Team Penske Verizon IndyCar Series Practice and Qualifying Report

July 7, 2018

Track:                  Iowa Speedway
Race:                   Iowa Corn 300
Date:                   July 7, 2018
 
No. 1 Hitachi Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet – Josef Newgarden
Practice 1
Position:                            1st
Time / Speed:                   17.5188 / 183.711 mph     
 
Qualifying
Position:                            2nd                   
Time / Speed:                   35.5310 / 181.160 mph     
 
Final Practice
Position:                            1st
Time / Speed:                   18.2065 / 176.772
 
No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet – Will Power
Practice 1
Position:                            2nd
Time / Speed:                   17.5447 / 183.440 mph     
 
Qualifying
Position:                            1st                    
Time / Speed:                   35.2913 / 182.391 mph     
 
Final Practice
Position:                            5th
Time / Speed:                   18.5242 / 173.740
 
No. 22 Menards Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet – Simon Pagenaud
Practice 1
Position:                            8th
Time / Speed:                   17.7775 / 181.038 mph     
 
Qualifying
Position:                            4th                   
Time / Speed:                   35.6980 / 180.313 mph     
 
Final Practice
Position:                            7th
Time / Speed:                   18.6088 / 172.950
 
Fastest Time:                   17.5188  (No. 1 – Josef Newgarden) – Practice 1
                                             35.2913 (No. 12 – Will Power – total time) – Qualifying
18.2065 (No. 1 – Josef Newgarden) – Final Practice
 
Notes:

• It was a great day for Team Penske as Will Power and the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet team captured the pole for the Verizon IndyCar Series Iowa Corn 300 at Iowa Speedway. This award marked his 52nd career pole – making him third on the all-time list behind A.J. Foyt (53 career poles) and Mario Andretti (67 career poles).
• Josef Newgarden and the No. 1 Hitachi Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet just missed the pole - qualifying second - but ran fastest in both practice sessions.
• Simon Pagenaud and the No. 22 Menards Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet ran consistently in the top-10 between both practice sessions and qualifying. However, they had an internal engine issue in final practice which caused them to exit the session early.
• They will start fourth tomorrow. Sunday's race will be the final of six races Team Penske is competing in through five series (Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, Verizon IndyCar Series, Virgin Australia Supercars Championship and IMSA) this weekend. This is the only weekend all year in which that will occur.

 
Coverage:
Verizon IndyCar Series Iowa Corn 300 at Iowa Speedway will air on Sunday, July 7 at 2 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network.