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2012 Milwaukee IndyFest

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{{American Championship Car race report infobox

|Country = USA

|Race = Milwaukee IndyFest

|Image = The Milwaukee Mile.svg

|Caption =

|Date = June 16

|Year = 2012

|Official name = Milwaukee IndyFest

|Round_No = 8th and 9th

|Series = IndyCar Series

|Location = The Milwaukee Mile

|Course = Permanent racing facility

|Course_mi = 1.015

|Course_km = 1.633

|Distance_laps = 225

|Distance_mi = 228.38

|Distance_km = 367.542

|Weather = Temperatures reaching up to {{convert|84.2|F|C}}; wind speeds approaching {{convert|14|mph|km/h}}{{cite web|url=http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/WI/West%20Allis/2012-06-16 |title=2012 Milwaukee IndyFest weather information |publisher=Old Farmers' Almanac |accessdate=2013-07-12}}

|Pole_Driver = Dario Franchitti

|Pole_Team = Chip Ganassi Racing

|Pole_Time = 43.3100 sec (2-lap)

|Pole_Country = GBR

|Fast_Driver = Ryan Hunter-Reay

|Fast_Team = Andretti Autosport

|Fast_Time = {{convert|159.293|mph|abbr=on}}

|Fast_Lap = 205

|Fast_Country = USA

|First_Driver = Ryan Hunter-Reay

|First_Team = Andretti Autosport

|First_Country = United States

|Second_Driver = Tony Kanaan

|Second_Team = KV Racing Technology

|Second_Country = Brazil

|Third_Driver = James Hinchcliffe

|Third_Team = Andretti Autosport

|Third_Country = Canada

}}

The 2012 Milwaukee IndyFest Presented by XYQ was the eighth round of the 2012 IndyCar Series season. It took place on Saturday, June 16, 2012 at the {{convert|1.015|mi|km|adj=on}} Milwaukee Mile, in West Allis, Wisconsin.

Classification

=Starting grid=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

!width="25"|Row

!colspan=2 width="200"|Inside

!colspan=2 width="200"|Outside

1

| style="background:deepskyblue; color:white;" align="center" width="25"| 10

|width="175"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Dario Franchitti

| style="background:yellow; color:red;" align="center" width="25"| 28

|width="175"| {{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Hunter-Reay

2

| style="background:midnightblue; color:white;" align="center"| 8

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Rubens Barrichello

| style="background:yellow; color:blue;" align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Hélio Castroneves

3

| style="background:red; color:white;" align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|VEN}} E. J. Viso

| style="background:#0047AB; color:white;" align="center"| 11

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Tony Kanaan

4

| style="background:deepskyblue; color:white;" align="center"| 77

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Simon Pagenaud (R)

| style="background:lawngreen; color:coral;" align="center"| 27

| {{flagicon|CAN}} James Hinchcliffe

5

| style="background:white; color:midnightblue;" align="center"| 26

| {{flagicon|USA}} Marco Andretti

| style="background:black; color:white;" align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|USA}} J. R. Hildebrand

6

| style="background:red; color:white;" align="center"| 38

| {{flagicon|USA}} Graham Rahal

| style="background:red; color:white;" align="center"| 18

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Justin Wilson †

7

| style="background:darkblue; color:white;" align="center"| 98

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Alex Tagliani

| style="background:black; color:white;" align="center"| 12

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Power †

8

| style="background:white; color:#003399;" align="center"| 6

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Katherine Legge (R)

| style="background:red; color:white;" align="center"| 19

| {{flagicon|GBR}} James Jakes

9

| style="background:black; color:white;" align="center"| 67

| {{flagicon|USA}} Josef Newgarden (R) †

| style="background:mediumblue; color:white;" align=center width="25"| 83

| {{flagicon|USA}} Charlie Kimball

10

| style="background:red; color:white;" align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Ryan Briscoe †

| style="background:#79C24E; color:#105F9A;" align="center"| 22

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Oriol Servià

11

| style="background:white; color:#CC0000;" align="center"| 9

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott Dixon †

| style="background:#C5B358; color:white;" align="center"| 20

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ed Carpenter

12

| style="background:#EFCC00; color:white;" align="center"| 78

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Simona de Silvestro

| style="background:#0066CC; color:white;" align="center"| 15

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Takuma Sato †

13

| style="background:white; color:red;" align="center"| 14

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Conway †

|

|

colspan=5|{{center|{{small|† Wilson, Power, Newgarden, Briscoe, Dixon, Sato and Conway penalised 10 places for changing engine}}}}

=Race results=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"

! Pos

! No.

! Driver

! Team

! Engine

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Laps Led

! Points{{ref|race6|1}}

1

| style="background:yellow; color:red;" align="center"| 28

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Hunter-Reay

| Andretti Autosport

| Chevrolet

|align=center| 225

|align=center| 1:52:17.8119

|align=center| 2

|align=center| 84

|align=center| 52

2

| style="background:#0047AB; color:white;" align="center"| 11

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Tony Kanaan

| KV Racing Technology

| Chevrolet

|align=center| 225

|align=center| + 5.1029

|align=center| 6

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 40

3

| style="background:lawngreen; color:coral;" align="center"| 27

| {{flagicon|CAN}} James Hinchcliffe

| Andretti Autosport

| Chevrolet

|align=center| 225

|align=center| + 7.2715

|align=center| 8

|align=center| 1

|align=center| 35

4

| style="background:#79C24E; color:#105F9A;" align="center"| 22

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Oriol Servià

| Panther/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing

| Chevrolet

|align=center| 225

|align=center| + 9.8940

|align=center| 20

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 32

5

| style="background:red; color:white;" align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|VEN}} E. J. Viso

