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2019 Iowa 300

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{{Infobox American championship car race report

|Country = USA

|Race = Iowa 300

|Image = Iowa_Speedway_track_map.png

|Date = July 20

|Year = 2019

|Official name = Iowa 300

|Round_No = 12th

|Series = IndyCar

|Location = Iowa Speedway

|Course = Permanent racing facility

|Course_mi = 0.875

|Course_km = 1.4

|Distance_laps = 300

|Distance_mi = 268.2

|Distance_km = 431.6

|Weather =

|Pole_Driver = Simon Pagenaud

|Pole_Team = Team Penske

|Pole_Time = 17.8479 + 17.8976 = 35.7455

|Pole_Country = FRA

|Fast_Driver = Josef Newgarden

|Fast_Team = Team Penske

|Fast_Time = 18.1160

|Fast_Lap = 202

|Fast_Country = USA

|First_Driver = Josef Newgarden

|First_Team = Team Penske

|First_Country = USA

|Second_Driver = Scott Dixon

|Second_Team = Chip Ganassi Racing

|Second_Country = NZL

|Third_Driver = James Hinchcliffe

|Third_Team = Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports

|Third_Country = USA

}}

The 2019 Iowa 300 was the twelfth round of the 2019 IndyCar Series season, contested over 300 laps at the 0.875-mile (1.4 km) Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. Simon Pagenaud claimed his third pole position of the season,{{cite web|url=https://www.indycar.com/News/2019/07/07-19-Iowa-Pagenaud-Pole|title=Track big or small, Pagenaud again fastest in NTT P1 Award qualifying|work=indycar.com|publisher=IndyCar|last=Cavin|first=Curt|date=July 19, 2019|accessdate=September 20, 2020}} while Josef Newgarden went on to win his 4th race of the season and 14th of his career.{{cite web|url=https://www.indycar.com/News/2019/07/07-20-Cavin-Newgarden|title=Josef Newgarden again dominates Iowa 300|work=indycar.com|publisher=IndyCar|last=Cavin|first=Curt|date=July 21, 2019|accessdate=September 20, 2020}}

Results

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Key

! Meaning

align="center" | R

| Rookie

align="center" | W

| Past winner

=Qualifying=

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!| Pos

!| No.

!| Name

!| Lap 1 Time

!| Lap 2 Time

!| Total Time

!| Avg. Speed (mph)

scope="row" | 1

| 22

| align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Simon Pagenaud

| 17.8479

| 17.8976

| 35.7455

| 180.073

scope="row" | 2

| 12

| align="left" |{{flagicon|AUS}} Will Power

| 17.9254

| 17.9164

| 35.8418

| 179.589

scope="row" | 3

| 2

| align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Josef Newgarden W

| 17.8886

| 17.9813

| 35.8699

| 179.449

scope="row" | 4

| 30

| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Takuma Sato

| 17.9605

| 18.2733

| 36.2338

| 177.646

scope="row" | 5

| 5

| align="left" |{{flagicon|CAN}} James Hinchcliffe W

| 18.1780

| 18.3532

| 36.5312

| 176.200

scope="row" | 6

| 27

| align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| 18.2530

| 18.3079

| 36.5609

| 176.057

scope="row" | 7

| 15

| align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Graham Rahal

| 18.3540

| 18.2484

| 36.6024

| 175.857

scope="row" | 8

| 9

| align="left" |{{flagicon|NZL}} Scott Dixon

| 18.3343

| 18.2957

| 36.6300

| 175.725

scope="row" | 9

| 28

| align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Hunter-Reay W

| 18.3063

| 18.3459

| 36.6522

| 175.618

scope="row" | 10

| 7

| align="left" |{{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Ericsson R

| 18.3582

| 18.3025

| 36.6607

| 175.578

scope="row" | 11

| 88

| align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Colton Herta R

| 18.3381

| 18.3710

| 36.7091

| 175.346

scope="row" | 12

| 19

| align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Santino Ferrucci R

| 18.3977

| 18.3178

| 36.7155

| 175.316

scope="row" | 13

| 14

| align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Tony Kanaan W

| 18.3081

| 18.5055

| 36.8136

| 174.848

scope="row" | 14

| 31

| align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Sage Karam

| 18.5027

| 18.4219

| 36.9246

| 174.323

scope="row" | 15

| 10

| align="left" |{{flagicon|SWE}} Felix Rosenqvist R

| 18.3883

| 18.5545

| 36.9428

| 174.237

scope="row" | 16

| 59

| align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Conor Daly

| 18.5098

| 18.5180

| 37.0278

| 173.837

scope="row" | 17

| 20

| align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Ed Carpenter

| 18.5000

| 18.5911

| 37.0911

| 173.540

scope="row" | 18

| 98

| align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Marco Andretti W

| 18.4927

| 18.7047

| 37.1974

| 173.044

scope="row" | 19

| 21

| align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Spencer Pigot

| 18.5621

| 18.9067

| 37.4688

| 171.791

scope="row" | 20

| 26

| align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Zach Veach

| 18.6744

| 18.8305

| 37.5049

| 171.626

scope="row" | 21

| 18

| align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Bourdais

| 18.7006

| 18.8558

| 37.5564

| 171.390

scope="row" | 22

| 4

| align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Matheus Leist

| 19.0247

| 19.4876

| 38.5123

| 167.136

colspan=11|[http://www.imscdn.com/INDYCAR/Documents/5634/2019-07-19/indycar-qualresults.pdf OFFICIAL BOX SCORE]

