2013 Iowa Corn Indy 250

March 2026 February 2025 June 2026 USA Iowa Corn Indy 250 Iowa Speedway track map.png June 23 2013 Iowa Corn Indy 250 10th IndyCar Series Iowa Speedway Permanent racing facility 0.875 1.4 250 218.75 352.044 Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 17.3324 BRA James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport CAN Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport USA Tony Kanaan KV Racing Technology BRA The 2013 Iowa Corn Indy 250 Presented by DEKALB,Lewandowski Dave http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/06/6-23-Hinchcliffe-dominates-Iowa-Corn-Indy-250 Hinchcliffe dominates Iowa for first oval win IndyCar Series 2013-06-23 2013-07-06 the seventh annual running of the event, was an IndyCar Series race held on June 23, 2013, at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. The race was the tenth round of the 2013 IndyCar Series season, and was won by James Hinchcliffe of Andretti Autosport. Report Background Iowa Speedway is the shortest track on the IndyCar schedule, being .875 miles long.Associated Press http://www.timesrepublican.com/page/content.detail/id/561408/Hinchcliffe-dominates-to-win-Iowa-Corn-Indy-250.html Hinchcliffe dominates to win Iowa Corn Indy 250 Times-Republican 2013-06-24 2013-07-06 Four of the first nine races in the season were dominated by Andretti Autosport drivers James Hinchcliffe and Ryan Hunter-Reay, each winning two races. The defending race winner was Hunter-Reay. Qualifying Hélio Castroneves of Team Penske set the one-lap track record in qualifying with a time of 17.3324 seconds and a speed of 185.65 mph km/h on, breaking the record set in 2008 by Ryan Briscoe. Castroneves also won the pole position after winning the qualifying heat race, but IndyCar officials ruled that Castroneves and his team had an improper engine change, changing engines before it ran the minimum 2,000 miles (3,218 km). Because of this, Penske teammate Will Power was given the pole, with James Hinchcliffe in second, Marco Andretti in third and Ed Carpenter in fourth, taking Scott Dixon's spot, who was also penalized for improperly changing engines.http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/aussie-will-power-pipped-to-iowa-corn-indy-250-pole-by-brazils-helio-castroneves/story-e6frfkp9-1226668331514 https://web.archive.org/web/20130623032743/http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/aussie-will-power-pipped-to-iowa-corn-indy-250-pole-by-brazils-helio-castroneves/story-e6frfkp9-1226668331514 dead June 23, 2013 Will Power on pole at Iowa Indy 250 after Helio Castroneves penalised for improper engine switch News Corp Australia 2013-06-23 2013-07-06 Defending race winner Ryan Hunter-Reay failed to advance out of the preliminary heat.Estrada Chris http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/23/james-hinchcliffe-scores-first-oval-win-in-iowa-romp/related/ James Hinchcliffe scores first oval win in Iowa romp NBC Sports 2013-06-23 2013-07-06 The starting grid for the race was decided by three 50-lap heat races. Dixon won the first race,http://www.racing-reference.info/race/2013-07/X 2013 Iowa Corn Indy 250 Heat Race 1 Racing-Reference 2013-09-15 Graham Rahal won heat 2,http://www.racing-reference.info/race/2013-08/X 2013 Iowa Corn Indy 250 Heat Race 2 Racing-Reference 2013-09-15 and Castroneves won the final heat.http://www.racing-reference.info/race/2013-09/X 2013 Iowa Corn Indy 250 Heat Race 3 Racing-Reference 2013-09-15 Race On lap one, James Hinchcliffe passed pole-sitter Will Power for the lead,Eschliman Bob http://www.newtondailynews.com/2013/06/24/hinchcliffe-dominates-wins-iowa-corn-indy-250/aykiz95/ Hinchcliffe dominates, wins Iowa Corn Indy 250 Newton Daily News 2013-06-24 2013-07-06 and proceeded to dominate the race, leading all but 24 laps, a track-record 226 laps;Hamilton Andy