The second race of the Iowa Speedway double-header took place on Sunday afternoon, and many of the same drivers came out on top as the day before.
Will Power once again led the field away from green and was able to hold the top spot for a while, then lapped traffic came into play and allowed his team-mates to catch him quickly.
Josef Newgarden took the lead on lap 32, quite a bit earlier than he did in Saturday’s race. But that was one of very few differences between his performances on the two days.
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Even a late restart with just four laps to go did not seem to threaten his inevitability, and he cruised to his second win of the weekend.
When he climbed from the car, Newgarden was all smiles this time around. His anger over backmarkers racing too hard on Saturday seemed to have faded when he took the checkered flag for the second time in as many days.
The victory is the fifth consecutive oval win for Newgarden, and is the fifth win out of the last seven IndyCar races held at Iowa Speedway.
Coming in a relatively distant second was Will Power, who climbed through the field near the end of the race to claim a podium result.
The reigning series champion’s performance earns him his fourth podium of the season despite still having zero wins so far this year.
Alex Palou earned the third finishing spot, moving up a couple positions with a well-timed final restart.
The Spaniard is still well ahead in the points standings, but Newgarden’s dominance all weekend chipped away at his advantage and brought the gap down to 80 points.
Felix Rosenqvist fell from second to fourth in the final laps, but still was able to bring a good result to the Arrow McLaren squad.
Scott McLaughlin rounded out the top five, and was the final driver on the lead lap. Much like Saturday’s tilt, long green flag periods allowed nearly all of the field to be lapped by time the 250 laps were complete.
There were three cautions throughout the race, with the first being caused by Agustin Canapino who brushed the wall and very nearly hurt the suspension on his #78 entry.
Race control was extra cautious and threw the yellow even though he remained in control, opting to slow everyone in case he slid down across the track.
The second caution of the day came out when Sting Ray Robb’s left rear wheel fell off the car shortly after making a pit stop.
Replays showed that his crew never got the wheel tightened, and Robb was sent in error by the jack man.
Takuma Sato tagged the wall as well at one point, which did not bring out the yellow but did force him to make an unscheduled pit stop and ruined his day.
AJ Foyt Racing’s woes continued into the second half of the weekend, as Benjamin Pedersen was disqualified by race control mid-race for not being able to set competitive lap times.
Drivers and teams get a much-needed rest next weekend before heading to the streets of Nashville in two weeks’ time for the final street race of the season.
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