EVENT SUMMARY: Iowa

2012 Season, Event Summaries — By on June 20, 2012 12:00 pm

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Iowa Corn Indy 250
Saturday, June 23, 2012

Winner: Ryan Hunter-Reay
Official box score – View PDF

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POST-RACE ANALYSIS

Box score: View PDF
Final results: View PDF
Lap chart: View PDF
Leader Summary: View PDF
Pit stop summary: TBD

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POST-RACE POINT STANDINGS

Driver standings:

Rank Car Driver Points
1 12 Will Power 286
2 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay 283
3 9 Scott Dixon 271
4 3 Helio Castroneves 261
5 27 James Hinchcliffe 256
6 77 Simon Pagenaud 246
7 11 Tony Kanaan 235
8 10 Dario Franchitti 216
9 2 Ryan Briscoe 205
10 38 Graham Rahal 193
11 18 Justin Wilson 188
12 22 Oriol Servia 185
13 4 JR Hildebrand 173
13 26 Marco Andretti 173
15 83 Charlie Kimball 164
15 8 Rubens Barrichello 164
17 5 EJ Viso 160
18 15 Takuma Sato 154
19 20 Ed Carpenter 151
20 98 Alex Tagliani 142
21 19 James Jakes 138
22 14 Mike Conway 137
23 67 Josef Newgarden 126
24 78 Simona de Silvestro 111
25 6 Katherine Legge 103
26 7 Sebastien Bourdais 86
27 25 Ana Beatriz 28
28 99 Townsend Bell 26
29 30 Michel Jourdain 16
30 17 Sebastian Saavedra 14
31 64 Jean Alesi 13
31 39 Bryan Clauson 13
31 41 Wade Cunningham 13

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Manufacturer standings:

Rank Manufacturer Points
1 Chevrolet 72
2 Honda 63
3 Lotus 36

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Rookie of the Year standings:

Rank Car Driver Points
1 77 Simon Pagenaud 246
2 67 Josef Newgarden 126
3 6 Katherine Legge 103

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Non-Leaders Circle entry winnings (unofficial tally):

Rank Car Team Prize Money
1 83 Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing $487,000
2 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing $424,000
3 19 Dale Coyne Racing $367,000
4 98 Bryan Herta Autosport $344,000
5 67 Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing $276,000
6 7 Dragon Racing $213,000
7 25 Andretti Autosport $26,000

Notes:
– Indianapolis one-off entries that received no prize money are excluded from this list.
– Dragon Racing consolidated its #6 and #7 entries beginning at Detroit and is therefore no longer eligible to earn non-Leader Circle bonus awards.
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IMPORTANT TIMES

Green flag: 10:00 PM EDT*
Race broadcast: 9:00 PM EDT on NBC Sports Network
(Broadcast begins with qualifying heat races at 8:00 PM EDT)
Qualifying: 7:15-8:45 PM EDT Friday
(TV broadcast 8:00 PM EDT Saturday on NBC Sports Network)
Practice sessions: 11:00-11:45 AM EDT Friday
3:30-4:15 PM EDT Friday
(Times from practice 2 set fields for qualifying heat races)
Full weekend schedule: View PDF
Radio/live timing and scoring: INDYCAR Race Control

*9:00 PM CDT (local), 8:00 PM MDT, 7:00 PM PDT, 11:00 PM BRT, 2:00 AM Sunday GMT, 2:00 PM Sun NZST, 12:00 PM Sun AEST, 11:00 AM Sun JST

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TRACK FACTS

Track type: Oval
Length: 0.875 miles
Race distance: 250 laps (218.75 miles)
Number of turns: 4
Track map: View PDF
Start: Rolling
Restarts: Double-file
Event Twitter account and hashtag: @IowaSpeedway, #Iowa250
Weather forecast:

See 10-Day Forecast

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ENTRANT FACTS

Entry list: View PDF
Spotter guide: View PDF
Pit assignments: View PDF
Wing configuration: Modified road/street (front brake duct backing plates added; two-thirds radiator inlet shutters optional; minimum rear flap angle of 37 degrees; no wicker)
Boost level: 140kPa
Tires available per entry: From Firestone: Each entry receives nine sets (36 total tires) for practice, the qualifying heats and the race. A total of 1,128 tires are available. This is a new Firehawk tire specification that pairs the right-side tire spec used two weeks ago at Texas with the left-side compounds used last month at Indianapolis, along with the larger tire stagger typically seen on short ovals.
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Tire stagger: A single stagger of approximately 0.45 of an inch is available for all teams. Stagger, created by molding the right rear tire with a larger diameter than the left rear, helps race cars turn more naturally and smoothly on oval tracks.

