zach Veach 25.5661 25.0291
Sources:[6][7]
Key Meaning
 R  Rookie
 W  Past winner

Race 1 – August 29

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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

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Status Pit
Stops
Grid Laps
Led
Pts.1
1 9   Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 200 1:44:30.7944 3 3 28 51
2 30   Takuma Sato  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 200 +0.1404 3 5 14 41
3 5   Patricio O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 200 +7.0052 3 2 94 38
4 88   Colton Herta Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 200 +7.7019 3 10 32
5 8   Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 200 +8.3504 3 4 30
6 21   Rinus VeeKay  R  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 200 +12.4145 3 14 28
7 28   Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 200 +13.0556 3 8 26
8 10   Felix Rosenqvist Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 200 +13.8107 3 12 1 25
9 14   Tony Kanaan A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 200 +15.0319 4 21 22
10 59   Conor Daly Carlin Chevrolet 200 +15.6721 4 16 20
11 60   Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda 200 +16.2600 4 7 19
12 1   Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 200 +16.8155 4 6 18
13 4   Charlie Kimball A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 200 +21.4079 4 18 17
14 7   Oliver Askew  R  Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 200 +24.0143 4 15 16
15 55   Álex Palou  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Team Goh Honda 200 +24.6954 3 11 15
16 18   Santino Ferrucci Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 200 +27.0938 4 20 2 15
17 12   Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 198 +2 laps 5 1 61 15
18 15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 124 Mechanical 5 22 12
19 22   Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 67 Contact 5 13 11
20 20   Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 3 Contact 1 17 10
21 26   Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda 2 Contact 0 23 9
22 27   Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 0 Contact 0 9 8
23 98   Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Honda 0 Contact 0 19 7
Official Box Score

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.

Race 2 had no DNFs.

Race statistics

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Average speed: 143.522 mph (230.976 km/h)

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Race 2 – August 30

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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

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Status Pit
Stops
Grid Laps
Led
Pts.1
1 1   Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 200 1:32:15.2431 3 2 48 51
2 5   Patricio O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 200 +1.4356 3 4 36 41
3 12   Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 200 +3.3580 3 3 40 36
4 21   Rinus VeeKay  R  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 200 +4.4369 3 18 32
5 9   Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 200 +6.2173 3 6 30
6 88   Colton Herta Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 200 +7.0022 3 10 10 29
7 10   Felix Rosenqvist Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 200 +9.6894 3 9 26
8 59   Conor Daly Carlin Chevrolet 200 +9.9199 3 15 24
9 30   Takuma Sato  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 200 +10.8130 3 1 66 26
10 18   Santino Ferrucci Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 200 +15.6741 3 16 20
11 28   Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 200 +16.6569 3 12 19
12 55   Álex Palou  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Team Goh Honda 200 +18.8580 3 14 18
13 60   Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda 200 +20.0777 3 5 17
14 27   Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 200 +20.9892 3 11 16
15 98   Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Honda 199 +1 Lap 3 20 15
16 22   Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 199 +1 Lap 3 8 14
17 7   Oliver Askew  R  Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 199 +1 Lap 3 13 13
18 4   Charlie Kimball A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 199 +1 Lap 3 21 12
19 14   Tony Kanaan A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 199 +1 Lap 3 19 11
20 15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 198 +2 Laps 3 23 10
21 20   Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 197 +3 Laps 3 22 9
22 26   Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda 196 +4 Laps 4 17 8
23 8   Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 190 +10 Laps 3 7 7
Official Box Score

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.

Race statistics

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Average speed: 162.594 mph (261.670 km/h)

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

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


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