The 2018 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Presented by Valvoline was the 15th round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season. The race was held on August 26 at Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Illinois, just east of St. Louis, Missouri. 2017 Indy 500 pole winner Scott Dixon qualified on pole position after qualifying was canceled due to rain, while 2018 Indy 500 champion Will Power took victory in the 248-lap race.
Results KeyMeaningRRookieWPast winner
Qualifying Qualifying was canceled due to rain, so the race grid is based on entrant point standings. PosNo.NamePoints19 Scott Dixon530227 Alexander Rossi50131 Josef Newgarden W464412 Will Power449528 Ryan Hunter-Reay411622 Simon Pagenaud368715 Graham Rahal35185 James Hinchcliffe338918 Sébastien Bourdais3251098 Marco Andretti3111120 Ed Carpenter2951210 Ed Jones2731330 Takuma Sato2671421 Spencer Pigot2531514 Tony Kanaan2401626 Zach Veach R2391723 Charlie Kimball234184 Matheus Leist R2011988 Gabby Chaves1982059 Max Chilton1792119 Pietro Fittipaldi R162OFFICIAL BOX SCORE
Race GridDriverTeamEngineLapsTime/RetiredPit StopsLaps Led1412 Will PowerTeam PenskeChevrolet2481:59:30.1972493512227 Alexander RossiAndretti AutosportHonda248 +1.31173441319 Scott DixonChip Ganassi RacingHonda248 +2.80924145384622 Simon PagenaudTeam PenskeChevrolet248 +3.133643251626 Zach Veach RAndretti AutosportHonda248 +7.2693423161421 Spencer PigotEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet248 +10.5509428731 Josef Newgarden WTeam PenskeChevrolet248 +10.600342681210 Ed JonesChip Ganassi RacingHonda248 +22.136242491330 Takuma SatoRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda247 +1 lap342310715 Graham RahalRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda247 +1 lap320112119 Pietro Fittipaldi RDale Coyne RacingHonda247 +1 lap419121120 Ed CarpenterEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet247 +1 lap418131098 Marco AndrettiAndretti Herta Autosport with Curb-AgajanianHonda246 +2 laps41714184 Matheus Leist RA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet246 +2 laps416151514 Tony KanaanA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet246 +2 laps4151685 James HinchcliffeSchmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda246 +2 laps514172059 Max ChiltonCarlinChevrolet244 +4 laps513181988 Gabby ChavesHarding RacingChevrolet242 +6 laps612191723 Charlie KimballCarlinChevrolet235 +13 laps61120528 Ryan Hunter-ReayAndretti AutosportHonda172Mechanical21021918 Sébastien BourdaisDale Coyne Racing with Vasser-SullivanHonda0Contact09OFFICIAL BOX SCORE
Notes
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
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Scott Dixon 568 2 Alexander Rossi 542 1 3 Will Power 500 1 4 Josef Newgarden 490 5 Ryan Hunter-Reay 421
Manufacturer standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Honda 1,276 2 Chevrolet 1,075
Note: Only the top five positions are included.
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