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.

United States 2020 Harvest Grand Prix
Race details
12th and 13th round of the 2020 IndyCar Series season
DateOctober 2 and 3, 2020
Official nameIndycar Harvest Grand Prix
LocationIndianapolis Motor Speedway
Speedway, Indiana, United States
CoursePermanent racing facility
2.439 mi / 3.925 km
Distance85 laps
207.315 mi / 333.641 km
Race 1
Weather60 °F (16 °C), mostly cloudy [1]
Pole position
DriverNetherlands Rinus Veekay (Ed Carpenter Racing)
Time01:09.6903
Fastest lap
DriverNetherlands Rinus VeeKay (Ed Carpenter Racing)
Time1:10.5582 (on lap 21 of 85)
Podium
FirstUnited States Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)
SecondUnited States Alexander Rossi (Andretti Autosport)
ThirdNetherlands Rinus VeeKay (Ed Carpenter Racing)
Race 2
Weather64 °F (18 °C), mostly cloudy [2]
Pole position
DriverAustralia Will Power (Team Penske)
Time1:08.9767
Fastest lap
DriverFrance Simon Pagenaud (Team Penske)
Time1:11.3775 (on lap 53 of 75)
Podium
FirstAustralia Will Power (Team Penske)
SecondUnited States Colton Herta (Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport)
ThirdUnited States Alexander Rossi (Andretti Autosport)

Background

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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.[3] 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.[4]

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

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A. J. Foyt Enterprises announce the signing of Sébastien Bourdais for the remainder of the 2020 season starting with the Harvest Grand Prix.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]

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

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A single practice session was held over the weekend. The session was held October 1 at 2:15 PM ET[9]

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
Source:[10]

Race 1 – October 1-2

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Qualifying

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Qualifying was held the day before the race at 6:20 PM ET.[9] 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

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Group Time Final
grid
1 21   Rinus VeeKay  R  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 2 01:09.6903 1
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
Source:[11]

Race

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The first race was held October 2 at 3:30 PM ET.[9]

Race classification

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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)
Source:[12]

Race 2 – October 3

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Qualifying

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Qualifying at 10:20 AM ET.[13]

Qualifying classification

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Group Time Final
grid
1 12   Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 2 01:08.9767 1
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
Source:[14]

Race

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The second race of the weekend was held October 3 at 2:30 PM ET.[13]

Race classification

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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)
Source:[15]

References

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  3. ^ Brown, Nathan. "IndyCar's latest schedule change: three races added, including one at IMS; Detroit canceled". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  4. ^ "INDYCAR Harvest GP". Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  5. ^ "Sebastien Bourdais Signed to Drive the No. 14 Chevrolet in 2021; He Will Debut in the Harvest Grand". September 15, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  6. ^ "Karam rejoins D&R Racing for IndyCar Harvest GP". Racer.com. September 22, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  7. ^ "Askew withdraws from IndyCar Harvest GP". Arrow McLaren SP. September 24, 2020. Archived from the original on December 18, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  8. ^ Pruett, Marshall (September 25, 2020). "Hinchcliffe takes Veach's Andretti seat". Racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c "INDYCAR HARVEST GP RACE 1". IndyCar.com. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  10. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Qualifications - Results (Road Course Split Sessions)" (PDF). IndyCar Series. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). IndyCar Series. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  13. ^ a b "INDYCAR Harvest GP Race 2". IndyCar Series. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  14. ^ "Qualifications - Results (Road Course Split Sessions)" (PDF). IndyCar Series. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  15. ^ "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). IndyCar Series. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2022.


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