Group Penske’s Will Energy will as soon as once more lead the sector round at the beginning, however it’s simple cash to say that it is going to be teammate Josef Newgarden who will probably be main pack on the end as IndyCar completes its Iowa Speedway two-step with Sunday’s Hy-Vee Salute to Farmers 300. Newgarden put in a dominating run over 250 laps on Saturday and should try this for one more 50 laps if he desires to brush the weekend — and probably take over as sequence championship chief from present chief, Chip Ganassi Racing’s Marcus Ericsson.
After temperatures within the high-90s on Saturday, Sunday’s race is anticipating comfy low-to-mid 80s on Sunday, however the observe’s precise temperature will nonetheless probably be about 20-30 levels larger than ambient. Tire degradation was an element on Saturday and can stay an element on Sunday with yet one more twist: Have the groups used up their allotment of Firestones for the weekend?
Tips on how to watch the IndyCar Hy-Vee Salute to Farmers 300
- Dates: Sunday, July 24
- Location: Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa
- Time: 3 p.m. ET
- TV: NBC
- Stream: fuboTV (strive without cost)
On the again foot
Andretti Autosport: Colton Herta regarded notably racy within the early occurring Saturday, however the race simply appeared to get away from him (twenty fourth) and the remainder of the AA crew, though Romain Grosjean quietly drove to a top-10 end with a run into seventh after beginning tenth. Alexander Rossi quietly completed thirteenth.
Operating in place
Rahal Letterman Lanigan: After a powerful end at Toronto, Graham Rahal was capable of work his means via the sector from sixteenth to complete ninth, with teammate Christian Lundgaard simply behind him in tenth. Jack Harvey began within the prime 10 however completed exterior of it in 18th.
Greatest foot ahead
Arrow McLaren SP: Pato O’Ward put his struggles at Toronto behind him moderately shortly. He probably simply ran out of race in his chase of Josef Newgarden for the win on Saturday, so Sunday’s race could deliver a greater consequence for him, because it goes 50 extra laps.
Chip Ganassi Racing: Alex Palou regarded like he was going to be in for a protracted Saturday within the 14th spot however stored at it and the race got here to him. The defending sequence champion labored and labored, ultimately entering into the highest three earlier than slipping down to complete sixth behind teammate Scott Dixon. The championship chief Ericsson additionally had a fantastic run and was difficult on the entrance earlier than settling in to gather factors with an eighth-place end. However the shock was Jimmie Johnson, who definitely appears to be like extra at dwelling on ovals. He labored his approach to the entrance after beginning fifteenth and completed simply exterior the highest 10 in eleventh.
Group Penske: Newgarden has obtained it attached at Iowa. His fourth win on the 2022 season is the fourth win of his profession at Iowa, and there’s no motive to suppose he cannot make a clear sweep of the weekend. Energy began from pole on Saturday and can accomplish that once more on Sunday, and he would be the solely driver within the discipline with a powerful probability of upsetting Newgarden’s plans.
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