# 2023 Hy-Vee IndyCar Race Weekend

The 2023 Hy-Vee IndyCar Race Weekend was a pair of IndyCar motor races held on July 22, 2023, and July 23, 2023, at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. They were the 11th and 12th rounds of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race weekend has been held since 2007, except for a brief hiatus in 2021 after a change of focus by the owner of the track.
The first race (officially the Hy-Vee Homefront 250 presented by Instacart) was held on July 22, 2023, with the second (officially the Hy-Vee One Step 250 presented by Gatorade) being held on July 23, 2023. Each race consisted of 250 laps and were both won by Josef Newgarden.
Each race was accompanied with concerts before and after it with Carrie Underwood and Kenny Chesney performing on Saturday, and Zac Brown Band and Ed Sheeran performing on Sunday.

## Race 1 - Hy-Vee Homefront 250 presented by Instacart
### Entry List

| Key | Meaning |
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
| No. | Driver | Team | Engine |
| 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Pato O'Ward W | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 11 | Takuma Sato | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda |
| 20 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda |
| 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda |
| 30 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 33 | Ed Carpenter | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 51 | Sting Ray Robb R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda |
| 55 | Benjamin Pedersen R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 60 | Conor Daly | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet |
| 78 | Agustín Canapino R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet |
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### Qualifying

Qualifying for Race 1 was scheduled to start at 9:30 AM ET on July 22, 2023 however a downpour hit the track just before qualifying was due to start, resulting in a delayed start of almost two hours. Each entrant turned two consecutive laps, with their first lap time counting towards Race 1 qualifying.

#### Qualifying classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap 1 | Lap 2 | Total Time | Final grid |
| 1 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet | None | None | 00:17.7395 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | None | None | 00:17.8469 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | None | None | 00:17.8720 | 3 |
| 4 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | None | None | 00:18.0091 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | Pato O'Ward W | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | None | None | 00:18.0414 | 5 |
| 6 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | None | None | 00:18.0535 | 6 |
| 7 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | None | None | 00:18.0601 | 7 |
| 8 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | None | None | 00:18.0786 | 8 |
| 9 | 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | None | None | 00:18.0808 | 9 |
| 10 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | None | None | 00:18.0880 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 | Takuma Sato | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | None | None | 00:18.0998 | 11 |
| 12 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | None | None | 00:18.1288 | 12 |
| 13 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | None | None | 00:18.1653 | 13 |
| 14 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | None | None | 00:18.1671 | 14 |
| 15 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | None | None | 00:18.1826 | 15 |
| 16 | 20 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | None | None | 00:18.2062 | 16 |
| 17 | 30 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | None | None | 00:18.2095 | 26 |
| 18 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda | None | None | 00:18.2133 | 17 |
| 19 | 33 | Ed Carpenter | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | None | None | 00:18.2237 | 18 |
| 20 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | None | None | 00:18.2450 | 19 |
| 21 | 7 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | None | None | 00:18.3005 | 20 |
| 22 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | None | None | 00:18.3109 | 21 |
| 23 | 60 | Conor Daly | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | None | None | 00:18.3249 | 22 |
| 24 | 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | None | None | 00:18.3334 | 23 |
| 25 | 78 | Agustín Canapino R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | None | None | 00:18.3862 | 24 |
| 26 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | None | None | 00:18.4367 | 25 |
| 27 | 51 | Sting Ray Robb R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | None | None | 00:18.7725 | 27 |
| 28 | 55 | Benjamin Pedersen R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | None | None | No Time | 28 |
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### Race

The race started at 3:06 PM ET on July 22, 2023.

