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2008 Iowa Corn Indy 250

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On the lap 227 restart, Marco Andretti and Dixon passed Patrick to take third and fourth place respectively. Over the final 15 laps, Mutoh and Marco Andretti battled for second, with Mutoh holding off Andretti's challenge. Wheldon went on to win, and
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quickly moved up to second position. Over the next 10-15 laps, Castroneves and Kanaan battled back-and-forth for the lead, side-by-side on many laps. Kanaan finally muscled the lead away on lap 16, and gained a lead of roughly one second. On lap 39,
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stayed out to lead the field. On the restart Moraes spun for the second time of the day, and prolonged the yellow until lap 202. On lap 212, Kanaan (running third) suddenly lost control and crashed in turn 1.
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brushed the outside wall in turn 2. The leaders pit, and Kanaan exited the pits as the leader. On lap 51, the green came back out, and a lap later, Castroneves got by Kanaan for the lead.
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brought out the yellow on lap 106 when his car lost power and stopped on the course. After another sequence of pit stops, Kanaan led
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car. Castroneves regained the lead on lap 170, and held it until another yellow came out on lap 188 for a spin by
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finished in the top 5, while John Andretti just missed the top 10, working his way back to 11th.
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spun into the pit apron, bringing out a caution, and the leaders pitted.
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Race average speed: 136.007 mph (218.882 km/h)
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Most of the leaders pitted, but Wheldon, 1623: 15: 359: 283:took the lead in turn 1 from polesitter 1570: 7: 1553:Lead changes: 9 between 4 drivers 14: 1513: 1469: 1425: 1381: 1337: 1293: 1248: 1203: 1159: 1115: 1070: 1026: 982: 937: 892: 848: 804: 759: 714: 670: 626: 582: 538: 494: 449: 405: 242: 220: 198: 161: 124: 44: 18: 1594:from the original on 2008-07-05 1580:"Iowa rain hands pole to Dixon" 104:80 °F (27 °C), Sunny 1: 1648:2008 SunTrust Indy Challenge 1540: 1537: 1534: 1531: 1528: 1506: 1496: 1493: 1490: 1487: 1484: 1462: 1452: 1449: 1446: 1443: 1440: 1437:Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 1418: 1408: 1405: 1402: 1399: 1396: 1374: 1364: 1361: 1358: 1355: 1352: 1349:Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 1330: 1320: 1317: 1314: 1311: 1308: 1286: 1276: 1273: 1270: 1267: 1264: 1241: 1231: 1228: 1225: 1222: 1219: 1196: 1186: 1183: 1180: 1177: 1174: 1152: 1142: 1139: 1136: 1133: 1130: 1108: 1098: 1095: 1092: 1089: 1086: 1063: 1053: 1050: 1047: 1044: 1041: 1019: 1009: 1006: 1003: 1000: 997: 975: 965: 962: 959: 956: 953: 930: 920: 917: 914: 911: 908: 885: 875: 872: 869: 866: 863: 841: 831: 828: 825: 822: 819: 797: 787: 784: 781: 778: 775: 752: 742: 739: 736: 733: 730: 707: 697: 694: 691: 688: 685: 663: 653: 650: 647: 644: 641: 619: 609: 606: 603: 600: 597: 575: 565: 562: 559: 556: 553: 531: 521: 518: 515: 512: 509: 487: 477: 474: 471: 468: 465: 442: 432: 429: 426: 423: 420: 398: 267:was the eighth round of the 1630:2008 Bombardier Learjet 550 178:17.4908 (on lap 233 of 250) 1719: 1578:Olson, Jeff (2008-06-21). 905:Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 816:Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 269:2008 IndyCar Series season 37:2008 IndyCar Series season 1667: 1660: 1653: 1644: 1633: 1626: 1557: 1552: 1547: 84:Permanent racing facility 43: 33: 1558:Cautions: 6 for 57 laps 1671:2009 Iowa Corn Indy 250 1663:2008 Iowa Corn Indy 250 1657:2007 Iowa Corn Indy 250 96:223.500 mi / 359.688 km 1698:2008 in sports in Iowa 1588:Haymarket Publications 1305:A. 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At the green flag, 249:Andretti Green Racing 227:Andretti Green Racing 141:set by driver points 550:Chip Ganassi Racing 417:Chip Ganassi Racing 342:Chip Ganassi Racing 205:Chip Ganassi Racing 131:Chip Ganassi Racing 86:0.894 mi / 1.439 km 25: 1693:Iowa Corn Indy 300 264:Iowa Corn Indy 250 65:Iowa Corn Indy 250 56:June 22, 2008 1676: 1675: 1562: 1561: 1481:Dale Coyne Racing 1216:Dale Coyne Racing 989:Hélio Castroneves 346:Iowa flood relief 281:Hélio Castroneves 255: 254: 39: 35:8th round of the 1710: 1624: 1603: 1602: 1600: 1599: 1575: 1518: 1517: 1474: 1473: 1430: 1429: 1386: 1385: 1342: 1341: 1298: 1297: 1253: 1252: 1208: 1207: 1164: 1163: 1122:Enrique Bernoldi 1120: 1119: 1075: 1074: 1031: 1030: 987: 986: 942: 941: 897: 896: 853: 852: 809: 808: 764: 763: 721:Ryan Hunter-Reay 719: 718: 675: 674: 631: 630: 587: 586: 543: 542: 499: 498: 454: 453: 410: 409: 360: 325:Enrique Bernoldi 247: 246: 225: 224: 203: 202: 166: 165: 129: 128: 48: 34: 26: 23: 22: 1718: 1717: 1713: 1712: 1711: 1709: 1708: 1707: 1688:2008 in IndyCar 1678: 1677: 1669: 1655: 1646: 1638: 1628: 1621: 1607: 1606: 1597: 1595: 1577: 1576: 1572: 1567: 1512: 1476:Bruno Junqueira 1468: 1424: 1380: 1336: 1292: 1261:Conquest Racing 1247: 1202: 1158: 1127:Conquest Racing 1114: 1069: 1025: 981: 936: 891: 847: 803: 758: 713: 669: 625: 581: 537: 493: 448: 404: 387: 367: 358: 258: 241: 219: 197: 160: 123: 95: 85: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1716: 1714: 1706: 1705: 1700: 1695: 1690: 1680: 1679: 1674: 1673: 1666: 1659: 1654:Previous race: 1651: 1650: 1643: 1636:IndyCar Series 1632: 1627:Previous race: 1619: 1618: 1611:IndyCar Series 1605: 1604: 1569: 1568: 1566: 1563: 1560: 1559: 1555: 1554: 1550: 1549: 1545: 1544: 1539: 1536: 1533: 1530: 1527: 1522: 1510: 1505: 1501: 1500: 1495: 1492: 1489: 1486: 1483: 1478: 1466: 1461: 1457: 1456: 1451: 1448: 1445: 1442: 1439: 1434: 1422: 1417: 1413: 1412: 1407: 1404: 1401: 1398: 1395: 1390: 1378: 1373: 1369: 1368: 1363: 1360: 1357: 1354: 1351: 1346: 1334: 1329: 1325: 1324: 1319: 1316: 1313: 1310: 1307: 1302: 1300:Darren Manning 1290: 1285: 1281: 1280: 1275: 1272: 1269: 1266: 1263: 1258: 1245: 1240: 1236: 1235: 1230: 1227: 1224: 1221: 1218: 1213: 1200: 1195: 1191: 1190: 1185: 1182: 1179: 1176: 1173: 1168: 1156: 1151: 1147: 1146: 1141: 1138: 1135: 1132: 1129: 1124: 1112: 1107: 1103: 1102: 1097: 1094: 1091: 1088: 1085: 1080: 1067: 1062: 1058: 1057: 1052: 