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.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 11th and 12th round of the 2023 IndyCar season | |
 Layout of the Iowa Speedway circuit | |
| Date | July 22–23, 2023 |
| Official name | Hy-Vee IndyCar Race Weekend |
| Location | Iowa Speedway |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 0.894 mi / 1.439 km |
| Distance | Both 250 laps 223.5 mi / 359.688 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver |  Will Power (Team Penske) |
| Time | 00:17.7395 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver |  Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske) |
| Time | 00:18.8622 (on lap 210 of 250) |
| Podium | |
| First |  Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) |
| Second | Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske) |
| Third |  Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren) |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Will Power (Team Penske) |
| Time | 00:17.7246 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Will Power (Team Penske) |
| Time | 00:18.9980 (on lap 108 of 250) |
| Podium | |
| First | Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) |
| Second | Will Power (Team Penske) |
| Third |  Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
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.[1]
Race 1 - Hy-Vee Homefront 250 presented by Instacart
editEntry List
edit| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Practice
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W
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Team Penske | Chevrolet | 00:18.2420 |
| 2 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin
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Team Penske | Chevrolet | 00:18.2897 |
| 3 | 8 |  Marcus Ericsson
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Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 00:18.2992 |
| Source:[3] | |||||
Qualifying
editQualifying 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
editRace
editThe race started at 3:06 PM ET on July 22, 2023.
Race classification
editChampionship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
Race 2 - Hy-Vee One Step 250 presented by Gatorade
editEntry list
editThe entry list for Race 2 was the same as for Race 1.
| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Qualifying
editQualifying 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
editWarmup
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Will Power
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Team Penske | Chevrolet | 00:18.7675 |
| 2 | 11 |  Takuma Sato
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Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 00:18.8359 |
| 3 | 78 |  Agustín Canapino R
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Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 00:19.0318 |
| Source:[9] | |||||
Race
editThe race started at 2:30 PM ET on July 23, 2023.
Race classification
editChampionship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
Footnotes
edit- ^ Jack Harvey received a nine-place grid penalty due to avoidable contact during the previous round.[4]
- ^ a b 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.
References
edit- ^ "Hy-Vee Announces Concerts for 2023 Hy-Vee INDYCAR Race Weekend". Hy-Vee. 16 November 2022.
- ^ a b "IndyCar Iowa: Start times, how to watch & full entry list". July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "Practice - Results". indycar.com. July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "INDYCAR Announces Iowa Grid Penalty". motorsport.com. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "Qualifications - Results". indycar.com. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ a b "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ^ @INDYCAR (July 22, 2023). "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). Retrieved July 26, 2023 – via NBC Sports.
- ^ "Qualifications - Results". indycar.com. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. July 23, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ^ a b "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. July 23, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ^ @INDYCAR (July 23, 2023). "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). Retrieved July 26, 2023 – via NBC Sports.