# 2020 Harvest Grand Prix

The 2020 Harvest Grand Prix was IndyCar Series event scheduled October 2–3, 2020. It made up the twelfth and thirteenth and penultimate rounds of the series' 2020 season. Rinus VeeKay won pole for the first race with Josef Newgarden taking victory. Will Power led every lap from pole position to take victory in the second race.

## Background

As a result of races cancelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, the IndyCar Series announced on April 6, 2020 that a third trip to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway would be added to the 2020 season as a support race for the Intercontinental GT Challenge's Indianapolis 8 Hours. The Harvest name paid tribute to the Harvest Auto Racing Classic, the only event held outside the Month of May at the Speedway between 1911 and 1993. Following further race cancellations, on July 27, 2020, the IndyCar Series changed the weekend from a single race to a doubleheader weekend.
The Speedway opened the gates to spectators for the first time in 2020 after being behind closed doors for much of the season, with a limit of 10,000 spectators for practice day, and the three race days (including the Intercontinental GT Challenge event that was the feature).

### Entrants

A. J. Foyt Enterprises announce the signing of Sébastien Bourdais for the remainder of the 2020 season starting with the Harvest Grand Prix. Locally based Dreyer & Reinbold Racing made their third race weekend appearance with Sage Karam, making 2020 the most appearances by the team since the 2013 season. A week before the race, Indycar's medical team declared rookie Oliver Askew as not fit to drive. Arrow McLaren SP replaced Askew with vetern Hélio Castroneves. It would be Castroneves' first open-wheel start away from Team Penske since the 1999 Marlboro 500. A day later, James Hinchcliffe was announced as taking over Andretti Autosport's #26 entry for Zach Veach.
| Key | Meaning |
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
| No. | Driver | Team | Engine |
| 1 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Charlie Kimball | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Hélio Castroneves | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 10 | Felix Rosenqvist | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Sébastien Bourdais | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 18 | Santino Ferrucci | Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan | Honda |
| 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 21 | Rinus VeeKay R | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 22 | Simon Pagenaud W | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 24 | Sage Karam | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | Chevrolet |
| 26 | James Hinchcliffe | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 30 | Takuma Sato | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 41 | Dalton Kellett R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 55 | Álex Palou R | Dale Coyne Racing with Team Goh | Honda |
| 59 | Max Chilton | Carlin | Chevrolet |
| 60 | Jack Harvey | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 88 | Colton Herta | Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda |
| 98 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian | Honda |

## Practice

A single practice session was held over the weekend. The session was held October 1 at 2:15 PM ET
Top Practice Speeds :
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
| 1 | 55 | Álex Palou R | Dale Coyne Racing with Team Goh | Honda | 01:10.1777 |
| 2 | 60 | Jack Harvey | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 01:10.2773 |
| 3 | 88 | Colton Herta | Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 01:10.3857 |
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## Race 1 – October 1–2
### Qualifying

Qualifying was held the day before the race at 6:20 PM ET. As the event was doubleheader, series rules meant qualifying was a single round (instead of two rounds as normal), split into two groups. Drivers from the group with the fastest driver having the better time started in the odd number positions, while the group whose fastest time was worse than the other group took even number positions.

### Qualifying classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Group | Time | Final grid |
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Group | Time | Final grid | 1 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay R | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 2 | 01:09.6903 | 1 |
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Group | Time | Final grid | 2 | 1 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 1 | 01:10.4706 | 2 |
| 3 | 88 | Colton Herta | Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 2 | 01:09.7048 | 3 |
| 4 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 1 | 01:10.5686 | 4 |
| 5 | 98 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 2 | 01:09.7140 | 5 |
| 6 | 60 | Jack Harvey | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 1 | 01:10.6234 | 6 |
| 7 | 10 | Felix Rosenqvist | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 2 | 01:09.8007 | 7 |
| 8 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 1 | 01:10.6500 | 8 |
| 9 | 59 | Max Chilton | Carlin | Chevrolet | 2 | 01:09.8193 | 9 |
| 10 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 1 | 01:10.7290 | 10 |
| 11 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 2 | 01:09.8830 | 11 |
| 12 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 1 | 01:10.8953 | 12 |
| 13 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 2 | 01:09.9872 | 13 |
| 14 | 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 01:10.9374 | 14 |
| 15 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 2 | 01:10.0017 | 15 |
| 16 | 14 | Sébastien Bourdais | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 1 | 01:10.9588 | 16 |
| 17 | 55 | Álex Palou R | Dale Coyne Racing with Team Goh | Honda | 2 | 01:10.0323 | 17 |
| 18 | 26 | James Hinchcliffe | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 1 | 01:10.9630 | 18 |
| 19 | 7 | Hélio Castroneves | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 2 | 01:10.3965 | 19 |
| 20 | 18 | Santino Ferrucci | Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan | Honda | 1 | 01:11.0040 | 20 |
| 21 | 24 | Sage Karam | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | Chevrolet | 2 | 01:10.6224 | 21 |
| 22 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 1 | 01:11.0488 | 22 |
| 23 | 4 | Charlie Kimball W | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 2 | 01:10.7500 | 23 |
| 24 | 30 | Takuma Sato | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 1 | 01:14.8983 | 24 |
| 25 | 41 | Dalton Kellett R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 2 | 01:11.7237 | 25 |
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### Race

