The 2019 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 was the fifteenth round of the 2019 IndyCar Series season, contested over 248 laps at the 1.25-mile (2 km) World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois. Pole position was won by Josef Newgarden, his third pole of the season. [1] Takuma Sato would go on to win the race, his 2nd win of the season and 5th of his career.[2] This race would also be the last podium for Tony Kanaan in his IndyCar career.
| Race details | |
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| 15th round of the 2019 IndyCar season | |
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| Date | August 24, 2019 |
| Official name | Bommarito Automotive Group 500 |
| Location | World Wide Technology Raceway |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.25 mi / 2.012 km |
| Distance | 248 laps 310 mi / 498.9 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) |
| Time | 24.1145 + 24.1409 = 48.2554 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) |
| Time | 24.9164 (on lap 10 of 248) |
| Podium | |
| First | Takuma Sato (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) |
| Second | Ed Carpenter (Ed Carpenter Racing) |
| Third | Tony Kanaan (A. J. Foyt Enterprises) |
Results edit
| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Qualifying edit
| Pos | No. | Name | Lap 1 Time | Lap 2 Time | Total Time | Avg. Speed (mph) | ||||
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| 1 | 2 |  Josef Newgarden W
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24.1145 | 24.1409 | 48.2554 | 186.508 | ||||
| 2 | 18 |  Sébastien Bourdais
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24.2235 | 24.1827 | 48.4062 | 185.927 | ||||
| 3 | 12 |  Will Power W
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24.1738 | 24.2404 | 48.4142 | 185.896 | ||||
| 4 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud
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24.3341 | 24.2769 | 48.6110 | 185.143 | ||||
| 5 | 30 |  Takuma Sato
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24.2947 | 24.3409 | 48.6356 | 185.050 | ||||
| 6 | 19 | Santino Ferrucci R
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24.3856 | 24.3078 | 48.6934 | 184.830 | ||||
| 7 | 5 |  James Hinchcliffe
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24.3912 | 24.4019 | 48.7931 | 184.452 | ||||
| 8 | 9 |  Scott Dixon
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24.5371 | 24.2983 | 48.8354 | 184.293 | ||||
| 9 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay
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24.4660 | 24.3924 | 48.8584 | 184.206 | ||||
| 10 | 10 |  Felix Rosenqvist R
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24.4657 | 24.4128 | 48.8785 | 184.130 | ||||
| 11 | 27 | Alexander Rossi
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24.4810 | 24.4135 | 48.8945 | 184.070 | ||||
| 12 | 88 | Colton Herta R
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24.5274 | 24.5458 | 49.0732 | 183.399 | ||||
| 13 | 21 | Spencer Pigot
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24.5837 | 24.5399 | 49.1236 | 183.211 | ||||
| 14 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson R
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24.6606 | 24.4713 | 49.1319 | 183.180 | ||||
| 15 | 26 | Zach Veach
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24.6171 | 24.6854 | 49.3025 | 182.547 | ||||
| 16 | 15 | Graham Rahal
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24.7810 | 24.6518 | 49.4328 | 182.065 | ||||
| 17 | 20 | Ed Carpenter
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24.7471 | 24.8850 | 49.6321 | 181.334 | ||||
| 18 | 59 | Conor Daly
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25.0716 | 25.0958 | 50.1674 | 179.399 | ||||
| 19 | 23 | Charlie Kimball
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25.1346 | 25.1498 | 50.2844 | 178.982 | ||||
| 20 | 14 |  Tony Kanaan
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25.1229 | 25.1637 | 50.2866 | 178.974 | ||||
| 21 | 4 | Matheus Leist
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25.3319 | 25.1476 | 50.4795 | 178.290 | ||||
| 22 | 98 | Marco Andretti
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26.1451 | 25.2271 | 51.3722 | 175.192 | ||||
| OFFICIAL BOX SCORE | ||||||||||
Race edit
Notes: 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.
Championship standings after the race edit
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References edit
- ^ Olson, Jeff (August 24, 2019). "Newgarden on pole at Gateway, but setup key tonight". indycar.com. IndyCar. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ^ Cavin, Curt (August 25, 2019). "Sato caps wild week with gratifying Gateway victory". indycar.com. IndyCar. Retrieved September 20, 2020.