2010 Iowa Corn Indy 250
# 2010 Iowa Corn Indy 250

The 2010 Iowa Corn Indy 250 was the fourth running of the Iowa Corn Indy 250 and the eighth round of the 2010 IndyCar Series season. It took place on Sunday, June 20, 2010. The race was contested over 250 laps at the 0.875-mile (1.408 km) Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa, and was telecasted by Versus in the United States.

The winner of the 2010 Iowa Corn Indy 250 was Tony Kanaan. Will Power held the pole position running a time of 1:10.9925 seconds, while Dario Franchitti had the fastest lap running lap 21 in 17.9696 seconds. Hélio Castroneves finished in second, while E. J. Viso came in third place.

This was Kanaan’s last victory until the 2013 Indianapolis 500

## Classification

### Qualifying

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Lap 1 | Lap 2 | Lap 3 | Lap 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | 17.7742 | 17.7316 | 17.7249 | 17.7618 | 1:10.9925 |
| 2 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 17.7619 | 17.7632 | 17.7386 | 17.7308 | 1:10.9945 |
| 3 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Autosport | 17.7851 | 17.8050 | 17.7894 | 17.7435 | 1:11.1230 |
| 4 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | 17.8620 | 17.7794 | 17.7589 | 17.7703 | 1:11.1706 |
| 5 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | 17.8365 | 17.7961 | 17.7839 | 17.7640 | 1:11.1805 |
| 6 | 77 | Alex Tagliani | FAZZT Race Team | 17.8957 | 17.7484 | 17.7714 | 17.7680 | 1:11.1835 |
| 7 | 5 | Takuma Sato (R) | KV Racing Technology | 17.8595 | 17.8067 | 17.7803 | 17.8076 | 1:11.2541 |
| 8 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske | 17.8577 | 17.8136 | 17.7928 | 17.7900 | 1:11.2541 |
| 9 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Andretti Autosport | 18.0095 | 17.9042 | 17.8215 | 17.7511 | 1:11.4863 |
| 10 | 4 | Dan Wheldon | Panther Racing | 17.9445 | 17.8764 | 17.8696 | 17.8686 | 1:11.5591 |
| 11 | 22 | Justin Wilson | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 17.9749 | 17.8577 | 17.8596 | 17.8774 | 1:11.5696 |
| 12 | 37 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | 17.9574 | 17.9304 | 17.9041 | 17.8612 | 1:11.6531 |
| 13 | 14 | Vítor Meira | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 17.9859 | 17.9016 | 17.8925 | 17.8933 | 1:11.6733 |
| 14 | 19 | Alex Lloyd (R) | Dale Coyne Racing | 18.0464 | 17.9505 | 17.8912 | 17.8846 | 1:11.7727 |
| 15 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti Autosport | 18.0535 | 17.9584 | 17.9465 | 17.9174 | 1:11.8758 |
| 16 | 32 | Mario Moraes | KV Racing Technology | 18.0525 | 17.9708 | 17.9594 | 17.9473 | 1:11.9300 |
| 17 | 24 | Graham Rahal | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 18.1950 | 18.0722 | 17.9887 | 17.9413 | 1:12.1972 |
| 18 | 67 | Sarah Fisher | Sarah Fisher Racing | 18.1639 | 18.0141 | 18.0362 | 18.0343 | 1:12.2485 |
| 19 | 8 | E. J. Viso | KV Racing Technology | 18.1564 | 18.0339 | 18.0692 | 18.0272 | 1:12.2867 |
| 20 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro (R) | HVM Racing | 18.1887 | 18.0920 | 18.0440 | 18.0318 | 1:12.3565 |
| 21 | 2 | Raphael Matos | De Ferran Dragon Racing | 18.3031 | 18.0642 | 18.0223 | 17.9982 | 1:12.3878 |
| 22 | 36 | Bertrand Baguette (R) | Conquest Racing | 18.2643 | 18.1601 | 18.1084 | 18.1075 | 1:12.6403 |
| 23 | 34 | Mario Romancini (R) | Conquest Racing | 18.2839 | 18.3804 | 18.1272 | 18.1732 | 1:12.9647 |
| 24 | 06 | Hideki Mutoh | Newman/Haas Racing | 18.6807 | 18.4339 | 18.5388 | 18.5595 | 1:14.2129 |
| 25 | 18 | Milka Duno | Dale Coyne Racing | | | | | No Time |
| OFFICIAL QUALIFICATIONS REPORT |||||||||

### Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti Autosport | 250 | 1:42:12.4036 | 15 | 62 | 50 |
| 2 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | 250 | + 4.2030 | 4 | 43 | 40 |
| 3 | 8 | E. J. Viso | KV Racing Technology | 250 | + 5.2538 | 19 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske | 250 | + 9.0536 | 8 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | 250 | + 9.5902 | 1 | 32 | 31 |
| 6 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 250 | + 15.2683 | 2 | 21 | 28 |
| 7 | 14 | Vítor Meira | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 250 | + 16.8703 | 13 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | 37 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | 249 | + 1 Lap | 9 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | 24 | Graham Rahal | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 249 | + 1 Lap | 17 | 11 | 22 |
| 10 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Andretti Autosport | 249 | + 1 Lap | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | 4 | Dan Wheldon | Panther Racing | 249 | + 1 Lap | 10 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | 77 | Alex Tagliani | FAZZT Race Team | 248 | + 2 Laps | 14 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | 19 | Alex Lloyd (R) | Dale Coyne Racing | 248 | + 2 Laps | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | 2 | Raphael Matos | De Ferran Dragon Racing | 247 | + 3 Laps | 21 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Autosport | 244 | + 6 Laps | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| 16 | 34 | Mario Romancini (R) | Conquest Racing | 244 | + 6 Laps | 23 | 0 | 14 |
| 17 | 36 | Bertrand Baguette (R) | Conquest Racing | 237 | + 13 Laps | 22 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | 212 | + 38 Laps | 5 | 69 | 14 |
| 19 | 5 | Takuma Sato (R) | KV Racing Technology | 177 | Contact | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 20 | 06 | Hideki Mutoh | Newman/Haas Racing | 131 | Handling | 24 | 0 | 12 |
| 21 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro (R) | HVM Racing | 128 | Handling | 20 | 0 | 12 |
| 22 | 67 | Sarah Fisher | Sarah Fisher Racing | 92 | Contact | 18 | 0 | 12 |
| 23 | 18 | Milka Duno | Dale Coyne Racing | 31 | Handling | 25 | 0 | 12 |
| 24 | 22 | Justin Wilson | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 0 | Contact | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| 25 | 32 | Mario Moraes | KV Racing Technology | 0 | Contact | 16 | 0 | 10 |
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## Championship standings after the race

### Drivers' Championship standings

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Will Power | 274 |
| 2 | Scott Dixon | 263 |
| 3 | Dario Franchitti | 260 |
| 4 | Hélio Castroneves | 251 |
| 5 | Ryan Briscoe | 240 |

* Note: Only the top five positions are included.

| Previous race: 2010 Firestone 550 | IndyCar Series 2010 season | Next race: 2010 Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen |
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| Previous race: 2009 Iowa Corn Indy 250 | 2010 Iowa Corn Indy 250 | Next race: 2011 Iowa Corn Indy 250 |
