The 2010 Iowa Corn Indy 250 was the fourth running of the Iowa Corn Indy 250 and the eighth round of the 2010 IndyCar Series season. It took place on Sunday, June 20, 2010. The race was contested over 250 laps at the 0.875-mile (1.408 km) Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa, and was telecasted by Versus in the United States.[1]
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 8th round of the 2010 IndyCar Series season | |
 | |
| Date | June 20, 2010 |
| Official name | Iowa Corn Indy 250 |
| Location | Iowa Speedway |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 0.875 mi / 1.4 km |
| Distance | 250 laps 218.75 mi / 352.044 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Will Power (Team Penske) |
| Time | 1:10.9925 (4-lap) |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Time | 17.9696 (on lap 21 of 250) |
| Podium | |
| First | Tony Kanaan (Andretti Autosport) |
| Second | Hélio Castroneves (Team Penske) |
| Third | E. J. Viso (KV Racing Technology) |
The winner of the 2010 Iowa Corn Indy 250 was Tony Kanaan. Will Power held the pole position running a time of 1:10.9925 seconds, while Dario Franchitti had the fastest lap running lap 21 in 17.9696 seconds. Hélio Castroneves finished in second, while E. J. Viso came in third place.[2]
Classification
editQualifying
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Lap 1 | Lap 2 | Lap 3 | Lap 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Team Penske | 17.7742 | 17.7316 | 17.7249 | 17.7618 | 1:10.9925 | |
| 2 | 9 | Chip Ganassi Racing | 17.7619 | 17.7632 | 17.7386 | 17.7308 | 1:10.9945 | |
| 3 | 26 | Andretti Autosport | 17.7851 | 17.8050 | 17.7894 | 17.7435 | 1:11.1230 | |
| 4 | 3 | Team Penske | 17.8620 | 17.7794 | 17.7589 | 17.7703 | 1:11.1706 | |
| 5 | 10 | Chip Ganassi Racing | 17.8365 | 17.7961 | 17.7839 | 17.7640 | 1:11.1805 | |
| 6 | 77 | FAZZT Race Team | 17.8957 | 17.7484 | 17.7714 | 17.7680 | 1:11.1835 | |
| 7 | 5 | KV Racing Technology | 17.8595 | 17.8067 | 17.7803 | 17.8076 | 1:11.2541 | |
| 8 | 6 | Team Penske | 17.8577 | 17.8136 | 17.7928 | 17.7900 | 1:11.2541 | |
| 9 | 7 | Andretti Autosport | 18.0095 | 17.9042 | 17.8215 | 17.7511 | 1:11.4863 | |
| 10 | 4 | Panther Racing | 17.9445 | 17.8764 | 17.8696 | 17.8686 | 1:11.5591 | |
| 11 | 22 | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 17.9749 | 17.8577 | 17.8596 | 17.8774 | 1:11.5696 | |
| 12 | 37 | Andretti Autosport | 17.9574 | 17.9304 | 17.9041 | 17.8612 | 1:11.6531 | |
| 13 | 14 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 17.9859 | 17.9016 | 17.8925 | 17.8933 | 1:11.6733 | |
| 14 | 19 | Dale Coyne Racing | 18.0464 | 17.9505 | 17.8912 | 17.8846 | 1:11.7727 | |
| 15 | 11 | Andretti Autosport | 18.0535 | 17.9584 | 17.9465 | 17.9174 | 1:11.8758 | |
| 16 | 32 | KV Racing Technology | 18.0525 | 17.9708 | 17.9594 | 17.9473 | 1:11.9300 | |
| 17 | 24 | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 18.1950 | 18.0722 | 17.9887 | 17.9413 | 1:12.1972 | |