1049: 1046: 1043: 1040: 1038:Panther Racing 1035: 1023: 1018: 1014: 1013: 1008: 1005: 1002: 999: 996: 991: 979: 974: 970: 969: 964: 961: 958: 955: 952: 947: 934: 929: 925: 924: 919: 916: 913: 910: 907: 902: 889: 884: 880: 879: 874: 871: 868: 865: 862: 857: 845: 840: 836: 835: 830: 827: 824: 821: 818: 813: 801: 796: 792: 791: 786: 783: 780: 777: 774: 769: 756: 751: 747: 746: 741: 738: 735: 732: 729: 724: 711: 706: 702: 701: 696: 693: 690: 687: 684: 679: 667: 662: 658: 657: 652: 649: 646: 643: 640: 635: 633:Danica Patrick 623: 618: 614: 613: 608: 605: 602: 599: 596: 591: 579: 574: 570: 569: 564: 561: 558: 555: 552: 547: 535: 530: 526: 525: 520: 517: 514: 511: 508: 503: 501:Marco Andretti 491: 486: 482: 481: 476: 473: 470: 467: 464: 459: 446: 441: 437: 436: 431: 428: 425: 422: 419: 414: 402: 397: 393: 392: 389: 384: 381: 378: 375: 372: 369: 364: 357: 354: 333:Danica Patrick 306:Marco Andretti 257:Motor car race 256: 253: 252: 238:Marco Andretti 235: 231: 230: 213: 209: 208: 191: 187: 186: 180: 179: 176: 172: 171: 154: 150: 149: 143: 142: 139: 135: 134: 117: 113: 112: 106: 105: 102: 98: 97: 92: 88: 87: 82: 78: 77: 72: 68: 67: 62: 58: 57: 54: 50: 49: 41: 40: 31: 30: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1715: 1704: 1701: 1699: 1696: 1694: 1691: 1689: 1686: 1685: 1683: 1672: 1665: 1664: 1658: 1652: 1649: 1642: 1641: 1637: 1631: 1625: 1622: 1616: 1612: 1609: 1608: 1593: 1589: 1585: 1584:autosport.com 1581: 1574: 1571: 1564: 1556: 1551: 1546: 1543: 1526: 1523: 1521: 1516: 1511: 1509: 1503: 1502: 1499: 1482: 1479: 1477: 1472: 1467: 1465: 1459: 1458: 1455: 1438: 1435: 1433: 1428: 1423: 1421: 1415: 1414: 1411: 1394: 1393:Vision Racing 1391: 1389: 1384: 1379: 1377: 1371: 1370: 1367: 1350: 1347: 1345: 1340: 1335: 1333: 1327: 1326: 1323: 1306: 1303: 1301: 1296: 1291: 1289: 1283: 1282: 1279: 1262: 1259: 1256: 1251: 1246: 1244: 1238: 1237: 1234: 1217: 1214: 1211: 1206: 1201: 1199: 1193: 1192: 1189: 1172: 1169: 1167: 1162: 1157: 1155: 1149: 1148: 1145: 1128: 1125: 1123: 1118: 1113: 1111: 1105: 1104: 1101: 1084: 1081: 1078: 1073: 1068: 1066: 1060: 1059: 1056: 1039: 1036: 1034: 1029: 1024: 1022: 1016: 1015: 1012: 995: 994:Penske Racing 992: 990: 985: 980: 978: 972: 971: 968: 951: 948: 945: 940: 935: 933: 927: 926: 923: 906: 903: 900: 899:Justin Wilson 895: 890: 888: 882: 881: 878: 861: 858: 856: 855:John Andretti 851: 846: 844: 838: 837: 834: 817: 814: 812: 807: 802: 800: 794: 793: 790: 773: 770: 767: 762: 757: 755: 749: 748: 745: 728: 725: 722: 717: 712: 710: 704: 703: 700: 683: 682:Penske Racing 680: 678: 673: 668: 666: 660: 659: 656: 639: 636: 634: 629: 624: 622: 616: 615: 612: 595: 594:Vision Racing 592: 590: 589:A. 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Index

United States
2008 IndyCar Series season

Iowa Corn Indy 250
Iowa Speedway
Pole position
Scott Dixon
United States
Chip Ganassi Racing
Fastest lap
Ryan Briscoe
United States
Penske Racing
Podium
Dan Wheldon
United States
Chip Ganassi Racing
Hideki Mutoh
United States
Andretti Green Racing
Marco Andretti
United States
Andretti Green Racing
Iowa Corn Indy 250
2008 IndyCar Series season
Iowa Speedway
Newton, Iowa
Hélio Castroneves
Scott Dixon
Tony Kanaan

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