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HISTORY

Last five wins: 2011 – Marco Andretti, Andretti Autosport
2010 – Tony Kanaan, Andretti Autosport
2009 – Dario Franchitti, Target Chip Ganassi Racing
2008 – Dan Wheldon, Target Chip Ganassi Racing
2007 – Dario Franchitti, Andretti Green Racing
Last five poles: 2011 – Takuma Sato, KV Racing Technology (180.375 MPH)
2010 – Will Power, Team Penske (181.337 MPH)
2009 – Helio Castroneves, Team Penske (Quals rained out; based on points)
2008 – Scott Dixon, Target Chip Ganassi Racing (Quals rained out; based on points)
2007 – Scott Dixon, Target Chip Ganassi Racing (182.360 MPH)
Track lap record: 182.360 MPH (2007, Scott Dixon)

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SESSION TIMES

Race – Official results

Rank Start Car Driver Engine Laps Comment
1 7 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay C 250
2 3 26 Marco Andretti C 250
3 19 11 Tony Kanaan C 250
4 8 9 Scott Dixon H 250
5 25 77 Simon Pagenaud H 250
6 2 3 Helio Castroneves C 250
7 11 8 Rubens Barrichello C 250
8 21 20 Ed Carpenter C 250
9 20 38 Graham Rahal H 250
10 13 18 Justin Wilson H 249
11 14 83 Charlie Kimball H 248
12 23 15 Takuma Sato H 247
13 18 19 James Jakes H 244
14 22 78 Simona de Silvestro L 244
15 16 6 Katherine Legge C 243 Contact
16 9 98 Alex Tagliani H 207 Mechanical
17 4 27 James Hinchcliffe C 195 Contact
18 5 2 Ryan Briscoe C 178 Contact
19 10 67 Josef Newgarden H 178 Contact
20 17 14 Mike Conway H 123 Mechanical
21 15 22 Oriol Servia C 98 Mechanical
22 12 4 JR Hildebrand C 95 Contact
23 6 12 Will Power C 67 Contact
24 24 5 EJ Viso C 67 Contact
25 1 10 Dario Franchitti H 0 Mechanical

Red=Non-Leaders Circle Entries

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Official starting grid: View PDF
Notes:
– 10-spot grid penalties served by: 5-Viso, 11-Kanaan, 38-Rahal, 77-Pagenaud.*

Qualifying — Heat Race 3

Car Driver Engine Diff. Gap LL BL# BL LSP Start
1 10 Dario Franchitti H 0 0 177.282 9 181.713 30 2
2 3 Helio Castroneves C 1.4671 1.4671 178.720 22 181.820 30 3
3 26 Marco Andretti C 5.1884 3.7213 175.612 11 180.149 30 1
4 27 James Hinchcliffe C 5.9813 0.7929 173.570 8 180.039 30 6
5 2 Ryan Briscoe C 6.5813 0.6000 169.039 25 180.720 30 5
6 12 Will Power C 7.3642 0.7829 174.126 22 180.888 30 4
7 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay C 7.8433 0.4791 174.362 10 179.859 30 7
8 9 Scott Dixon H 9.2963 1.4530 174.225 9 180.981 30 8

Results: View PDF
Leader Summary: View PDF
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Qualifying — Heat Race 2

