2023 Hy-Vee IndyCar Race Weekend

The 2023 Hy-Vee IndyCar Race Weekend was a pair of IndyCar motor races held on July 22, 2023, and July 23, 2023, at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. They were the 11th and 12th rounds of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race weekend has been held since 2007, except for a brief hiatus in 2021 after a change of focus by the owner of the track.

United States 2023 Hy-Vee IndyCar Race Weekend
Race details
11th and 12th round of the 2023 IndyCar season
Layout of the Iowa Speedway circuit
DateJuly 22–23, 2023
Official nameHy-Vee IndyCar Race Weekend
LocationIowa Speedway
CoursePermanent racing facility
0.894 mi / 1.439 km
DistanceBoth 250 laps
223.5 mi / 359.688 km
Race 1
Pole position
DriverAustralia Will Power (Team Penske)
Time00:17.7395
Fastest lap
DriverNew Zealand Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske)
Time00:18.8622 (on lap 210 of 250)
Podium
FirstUnited States Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)
SecondNew Zealand Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske)
ThirdMexico Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren)
Race 2
Pole position
DriverAustralia Will Power (Team Penske)
Time00:17.7246
Fastest lap
DriverAustralia Will Power (Team Penske)
Time00:18.9980 (on lap 108 of 250)
Podium
FirstUnited States Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)
SecondAustralia Will Power (Team Penske)
ThirdSpain Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)

The first race (officially the Hy-Vee Homefront 250 presented by Instacart) was held on July 22, 2023, with the second (officially the Hy-Vee One Step 250 presented by Gatorade) being held on July 23, 2023. Each race consisted of 250 laps and were both won by Josef Newgarden.

Each race was accompanied with concerts before and after it with Carrie Underwood and Kenny Chesney performing on Saturday, and Zac Brown Band and Ed Sheeran performing on Sunday.[1]

Race 1 - Hy-Vee Homefront 250 presented by Instacart

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Entry List

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Key Meaning
 R  Rookie
 W  Past winner
No. Driver Team Engine
2   Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
3   Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet
5   Pato O'Ward  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
06   Hélio Castroneves  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda
6   Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
7   Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
8   Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9   Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10   Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
11   Takuma Sato Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
12   Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet
14   Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
18   David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda
20   Ryan Hunter-Reay  W  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21   Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
26   Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda
27   Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda
28   Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda
29   Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda
30   Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
33   Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
45   Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
51   Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda
55   Benjamin Pedersen  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
60   Conor Daly Meyer Shank Racing Honda
77   Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
78   Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
Source:[2]

Practice

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Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 2   Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 00:18.2420
2 3   Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 00:18.2897
3 8   Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 00:18.2992
Source:[3]

Qualifying

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Qualifying for Race 1 was scheduled to start at 9:30 AM ET on July 22, 2023 however a downpour hit the track just before qualifying was due to start, resulting in a delayed start of almost two hours. Each entrant turned two consecutive laps, with their first lap time counting towards Race 1 qualifying.

Qualifying classification

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap 1 Lap 2 Total Time Final
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1 12   Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet None None 00:17.7395 1
2 3   Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet None None 00:17.8469 2
3 2   Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet None None 00:17.8720 3
4 9   Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda None None 00:18.0091 4
5 5   Pato O'Ward  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet None None 00:18.0414 5
6 26   Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda None None 00:18.0535 6
7 10   Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda None None 00:18.0601 7
8 28   Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda None None 00:18.0786 8
9 18   David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda None None 00:18.0808 9
10 8   Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda None None 00:18.0880 10
11 11   Takuma Sato Chip Ganassi Racing Honda None None 00:18.0998 11
12 29   Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda None None 00:18.1288 12
13 15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda None None 00:18.1653 13
14 06   Hélio Castroneves  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda None None 00:18.1671 14
15 21   Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet None None 00:18.1826 15
16 20   Ryan Hunter-Reay  W  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet None None 00:18.2062 16
17 30   Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda None None 00:18.2095 26[a]
18 27   Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda None None 00:18.2133 17
19 33   Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet None None 00:18.2237 18
20 45   Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda None None 00:18.2450 19
21 7   Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet None None 00:18.3005 20
22 6   Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet None None 00:18.3109 21
23 60   Conor Daly Meyer Shank Racing Honda None None 00:18.3249 22
24 77   Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet None None 00:18.3334 23
25 78   Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet None None 00:18.3862 24
26 14   Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet None None 00:18.4367 25
27 51   Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda None None 00:18.7725 27
28 55   Benjamin Pedersen  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet None None No Time[b] 28
Source:[5]

Race

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The race started at 3:06 PM ET on July 22, 2023.

