2013 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio

February 2025 USA Honda Indy 200 Mid-Ohio.png August 4 2013 Honda Indy 200 14th IndyCar Series Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Permanent racing facility 2.258 3.634 90 203.2 327.02 Temperatures reaching up to 82 F C; wind speeds reaching up to 12 mph km/h http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/zipcode/44904/2013-08-04 Weather information for the 2013 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio The Old Farmers' Almanac 2013-10-10 Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport 1:05.3519 USA Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing USA Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports FRA Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing SCO The 2013 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio, the 35th running of the event, was an IndyCar Series race held at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on August 4, 2013. It was the 14th race in the 2013 IndyCar Series season. The pole position was held by Ryan Hunter-Reay of Andretti Autosport, while Chip Ganassi Racing's Charlie Kimball won the race. Report Background The race was the seventh running since it became a part of the IndyCar schedule, and was dominated by Chip Ganassi Racing, with Scott Dixon winning four timeshttp://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/will-power-second-to-scott-dixon-in-honda-200-at-mid-ohio-regains-lead-in-indycar-series-standings/story-e6frea6u-1226443751123 Will Power second to Scott Dixon in Honda 200 at Mid-Ohio, regains lead in IndyCar series standings The Advertiser 2012-08-06 2013-08-06 and teammate Dario Franchitti winning once in 2010.http://racing-reference.info/race/2010_Honda_Indy_200/O 2010 Honda Indy 200 Racing-Reference 2013-08-06 The lone non-Ganassi win was by Team Penske's Ryan Briscoe in 2008.http://www.indycar.com/en/Schedule/2012/IZOD-IndyCar-Series/Honda-Indy-200-at-Mid-Ohio Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio IndyCar 2013-08-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20130806005308/http://www.indycar.com/en/Schedule/2012/IZOD-IndyCar-Series/Honda-Indy-200-at-Mid-Ohio 2013-08-06 dead IndyCar extended the race by five laps to 90 laps to prevent the race from not having much competition and being determined by the driver who can manage their fuel mileage the best. The past three races at PoconoAssociated Press https://www.espn.com/racing/indycar/story/_/id/9456938/scott-dixon-wins-indycar-series-return-pocono Scott Dixon wins in IndyCar Series return to Pocono ESPN 2013-07-07 2013-08-06 and Toronto had been dominated by Dixon, with the Toronto sweep making him the winningest active driver in IndyCar with 32 wins, tied with Franchitti, Paul Tracy and Sébastien Bourdais.Fryer Jenna https://news.yahoo.com/scott-dixon-sweeps-indycars-toronto-doubleheader-212450810.html Scott Dixon sweeps IndyCar's Toronto doubleheader Yahoo! News 2013-07-14 2013-08-06 The three consecutive wins placed Dixon in contention for the championship, 29 points behind leader Hélio Castroneves.http://racing-reference.info/race/2013_Honda_Indy_Toronto_2/O 2013 Honda Indy Toronto #2 Racing-Reference 2013-08-06 Chip Ganassi Racing's three wins in 2013 are second to Andretti Autosport's five victories, with James Hinchcliffe winning threeAssociated Press https://www.espn.com/racing/indycar/story/_/id/9092492/james-hinchcliffe-gets-first-victory-indycar-opener-st-petersburg James Hinchcliffe wins at St. Pete ESPN 2013-03-25 2013-07-08Cavin Curt http://www.indystar.com/article/20130505/SPORTS0107/305050035/IndyCar-James-Hinchcliffe-wins-Sao-Paulo-Indy-up-next IndyCar: James Hinchcliffe wins at Sao Paulo; Indy is up next The Indianapolis Star 2013-05-05 2013-07-08 and Ryan Hunter-Reay winning two.Fryer Jenna https://news.yahoo.com/hunter-reay-holds-off-dixon-win-barber-214303815--spt.html Hunter-Reay holds off Dixon to win at Barber Yahoo! News 2013-04-07 2013-07-08Kallman Dave https://www.jsonline.com/sports/autoracing/211698471.html Ryan Hunter-Reay repeats at Milwaukee Mile Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2013-06-15 2013-07-07Hamilton Andy https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/motor/indycar/2013/06/23/iowa-corn-indy-250-james-hinchcliffe/2450493/ Hinchcliffe cruises at Iowa, gets third IndyCar win USA Today 2013-06-23 2013-07-06 Takuma Sato (A. J. Foyt Enterprises),Associated Press http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/racing/news/20130421/takuma-sato-long-beach.ap/ https://web.archive.org/web/20130425053134/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/racing/news/20130421/takuma-sato-long-beach.ap/ dead April 25, 2013 Takuma Sato becomes first Japanese driver to win IndyCar race Sports Illustrated 2013-04-21 2013-07-31 Tony Kanaan (KV Racing Technology),Associated Press https://www.foxnews.com/sports/tony-kanaan-wins-indy-500/ Tony Kanaan Wins Indy 500 Fox News Channel 2013-05-26 2013-07-31 Mike Conway (Dale Coyne Racing),Associated Press http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/racing/news/20130602/mike-conway-detroit-grand-prix.ap/ https://web.archive.org/web/20130703013041/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/racing/news/20130602/mike-conway-detroit-grand-prix.ap/ dead July 3, 2013 Mike Conway wins 1st of two races at Detroit Grand Prix Sports Illustrated 2013-06-02 2013-07-31 Simon Pagenaud (Sam Schmidt Motorsports)Lage Larry https://news.yahoo.com/pagenaud-wins-crash-filled-detroit-grand-prix-215918417.html Pagenaud wins crash-filled Detroit Grand Prix Yahoo! News 2013-06-02 2013-07-31 and Helio Castroneves (Team Penske)Associated Press https://www.espn.com/dallas/story/_/id/9356903/helio-castroneves-cruises-texas-season-first-win Helio Castroneves cruises at Texas ESPN 2013-06-10 2013-07-31 won the other five races. Qualifying Ryan Hunter-Reay of Andretti Autosport won the pole with a lap speed of 1:05.3519, barely missing the record set by Dario Franchitti and Gil de Ferran in 1999 and 2000, respectively, falling .0049 seconds short. Hunter-Reay stated that the reason he fell short of the record was because he was not driving through turn 13 cleanly. Will Power was .1840 behind Hunter-Reay, and Scott Dixon started third.http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/ryan-hunter-reay-qualifies-fastest-for-the-honda-indy-200-at-mid-ohio/story-e6frfkp9-1226690936309 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304231602/http://www.news.com.au/national/ryan-hunter-reay-qualifies-fastest-for-the-honda-indy-200-at-mid-ohio/story-e6frfkp9-1226690936309 dead March 4, 2016 Ryan Hunter-Reay qualifies fastest for the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio News.com.au 2013-08-04 2013-08-06 Marco Andretti (1:05.8566), Charlie Kimball (1:06.4638), Dario Franchitti (1:07.1793), Justin Wilson (1:05.9405), Simon Pagenaud (1:05.9412), Simona de Silvestro (1:05.9621) and James Jakes (1:06.1778) rounded out the top ten starting grid.Cavin Curt http://www.indystar.com/article/20130803/SPORTS0107/308030034/IndyCar-Ryan-Hunter-Reay-wins-Mid-Ohio-pole-nearly-sets-track-record IndyCar: Ryan Hunter-Reay wins Mid-Ohio pole, nearly sets track record The Indianapolis Star 2013-08-03 2013-08-06 Race During the race, much of the race leaders conserved fuel, attempting to finish the race with only two pit stops. Charlie Kimball, who was running a backup car due to wrecking his primary car in practice, had three stops, and led a race-high 46 laps; Kimball had led only 15 laps in his IndyCar career prior.Cavin Curt https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/motor/indycar/2013/08/04/mid-ohio-indycar-charlie-kimball/2617353/ Charlie Kimball gets breakthrough win at Mid-Ohio USA Today 2013-08-04 2013-08-06 Kimball competed with Simon Pagenaud for much of the race, and while attempting to pass Pagenaud, who was exiting pit road, Kimball's right tires slid into the grass, but eventually made the pass after three corners with 18 laps to go while heading into turn 5. Kimball held off Pagenaud for his first career IndyCar Series win by a margin of 5.5 seconds;https://sports.yahoo.com/news/kimball-tastes-victory-honda-indy-233128581--nascar.html Kimball tastes victory at Honda Indy 200 Yahoo! Sports 2013-08-04 2013-08-06 it was his first win in any racing series since 2006, when he won a Formula 3 Euro Series race. Kimball became the first driver with diabetes to win an IndyCar race.http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/kimball-continues-honda-winning-streak-at-mid-ohio/ Kimball continues Honda winning streak at Mid-Ohio Motorsport.com 2013-08-07 2013-08-06 Dario Franchitti, Will Power and Ryan Hunter-Reay closed out the top five, while Hélio Castroneves, Scott Dixon, Justin Wilson, Marco Andretti and James Hinchcliffe rounded out the top ten.http://racing-reference.info/race/2013_Honda_Indy_200_at_Mid-Ohio/O 2013 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Racing-Reference 2013-08-06 For the second year in a row, the race ran in its entirety without a caution period. 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