2008 Iowa Corn Indy 250

March 2026 March 2026 February 2025 USA Iowa Iowa Speedway track map.png June 22 2008 Iowa Corn Indy 250 8th IndyCar Series Iowa Speedway Permanent racing facility 0.894 1.439 250 223.500 359.688 80 F, Sunny Scott Dixon USA Chip Ganassi Racing set by driver pointshttp://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68535 Iowa rain hands pole to Dixon Jeff Olson autosport.com Haymarket Publications 2008-06-21 2009-04-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20080705185606/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68535 2008-07-05 live New Zealand Ryan Briscoe USA Penske Racing 17.4908 233 Australia Dan Wheldon USA Chip Ganassi Racing UK Hideki Mutoh USA Andretti Green Racing Japan Marco Andretti USA Andretti Green Racing USA The 2008 Iowa Corn Indy 250 was the eighth round of the 2008 IndyCar Series season. The race was held on June 22, 2008 at the 0.894 mi km on Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. At the green flag, Hélio Castroneves took the lead in turn 1 from polesitter Scott Dixon. Tony Kanaan quickly moved up to second position. Over the next 10-15 laps, Castroneves and Kanaan battled back-and-forth for the lead, side-by-side on many laps. Kanaan finally muscled the lead away on lap 16, and gained a lead of roughly one second. On lap 39, Ed Carpenter brushed the outside wall in turn 2. The leaders pit, and Kanaan exited the pits as the leader. On lap 51, the green came back out, and a lap later, Castroneves got by Kanaan for the lead. Jaime Camara brought out the yellow on lap 106 when his car lost power and stopped on the course. After another sequence of pit stops, Kanaan led Dan Wheldon and Marco Andretti. On the restart, Wheldon lost control and slid up the track, falling to 8th place. On lap 157 Mario Moraes spun into the pit apron, bringing out a caution, and the leaders pitted. John Andretti's pitcrew had trouble engaging the fuel hose, and he dropped back the end of the running order. Prior to this he had been running in 7th place, one of the highest positions ever for a Roth Racing car. Castroneves regained the lead on lap 170, and held it until another yellow came out on lap 188 for a spin by Enrique Bernoldi. Most of the leaders pitted, but Wheldon, Hideki Mutoh, and Danica Patrick stayed out to lead the field. On the restart Moraes spun for the second time of the day, and prolonged the yellow until lap 202. On lap 212, Kanaan (running third) suddenly lost control and crashed in turn 1. On the lap 227 restart, Marco Andretti and Dixon passed Patrick to take third and fourth place respectively. Over the final 15 laps, Mutoh and Marco Andretti battled for second, with Mutoh holding off Andretti's challenge. Wheldon went on to win, and Chip Ganassi Racing donated their race winnings from both cars to Iowa flood relief. After getting by Patrick late in the race, A. J. Foyt IV finished in the top 5, while John Andretti just missed the top 10, working his way back to 11th. Result Finish CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid LapsLed Points 110UK Dan WheldonChip Ganassi Racing2501:38:35.892336150 227Japan Hideki Mutoh (R)Andretti Green Racing250+0.14307040 326US Marco AndrettiAndretti Green Racing250+0.902882635 49NZ Scott DixonChip Ganassi Racing250+1.27261032 52US A. J. Foyt IVVision Racing250+1.356418030 67US Danica PatrickAndretti Green Racing250+1.91156028 76AUS Ryan BriscoePenske Racing250+3.97805026 817US Ryan Hunter-Reay (R)Rahal Letterman Racing250+4.448814024 98AUS Will Power (R)KV Racing250+5.615811022 1006USA Graham RahalNewman/Haas/Lanigan Racing250+7.788616020 1124US John AndrettiRoth Racing250+8.463923019 1202UK Justin Wilson (R)Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing250+8.722520018 1333VEN E. J. Viso (R)HVM Racing250+12.577513017 143BRA Hélio CastronevesPenske Racing248+2 Laps29219 154BRA Vítor MeiraPanther Racing248+2 Laps12015 165ESP Oriol Servià (R)KV Racing247+3 Laps10014 1736BRA Enrique BernoldiConquest Racing242+ 8 Laps17013 1811BRA Tony KanaanAndretti Green Racing211Contact47112 1919BRA Mario Moraes (R)Dale Coyne Racing192Contact24012 2034BRA Jaime Camara (R)Conquest Racing133Handling21012 2114UK Darren ManningA. J. Foyt Enterprises94Handling19012 2215US Buddy RiceDreyer & Reinbold Racing78Handling15012 2320US Ed CarpenterVision Racing38Contact9012 2423VEN Milka DunoDreyer & Reinbold Racing26Handling22012 2518BRA Bruno JunqueiraDale Coyne Racing0DNS2505 2625CAN Marty RothRoth Racing0DNS2605Race average speed: 136.007 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 9 between 4 driversCautions: 6 for 57 laps References IndyCar Series (Archived 2009-05-21) 2008 Iowa Corn Indy 250 2008 2008 Bombardier Learjet 550 2008 SunTrust Indy Challenge 2007 Iowa Corn Indy 250 2009 Iowa Corn Indy 250 Iowa Corn Indy 250 Iowa Corn Iowa Corn Indy 250