2018 Iowa Corn 300

{{Infobox American championship car race report |Country = USA |Race = Iowa Corn 300 |Image = Iowa Speedway track map.png |Date = July 9 |Year = 2018 |Official name = Iowa Corn 300 |Round_No = 11th |Series = IndyCar Series |Location = Iowa Speedway |Course = Permanent racing facility |Course_mi = 0.875 |Course_km = 1.400 |Distance_laps = 300 |Distance_mi = 268.2 |Distance_km = 431.63 |Weather = |Pole_Driver = Will Power |Pole_Team = Team Penske |Pole_Time = 17.6801 + 17.6112 = 35.2913 |Pole_Country = Australia |Fast_Driver = Will Power |Fast_Team = Team Penske |Fast_Time = 18.6422 |Fast_Lap = 2 |Fast_Country = Australia |First_Driver = James Hinchcliffe |First_Team = Schmidt Peterson Motorsports |First_Country = Canada |Second_Driver = Spencer Pigot |Second_Team = Ed Carpenter Racing |Second_Country = USA |Third_Driver = Takuma Sato |Third_Team = Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |Third_Country = Japan}} 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<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/iowa-indycar-power-takes-52nd-pole-of-career-1057378/|title=Iowa IndyCar: Power takes 52nd pole of career|last=Malsher|first=David|date=July 7, 2018|work=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|accessdate=July 9, 2018}}</ref> while James Hinchcliffe claimed victory of the 300-lap race, which ended under caution.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/iowa-indycar-hinchcliffe-wins-newgarden-suffers-in-bizarre-finish-1057908/|title=Iowa IndyCar: Hinchcliffe wins, Newgarden suffers in bizarre finish|last=Malsher|first=David|date=July 8, 2018|work=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|accessdate=July 9, 2018}}</ref>

== Results == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" !Key !Meaning |- | align="center" |'''R''' |Rookie |- | align="center" |'''W''' |Past winner |}

===Qualifying=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 95%;" !| Pos !| No. !| Name !| Lap 1 Time !| Lap 2 Time !| Total Time !| Avg. Speed (mph) |- ! scope="row" | 1 | 12 | align="left" |{{flagicon|AUS}} Will Power | 17.6801 | 17.6112 | 35.2913 | 182.391 |- ! scope="row" | 2 | 1 | align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Josef Newgarden '''W''' | 17.7252 | 17.8058 | 35.5310 | 181.160 |- ! scope="row" | 3 | 28 | align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Hunter-Reay '''W''' | 17.8034 | 17.8219 | 35.6253 | 180.681 |- ! scope="row" | 4 | 22 | align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Simon Pagenaud | 17.8616 | 17.8364 | 35.6980 | 180.313 |- ! scope="row" | 5 | 27 | align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi | 17.9188 | 17.8808 | 35.7996 | 179.801 |- ! scope="row" | 6 | 9 | align="left" |{{flagicon|NZL}} Scott Dixon | 17.9873 | 17.8672 | 35.8545 | 179.526 |- ! scope="row" | 7 | 6 | align="left" |{{flagicon|CAN}} Robert Wickens '''R''' | 17.9760 | 18.0073 | 35.9833 | 178.883 |- ! scope="row" | 8 | 10 | align="left" |{{flagicon|UAE}} Ed Jones | 18.0150 | 18.0011 | 36.0161 | 178.720 |- ! scope="row" | 9 | 20 | align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Ed Carpenter | 18.0985 | 17.9183 | 36.0168 | 178.717 |- ! scope="row" | 10 | 30 | align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Takuma Sato | 18.0678 | 17.9507 | 36.0185 | 178.708 |- ! scope="row" | 11 | 5 | align="left" |{{flagicon|CAN}} James Hinchcliffe '''W''' | 18.0289 | 18.0361 | 36.0650 | 178.478 |- !12 |15 | align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Graham Rahal | 18.0323 | 18.0463 | 36.0786 | 178.410 |- ! scope="row" | 13 | 14 | align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Tony Kanaan '''W''' | 18.0341 | 18.1260 | 36.1601 | 178.008 |- ! scope="row" | 14 | 26 | align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Zach Veach '''R''' | 18.0867 | 18.1139 | 36.2006 | 177.809 |- ! scope="row" | 15 | 18 | align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Bourdais | 18.0438 | 18.1830 | 36.2268 | 177.681 |- ! scope="row" | 16 | 88 | align="left" |{{flagicon|COL}} Gabby Chaves | 18.1637 | 18.3125 | 36.4762 | 176.466 |- ! scope="row" | 17 | 23 | align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Charlie Kimball | 18.1934 | 18.3284 | 36.5218 | 176.245 |- ! scope="row" | 18 | 21 | align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Spencer Pigot | 18.2349 | 18.5027 | 36.7376 | 175.210 |- ! scope="row" | 19 | 98 | align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Marco Andretti '''W''' | 18.2374 | 18.6396 | 36.8770 | 174.548 |- ! scope="row" |20 |19 | align="left" |{{flagicon|CAN}} Zachary Claman DeMelo '''R''' | 18.4002 | 18.5209 | 36.9211 | 174.339 |- ! scope="row" | 21 | 59 | align="left" |{{flagicon|GBR}} Max Chilton | 18.6021 | 18.5086 | 37.1107 | 173.449 |- ! scope="row" | 22 | 4 | align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Matheus Leist '''R''' | 19.0284 | 19.1214 | 38.1498 | 168.724 |- !colspan=11|[https://cdn.theapexracing.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2018-Iowa-Corn-300-qualifying-results.pdf OFFICIAL BOX SCORE] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710133214/https://cdn.theapexracing.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2018-Iowa-Corn-300-qualifying-results.pdf |date=2018-07-10 }} |}