The first race was held October 2 at 3:30 PM ET.

### Race classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
| 1 | 1 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 85 | 1:44:28.5561 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 54 |
| 2 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 85 | +14.2940 | 3 | 8 | | 40 |
| 3 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay R | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 85 | +15.0377 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 37 |
| 4 | 88 | Colton Herta | Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 85 | +17.3950 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 33 |
| 5 | 10 | Felix Rosenqvist | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 85 | +18.4580 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 31 |
| 6 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 85 | +26.1379 | 3 | 4 | | 28 |
| 7 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 85 | +27.3767 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 27 |
| 8 | 60 | Jack Harvey | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 85 | +28.5311 | 3 | 6 | | 24 |
| 9 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 85 | +30.7960 | 3 | 12 | | 22 |
| 10 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 85 | +36.9727 | 2 | 15 | | 20 |
| 11 | 59 | Max Chilton | Carlin | Chevrolet | 85 | +47.5513 | 3 | 9 | | 19 |
| 12 | 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 85 | +56.9548 | 3 | 14 | | 18 |
| 13 | 4 | Charlie Kimball | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 85 | +1:10.8969 | 3 | 23 | | 17 |
| 14 | 26 | James Hinchcliffe | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 85 | +1:11.9901 | 3 | 18 | | 16 |
| 15 | 18 | Santino Ferrucci | Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan | Honda | 84 | +1 Lap | 3 | 20 | 1 | 16 |
| 16 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 84 | +1 Lap | 3 | 22 | | 14 |
| 17 | 55 | Álex Palou R | Dale Coyne Racing with Team Goh | Honda | 84 | +1 Lap | 3 | 17 | | 13 |
| 18 | 30 | Takuma Sato | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 84 | +1 Lap | 3 | 24 | | 12 |
| 19 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 84 | +1 Lap | 3 | 13 | | 11 |
| 20 | 7 | Hélio Castroneves | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 84 | +1 Lap | 3 | 19 | | 10 |
| 21 | 14 | Sébastien Bourdais | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 84 | +1 Lap | 3 | 16 | | 9 |
| 22 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 84 | +1 Lap | 4 | 10 | | 8 |
| 23 | 24 | Sage Karam | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | Chevrolet | 84 | +1 Lap | 3 | 21 | | 7 |
| 24 | 41 | Dalton Kellett R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 83 | +2 Laps | 3 | 25 | | 6 |
| 25 | 98 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 79 | Mechanical | 3 | 5 | | 5 |
| Fastest lap: Rinus VeeKay (Ed Carpenter Racing) – 01:10.5582 (lap 21) |||||||||||
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## Race 2 – October 3
### Qualifying

Qualifying at 10:20 AM ET.

