2019 Bommarito Automotive Group 500

The 2019 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 was the fifteenth round of the 2019 IndyCar Series season, contested over 248 laps at the 1.25-mile (2 km) World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois. Pole position was won by Josef Newgarden, his third pole of the season. [1] Takuma Sato would go on to win the race, his 2nd win of the season and 5th of his career.[2] This race would also be the last podium for Tony Kanaan in his IndyCar career.

United States 2019 Bommarito Automotive Group 500
Race details
15th round of the 2019 IndyCar season
DateAugust 24, 2019
Official nameBommarito Automotive Group 500
LocationWorld Wide Technology Raceway
CoursePermanent racing facility
1.25 mi / 2.012 km
Distance248 laps
310 mi / 498.9 km
Pole position
DriverJosef Newgarden (Team Penske)
Time24.1145 + 24.1409 = 48.2554
Fastest lap
DriverJosef Newgarden (Team Penske)
Time24.9164 (on lap 10 of 248)
Podium
FirstTakuma Sato (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
SecondEd Carpenter (Ed Carpenter Racing)
ThirdTony Kanaan (A. J. Foyt Enterprises)

Results

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Key Meaning
R Rookie
W Past winner

Qualifying

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Pos No. Name Lap 1 Time Lap 2 Time Total Time Avg. Speed (mph)
1 2   Josef Newgarden W 24.1145 24.1409 48.2554 186.508
2 18   Sébastien Bourdais 24.2235 24.1827 48.4062 185.927
3 12   Will Power W 24.1738 24.2404 48.4142 185.896
4 22   Simon Pagenaud 24.3341 24.2769 48.6110 185.143
5 30   Takuma Sato 24.2947 24.3409 48.6356 185.050
6 19   Santino Ferrucci R 24.3856 24.3078 48.6934 184.830
7 5   James Hinchcliffe 24.3912 24.4019 48.7931 184.452
8 9   Scott Dixon 24.5371 24.2983 48.8354 184.293
9 28   Ryan Hunter-Reay 24.4660 24.3924 48.8584 184.206
10 10   Felix Rosenqvist R 24.4657 24.4128 48.8785 184.130
11 27   Alexander Rossi 24.4810 24.4135 48.8945 184.070
12 88   Colton Herta R 24.5274 24.5458 49.0732 183.399
13 21   Spencer Pigot 24.5837 24.5399 49.1236 183.211
14 7   Marcus Ericsson R 24.6606 24.4713 49.1319 183.180
15 26   Zach Veach 24.6171 24.6854 49.3025 182.547
16 15   Graham Rahal 24.7810 24.6518 49.4328 182.065
17 20   Ed Carpenter 24.7471 24.8850 49.6321 181.334
18 59   Conor Daly 25.0716 25.0958 50.1674 179.399
19 23   Charlie Kimball 25.1346 25.1498 50.2844 178.982
20 14   Tony Kanaan 25.1229 25.1637 50.2866 178.974
21 4   Matheus Leist 25.3319 25.1476 50.4795 178.290
22 98   Marco Andretti 26.1451 25.2271 51.3722 175.192
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Race

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit Stops Grid Laps Led Pts.1
1 30   Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 248 2:15:53.4687 4 5 61 51
2 20   Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 248 +0.0399 4 17 40
3 14   Tony Kanaan A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 248 +2.2459 5 20 35
4 19   Santino Ferrucci R Dale Coyne Racing Honda 248 +4.1935 3 6 97 35
5 22   Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 248 +6.2741 4 4 30
6 59   Conor Daly Carlin Chevrolet 248 +8.0200 3 18 1 29
7 2   Josef Newgarden W Team Penske Chevrolet 248 +13.8050 4 1 50 28
8 28   Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 248 +14.9394 4 9 24
9 88   Colton Herta R Harding Steinbrenner Racing Honda 248 +17.1010 4 12 10 23
10 98   Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport with Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian Honda 248 +18.4657 3 22 4 21
11 10   Felix Rosenqvist R Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 248 +19.8590 4 10 1 20
12 5   James Hinchcliffe Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 247 +1 lap 4 7 20 19
13 27   Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 247 +1 lap 4 11 17
14 26   Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda 247 +1 lap 4 15 16
15 23   Charlie Kimball Carlin Chevrolet 247 +1 lap 6 19 15
16 7   Marcus Ericsson R Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 247 +1 lap 6 14 2 15
17 4   Matheus Leist A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 246 +2 laps 4 21 13
18 15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 226 Mechanical 4 16 12
19 18   Sébastien Bourdais Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 189 Contact 3 2 1 12
20 9   Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 136 Mechanical 4 8 10
21 21   Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 131 Contact 3 13 9
22 12   Will Power W Team Penske Chevrolet 52 Contact 1 3 1 9
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Notes: 1 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

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

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  1. ^ Olson, Jeff (August 24, 2019). "Newgarden on pole at Gateway, but setup key tonight". indycar.com. IndyCar. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  2. ^ Cavin, Curt (August 25, 2019). "Sato caps wild week with gratifying Gateway victory". indycar.com. IndyCar. Retrieved September 20, 2020.


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