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IndyCar: Josef Newgarden tops second and final 2018 Iowa Corn 300 practice session

AVONDALE, AZ - APRIL 07: Josef Newgarden, the driver of the #1 Team Penske Chevrolet IndyCar in action during the Verizon IndyCar Series Phoenix Grand Prix at ISM Raceway on April 7, 2018 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
AVONDALE, AZ - APRIL 07: Josef Newgarden, the driver of the #1 Team Penske Chevrolet IndyCar in action during the Verizon IndyCar Series Phoenix Grand Prix at ISM Raceway on April 7, 2018 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Josef Newgarden topped the speed chart in the second and final practice session for the Iowa Corn 300, which is the 11th race of the 2018 IndyCar season.

Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden topped the speed chart in the second and final practice session for the 11th race of the 17-race 2018 IndyCar season, the Iowa Corn 300. He topped the speed chart in both practice sessions for that race.

Newgarden topped the speed chart in the second practice session for the Iowa Corn 300 by recording a top lap speed of 176.772 miles per hour (18.2065 seconds) around the four-turn, 0.894-mile (1.439-kilometer) Iowa Speedway oval in Newton, Iowa in his #1 Chevrolet.

Newgarden is set to start the Iowa Corn 300 on the outside of the front row tomorrow afternoon along side teammate Will Power in his #12 Chevrolet. You can see full qualifying results for the race here.

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Andretti Autosport’s Alexander Rossi was the highest finishing Chevrolet driver in the practice session. He finished in second place in his #27 Honda. Ryan Hunter-Reay finished in third in his #28 Andretti Autosport Honda.

Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon was the highest finishing non-Andretti Autosport Honda driver in the practice session. He finished in fourth place in his #9 Honda. Power finished in fifth. A.J. Foyt Enterprises’ Tony Kanaan was the highest finishing non-Team Penske Chevrolet driver in the practice session. He finished in ninth place in his #14 Chevrolet.

Here are the full practice results of the second and final practice session for the 2018 Iowa Corn 300 at Iowa Speedway.

RankDriverCar, Team, Engine
1Josef Newgarden#1, Team Penske, Chevrolet
2Alexander Rossi#27, Andretti Autosport, Honda
3Ryan Hunter-Reay#28, Andretti Autosport, Honda
4Scott Dixon#9, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda
5Will Power#12, Team Penske, Chevrolet
6Ed Jones#10, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda
7Simon Pagenaud#22, Team Penske, Chevrolet
8Takuma Sato#30, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda
9Tony Kanaan#14, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet
10Zach Veach#26, Andretti Autosport, Honda
11James Hinchcliffe#5, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda
12Robert Wickens#6, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda
13Matheus Leist#4, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet
14Graham Rahal#15, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda
15Charlie Kimball#23, Carlin Motorsport, Chevrolet
16Gabby Chaves#88, Harding Racing, Chevrolet
17Zachary Claman DeMelo#19, Dale Coyne Racing, Honda
18Max Chilton#59, Carlin Motorsport, Chevrolet
19Sebastien Bourdais#18, Dale Coyne Racing, Honda
20Spencer Pigot#21, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet
21Ed Carpenter#20, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet
22Marco Andretti#98, Andretti Herta Autosport, Honda

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The Iowa Corn 300 is scheduled to be broadcast live on NBC Sports Network starting at 2:00 p.m. ET tomorrow. Be sure not to miss it.

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