2019 Honda Indy 200
# 2019 Honda Indy 200

The 2019 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio was an IndyCar Series event held at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. The race served as the 13th round of the 2019 IndyCar Series season. This marked the 35th time that Indy car racing had raced at Mid-Ohio. The event was supported by races from the three Road to Indy ladder series as well as Stadium Super Trucks and the Global MX-5 Cup. Will Power secured his fourth pole at Mid-Ohio, a record for the track. It was also his 57th overall pole in the IndyCar Series. Scott Dixon beat fellow Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Felix Rosenqvist by a margin of .0934, the closest margin of victory at Mid-Ohio. Points leader Josef Newgarden had a last lap spin which dropped him ten positions from a potential fourth place finish

## Background

### Entrants

DragonSpeed was originally planning on entering Ben Hanley but pulled out due to visa issues.

| Key | Meaning |
| - | - |
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
| No. | Driver | Team | Engine |
| 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Matheus Leist | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 5 | James Hinchcliffe | Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda |
| 7 | Marcus Ericsson R | Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda |
| 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 10 | Felix Rosenqvist R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Tony Kanaan | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Graham Rahal W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 18 | Sébastien Bourdais | Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan | Honda |
| 19 | Santino Ferrucci R | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda |
| 20 | Ed Jones | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 21 | Spencer Pigot | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 22 | Simon Pagenaud W | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 26 | Zach Veach | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 27 | Alexander Rossi W | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 30 | Takuma Sato | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 31 | RC Enerson R | Carlin | Chevrolet |
| 59 | Max Chilton | Carlin | Chevrolet |
| 60 | Jack Harvey | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 88 | Colton Herta R | Harding Steinbrenner Racing | Honda |
| 98 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian | Honda |

## Practice

### Practice 1

Practice 1 took place at 11:20 AM ET on July 26, 2019.

Top Practice Speeds :

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:06.0973 |
| 2 | 21 | Spencer Pigot | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:06.2455 |
| 3 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:06.2665 |
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### Practice 2

Practice 2 took place at 3:15 PM ET on July 26, 2019.

Top Practice Speeds :

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 88 | Colton Herta R | Harding Steinbrenner Racing | Honda | 01:05.7292 |
| 2 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:05.9313 |
| 3 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:05.9935 |
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### Practice 3

Practice 3 took place at 10:30 AM ET on July 27, 2019.

Top Practice Speeds :

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 88 | Colton Herta R | Harding Steinbrenner Racing | Honda | 01:05.7048 |
| 2 | 21 | Spencer Pigot | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:05.7625 |
| 3 | 27 | Alexander Rossi W | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:05.8747 |
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## Qualifying

Qualifying took place at 2:35 PM ET on July 27, 2019.

### Qualifying classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Time | Time | Time | Final grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Final grid |
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Group 1 | Group 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Final grid |
| 1 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:05.3775 | N/A | 01:05.4261 | 01:05.1569 | 1 |
| 2 | 27 | Alexander Rossi W | Andretti Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:05.2810 | 01:05.1898 | 01:05.5317 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:05.3809 | 01:05.4004 | 01:05.7885 | 3 |
| 4 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:05.6464 | 01:05.4207 | 01:05.8958 | 4 |
| 5 | 18 | Sébastien Bourdais | Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan | Honda | N/A | 01:05.2702 | 01:05.5616 | 01:06.2040 | 5 |
| 6 | 10 | Felix Rosenqvist R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:05.7631 | N/A | 01:05.3968 | 01:06.4914 | 6 |
| 7 | 88 | Colton Herta R | Harding Steinbrenner Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:05.4335 | 01:05.5650 | N/A | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:05.7294 | 01:05.6999 | N/A | 8 |
| 9 | 60 | Jack Harvey | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 01:05.9107 | N/A | 01:05.7231 | N/A | 9 |
| 10 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:05.7484 | N/A | 01:05.7328 | N/A | 10 |
| 11 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 01:05.9152 | N/A | 01:05.7567 | N/A | 11 |
| 12 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson R | Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 01:05.7286 | N/A | 01:06.0428 | N/A | 12 |
| 13 | 21 | Spencer Pigot | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:05.9377 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 19 | Santino Ferrucci R | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:05.7588 | N/A | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 15 | Graham Rahal W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:05.9745 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 59 | Max Chilton | Carlin | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:05.9981 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 30 | Takuma Sato | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:06.3723 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 20 | Ed Jones | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:06.1800 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 19 | 98 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:06.4156 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| 20 | 26 | Zach Veach | Andretti Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:06.2115 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
| 21 | 4 | Matheus Leist | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:06.5488 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21 |
| 22 | 31 | RC Enerson R | Carlin | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:06.3196 | N/A | N/A | 22 |
| 23 | 14 | Tony Kanaan | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:07.0491 | N/A | N/A | 23 |
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**Notes**

* Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

## Warm Up

### Final Practice

A Warm Up practice took place at 12:00 PM ET on July 28, 2019.

Top Practice Speeds :

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 9 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:06.6442 |
| 2 | 10 | Felix Rosenqvist R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:06.9027 |
| 3 | 88 | Colton Herta R | Harding Steinbrenner Racing | Honda | 01:06.9386 |
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## Race

The race started at 4:00 PM ET on July 28, 2019.

### Race classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 90 | 1:45:15.6974 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 53 |
| 2 | 10 | Felix Rosenqvist R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 90 | +0.0934 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 41 |
| 3 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 90 | +1.2578 | 3 | 10 | | 35 |
| 4 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 90 | +6.9878 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 34 |
| 5 | 27 | Alexander Rossi W | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 90 | +10.7949 | 2 | 2 | | 30 |
| 6 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 90 | +11.9029 | 3 | 4 | | 28 |
| 7 | 21 | Spencer Pigot | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | +12.3671 | 3 | 13 | | 26 |
| 8 | 88 | Colton Herta R | Harding Steinbrenner Racing | Honda | 90 | +12.9546 | 3 | 7 | | 24 |
| 9 | 15 | Graham Rahal W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 90 | +19.9289 | 3 | 15 | | 22 |
| 10 | 60 | Jack Harvey | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 90 | +20.4762 | 3 | 9 | | 20 |
| 11 | 18 | Sébastien Bourdais | Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan | Honda | 90 | +20.7715 | 4 | 5 | | 19 |
| 12 | 19 | Santino Ferrucci R | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 90 | +21.2696 | 3 | 14 | | 18 |
| 13 | 20 | Ed Jones | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | +46.0085 | 3 | 18 | | 17 |
| 14 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 89 | Off Course | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 |
| 15 | 98 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 89 | +1 Lap | 3 | 19 | | 15 |
| 16 | 59 | Max Chilton | Carlin | Chevrolet | 89 | +1 Lap | 3 | 16 | | 14 |
| 17 | 31 | RC Enerson R | Carlin | Chevrolet | 89 | +1 Lap | 3 | 22 | | 13 |
| 18 | 4 | Matheus Leist | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 89 | +1 Lap | 3 | 21 | | 12 |
| 19 | 30 | Takuma Sato | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 89 | +1 Lap | 4 | 17 | | 11 |
| 20 | 14 | Tony Kanaan | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 89 | +1 Lap | 3 | 23 | | 10 |
| 21 | 26 | Zach Veach | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 89 | +1 Lap | 3 | 20 | | 9 |
| 22 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 87 | +3 Laps | 5 | 11 | | 8 |
| 23 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson R | Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 2 | Contact | 1 | 12 | | 7 |
| Fastest lap: James Hinchcliffe (Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports) – 01:07.3644 (lap 79) |||||||||||
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## Championship standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Josef Newgarden | 504 |
| | 2 | Alexander Rossi | 488 |
| | 3 | Simon Pagenaud | 457 |
| | 4 | Scott Dixon | 442 |
| | 5 | Will Power | 356 |
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