Car Driver Engine Diff. Gap LL BL# BL LSP Start
1 11 Tony Kanaan C 0 0 167.839 19 181.459 30 4
2 98 Alex Tagliani H 3.1255 3.1255 174.508 7 183.230 30 2
3 8 Rubens Barrichello C 6.0818 2.9563 172.199 4 180.529 30 1
4 18 Justin Wilson H 7.9310 1.8492 171.264 4 180.612 30 3
5 83 Charlie Kimball H 10.0818 2.1508 171.683 9 178.651 30 6
6 6 Katherine Legge C 13.7490 3.6672 171.634 6 180.495 30 8
7 19 James Jakes H 14.0032 0.2542 172.033 6 180.084 30 5
8 78 Simona de Silvestro L 1 LAPS 1 LAPS 170.943 18 174.866 29 9
9 77 Simon Pagenaud H 1 LAPS 2.9599 153.526 7 179.457 29 7

Results: View PDF
Leader Summary: View PDF
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Qualifying — Heat Race 1

Car Driver Engine Diff. Gap LL BL# BL LSP Start
1 38 Graham Rahal H 0 0 171.241 8 181.185 30 1
2 67 Josef Newgarden H 6.2134 6.2134 174.064 5 179.875 30 2
3 4 JR Hildebrand C 6.5594 0.3460 177.170 6 179.923 30 4
4 5 EJ Viso C 7.4531 0.8937 175.488 3 180.017 30 3
5 22 Oriol Servia C 8.3586 0.9055 175.507 8 179.632 30 5
6 14 Mike Conway H 10.8144 2.4558 173.778 5 178.635 30 6
7 20 Ed Carpenter C 13.4036 2.5892 168.765 11 178.844 30 7
8 15 Takuma Sato H 18.5671 5.1635 151.227 15 177.730 30 8

Results: View PDF
Leader Summary: View PDF
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Practice 2 – Friday late

Rank Car Driver Engine Diff. BL LL Gap TL BL#
1
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Marco Andretti C 0 186.041 14.666 0 43 8
2
10
Dario Franchitti H 0.0304 185.715 106.511 0.0304 57 56
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Helio Castroneves C 0.0306 185.713 118.723 0.0002 20 5
4
12
Will Power C 0.0493 185.512 100.603 0.0187 24 20
5
2
Ryan Briscoe C 0.0614 185.383 113.005 0.0121 28 2
6
27
James Hinchcliffe C 0.1139 184.824 108.963 0.0525 47 44
7
28
Ryan Hunter-Reay C 0.1231 184.727 113.349 0.0092 34 15
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Scott Dixon H 0.1318 184.634 112.624 0.0087 55 53
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Rubens Barrichello C 0.1359 184.591 166.367 0.0041 45 44
10
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Graham Rahal H 0.1548 184.391 167.801 0.0189 61 56
11
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Alex Tagliani H 0.1620 184.315 163.925 0.0072 45 17
12
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Josef Newgarden H 0.1778 184.148 100.151 0.0158 54 49
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18
Justin Wilson H 0.1851 184.072 115.857 0.0073 44 42
14
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EJ Viso C 0.1946 183.972 117.329 0.0095 39 32
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11
Tony Kanaan C 0.2127 183.781 110.483 0.0181 59 44
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JR Hildebrand C 0.2427 183.467 177.063 0.0300 39 8
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James Jakes H 0.2659 183.225 169.786 0.0232 48 47
18 22 Oriol Servia C 0.2778 183.101 172.405 0.0119 45 43
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Charlie Kimball H 0.2959 182.912 177.491 0.0181 48 46
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Mike Conway H 0.3275 182.585 171.561 0.0316 47 18
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Simon Pagenaud H 0.3848 181.993 180.203 0.0573 54 48
22 20 Ed Carpenter C 0.4016 181.820 173.458 0.0168 37 35
23
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Katherine Legge C 0.4734 181.086 169.625 0.0718 62 60
24
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Takuma Sato H 0.5100 180.714 180.714 0.0366 62 62
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Simona de Silvestro L 1.0632 175.269 173.841 0.5532 57 23

