JOSEF NEWGARDEN CLINCHES DOMINATING VICTORY AT IOWA SPEEDWAY 25-Year-Old Earns First Win of 2016; Ed Carpenter Takes Checkered Despite Mid-Race Setback NEWTON, Iowa (July 10, 2016) – Race Notes After finishing second the last two years at Iowa Speedway, Josef Newgarden was more than ready to move to the top step of the podium. He
READ MORERahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Iowa Corn 300 – Iowa Speedway Verizon IndyCar Series QUALIFYING NOTES/QUOTES – Saturday, July 9, 2016 RAHAL WILL START 12TH IN SUNDAY’S IOWA CORN 300 AT IOWA SPEEDWAY POLE: Simon Pagenaud 2-lap avg. speed of 185.855 mph (L1: 17.3089, L2: 17.3245) 12th: Graham Rahal 2-lap avg. speed of 182.253 mph (L1: 17.6816,
READ MOREPractice 1: Seventh – 17.4019 seconds/184.945 mph Qualifying: Lap 1: 17.8887 seconds Lap 2: 17.6884 seconds Total Time/Average Speed: 35.5771 seconds/180.925 mph Qualified: 16th Sebastien Bourdais Qualifying Quote: “We were too optimistic with the downforce level given the track conditions with the track temp going up. I was sliding all over the place. The balance was good on...
READ MOREIOWA CORN 300 AT IOWA SPEEDWAY WHAT THEY’RE SAYING – QUALIFYING Carlos Muñoz No. 26 Andretti Autosport Honda Qualified 15th “That was a really hard qualifying for sure. We’re missing a little bit of balance in general. We have to work hard tonight. That wasn’t the qualifying we were hoping for – we were hoping
READ MOREDale Coyne Racing shows progress in qualifying at Iowa Newton, IA (July 9, 2016) – Dale Coyne Racing drivers Gabby Chaves and Conor Daly qualified 18th and 21st respectively for Sunday’s Verizon IndyCar Series Iowa Corn 300, positions that are not indicative of the progress the team has made at Iowa Speedway. Both drivers made great
READ MOREIowa Corn 300 qualifying results Click HERE to view and download the official qualifying results from the Iowa Corn 300. NEWTON, Iowa – Qualifying Saturday for the Iowa Corn 300 Verizon IndyCar Series event on the 0.894-mile Iowa Speedway, with qualifying position, car number in parentheses, driver, aero kit-engine, and speed: 1. (22) Simon Pagenaud, Chevrolet, 185.855 2. (21)
READ MORE“What They’re Saying” from Iowa Corn 300 qualifying JUAN PABLO MONTOYA (No. 2 DeVilbiss Team Penske Chevrolet): “During qualifying there was too much understeer in the car and we were a little bit loose, but it’s okay. We did a lot of work today and we prepared really well for the race. So, we feel pretty
READ MOREPagenaud earns 500th pole in Team Penske racing history NEWTON, Iowa (Saturday, July 9, 2016) – Simon Pagenaud has been setting the standard in the Verizon IndyCar Series this season and he helped take Team Penske to another level today. Pagenaud, a three-time winner in 2016 and the championship leader after nine of 16 completed
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FRONT ROW START FOR JOSEF NEWGARDEN, ED CARPENTER RACING AT IOWA SPEEDWAY Newgarden Qualifies 2nd; Ed Carpenter Will Start 7th in the Iowa Corn Indy 300 NEWTON, Iowa (July 7, 2016) – Qualifying Notes By earning the second place starting position for the Iowa Corn Indy 300, Josef Newgarden is continuing toward his goal of
READ MOREAleshin to Start Ninth for Iowa Corn 300 Newton, IA – July 9, 2016 – Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (SPM) driver Mikhail Aleshin qualified ninth for Sunday’s Iowa Corn 300 at Iowa Speedway. Teammate James Hinchcliffe qualified 22nd. Aleshin’s two-lap qualifying average of 182.754 made him the fastest Honda of the Verizon IndyCar Series field. The Russian driver
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