Practice 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 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
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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
READ MORESIMON PAGENAUD 22 MENARDS TEAM PENSKE DALLARA/CHEVROLET IOWA CORN 300 IOWA SPEEDWAY JULY 9, 2016 WINNING POLE NOTES This is Simon Pagenaud’s fifth Verizon P1 Pole Award of the season and first of career on the .894-mile oval of Iowa Speedway. He won earlier this season at Barber Motorsports Park, the road course at
READ MOREQualifying Report: Iowa Corn 300 NEWTON, Iowa July 9, 2016— For the second time this season, Takuma Sato and Jack Hawksworth will start side-by-side in their ABC Supply Hondas. Under sunny skies, Sato qualified 13th in the No. 14 and Hawksworth 14th in the No. 41; the pair will start in row seven for the Iowa Corn 300
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Aleshin Heads Honda Field in Iowa Qualifying Disappointing day for Honda teams and drivers Honda seeking third consecutive Iowa victory Final short-oval race of the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series on Sunday A tough day for Honda drivers and teams Saturday at Iowa Speedway saw Mikhail Aleshin lead the way for the manufacturer, qualifying ninth on
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