=Race=

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!{{abbr|Pos|Position}}

!{{abbr|No.|Car Number}}

!Driver

!Team

!Engine

!Laps

!Time/Retired

!Pit Stops

!Grid

!Laps Led

!{{abbr|Pts.|Points}}{{ref|race5|1}}

1

|2

| align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Josef Newgarden W

|Team Penske

|Chevrolet

|300

| 1:56:53.5753

|5

|3

|245

|53

2

|9

| align="left" |{{flagicon|NZL}} Scott Dixon

|Chip Ganassi Racing

|Honda

|300

| +2.8527

|5

|8

|2

|41

3

|5

| align="left" |{{flagicon|CAN}} James Hinchcliffe W

|Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports

|Honda

|300

| +3.3941

|5

|5

|

|35

4

|22

| align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Simon Pagenaud

|Team Penske

|Chevrolet

|300

| +7.5630

|5

|1

|2

|34

5

|21

| align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Spencer Pigot

|Ed Carpenter Racing

|Chevrolet

|300

| +10.9683

|6

|19

|

|30

6

|27

| align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

|Andretti Autosport

|Honda

|300

| +12.1308

|6

|6

|

|28

7

|26

| align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Zach Veach

|Andretti Autosport

|Honda

|300

| +17.1267

|6

|20

|

|26

8

|15

| align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Graham Rahal

|Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

|Honda

|299

| +1 lap

|6

|7

|

|24

9

|18

| align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Bourdais

|Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan

|Honda

|299

| +1 lap

|6

|21

|2

|23

10

|14

| align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Tony Kanaan W

|A. J. Foyt Enterprises

|Chevrolet

|299

| +1 lap

|6

|13

|

|20

11

|7

| align="left" |{{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Ericsson R

|Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports

|Honda

|299

| +1 lap

|7

|10

|

|19

12

|19

| align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Santino Ferrucci R

|Dale Coyne Racing

|Honda

|299

| +1 lap

|6

|12

|

|18

13

|59

| align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Conor Daly

|Carlin

|Chevrolet

|299

| +1 lap

|6

|16

|

|17

14

|10

| align="left" |{{flagicon|SWE}} Felix Rosenqvist R

|Chip Ganassi Racing

|Honda

|299

| +1 lap

|6

|15

|

|16

15

|12

| align="left" |{{flagicon|AUS}} Will Power

|Team Penske

|Chevrolet

|299

| +1 lap

|7

|2

|49

|16

16

|4

| align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Matheus Leist

|A. J. Foyt Enterprises

|Chevrolet

|298

| +2 laps

|6

|22

|

|14

17

|28

| align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Hunter-Reay W

|Andretti Autosport

|Honda

|298

| +2 laps

|6

|9

|

|13

18

|88

| align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Colton Herta R

|Harding Steinbrenner Racing

|Honda

|276

| Mechanical

|7

|11

|

|12

19

|20

| align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Ed Carpenter

|Ed Carpenter Racing

|Chevrolet

|262

| Contact

|5

|17

|

|11

20

|30

| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Takuma Sato

|Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

|Honda

|216

| Contact

|5

|4

|

|10

21

|98

| align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Marco Andretti W

|Andretti Herta Autosport with Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian

|Honda

|205

| Handling

|5

|18

|

|9

22

|31

| align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Sage Karam

|Carlin

|Chevrolet

|193

| Contact

|4

|14

|

|8

colspan=11|[http://www.imscdn.com/INDYCAR/Documents/5468/2019-07-21/indycar-boxscore.pdf OFFICIAL BOX SCORE]

Notes:

{{ref|race1|1}} Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position.

Championship standings after the race

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;Drivers' Championship standings

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! Pos

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px

| 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Josef Newgarden

| align="right"| 487

align="left"| 10px

| 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| align="right"| 458

align="left"| 10px

| 3

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Simon Pagenaud

| align="right"| 429

align="left"| 10px

| 4

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott Dixon

| align="right"| 389

align="left"| 10px

| 5

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Power

| align="right"| 322

{{col-2}}

;Manufacturer standings

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

! Manufacturer

! Points

align="left"| 10px

| 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Chevrolet

| align="right"| 1051

align="left"| 10px

| 2

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Honda

| align="right"| 1012

{{col-end}}

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

{{reflist|30em}}

{{IndyCar Series race report

|Name_of_race = Iowa 300

|Year_of_race = 2019

|Previous_race_in_season = 2019 Honda Indy Toronto

|Next_race_in_season = 2019 Honda Indy 200

|Previous_year's_race = 2018 Iowa Corn 300

|Next_year's_race = 2020 Iowa IndyCar 250s

}}

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