# 2019 Iowa 300

The 2019 Iowa 300 was the twelfth round of the 2019 IndyCar Series season, contested over 300 laps at the 0.875-mile (1.4 km) Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. Simon Pagenaud claimed his third pole position of the season, while Josef Newgarden went on to win his 4th race of the season and 14th of his career.

## Results

| Key | Meaning |
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |

### Qualifying

| Pos | No. | Name | Lap 1 Time | Lap 2 Time | Total Time | Avg. Speed (mph) |
| 1 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud | 17.8479 | 17.8976 | 35.7455 | 180.073 |
| 2 | 12 | Will Power | 17.9254 | 17.9164 | 35.8418 | 179.589 |
| 3 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | 17.8886 | 17.9813 | 35.8699 | 179.449 |
| 4 | 30 | Takuma Sato | 17.9605 | 18.2733 | 36.2338 | 177.646 |
| 5 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe W | 18.1780 | 18.3532 | 36.5312 | 176.200 |
| 6 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | 18.2530 | 18.3079 | 36.5609 | 176.057 |
| 7 | 15 | Graham Rahal | 18.3540 | 18.2484 | 36.6024 | 175.857 |
| 8 | 9 | Scott Dixon | 18.3343 | 18.2957 | 36.6300 | 175.725 |
| 9 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W | 18.3063 | 18.3459 | 36.6522 | 175.618 |
| 10 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson R | 18.3582 | 18.3025 | 36.6607 | 175.578 |
| 11 | 88 | Colton Herta R | 18.3381 | 18.3710 | 36.7091 | 175.346 |
| 12 | 19 | Santino Ferrucci R | 18.3977 | 18.3178 | 36.7155 | 175.316 |
| 13 | 14 | Tony Kanaan W | 18.3081 | 18.5055 | 36.8136 | 174.848 |
| 14 | 31 | Sage Karam | 18.5027 | 18.4219 | 36.9246 | 174.323 |
| 15 | 10 | Felix Rosenqvist R | 18.3883 | 18.5545 | 36.9428 | 174.237 |
| 16 | 59 | Conor Daly | 18.5098 | 18.5180 | 37.0278 | 173.837 |
| 17 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | 18.5000 | 18.5911 | 37.0911 | 173.540 |
| 18 | 98 | Marco Andretti W | 18.4927 | 18.7047 | 37.1974 | 173.044 |
| 19 | 21 | Spencer Pigot | 18.5621 | 18.9067 | 37.4688 | 171.791 |
| 20 | 26 | Zach Veach | 18.6744 | 18.8305 | 37.5049 | 171.626 |
| 21 | 18 | Sébastien Bourdais | 18.7006 | 18.8558 | 37.5564 | 171.390 |
| 22 | 4 | Matheus Leist | 19.0247 | 19.4876 | 38.5123 | 167.136 |
| OFFICIAL BOX SCORE |||||||

### Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
| 1 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 300 | 1:56:53.5753 | 5 | 3 | 245 | 53 |
| 2 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 300 | +2.8527 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 41 |
| 3 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe W | Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 300 | +3.3941 | 5 | 5 | | 35 |
| 4 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 300 | +7.5630 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 34 |
| 5 | 21 | Spencer Pigot | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | +10.9683 | 6 | 19 | | 30 |
| 6 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 300 | +12.1308 | 6 | 6 | | 28 |
| 7 | 26 | Zach Veach | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 300 | +17.1267 | 6 | 20 | | 26 |
| 8 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 299 | +1 lap | 6 | 7 | | 24 |
| 9 | 18 | Sébastien Bourdais | Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan | Honda | 299 | +1 lap | 6 | 21 | 2 | 23 |
| 10 | 14 | Tony Kanaan W | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 299 | +1 lap | 6 | 13 | | 20 |
| 11 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson R | Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 299 | +1 lap | 7 | 10 | | 19 |
| 12 | 19 | Santino Ferrucci R | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 299 | +1 lap | 6 | 12 | | 18 |
| 13 | 59 | Conor Daly | Carlin | Chevrolet | 299 | +1 lap | 6 | 16 | | 17 |
| 14 | 10 | Felix Rosenqvist R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 299 | +1 lap | 6 | 15 | | 16 |
| 15 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 299 | +1 lap | 7 | 2 | 49 | 16 |
| 16 | 4 | Matheus Leist | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 298 | +2 laps | 6 | 22 | | 14 |
| 17 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 298 | +2 laps | 6 | 9 | | 13 |
| 18 | 88 | Colton Herta R | Harding Steinbrenner Racing | Honda | 276 | Mechanical | 7 | 11 | | 12 |
| 19 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 262 | Contact | 5 | 17 | | 11 |
| 20 | 30 | Takuma Sato | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 216 | Contact | 5 | 4 | | 10 |
| 21 | 98 | Marco Andretti W | Andretti Herta Autosport with Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 205 | Handling | 5 | 18 | | 9 |
| 22 | 31 | Sage Karam | Carlin | Chevrolet | 193 | Contact | 4 | 14 | | 8 |
| OFFICIAL BOX SCORE |||||||||||
Notes: Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position.

## Championship standings after the race

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Josef Newgarden | 487 |
| 2 | Alexander Rossi | 458 |
| 3 | Simon Pagenaud | 429 |
| 4 | Scott Dixon | 389 |
| 5 | Will Power | 322 |
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 1051 |
| 2 | Honda | 1012 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included.