The 2018 Iowa Corn 300 was an IndyCar Series event held at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa on July 8, 2018. The event served as the 11th round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season. Will Power took his 52nd pole while James Hinchcliffe claimed victory of the 300-lap race, which ended under caution.
Results KeyMeaningRRookieWPast winner
Qualifying Pos No. Name Lap 1 Time Lap 2 Time Total Time Avg. Speed (mph) 1 12 Will Power 17.6801 17.6112 35.2913 182.391 2 1 Josef Newgarden W 17.7252 17.8058 35.5310 181.160 3 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay W 17.8034 17.8219 35.6253 180.681 4 22 Simon Pagenaud 17.8616 17.8364 35.6980 180.313 5 27 Alexander Rossi 17.9188 17.8808 35.7996 179.801 6 9 Scott Dixon 17.9873 17.8672 35.8545 179.526 7 6 Robert Wickens R 17.9760 18.0073 35.9833 178.883 8 10 Ed Jones 18.0150 18.0011 36.0161 178.720 9 20 Ed Carpenter 18.0985 17.9183 36.0168 178.717 10 30 Takuma Sato 18.0678 17.9507 36.0185 178.708 11 5 James Hinchcliffe W 18.0289 18.0361 36.0650 178.4781215 Graham Rahal 18.0323 18.0463 36.0786 178.410 13 14 Tony Kanaan W 18.0341 18.1260 36.1601 178.008 14 26 Zach Veach R 18.0867 18.1139 36.2006 177.809 15 18 Sébastien Bourdais 18.0438 18.1830 36.2268 177.681 16 88 Gabby Chaves 18.1637 18.3125 36.4762 176.466 17 23 Charlie Kimball 18.1934 18.3284 36.5218 176.245 18 21 Spencer Pigot 18.2349 18.5027 36.7376 175.210 19 98 Marco Andretti W 18.2374 18.6396 36.8770 174.5482019 Zachary Claman DeMelo R 18.4002 18.5209 36.9211 174.339 21 59 Max Chilton 18.6021 18.5086 37.1107 173.449 22 4 Matheus Leist R 19.0284 19.1214 38.1498 168.724OFFICIAL BOX SCORE
Race DriverTeamEngineLapsTime/RetiredPit StopsGridLaps Led15 James Hinchcliffe WSchmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda300 1:47:32.46663114551221 Spencer PigotEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet300 +2.649131840330 Takuma SatoRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda300 +3.250631033641 Josef Newgarden WTeam PenskeChevrolet300 +4.5296422293556 Robert Wickens RSchmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda300 +6.32144730612 Will PowerTeam PenskeChevrolet299 +1 lap312330715 Graham RahalRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda299 +1 lap41226822 Simon PagenaudTeam PenskeChevrolet299 +1 lap4424927 Alexander RossiAndretti AutosportHonda298 +2 laps45221020 Ed CarpenterEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet298 +2 laps49201118 Sébastien BourdaisDale Coyne Racing with Vasser-SullivanHonda297 +3 laps31519129 Scott DixonChip Ganassi RacingHonda296 +4 laps46181310 Ed JonesChip Ganassi RacingHonda295 +5 laps58171423 Charlie KimballCarlinChevrolet295 +5 laps317161559 Max ChiltonCarlinChevrolet294 +6 laps521151698 Marco Andretti WAndretti Herta Autosport with Curb-AgajanianHonda293 +7 laps419141714 Tony Kanaan WA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet292 +8 laps413131819 Zachary Claman DeMelo RDale Coyne RacingHonda291 +9 laps620121928 Ryan Hunter-Reay WAndretti AutosportHonda283 Mechanical63112026 Zach Veach RAndretti AutosportHonda279 +21 laps514102188 Gabby ChavesHarding RacingChevrolet99 Handling1169224 Matheus Leist RA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet40 Mechanical0228OFFICIAL BOX SCORE Notes: 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
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Scott Dixon 411 2 2 Josef Newgarden 378 1 3 Alexander Rossi 370 2 4 Ryan Hunter-Reay 359 5 Will Power 358
Manufacturer standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Honda 923 2 Chevrolet 779
Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References