Newton, Iowa, Saturday, June 23, 2012 – Rookie Josef Newgarden finished 19th in the Iowa Corn Indy 250, but he picked up a valuable lesson in turning an ill-handling race car into a competitive one with the help of his team along the way.
At the start of the race Newgarden’s No. 67 Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing (SFHR) Dallara/Honda/Firestone car suffered from understeer and adverse affects from tire wear.
Newgarden held on to the car however and made it to his first pit stop window, which allowed the SFHR crew to make helpful adjustments.
Once he was back out on the track for his second stint, Newgarden found that his car was vastly improved. Running in the top ten, he began picking off ... FULL STORY »
IOWA CORN INDY 250
POST-RACE REPORT
NEWTON, Iowa, Saturday, June 23, 2012 -- “I’ve never started last before!”
In racing, that’s usually not a statement made by an IZOD IndyCar Series driver wearing a big grin. But a wide smile is exactly what Schmidt ... FULL STORY »
NEWTON, Iowa June 23, 2012—Despite starting the Iowa Corn Indy 250 over 45 minutes late due to rain showers, the race came to an early end for Mike Conway and the ABC Supply team.
From the start of the 250-lap race ... FULL STORY »
NEWTON, Iowa (June 23, 2012) – For the second consecutive race, Ryan Hunter-Reay took his No. 28 Team DHL/Sun Drop Citrus Soda Andretti Autosport Chevrolet V-6 to victory lane in the IZOD IndyCar Series. And, for the second consecutive race, it ... FULL STORY »
Andretti Autosport, IZOD IndyCar Series Race Report: Iowa Corn Indy 250 Ryan Hunter-Reay, Team DHL/Sun Drop Citrus Soda Chevrolet, No. 28 Hunter-Reay claimed victory today in Iowa after starting the Iowa Corn Indy 250 from the seventh position. This is the second ... FULL STORY »
National Guard Chevy a Rocket Early, But Contact with Hunter-Reay Sends Panther Backwards
NEWTON, Iowa - (June 24, 2012) – National Guard Panther Racing driver JR Hildebrand was on a mission early in the Iowa Corn Indy 250 at Iowa Speedway Saturday ... FULL STORY »
Newton, IA (Saturday, June 23, 2012) - Iowa's long draught came to an end today as a severe thunderstorm hit the Iowa Speedway around 5:45 p.m., pushing back the start of the Iowa Corn Indy 250 to around 9:45 p.m. ... FULL STORY »