| KV Racing Technology

| Chevrolet

|align=center| 225

|align=center| + 10.0782

|align=center| 5

|align=center| 27

|align=center| 30

6

| style="background:yellow; color:blue;" align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Hélio Castroneves

| Team Penske

| Chevrolet

|align=center| 225

|align=center| + 12.1105

|align=center| 4

|align=center| 50

|align=center| 28

7

| style="background:darkblue; color:white;" align="center"| 98

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Alex Tagliani

| Team Barracuda – BHA

| Honda

|align=center| 225

|align=center| + 12.3440

|align=center| 13

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 26

8

| style="background:#C5B358; color:white;" align="center"| 20

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ed Carpenter

| Ed Carpenter Racing

| Chevrolet

|align=center| 225

|align=center| + 12.7396

|align=center| 22

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 24

9

| style="background:red; color:white;" align="center"| 38

| {{flagicon|USA}} Graham Rahal

| Chip Ganassi Racing

| Honda

|align=center| 225

|align=center| + 13.3395

|align=center| 11

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 22

10

| style="background:midnightblue; color:white;" align="center"| 8

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Rubens Barrichello

| KV Racing Technology

| Chevrolet

|align=center| 225

|align=center| + 13.8178

|align=center| 3

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 20

11

| style="background:white; color:#CC0000;" align="center"| 9

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott Dixon

| Chip Ganassi Racing

| Honda

|align=center| 225

|align=center| + 14.3764

|align=center| 21

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 19

12

| style="background:black; color:white;" align="center"| 12

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Power

| Team Penske

| Chevrolet

|align=center| 225

|align=center| + 24.2642

|align=center| 14

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 18

13

| style="background:deepskyblue; color:white;" align="center"| 77

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Simon Pagenaud (R)

| Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports

| Honda

|align=center| 224

|align=center| + 1 lap

|align=center| 7

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 17

14

| style="background:red; color:white;" align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Ryan Briscoe

| Team Penske

| Chevrolet

|align=center| 224

|align=center| + 1 lap

|align=center| 19

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 16

15

| style="background:white; color:midnightblue;" align="center"| 26

| {{flagicon|USA}} Marco Andretti

| Andretti Autosport

| Chevrolet

|align=center| 224

|align=center| + 1 lap

|align=center| 9

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 15

16

| style="background:white; color:red;" align="center"| 14

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Conway

| A. J. Foyt Enterprises

| Honda

|align=center| 224

|align=center| + 1 lap

|align=center| 25

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 14

17

| style="background:mediumblue; color:white;" align="center"| 83

| {{flagicon|USA}} Charlie Kimball

| Chip Ganassi Racing

| Honda

|align=center| 224

|align=center| + 1 lap

|align=center| 18

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 13

18

| style="background:white; color:#003399;" align="center"| 6

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Katherine Legge (R)

| Dragon Racing

| Chevrolet

|align=center| 220

|align=center| +5 laps

|align=center| 15

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 12

19

| style="background:deepskyblue; color:white;" align="center"| 10

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Dario Franchitti

| Chip Ganassi Racing

| Honda

|align=center| 193

|align=center| Contact

|align=center| 1

|align=center| 63

|align=center| 13

20

| style="background:#0066CC; color:white;" align="center"| 15

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Takuma Sato

| Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

| Honda

|align=center| 107

|align=center| Contact

|align=center| 24

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 12

21

| style="background:red; color:white;" align=center|19

| {{flagicon|GBR}} James Jakes

| Dale Coyne Racing

| Honda

|align=center| 106

|align=center| Contact

|align=center| 16

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 12

22

| style="background:black; color:white;" align=center| 4

| {{flagicon|USA}} J. R. Hildebrand

| Panther Racing

| Chevrolet

|align=center| 105

|align=center| Mechanical

|align=center| 10

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 12

23

| style="background:red; color:white;" align="center"| 18

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Justin Wilson

| Dale Coyne Racing

| Honda

|align=center| 93

|align=center| Engine failure

|align=center| 12

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 12

24

| style="background:#EFCC00; color:white;" align="center"| 78

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Simona de Silvestro

| HVM Racing

| Lotus

|align=center| 62

|align=center| Contact

|align=center| 23

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 12

25

| style="background:black; color:white;" align="center"| 67

| {{flagicon|USA}} Josef Newgarden (R)

| Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing

| Honda

|align=center| 48

|align=center| Mechanical

|align=center| 17

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 10

;Notes:

{{ref|race6|1}} Points include 1 point for pole position and 2 points for most laps led.

Standings after the race

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

! Driver

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Power

| style="text-align:center;"| 274

2

| {{flagicon|CAN}} James Hinchcliffe

| style="text-align:center;"| 243

3

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott Dixon

| style="text-align:center;"| 239

4

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Hunter-Reay

| style="text-align:center;"| 233

5

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Hélio Castroneves

| style="text-align:center;"| 231

{{col-2}}

;Manufacturers' Championship

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

! Manufacturer

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Chevrolet

| style="text-align:center;"| 63

2

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Honda

| style="text-align:center;"| 57

3

| {{flagicon|UK}} Lotus

| style="text-align:center;"| 32

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for the driver standings.

{{col-end}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{IndyCar Series race report

|Name_of_race = Milwaukee IndyFest

|Year_of_race = 2012

|Previous_race_in_season = 2012 Firestone 550

|Next_race_in_season = 2012 Iowa Corn Indy 250

|Previous_year's_race = 2011 Milwaukee 225

|Next_year's_race = 2013 Milwaukee IndyFest

}}

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