===Race=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 95%;" !{{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 |5 | align="left" |{{flagicon|CAN}} James Hinchcliffe '''W''' |Schmidt Peterson Motorsports |Honda |300 | 1:47:32.4666 |3 |11 |45 |51 |- !2 |21 | align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Spencer Pigot |Ed Carpenter Racing |Chevrolet |300 | +2.6491 |3 |18 | |40 |- !3 |30 | align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Takuma Sato |Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |Honda |300 | +3.2506 |3 |10 |3 |36 |- !4 |1 | align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Josef Newgarden '''W''' |Team Penske |Chevrolet |300 | +4.5296 |4 |2 |229 |35 |- !5 |6 | align="left" |{{flagicon|CAN}} Robert Wickens '''R''' |Schmidt Peterson Motorsports |Honda |300 | +6.3214 |4 |7 | |30 |- !6 |12 | align="left" |{{flagicon|AUS}} Will Power |Team Penske |Chevrolet |299 | +1 lap |3 |1 |23 |30 |- !7 |15 | align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Graham Rahal |Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |Honda |299 | +1 lap |4 |12 | |26 |- !8 |22 | align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Simon Pagenaud |Team Penske |Chevrolet |299 | +1 lap |4 |4 | |24 |- !9 |27 | align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi |Andretti Autosport |Honda |298 | +2 laps |4 |5 | |22 |- !10 |20 | align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Ed Carpenter |Ed Carpenter Racing |Chevrolet |298 | +2 laps |4 |9 | |20 |- !11 |18 | align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Bourdais |Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan |Honda |297 | +3 laps |3 |15 | |19 |- !12 |9 | align="left" |{{flagicon|NZL}} Scott Dixon |Chip Ganassi Racing |Honda |296 | +4 laps |4 |6 | |18 |- !13 |10 | align="left" |{{flagicon|UAE}} Ed Jones |Chip Ganassi Racing |Honda |295 | +5 laps |5 |8 | |17 |- !14 |23 | align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Charlie Kimball |Carlin |Chevrolet |295 | +5 laps |3 |17 | |16 |- !15 |59 | align="left" |{{flagicon|GBR}} Max Chilton |Carlin |Chevrolet |294 | +6 laps |5 |21 | |15 |- !16 |98 | align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Marco Andretti '''W''' |Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian |Honda |293 | +7 laps |4 |19 | |14 |- !17 |14 | align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Tony Kanaan '''W''' |A. J. Foyt Enterprises |Chevrolet |292 | +8 laps |4 |13 | |13 |- !18 |19 | align="left" |{{flagicon|CAN}} Zachary Claman DeMelo '''R''' |Dale Coyne Racing |Honda |291 | +9 laps |6 |20 | |12 |- !19 |28 | align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Hunter-Reay '''W''' |Andretti Autosport |Honda |283 | Mechanical |6 |3 | |11 |- !20 |26 | align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} Zach Veach '''R''' |Andretti Autosport |Honda |279 | +21 laps |5 |14 | |10 |- !21 |88 | align="left" |{{flagicon|COL}} Gabby Chaves |Harding Racing |Chevrolet |99 | Handling |1 |16 | |9 |- !22 |4 | align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Matheus Leist '''R''' |A. J. Foyt Enterprises |Chevrolet |40 | Mechanical |0 |22 | |8 |- ! colspan="11" |[https://cdn.theapexracing.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2018-Iowa-Corn-300-unofficial-results.pdf OFFICIAL BOX SCORE] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710133139/https://cdn.theapexracing.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2018-Iowa-Corn-300-unofficial-results.pdf |date=2018-07-10 }} |} 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 == {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ;Drivers' Championship standings {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! ! Pos ! Driver ! Points |- |align="left"| 10px | 1 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott Dixon | align="right"| 411 |- |align="left"| 10px 2 | 2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Josef Newgarden | align="right"| 378 |- |align="left"| 10px 1 | 3 | {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi | align="right"| 370 |- |align="left"| 10px 2 | 4 | {{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Hunter-Reay | align="right"| 359 |- |align="left"| 10px | 5 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Power | align="right"| 358 |}

{{col-2}} ;Manufacturer standings {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! ! Pos ! Manufacturer ! Points |- | align="left"| 10px | 1 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Honda | align="right"| 923 |- | align="left"| 10px | 2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Chevrolet | align="right"| 779 |} {{col-end}} * '''Note:''' Only the top five positions are included.

== References == {{reflist}}

{{IndyCar Series race report |Name_of_race = Iowa Corn 300 |Year_of_race = 2018 |Previous_race_in_season = 2018 Kohler Grand Prix |Next_race_in_season = 2018 Honda Indy Toronto |Previous_year's_race = 2017 Iowa Corn 300 |Next_year's_race = 2019 Iowa 300 }} {{2018 IndyCar Series}}

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