The 2019 Iowa 300 was the twelfth round of the 2019 IndyCar Series season, contested over 300 laps at the 0.875-mile (1.4 km) Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. Simon Pagenaud claimed his third pole position of the season,[1] while Josef Newgarden went on to win his 4th race of the season and 14th of his career. [2]

United States 2019 Iowa 300
Race details
12th round of the 2019 IndyCar season
DateJuly 20, 2019
Official nameIowa 300
LocationIowa Speedway
CoursePermanent racing facility
0.875 mi / 1.4 km
Distance300 laps
268.2 mi / 431.6 km
Pole position
DriverSimon Pagenaud (Team Penske)
Time17.8479 + 17.8976 = 35.7455
Fastest lap
DriverJosef Newgarden (Team Penske)
Time18.1160 (on lap 202 of 300)
Podium
FirstJosef Newgarden (Team Penske)
SecondScott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
ThirdJames Hinchcliffe (Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports)

Results edit

Key Meaning
R Rookie
W Past winner

Qualifying edit

Pos No. Name Lap 1 Time Lap 2 Time Total Time Avg. Speed (mph)
1 22   Simon Pagenaud 17.8479 17.8976 35.7455 180.073
2 12   Will Power 17.9254 17.9164 35.8418 179.589
3 2   Josef Newgarden W 17.8886 17.9813 35.8699 179.449
4 30   Takuma Sato 17.9605 18.2733 36.2338 177.646
5 5   James Hinchcliffe W 18.1780 18.3532 36.5312 176.200
6 27   Alexander Rossi 18.2530 18.3079 36.5609 176.057
7 15   Graham Rahal 18.3540 18.2484 36.6024 175.857
8 9   Scott Dixon 18.3343 18.2957 36.6300 175.725
9 28   Ryan Hunter-Reay W 18.3063 18.3459 36.6522 175.618
10 7   Marcus Ericsson R 18.3582 18.3025 36.6607 175.578
11 88   Colton Herta R 18.3381 18.3710 36.7091 175.346
12 19   Santino Ferrucci R 18.3977 18.3178 36.7155 175.316
13 14   Tony Kanaan W 18.3081 18.5055 36.8136 174.848
14 31   Sage Karam 18.5027 18.4219 36.9246 174.323
15 10   Felix Rosenqvist R 18.3883 18.5545 36.9428 174.237
16 59   Conor Daly 18.5098 18.5180 37.0278 173.837
17 20   Ed Carpenter 18.5000 18.5911 37.0911 173.540
18 98   Marco Andretti W 18.4927 18.7047 37.1974 173.044
19 21   Spencer Pigot 18.5621 18.9067 37.4688 171.791
20 26   Zach Veach 18.6744 18.8305 37.5049 171.626
21 18   Sébastien Bourdais 18.7006 18.8558 37.5564 171.390
22 4   Matheus Leist 19.0247 19.4876 38.5123 167.136
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Race edit

Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit Stops Grid Laps Led Pts.1
1 2   Josef Newgarden W Team Penske Chevrolet 300 1:56:53.5753 5 3 245 53
2 9   Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 300 +2.8527 5 8 2 41
3 5   James Hinchcliffe W Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 300 +3.3941 5 5 35
4 22   Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 300 +7.5630 5 1 2 34
5 21   Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 300 +10.9683 6 19 30
6 27   Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 300 +12.1308 6 6 28
7 26   Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda 300 +17.1267 6 20 26
8 15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 299 +1 lap 6 7 24
9 18   Sébastien Bourdais Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 299 +1 lap 6 21 2 23
10 14   Tony Kanaan W A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 299 +1 lap 6 13 20
11 7   Marcus Ericsson R Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 299 +1 lap 7 10 19
12 19   Santino Ferrucci R Dale Coyne Racing Honda 299 +1 lap 6 12 18
13 59   Conor Daly Carlin Chevrolet 299 +1 lap 6 16 17
14 10   Felix Rosenqvist R Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 299 +1 lap 6 15 16
15 12   Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 299 +1 lap 7 2 49 16
16 4   Matheus Leist A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 298 +2 laps 6 22 14
17 28   Ryan Hunter-Reay W Andretti Autosport Honda 298 +2 laps 6 9 13
18 88   Colton Herta R Harding Steinbrenner Racing Honda 276 Mechanical 7 11 12
19 20   Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 262 Contact 5 17 11
20 30   Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 216 Contact 5 4 10
21 98   Marco Andretti W Andretti Herta Autosport with Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian Honda 205 Handling 5 18 9
22 31   Sage Karam Carlin Chevrolet 193 Contact 4 14 8
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.

Championship standings after the race edit

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.


References edit

  1. ^ Cavin, Curt (July 19, 2019). "Track big or small, Pagenaud again fastest in NTT P1 Award qualifying". indycar.com. IndyCar. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  2. ^ Cavin, Curt (July 21, 2019). "Josef Newgarden again dominates Iowa 300". indycar.com. IndyCar. Retrieved September 20, 2020.


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