| 18 | 67 | Sarah Fisher Racing | 18.1639 | 18.0141 | 18.0362 | 18.0343 | 1:12.2485 | |
| 19 | 8 | KV Racing Technology | 18.1564 | 18.0339 | 18.0692 | 18.0272 | 1:12.2867 | |
| 20 | 78 | HVM Racing | 18.1887 | 18.0920 | 18.0440 | 18.0318 | 1:12.3565 | |
| 21 | 2 | De Ferran Dragon Racing | 18.3031 | 18.0642 | 18.0223 | 17.9982 | 1:12.3878 | |
| 22 | 36 | Conquest Racing | 18.2643 | 18.1601 | 18.1084 | 18.1075 | 1:12.6403 | |
| 23 | 34 | Conquest Racing | 18.2839 | 18.3804 | 18.1272 | 18.1732 | 1:12.9647 | |
| 24 | 06 | Newman/Haas Racing | 18.6807 | 18.4339 | 18.5388 | 18.5595 | 1:14.2129 | |
| 25 | 18 | Dale Coyne Racing | No Time | |||||
| OFFICIAL QUALIFICATIONS REPORT | ||||||||
Race
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Andretti Autosport | 250 | 1:42:12.4036 | 15 | 62 | 50 | |
| 2 | 3 | Team Penske | 250 | + 4.2030 | 4 | 43 | 40 | |
| 3 | 8 | KV Racing Technology | 250 | + 5.2538 | 19 | 0 | 35 | |
| 4 | 6 | Team Penske | 250 | + 9.0536 | 8 | 0 | 32 | |
| 5 | 12 | Team Penske | 250 | + 9.5902 | 1 | 32 | 31 | |
| 6 | 9 | Chip Ganassi Racing | 250 | + 15.2683 | 2 | 21 | 28 | |
| 7 | 14 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 250 | + 16.8703 | 13 | 0 | 26 | |
| 8 | 37 | Andretti Autosport | 249 | + 1 Lap | 9 | 0 | 24 | |
| 9 | 24 | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 249 | + 1 Lap | 17 | 11 | 22 | |
| 10 | 7 | Andretti Autosport | 249 | + 1 Lap | 9 | 0 | 20 | |
| 11 | 4 | Panther Racing | 249 | + 1 Lap | 10 | 0 | 19 | |
| 12 | 77 | FAZZT Race Team | 248 | + 2 Laps | 14 | 0 | 18 | |
| 13 | 19 | Dale Coyne Racing | 248 | + 2 Laps | 14 | 0 | 17 | |
| 14 | 2 | De Ferran Dragon Racing | 247 | + 3 Laps | 21 | 0 | 16 | |
| 15 | 26 | Andretti Autosport | 244 | + 6 Laps | 3 | 12 | 15 | |
| 16 | 34 | Conquest Racing | 244 | + 6 Laps | 23 | 0 | 14 | |
| 17 | 36 | Conquest Racing | 237 | + 13 Laps | 22 | 0 | 13 | |
| 18 | 10 | Chip Ganassi Racing | 212 | + 38 Laps | 5 | 69 | 14 | |
| 19 | 5 | KV Racing Technology | 177 | Contact | 7 | 0 | 12 | |
| 20 | 06 | Newman/Haas Racing | 131 | Handling | 24 | 0 | 12 | |
| 21 | 78 | HVM Racing | 128 | Handling | 20 | 0 | 12 | |
| 22 | 67 | Sarah Fisher Racing | 92 | Contact | 18 | 0 | 12 | |
| 23 | 18 | Dale Coyne Racing | 31 | Handling | 25 | 0 | 12 | |
| 24 | 22 | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 0 | Contact | 11 | 0 | 12 | |
| 25 | 32 | KV Racing Technology | 0 | Contact | 16 | 0 | 10 | |
| OFFICIAL RACE REPORT | ||||||||
Championship standings after the race
edit- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 274 | |
| 2 | 263 | |
| 3 | 260 | |
| 4 | 251 | |
| 5 | 240 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
edit- ^ "Iowa Corn Indy 250 Race Report". Honda News. June 21, 2010. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ Filipponio, Frank (June 20, 2010). "IndyCar: 2010 Iowa Corn Indy 250 at Iowa Speedway [Spoilers]". Autoblog. Retrieved May 20, 2024.