http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20130623/SPORTS/130623008/Hinchcliffe-cruises-Iowa-Corn-Indy-250-victory Hinchcliffe cruises to Iowa Corn Indy 250 victory The Des Moines Register 2013-06-24 2013-07-06 July 7, 2013 https://archive.today/20130707043221/http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20130623/SPORTS/130623008/Hinchcliffe-cruises-Iowa-Corn-Indy-250-victory dead he had led only 33 laps on ovals prior to the race.Weaver Matt https://www.sbnation.com/indycar/2013/6/23/4457528/james-hinchcliffe-dominates-iowa-for-first-victory-on-oval James Hinchcliffe dominates Iowa for first victory on oval SB Nation 2013-06-23 2013-07-06 Hinchcliffe's teammate Ryan Hunter-Reay fell behind with early right front car damage early in the race, and was in 21st, but was able to reach second, but was slowed by lapped cars.https://www.foxnews.com/world/canadas-hinchcliffe-wins-iowa-indycar-title/ Canada's Hinchcliffe wins Iowa IndyCar title Fox News Channel 2013-06-23 2013-07-06 Hinchcliffe beat Hunter-Reay to the finish by 1.5009 seconds, giving Andretti Autosport its second consecutive 1-2 finish at the track, and the team's fifth win at the track.Hamilton 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 The win was Hinchcliffe's third of the season, making him the first three-race winner of the season, and was also his first on an oval. Tony Kanaan finished third, Ed Carpenter and Graham Rahal finished fourth and fifth, respectively. Simon Pagenaud, Oriol Servia, Hélio Castroneves, Marco Andretti, and E. J. Viso closed out the top ten.http://racing-reference.info/race/2013_Iowa_Corn_Indy_250/O 2013 Iowa Corn Indy 250 Racing-Reference 2013-07-06 Race results Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit Stops Grid Laps Led Pointsrace1 1127 CAN James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport Chevrolet2501:30:16.0266322266021 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Chevrolet250+ 1.500941240311 BRA Tony Kanaan KV Racing Technology Chevrolet250+ 1.68914538420 USA Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet250+ 2.7605441837515 USA Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda250+ 3.020136133677 FRA Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports Honda250+ 6.6654382974 ESP Oriol Servià Panther Racing Chevrolet 250 + 9.7006 3 7 2883 BRA Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Chevrolet250+ 10.685531133925 USA Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Chevrolet250+ 12.71333328105 VEN E. J. Viso Andretti Autosport Chevrolet250+ 17.6157316201119 GBR Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing Honda249+ 1 lap4105201283 USA Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Honda249+ 1 lap414181355 FRA Tristan Vautier Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda248+ 2 laps31317147 FRA Sebastian Bourdais Dragon Racing Chevrolet248+ 2 laps319161567 USA Josef Newgarden Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Honda248+ 2 laps32215169 NZL Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda247+ 3 laps315191712 AUS Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet247+ 3 laps41211816 GBR James Jakes Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda247+ 3 laps42412196 COL Sebastián Saavedra Dragon Racing Chevrolet247+ 3 laps418112010 GBR Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing Honda246+ 4 laps5211021 78 SWI Simona de Silvestro KV Racing Technology Chevrolet243+ 7 laps52092218 BRA Ana Beatriz Dale Coyne Racing Honda 183 Mechanical 3 23 82314 JPN Takuma Sato A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda162Mechanical217102498 CAN Alex Tagliani Barracuda Racing Honda139Contact397 Notes race1 1 Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position. References Iowa Corn Indy 250 2013 2013 Milwaukee IndyFest 2013 Pocono IndyCar 400 2012 Iowa Corn Indy 250 2014 Iowa Corn Indy 300 Iowa Corn Indy 250 Iowa Corn Indy 250 Iowa Corn Indy 250