IndyCar: Live Iowa doubleheader qualifying updates
By Asher Fair
Follow along with our live qualifying updates for both races of this weekend’s IndyCar doubleheader, the Iowa IndyCar 250s, at Iowa Speedway.
One qualifying session, two starting lineups: that is IndyCar‘s unique approach to this weekend’s doubleheader at Iowa Speedway, the Iowa IndyCar 250s.
Iowa Speedway was originally scheduled to host one 300-lap race this season on Saturday, July 18, but because of the many cancellations caused by the coronavirus pandemic, IndyCar gave the four-turn, 0.894-mile (1.439-kilometer) oval in Newton, Iowa two 250-lap races, one this evening and another one tomorrow evening as originally scheduled.
Qualifying for oval races traditionally features two-lap, single-car runs, with the average speeds determining the starting lineup.
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But that is not the case for this weekend.
There is just one qualifying session, a traditional two-lap, single-car qualifying session, that is set to cover both races. Each driver’s first lap is set to determine the starting lineup for the first race while each driver’s second lap is set to determine the starting lineup for the second race.
Team Penske have taken three pole positions so far this season, with Josef Newgarden having taken two and Will Power having taken one. Arrow McLaren SP have taken the other one, with Pato O’Ward having secured the first of his career. One oval race has been contested so far this season at Texas Motor Speedway, and Newgarden took the pole position for that race.
Newgarden is the two-time and reigning race winner at Iowa Speedway. Team Penske have taken five consecutive pole positions at the bullring-type track going back to 2015.
Who will take the pole positions for these 250-lap races, and who will qualify where throughout the rest of the field for both of them? Follow along with our live qualifying updates for the 2020 Iowa IndyCar 250s to find out.
Race 1 – Qualified
Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Engine – Speed (miles per hour)
1st – Conor Daly – #59, Carlin, Chevrolet – 175.188
2nd – Josef Newgarden – #1, Team Penske, Chevrolet – 175.107
3rd – Will Power – #12, Team Penske, Chevrolet – 174.807
4th – Colton Herta – #88, Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport, Honda – 174.799
5th – Alexander Rossi – #27, Andretti Autosport, Honda – 172.263
6th – Takuma Sato – #30, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda – 172.13
7th – Felix Rosenqvist – #10, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda – 172.063
8th – Pato O’Ward – #5, Arrow McLaren SP, Chevrolet – 171.617
9th – Jack Harvey – #60, Meyer Shank Racing, Honda – 171.611
10th – Marcus Ericsson – #8, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda – 171.496
11th – Santino Ferrucci – #18, DCR with Vasser-Sullivan, Honda – 171.34
12th – Ryan Hunter-Reay – #28, Andretti Autosport, Honda – 171.278
13th – Rinus VeeKay – #21, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet – 171.005
14th – Oliver Askew – #7, Arrow McLaren SP, Chevrolet – 170.879
15th – Charlie Kimball – #4, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet – 170.817
16th – Ed Carpenter – #20, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet – 170.661
17th – Scott Dixon – #9, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda – 170.619
18th – Alex Palou – #55, DCR with Team Goh, Honda – 170.495
19th – Tony Kanaan – #14, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet – 170.482
20th – Marco Andretti – #98, Andretti Herta Autosport, Honda – 169.433
21st – Graham Rahal – #15, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda – 168.407
22nd – Zach Veach – #26, Andretti Autosport, Honda – 165.453
23rd – Simon Pagenaud – #22, Team Penske, Chevrolet – 0
Race 2 – Qualified
Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Engine – Speed (miles per hour)
1st – Josef Newgarden – #1, Team Penske, Chevrolet – 175.333
2nd – Will Power – #12, Team Penske, Chevrolet – 175.024
3rd – Conor Daly – #59, Carlin, Chevrolet – 174.96
4th – Ryan Hunter-Reay – #28, Andretti Autosport, Honda – 174.245
5th – Colton Herta – #88, Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport, Honda – 173.437
6th – Jack Harvey – #60, Meyer Shank Racing, Honda – 172.523
7th – Alex Palou – #55, DCR with Team Goh, Honda – 172.382
8th – Tony Kanaan – #14, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet – 171.834
9th – Marcus Ericsson – #8, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda – 171.653
10th – Felix Rosenqvist – #10, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda – 171.336
11th – Charlie Kimball – #4, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet – 171.294
12th – Pato O’Ward – #5, Arrow McLaren SP, Chevrolet – 171.099
13th – Oliver Askew – #7, Arrow McLaren SP, Chevrolet – 170.97
14th – Ed Carpenter – #20, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet – 170.797
15th – Rinus VeeKay – #21, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet – 170.574
16th – Santino Ferrucci – #18, DCR with Vasser-Sullivan, Honda – 170.45
17th – Marco Andretti – #98, Andretti Herta Autosport, Honda – 170.313
18th – Scott Dixon – #9, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda – 169.531
19th – Graham Rahal – #15, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda – 169.268
20th – Takuma Sato – #30, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda – 169.174
21st – Alexander Rossi – #27, Andretti Autosport, Honda – 168.639
22nd – Zach Veach – #26, Andretti Autosport, Honda – 161.334
23rd – Simon Pagenaud – #22, Team Penske, Chevrolet – 0
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Tune in to NBC Sports Network at 8:30 p.m. ET this evening for the live broadcast of the first race of the Iowa IndyCar 250s, and tune in to the same channel at the same time tomorrow evening for the live broadcast of the second.