#### Race classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
| 1 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 250 | 01:33:40.4758 | 4 | 3 | 129 | 53 |
| 2 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 250 | +3.3755 | 4 | 2 | | 40 |
| 3 | 5 | Pato O'Ward W | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 250 | +9.6072 | 4 | 5 | | 35 |
| 4 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 250 | +14.6385 | 4 | 10 | | 32 |
| 5 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 250 | +22.4025 | 4 | 1 | 119 | 32 |
| 6 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 249 | +1 Lap | 4 | 4 | | 28 |
| 7 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 249 | +1 Lap | 4 | 17 | | 26 |
| 8 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 249 | +1 Lap | 4 | 7 | 1 | 25 |
| 9 | 11 | Takuma Sato | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 249 | +1 Lap | 4 | 11 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | 7 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 249 | +1 Lap | 4 | 20 | | 20 |
| 11 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 249 | +1 Lap | 4 | 8 | | 19 |
| 12 | 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | 248 | +2 Laps | 4 | 9 | | 18 |
| 13 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 248 | +2 Laps | 4 | 21 | | 17 |
| 14 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 248 | +2 Laps | 4 | 14 | | 16 |
| 15 | 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 247 | +3 Laps | 4 | 23 | | 15 |
| 16 | 78 | Agustín Canapino R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 247 | +3 Laps | 4 | 24 | | 14 |
| 17 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 247 | +3 Laps | 4 | 15 | | 13 |
| 18 | 30 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 247 | +3 Laps | 4 | 26 | | 12 |
| 19 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 246 | +4 Laps | 4 | 6 | | 11 |
| 20 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 246 | +4 Laps | 4 | 19 | | 10 |
| 21 | 60 | Conor Daly | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 245 | +5 Laps | 4 | 22 | | 9 |
| 22 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 245 | +5 Laps | 4 | 12 | | 8 |
| 23 | 20 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 244 | +6 Laps | 4 | 16 | | 7 |
| 24 | 33 | Ed Carpenter | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 243 | +7 Laps | 4 | 18 | | 6 |
| 25 | 51 | Sting Ray Robb R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 242 | +8 Laps | 6 | 27 | | 5 |
| 26 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 241 | +9 Laps | 5 | 25 | | 5 |
| 27 | 55 | Benjamin Pedersen R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 235 | +15 Laps | 5 | 28 | | 5 |
| 28 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 149 | Contact | 2 | 13 | | 5 |
| Fastest lap: Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske) – 00:18.8622 (lap 210) |||||||||||
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### Championship standings after the race

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Álex Palou | 442 |
| 1 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | 344 |
| 1 | 3 | Scott Dixon | 328 |
| 1 | 4 | Pato O'Ward | 309 |
| 1 | 5 | Marcus Ericsson | 307 |
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| | Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
| | 1 | Honda | 915 |
| | 2 | Chevrolet | 847 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included.

## Race 2 - Hy-Vee One Step 250 presented by Gatorade
### Entry list

The entry list for Race 2 was the same as for Race 1.
| Key | Meaning |
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
| No. | Driver | Team | Engine |
| 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Pato O'Ward W | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 11 | Takuma Sato | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda |
| 20 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda |
| 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda |
| 30 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 33 | Ed Carpenter | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 51 | Sting Ray Robb R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda |
| 55 | Benjamin Pedersen R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 60 | Conor Daly | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet |
| 78 | Agustín Canapino R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet |
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### Qualifying

Qualifying for Race 2 took place at the same time as for Race 1, with each entrant's second of two lap times counting towards Race 2 qualifying.

#### Qualifying classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap 1 | Lap 2 | Total Time | Final grid |
| 1 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet | None | None | 00:17.7246 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | None | None | 00:17.9163 | 2 |
| 3 | 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | None | None | 00:18.0191 | 3 |
| 4 | 33 | Ed Carpenter | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | None | None | 00:18.0595 | 4 |
| 5 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | None | None | 00:18.0783 | 5 |
| 6 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | None | None | 00:18.0851 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | None | None | 00:18.0948 | 7 |
| 8 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | None | None | 00:18.1094 | 8 |
| 9 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | None | None | 00:18.1129 | 9 |
| 10 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | None | None | 00:18.1134 | 10 |
| 11 | 5 | Pato O'Ward W | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | None | None | 00:18.1608 | 11 |
| 12 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | None | None | 00:18.1699 | 12 |
| 13 | 11 | Takuma Sato | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | None | None | 00:18.1830 | 13 |
| 14 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | None | None | 00:18.1904 | 14 |
| 15 | 60 | Conor Daly | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | None | None | 00:18.1911 | 15 |
| 16 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | None | None | 00:18.1991 | 16 |
| 17 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda | None | None | 00:18.2137 | 17 |
| 18 | 7 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | None | None | 00:18.2176 | 18 |
| 19 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | None | None | 00:18.2284 | 19 |
| 20 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | None | None | 00:18.2463 | 20 |
| 21 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | None | None | 00:18.2536 | 21 |
| 22 | 30 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | None | None | 00:18.3033 | 22 |
| 23 | 78 | Agustín Canapino R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | None | None | 00:18.3319 | 23 |
| 24 | 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | None | None | 00:18.3331 | 24 |
| 25 | 20 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | None | None | 00:18.4026 | 25 |
| 26 | 51 | Sting Ray Robb R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | None | None | 00:18.4379 | 26 |
| 27 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | None | None | 00:18.6701 | 27 |
| 28 | 55 | Benjamin Pedersen R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | None | None | No Time | 28 |
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### Race