### Qualifying classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Group | Time | Final grid |
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Group | Time | Final grid | 1 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 2 | 01:08.9767 | 1 |
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Group | Time | Final grid | 2 | 88 | Colton Herta | Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 1 | 01:09.1017 | 2 |
| 3 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 2 | 01:09.2315 | 3 |
| 4 | 55 | Álex Palou R | Dale Coyne Racing with Team Goh | Honda | 1 | 01:09.1584 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 2 | 01:09.2477 | 5 |
| 6 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 1 | 01:09.1755 | 6 |
| 7 | 60 | Jack Harvey | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 2 | 01:09.4216 | 7 |
| 8 | 10 | Felix Rosenqvist | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 1 | 01:09.2988 | 8 |
| 9 | 1 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 2 | 01:09.4557 | 9 |
| 10 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 1 | 01:09.3258 | 10 |
| 11 | 18 | Santino Ferrucci | Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan | Honda | 2 | 01:09.4791 | 11 |
| 12 | 98 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 1 | 01:09.3730 | 12 |
| 13 | 26 | James Hinchcliffe | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 2 | 01:09.5754 | 13 |
| 14 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay R | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 01:09.4057 | 14 |
| 15 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 2 | 01:09.5824 | 15 |
| 16 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 1 | 01:09.4109 | 16 |
| 17 | 30 | Takuma Sato | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 2 | 01:09.6077 | 17 |
| 18 | 59 | Max Chilton | Carlin | Chevrolet | 1 | 01:09.6739 | 18 |
| 19 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 2 | 01:09.9216 | 19 |
| 20 | 7 | Hélio Castroneves | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 1 | 01:09.7761 | 20 |
| 21 | 14 | Sébastien Bourdais | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 2 | 01:09.9427 | 21 |
| 22 | 24 | Sage Karam | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 01:09.9159 | 22 |
| 23 | 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 2 | 01:09.9531 | 23 |
| 24 | 4 | Charlie Kimball | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 1 | 01:09.9661 | 24 |
| 25 | 41 | Dalton Kellett R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 1 | 01:10.1960 | 25 |
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### Race

The second race of the weekend was held October 3 at 2:30 PM ET.

### Race classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
| 1 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 75 | 1:32:08.5228 | 2 | 1 | 75 | 54 |
| 2 | 88 | Colton Herta | Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 75 | +0.8932 | 2 | 2 | | 41 |
| 3 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 75 | +6.1900 | 2 | 3 | | 35 |
| 4 | 1 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 75 | +9.5889 | 2 | 9 | | 32 |
| 5 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 75 | +10.0770 | 2 | 5 | | 30 |
| 6 | 60 | Jack Harvey | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 75 | +17.9886 | 2 | 7 | | 28 |
| 7 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 75 | +18.5055 | 2 | 10 | | 26 |
| 8 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 75 | +20.5209 | 2 | 15 | | 24 |
| 9 | 55 | Álex Palou R | Dale Coyne Racing with Team Goh | Honda | 75 | +23.2356 | 2 | 4 | | 22 |
| 10 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 75 | +35.4374 | 2 | 19 | | 20 |
| 11 | 10 | Felix Rosenqvist | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 75 | +39.4429 | 2 | 8 | | 19 |
| 12 | 18 | Santino Ferrucci | Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan | Honda | 75 | +40.2812 | 2 | 11 | | 18 |
| 13 | 26 | James Hinchcliffe | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 75 | +52.7124 | 2 | 13 | | 17 |
| 14 | 30 | Takuma Sato | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 75 | +52.9907 | 2 | 17 | | 16 |
| 15 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 75 | +54.5865 | 2 | 16 | | 15 |
| 16 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 75 | +55.3748 | 3 | 6 | | 14 |
| 17 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay R | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 75 | +59.7606 | 2 | 14 | | 13 |
| 18 | 14 | Sébastien Bourdais | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 75 | +1:10.9683 | 2 | 21 | | 12 |
| 19 | 59 | Max Chilton | Carlin | Chevrolet | 75 | +1:11.4686 | 2 | 18 | | 11 |
| 20 | 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 74 | +1 Lap | 2 | 23 | | 10 |
| 21 | 7 | Hélio Castroneves | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 74 | +1 Lap | 3 | 20 | | 9 |
| 22 | 98 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 74 | +1 Lap | 2 | 12 | | 8 |
| 23 | 4 | Charlie Kimball | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 74 | +1 Lap | 3 | 24 | | 7 |
| 24 | 24 | Sage Karam | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | Chevrolet | 74 | +1 Lap | 2 | 22 | | 6 |
| 25 | 41 | Dalton Kellett R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 73 | +2 Laps | 3 | 25 | | 5 |
| Fastest lap: Simon Pagenaud (Team Penske) – 01:11.3775 (lap 53) |||||||||||
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