# 2012 Milwaukee IndyFest

The 2012 Milwaukee IndyFest Presented by XYQ was the eighth round of the 2012 IndyCar Series season. It took place on Saturday, June 16, 2012 at the 1.015-mile (1.633 km) Milwaukee Mile, in West Allis, Wisconsin.

## Classification
### Starting grid

| Row | Inside | Inside | Outside | Outside |
| 1 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay |
| 2 | 8 | Rubens Barrichello | 3 | Hélio Castroneves |
| 3 | 5 | E. J. Viso | 11 | Tony Kanaan |
| 4 | 77 | Simon Pagenaud (R) | 27 | James Hinchcliffe |
| 5 | 26 | Marco Andretti | 4 | J. R. Hildebrand |
| 6 | 38 | Graham Rahal | 18 | Justin Wilson $^†$ |
| 7 | 98 | Alex Tagliani | 12 | Will Power $^†$ |
| 8 | 6 | Katherine Legge (R) | 19 | James Jakes |
| 9 | 67 | Josef Newgarden (R) $^†$ | 83 | Charlie Kimball |
| 10 | 2 | Ryan Briscoe $^†$ | 22 | Oriol Servià |
| 11 | 9 | Scott Dixon $^†$ | 20 | Ed Carpenter |
| 12 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | 15 | Takuma Sato $^†$ |
| 13 | 14 | Mike Conway $^†$ | | |
| $^†$ Wilson, Power, Newgarden, Briscoe, Dixon, Sato and Conway penalised 10 places for changing engine |||||

### Race results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points |
| 1 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | Chevrolet | 225 | 1:52:17.8119 | 2 | 84 | 52 |
| 2 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | KV Racing Technology | Chevrolet | 225 | + 5.1029 | 6 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 27 | James Hinchcliffe | Andretti Autosport | Chevrolet | 225 | + 7.2715 | 8 | 1 | 35 |
| 4 | 22 | Oriol Servià | Panther/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | Chevrolet | 225 | + 9.8940 | 20 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 5 | E. J. Viso | KV Racing Technology | Chevrolet | 225 | + 10.0782 | 5 | 27 | 30 |
| 6 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 225 | + 12.1105 | 4 | 50 | 28 |
| 7 | 98 | Alex Tagliani | Team Barracuda – BHA | Honda | 225 | + 12.3440 | 13 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 225 | + 12.7396 | 22 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | 38 | Graham Rahal | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 225 | + 13.3395 | 11 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | 8 | Rubens Barrichello | KV Racing Technology | Chevrolet | 225 | + 13.8178 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 225 | + 14.3764 | 21 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 225 | + 24.2642 | 14 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | 77 | Simon Pagenaud (R) | Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports | Honda | 224 | + 1 lap | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | 2 | Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 224 | + 1 lap | 19 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Autosport | Chevrolet | 224 | + 1 lap | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | 14 | Mike Conway | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Honda | 224 | + 1 lap | 25 | 0 | 14 |
| 17 | 83 | Charlie Kimball | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 224 | + 1 lap | 18 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | 6 | Katherine Legge (R) | Dragon Racing | Chevrolet | 220 | +5 laps | 15 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 193 | Contact | 1 | 63 | 13 |
| 20 | 15 | Takuma Sato | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 107 | Contact | 24 | 0 | 12 |
| 21 | 19 | James Jakes | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 106 | Contact | 16 | 0 | 12 |
| 22 | 4 | J. R. Hildebrand | Panther Racing | Chevrolet | 105 | Mechanical | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| 23 | 18 | Justin Wilson | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 93 | Engine failure | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 24 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | HVM Racing | Lotus | 62 | Contact | 23 | 0 | 12 |
| 25 | 67 | Josef Newgarden (R) | Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing | Honda | 48 | Mechanical | 17 | 0 | 10 |

#### Notes

Points include 1 point for pole position and 2 points for most laps led.

## Standings after the race

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Will Power | 274 |
| 2 | James Hinchcliffe | 243 |
| 3 | Scott Dixon | 239 |
| 4 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 233 |
| 5 | Hélio Castroneves | 231 |
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 63 |
| 2 | Honda | 57 |
| 3 | Lotus | 32 |