2012 Iowa Corn Indy 250

March 2026 February 2025 USA Iowa Corn Indy 250 Iowa Speedway track map.png June 23 2012 Iowa Corn Indy 250 9th IndyCar Series Iowa Speedway Permanent racing facility 0.875 1.4 250 218.75 352.044 Temperatures reaching up to 86 F C; wind speeds up to 11.1 mph km/hWeather information for the 2012 Firestone 550 http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/IA/Newton/2012-06-23 The Old Farmers' Almanac January 27, 2015 Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 9:16.9203 (Won 30-lap heat race) GBR Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport USA Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport USA Tony Kanaan KV Racing Technology BRA The 2012 Iowa Corn Indy 250 was the sixth running of the Iowa Corn Indy 250 and the ninth round of the 2012 IndyCar Series season. It took place on Saturday, June 23, 2012. The race was contested for 250 laps at 0.875 mi km on Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa, and was televised by NBC Sports in the United States. Pole sitter Dario Franchitti of Chip Ganassi Racing fell out of the race before the green flag due to engine failure. Ryan Hunter-Reay of Andretti Autosport won the race, his second consecutive win of the season. The weather at this event reached up to 86 F C or; almost becoming too hot to grow the corn that would make up the ethanol fuel for the drivers. References Iowa Corn Indy 250 2012 2012 Milwaukee IndyFest 2012 Honda Indy Toronto 2011 Iowa Corn Indy 250 2013 Iowa Corn Indy 250 Iowa Corn Indy 250 Iowa Corn Indy 250 Iowa Corn Indy 250