Race classification

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit
Stops
Grid Laps
Led
Pts.
1 2   Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 250 01:33:40.4758 4 3 129 53
2 3   Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 250 +3.3755 4 2 40
3 5   Pato O'Ward  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 250 +9.6072 4 5 35
4 8   Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 250 +14.6385 4 10 32
5 12   Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 250 +22.4025 4 1 119 32
6 9   Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 249 +1 Lap 4 4 28
7 27   Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 249 +1 Lap 4 17 26
8 10   Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 249 +1 Lap 4 7 1 25
9 11   Takuma Sato Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 249 +1 Lap 4 11 1 23
10 7   Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 249 +1 Lap 4 20 20
11 28   Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 249 +1 Lap 4 8 19
12 18   David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 248 +2 Laps 4 9 18
13 6   Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 248 +2 Laps 4 21 17
14 06   Hélio Castroneves  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 248 +2 Laps 4 14 16
15 77   Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 247 +3 Laps 4 23 15
16 78   Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 247 +3 Laps 4 24 14
17 21   Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 247 +3 Laps 4 15 13
18 30   Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 247 +3 Laps 4 26 12
19 26   Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 246 +4 Laps 4 6 11
20 45   Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 246 +4 Laps 4 19 10
21 60   Conor Daly Meyer Shank Racing Honda 245 +5 Laps 4 22 9
22 29   Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 245 +5 Laps 4 12 8
23 20   Ryan Hunter-Reay  W  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 244 +6 Laps 4 16 7
24 33   Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 243 +7 Laps 4 18 6
25 51   Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 242 +8 Laps 6 27 5
26 14   Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 241 +9 Laps 5 25 5
27 55   Benjamin Pedersen  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 235 +15 Laps 5 28 5
28 15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 149 Contact 2 13 5
Fastest lap:   Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske) – 00:18.8622 (lap 210)
Source:[6]

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Race 2 - Hy-Vee One Step 250 presented by Gatorade

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Entry list

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The entry list for Race 2 was the same as for Race 1.

Key Meaning
 R  Rookie
 W  Past winner
No. Driver Team Engine
2   Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
3   Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet
5   Pato O'Ward  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
06   Hélio Castroneves  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda
6   Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
7   Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
8   Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9   Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10   Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
11   Takuma Sato Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
12   Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet
14   Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
18   David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda
20   Ryan Hunter-Reay  W  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21   Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
26   Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda
27   Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda
28   Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda
29   Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda
30   Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
33   Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
45   Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
51   Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda
55   Benjamin Pedersen  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
60   Conor Daly Meyer Shank Racing Honda
77   Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
78   Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
Source:[2]

Qualifying

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Qualifying for Race 2 took place at the same time as for Race 1, with each entrant's second of two lap times counting towards Race 2 qualifying.

Qualifying classification

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap 1 Lap 2 Total Time Final
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1 12   Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet None None 00:17.7246 1
2 3   Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet None None 00:17.9163 2
3 18   David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda None None 00:18.0191 3
4 33   Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet None None 00:18.0595 4
5 26   Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda None None 00:18.0783 5
6 15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda None None 00:18.0851 6
7 2   Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet None None 00:18.0948 7
8 06   Hélio Castroneves  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda None None 00:18.1094 8
9 9   Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda None None 00:18.1129 9
10 8   Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda None None 00:18.1134 10
11 5   Pato O'Ward  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet None None 00:18.1608 11
12 10   Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda None None 00:18.1699 12
13 11   Takuma Sato Chip Ganassi Racing Honda None None 00:18.1830 13
14 21   Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet None None 00:18.1904 14
15 60   Conor Daly Meyer Shank Racing Honda None None 00:18.1911 15
16 6   Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet None None 00:18.1991 16
17 27   Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda None None 00:18.2137 17
18 7   Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet None None 00:18.2176 18
19 29   Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda None None 00:18.2284 19
20 28   Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda None None 00:18.2463 20
21 45   Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda None None 00:18.2536 21
22 30   Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda None None 00:18.3033 22
23 78   Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet None None 00:18.3319 23
24 77   Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet None None 00:18.3331 24
25 20   Ryan Hunter-Reay  W  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet None None 00:18.4026 25
26 51   Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda None None 00:18.4379 26
27 14   Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet None None 00:18.6701 27
28 55   Benjamin Pedersen  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet None None No Time[b] 28
Source:[8]