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Practice 1 – Friday early

Rank Car Driver Engine Diff. BL LL Gap TL BL#
1
26
Marco Andretti C 0 184.832 172.036 0 56 6
2
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Josef Newgarden H 0.0332 184.480 109.047 0.0332 50 8
3
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Alex Tagliani H 0.0617 184.179 172.686 0.0285 36 11
4
2
Ryan Briscoe C 0.0669 184.124 117.667 0.0052 63 10
5
9
Scott Dixon H 0.0977 183.800 178.823 0.0308 34 16
6
27
James Hinchcliffe C 0.0991 183.786 113.353 0.0014 55 14
7
10
Dario Franchitti H 0.1077 183.695 118.231 0.0086 39 8
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Helio Castroneves C 0.1204 183.562 118.150 0.0127 61 6
9
12
Will Power C 0.1224 183.541 104.763 0.0020 70 4
10
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Ryan Hunter-Reay C 0.1892 182.845 176.570 0.0668 61 7
11
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Tony Kanaan C 0.2300 182.422 116.643 0.0408 40 7
12
14
Mike Conway H 0.2383 182.336 177.017 0.0083 41 23
13
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EJ Viso C 0.2725 181.984 113.272 0.0342 30 5
14
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JR Hildebrand C 0.2798 181.909 177.520 0.0073 50 17
15
19
James Jakes H 0.2859 181.846 178.882 0.0061 36 32
16
20
Ed Carpenter C 0.2927 181.776 171.686 0.0068 38 15
17
38
Graham Rahal H 0.3222 181.474 177.286 0.0295 62 24
18
77
Simon Pagenaud H 0.3832 180.852 108.266 0.0610 42 12
19
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Oriol Servia C 0.4019 180.662 174.884 0.0187 35 21
20
6
Katherine Legge C 0.4216 180.462 169.072 0.0197 40 15
21
83
Charlie Kimball H 0.4656 180.018 164.802 0.0440 49 34
22
18
Justin Wilson H 0.5198 179.474 178.555 0.0542 28 15
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Takuma Sato H 0.5596 179.077 176.564 0.0398 49 8
24
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Rubens Barrichello C 0.6682 178.001 118.112 0.1086 39 28
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Simona de Silvestro L 1.2896 172.087 170.205 0.6214 37 21

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PRE-RACE POINT STANDINGS

Driver standings:

Rank Car Driver Points
1 12 Will Power 274
2 27 James Hinchcliffe 243
3 9 Scott Dixon 239
4 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay 233
5 3 Helio Castroneves 231
6 77 Simon Pagenaud 216
7 10 Dario Franchitti 205
8 11 Tony Kanaan 200
9 2 Ryan Briscoe 193
10 22 Oriol Servia 173
11 38 Graham Rahal 171
12 18 Justin Wilson 168
13 4 JR Hildebrand 161
14 5 EJ Viso 148
15 83 Charlie Kimball 145
16 8 Rubens Barrichello 138
17 15 Takuma Sato 136
18 26 Marco Andretti 133
19 98 Alex Tagliani 128
20 20 Ed Carpenter 127
21 14 Mike Conway 125
22 19 James Jakes 121
23 67 Josef Newgarden 114
24 78 Simona de Silvestro 95
25 6 Katherine Legge 88
26 7 Sebastien Bourdais 86
27 25 Ana Beatriz 28
28 99 Townsend Bell 26
29 30 Michel Jourdain 16
30 17 Sebastian Saavedra 14
31 64 Jean Alesi 13
31 39 Bryan Clauson 13
31 41 Wade Cunningham 13

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Manufacturer standings:

Rank Manufacturer Points
1 Chevrolet 63
2 Honda 57
3 Lotus 32

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Rookie of the Year standings:

Rank Car Driver Points
1 77 Simon Pagenaud 216
2 67 Josef Newgarden 114
3 6 Katherine Legge 88

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Non-Leaders Circle entry winnings (unofficial tally):

Rank Car Team Prize Money
1 83 Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing $407,000
2 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing $359,000
3 19 Dale Coyne Racing $314,000
4 98 Bryan Herta Autosport $304,000
5 67 Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing $250,000
6 7 Dragon Racing $213,000
7 25 Andretti Autosport $26,000

Notes:
– Indianapolis one-off entries that received no prize money are excluded from this list.
– Dragon Racing consolidated its #6 and #7 entries beginning at Detroit and is therefore no longer eligible to earn non-Leader Circle bonus awards.

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