The race started at 2:30 PM ET on July 23, 2023.

#### Race classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
| 1 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 250 | 01:40:25.7356 | 4 | 7 | 212 | 53 |
| 2 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 250 | +0.7050 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 42 |
| 3 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 250 | +2.6864 | 5 | 12 | | 35 |
| 4 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 250 | +4.1167 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 33 |
| 5 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 250 | +7.8891 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 31 |
| 6 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 249 | +1 Lap | 5 | 9 | 1 | 29 |
| 7 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 249 | +1 Lap | 5 | 5 | | 26 |
| 8 | 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | 249 | +1 Lap | 5 | 3 | | 24 |
| 9 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 249 | +1 Lap | 5 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| 10 | 5 | Pato O'Ward W | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 249 | +1 Lap | 6 | 11 | | 20 |
| 11 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 249 | +1 Lap | 6 | 17 | | 19 |
| 12 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 249 | +1 Lap | 6 | 20 | | 18 |
| 13 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 249 | +1 Lap | 5 | 21 | | 17 |
| 14 | 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 248 | +2 Laps | 5 | 24 | | 16 |
| 15 | 7 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 248 | +2 Laps | 5 | 18 | | 15 |
| 16 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 248 | +2 Laps | 5 | 8 | | 14 |
| 17 | 60 | Conor Daly | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 248 | +2 Laps | 5 | 15 | | 13 |
| 18 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 248 | +2 Laps | 5 | 14 | | 12 |
| 19 | 30 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 247 | +3 Laps | 5 | 22 | | 11 |
| 20 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 247 | +3 Laps | 5 | 6 | | 10 |
| 21 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 246 | +4 Laps | 5 | 19 | | 9 |
| 22 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 245 | +5 Laps | 6 | 27 | | 8 |
| 23 | 33 | Ed Carpenter | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 244 | +6 Laps | 5 | 4 | | 7 |
| 24 | 20 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 237 | Contact | 5 | 25 | | 6 |
| 25 | 11 | Takuma Sato | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 237 | +13 Laps | 6 | 13 | | 5 |
| 26 | 78 | Agustín Canapino R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 236 | +14 Laps | 8 | 23 | | 5 |
| DSQ | 55 | Benjamin Pedersen R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 193 | Performance | 5 | 28 | | 5 |
| DSQ | 51 | Sting Ray Robb R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 152 | Safety | 3 | 26 | | 5 |
| Fastest lap: Will Power (Team Penske) – 00:18.9980 (lap 108) |||||||||||
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### Championship standings after the race

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Álex Palou | 477 |
| | 2 | Josef Newgarden | 397 |
| | 3 | Scott Dixon | 357 |
| 1 | 4 | Marcus Ericsson | 330 |
| 1 | 5 | Scott McLaughlin | 329 |
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| | Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
| | 1 | Honda | 978 |
| | 2 | Chevrolet | 943 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included.

## Footnotes

* ↑ Jack Harvey received a nine-place grid penalty due to avoidable contact during the previous round.
* 1 2 Benjamin Pedersen was disallowed to partake in qualifying due to his car failing morning inspections.
* ↑ Pedersen was parked on Lap 195 for failure to meet performance standards per Rule 7.9.1
* ↑ Per rule 7.11.1.2, left pit box with wheel nut not secured on car after tire change. Caused Lap 157 caution when loose wheel exited car, and immediately parked by INDYCAR officials.