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James Hinchcliffe (Andretti Autosport) was the undisputed winner of the IZOD IndyCar Series event at Iowa Speedway: having led virtually the entire race while other championship contenders had their share of troubles.
The Canadian finished ahead of his teammate Ryan Hunter-Reay with a 1.5-second lead while KV Racing Technology's Tony Kanaan was able to go on the podium with a late-race pass on Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman).
Right at the start, Hinchcliffe was able to pass pole-sitter Will Power (Team Penske) and, while some drivers, Graham Rahal being the closest, tried to challenge his position, no one was able to be a real threat.
Even thought the outcome was a happy one for Hunter-Reay, the race was not as easy for the current champion. After breaking his front wing following a contact with Rahal and the ensuing pitstop, he rejoined in 19th as the last car on the lead lap. But he picked his way back through the field and was back with the lead group with 90 of the 250 laps still to run.
Tony Kanaan had also to contend with an overheating problem but still managed to make a late move on Rahal and take the final podium spot, only to see Rahal lost another place to Ed Carpenter on the final lap.
Iowa race Results - 250 laps:
Pos Driver Team/Engine Time/Gap
1. James Hinchcliffe Andretti/Chevy 1h30m16.0266s
2. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti/Chevy +1.5009s
3. Tony Kanaan KV/Chevy +1.6891s
4. Ed Carpenter Carpenter/Chevy +2.7605s
5. Graham Rahal Rahal/Honda +3.0201s
6. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt/Honda +6.6654s
7. Oriol Servia Panther/Chevy +9.7006s
8. Helio Castroneves Penske/Chevy +10.6855s
9. Marco Andretti Andretti/Chevy +12.7133s
10. EJ Viso Andretti/Chevy +17.6157s
11. Justin Wilson Coyne/Honda +1 lap
12. Charlie Kimball Ganassi/Honda +1 lap
13. Tristan Vautier Schmidt/Honda +2 laps
14. Sebastien Bourdais Dragon/Chevy +2 laps
15. Josef Newgarden Fisher/Honda +2 laps
16. Scott Dixon Ganassi/Honda +3 laps
17. Will Power Penske/Chevy +3 laps
18. James Jakes Rahal/Honda +3 laps
19. Sebastian Saavedra Dragon/Chevy +3 laps
20. Dario Franchitti Ganassi/Honda +4 laps
21. Simona de Silvestro KV/Chevy +7 laps
Retirements:
Ana Beatriz Coyne/Honda 183 laps
Takuma Sato Foyt/Honda 162 laps
Alex Tagliani Herta/Honda 139 laps
IndyCar Standings after Iowa
Pos. Driver Points
1. Helio Castroneves 332
2. Ryan Hunter-Reay 323
3. Marco Andretti 277
4. James Hinchcliffe 266
5. Tony Kanaan 253
6. Etc.
The Canadian finished ahead of his teammate Ryan Hunter-Reay with a 1.5-second lead while KV Racing Technology's Tony Kanaan was able to go on the podium with a late-race pass on Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman).
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| James Hinchcliffe. (Photo: IndyCar) |
Right at the start, Hinchcliffe was able to pass pole-sitter Will Power (Team Penske) and, while some drivers, Graham Rahal being the closest, tried to challenge his position, no one was able to be a real threat.
Even thought the outcome was a happy one for Hunter-Reay, the race was not as easy for the current champion. After breaking his front wing following a contact with Rahal and the ensuing pitstop, he rejoined in 19th as the last car on the lead lap. But he picked his way back through the field and was back with the lead group with 90 of the 250 laps still to run.
Tony Kanaan had also to contend with an overheating problem but still managed to make a late move on Rahal and take the final podium spot, only to see Rahal lost another place to Ed Carpenter on the final lap.
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| Photo: IndyCar |
Iowa race Results - 250 laps:
Pos Driver Team/Engine Time/Gap
1. James Hinchcliffe Andretti/Chevy 1h30m16.0266s
2. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti/Chevy +1.5009s
3. Tony Kanaan KV/Chevy +1.6891s
4. Ed Carpenter Carpenter/Chevy +2.7605s
5. Graham Rahal Rahal/Honda +3.0201s
6. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt/Honda +6.6654s
7. Oriol Servia Panther/Chevy +9.7006s
8. Helio Castroneves Penske/Chevy +10.6855s
9. Marco Andretti Andretti/Chevy +12.7133s
10. EJ Viso Andretti/Chevy +17.6157s
11. Justin Wilson Coyne/Honda +1 lap
12. Charlie Kimball Ganassi/Honda +1 lap
13. Tristan Vautier Schmidt/Honda +2 laps
14. Sebastien Bourdais Dragon/Chevy +2 laps
15. Josef Newgarden Fisher/Honda +2 laps
16. Scott Dixon Ganassi/Honda +3 laps
17. Will Power Penske/Chevy +3 laps
18. James Jakes Rahal/Honda +3 laps
19. Sebastian Saavedra Dragon/Chevy +3 laps
20. Dario Franchitti Ganassi/Honda +4 laps
21. Simona de Silvestro KV/Chevy +7 laps
Retirements:
Ana Beatriz Coyne/Honda 183 laps
Takuma Sato Foyt/Honda 162 laps
Alex Tagliani Herta/Honda 139 laps
IndyCar Standings after Iowa
Pos. Driver Points
1. Helio Castroneves 332
2. Ryan Hunter-Reay 323
3. Marco Andretti 277
4. James Hinchcliffe 266
5. Tony Kanaan 253
6. Etc.