Warmup

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Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 12   Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 00:18.7675
2 11   Takuma Sato Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 00:18.8359
3 78   Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 00:19.0318
Source:[9]

Race

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The race started at 2:30 PM ET on July 23, 2023.

Race classification

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit
Stops
Grid Laps
Led
Pts.
1 2   Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 250 01:40:25.7356 4 7 212 53
2 12   Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 250 +0.7050 4 1 30 42
3 10   Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 250 +2.6864 5 12 35
4 6   Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 250 +4.1167 4 16 2 33
5 3   Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 250 +7.8891 5 2 2 31
6 9   Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 249 +1 Lap 5 9 1 29
7 26   Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 249 +1 Lap 5 5 26
8 18   David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 249 +1 Lap 5 3 24
9 8   Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 249 +1 Lap 5 10 3 23
10 5   Pato O'Ward  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 249 +1 Lap 6 11 20
11 27   Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 249 +1 Lap 6 17 19
12 28   Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 249 +1 Lap 6 20 18
13 45   Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 249 +1 Lap 5 21 17
14 77   Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 248 +2 Laps 5 24 16
15 7   Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 248 +2 Laps 5 18 15
16 06   Hélio Castroneves  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 248 +2 Laps 5 8 14
17 60   Conor Daly Meyer Shank Racing Honda 248 +2 Laps 5 15 13
18 21   Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 248 +2 Laps 5 14 12
19 30   Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 247 +3 Laps 5 22 11
20 15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 247 +3 Laps 5 6 10
21 29   Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 246 +4 Laps 5 19 9
22 14   Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 245 +5 Laps 6 27 8
23 33   Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 244 +6 Laps 5 4 7
24 20   Ryan Hunter-Reay  W  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 237 Contact 5 25 6
25 11   Takuma Sato Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 237 +13 Laps 6 13 5
26 78   Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 236 +14 Laps 8 23 5
27 55   Benjamin Pedersen  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 193 Performance [c] 5 28 5
DSQ 51   Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 152 Safety [d] 3 26 5
Fastest lap:   Will Power (Team Penske) – 00:18.9980 (lap 108)
Source:[10]

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Jack Harvey received a nine-place grid penalty due to avoidable contact during the previous round.[4]
  2. ^ a b Benjamin Pedersen was disallowed to partake in qualifying due to his car failing morning inspections.
  3. ^ Pedersen was parked on Lap 195 for failure to meet performance standards per Rule 7.9.1
  4. ^ Per rule 7.11.1.2, left pit box with wheel nut not secured on car after tire change. Caused Lap 157 caution when loose wheel exited car, and immediately parked by INDYCAR officials.

References

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  1. ^ "Hy-Vee Announces Concerts for 2023 Hy-Vee INDYCAR Race Weekend". Hy-Vee. 16 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b "IndyCar Iowa: Start times, how to watch & full entry list". July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "Practice - Results". indycar.com. July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  4. ^ "INDYCAR Announces Iowa Grid Penalty". motorsport.com. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "Qualifications - Results". indycar.com. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  7. ^ @INDYCAR (July 22, 2023). "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). Retrieved July 26, 2023 – via NBC Sports.
  8. ^ "Qualifications - Results". indycar.com. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  9. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. July 23, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. July 23, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  11. ^ @INDYCAR (July 23, 2023). "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). Retrieved July 26, 2023 – via NBC Sports.


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