2017 Indycar Iowa Corn 300

Iowa Corn Indy 300

Helio Castroneves broke his three year winless streak, and Team Penske finally got their first win in 10 races at the short oval in Iowa.  JR Hildebrand finished second driving the #21 car that Josef Newgarden drove to victory at Iowa last year, and three time Iowa winner Ryan Hunter-Reay rounded out the podium.

 



TOP 10

1. Helio Castroneves: The 30th victory of his Indycar career after a 54 race winless streak.
2. Jr Hildebrand: His best finish in Indycar since finishing second in the 2011 Indy 500.

3. Ryan Hunter-Reay: His fifth podium in the last 6 Iowa races.

4. Will Power: His sixth Top 5 in the last eight races.

5. Graham Rahal: His fourth Top 5 in the last 5 races has him 6th in points.

6. Josef Newgarden: His worst finish a Iowa since 2013.

7. Simon Pagenaud: His 9th Top 10 this season.

8. Scott Dixon: His 10th Top10 in 11 races.

9. Tony Kanaan: Eighth in season points.

10. James Hinchcliffe: His fifth Top 10 in 6 races at Iowa.
 

Different Teams: 6 Penske (4), Ed Carpenter Racing, Andretti, Rahal Letterman, Ganassi (2), Schmidt Peterson

Different Countries: 6  Brazil (2), USA (4), Australia, France, New Zealand, Canada

5 Chevys   5 Hondas

 

FUN FACTS

 Average Speed:  139.702 mph

Time: 1 hour 55 minutes 11 seconds

Lead Changes:  12 among 8 drivers
Helio Castroneves (217), JR Hildebrand (38), Will Power (23), Charlie Kimball (10), Marco Andretti (7), Simon Pagenaud (2), Max Chilton (2) Josef Newgarden (1) 
 

                 Fastest Lap:  177.336  by Helio Castroneves

 
Cautions 4 for 44 Laps

 

Most Improved: Ryan Hunter Reay 12 Positions

Penalties: 2
Helio Castroneves (Pit Safety Infraction)
Ed Jones (Pit Safety Infraction)