The 2020 Honda Indy 200 was a pair of IndyCar motor races held on September 12, 2020, and September 13, 2020, at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. They were the 10th and 11th rounds of the 2020 IndyCar Series season. Both races were contested of 75 laps.
The race was originally scheduled to be held on August 16, but was later moved up to August 9. However, it was later postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the race was held as a doubleheader event to make up for cancelled races at Portland and Laguna Seca.
The first race was held on September 12, 2020. Will Power won the pole and led all but 9 laps en route to the win. Josef Newgarden finished 2nd, and Alexander Rossi finished 3rd. Graham Rahal and Ryan Hunter-Reay rounded out the top five, and Felix Rosenqvist, Jack Harvey, Rinus VeeKay, Colton Herta, and Scott Dixon rounded out the top ten.
The second race was held on September 13, 2020. Colton Herta won the pole and the race. Alexander Rossi finished 2nd, and Ryan Hunter-Reay finished 3rd, marking a podium sweep for Andretti Autosport for the first time since 2005. Graham Rahal and Marcus Ericsson rounded out the top five, and Simon Pagenaud, Will Power, Josef Newgarden, Pato O'Ward, and Scott Dixon rounded out the top ten.
Race 1 – September 12
Entry list
KeyMeaningRookiePast winner DriverTeamEngine1 Josef Newgarden Team PenskeChevrolet4 Charlie Kimball A. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet5 Pato O'WardArrow McLaren SPChevrolet7 Oliver Askew Arrow McLaren SPChevrolet8 Marcus EricssonChip Ganassi RacingHonda9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi RacingHonda10 Felix RosenqvistChip Ganassi RacingHonda12 Will PowerTeam PenskeChevrolet14 Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda18 Santino FerrucciDale Coyne Racing with Vasser SullivanHonda20 Conor DalyEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet21 Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter RacingChevrolet22 Simon Pagenaud Team PenskeChevrolet26 Zach VeachAndretti AutosportHonda27 Alexander Rossi Andretti AutosportHonda28 Ryan Hunter-ReayAndretti AutosportHonda30 Takuma SatoRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda55 Álex Palou Dale Coyne Racing with Team GohHonda59 Max ChiltonCarlinChevrolet60 Jack HarveyMeyer Shank RacingHonda88 Colton HertaAndretti Harding Steinbrenner AutosportHonda98 Marco AndrettiAndretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-AgajanianHonda
Practice Practice was held at 10:45 AM ET on September 12, 2020. + Top Practice Speeds Driver Team Engine Lap Time 1 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 01:06.3034 2 12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 01:06.3952 3 27 Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 01:06.4299 Practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held at 2:00 PM ET on September 12, 2020. As the event was doubleheader, series rules meant qualifying was a single round (instead of two rounds as normal), split into two groups. Drivers from the group with the fastest driver having the better time started in the odd number positions, while the group whose fastest time was worse than the other group took even number positions.
Qualifying classification Driver Team Engine Group Time 1 12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 1 1:06.3343 1 2 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 2 1:06.7287 2 3 1 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 1 1:06.5508 3 4 20 Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 2 1:06.8761 4 5 60 Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda 1 1:06.7690 5 6 27 Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 2 1:07.1856 6 7 10 Felix Rosenqvist Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 1 1:06.7841 7 8 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 2 1:07.2205 8 9 21 Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 1 1:07.0110 9 10 22 Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 2 1:07.2489 10 11 98 Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian Honda 1 1:07.0162 11 12 59 Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 2 1:07.4491 12 13 88 Colton Herta Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 1 1:07.0212 13 14 18 Santino Ferrucci Dale Coyne Racing w/ Vasser Sullivan Honda 2 1:07.5011 14 15 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 1 1:07.0354 15 16 7 Oliver Askew Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 2 1:07.6211 16 17 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 1 1:07.1406 17 18 30 Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 2 1:07.8192 18 19 26 Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda 1 1:07.2101 19 20 55 Álex Palou Dale Coyne Racing w/ Team Goh Honda 2 1:08.1548 20 21 8 Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 1 1:07.3890 21 22 4 Charlie Kimball A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 2 1:08.3783 22 23 14 Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 2 1:08.5442 23Qualifying results
Race The race was held at 5:00 PM ET on September 12, 2020.
Race classification Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired PitStops Grid LapsLed 1 12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 75 01:29:08.9095 2 1 66 54 2 1 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 75 +7.4523 2 3 0 40 3 27 Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 75 +8.9922 2 6 5 36 4 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 75 +9.2323 2 8 0 32 5 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 75 +13.2281 2 2 0 31 6 10 Felix Rosenqvist Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 75 +14.1171 2 7 0 28 7 60 Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda 75 +18.2198 2 5 0 26 8 21 Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 75 +19.2468 2 9 0 24 9 88 Colton Herta Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 75 +26.0264 2 13 4 23 10 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 75 +32.7179 2 17 0 20 11 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 75 +33.6137 2 15 0 19 12 55 Álex Palou Dale Coyne Racing w/ Team Goh Honda 75 +34.4767 2 20 0 18 13 20 Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 75 +39.3069 2 4 0 17 14 18 Santino Ferrucci Dale Coyne Racing w/ Vasser Sullivan Honda 75 +42.9962 2 14 0 16 15 8 Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 75 +43.6952 2 21 0 15 16 59 Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 75 +44.4717 2 12 0 14 17 30 Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 75 +45.8415 2 18 0 13 18 22 Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 75 +46.2387 2 10 0 12 19 7 Oliver Askew Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 75 +1:08.4106 2 16 0 11 20 26 Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda 74 +1 Lap 2 19 0 10 21 4 Charlie Kimball A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 74 +1 Lap 2 22 0 9 22 14 Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 74 +1 Lap 2 23 0 8 23 98 Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian Honda 74 +1 Lap 2 11 0 7Fastest lap: Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP) - 1:08.3982 (Lap 22) Official race results
Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points1 Scott Dixon 4362 Josef Newgarden 360 (–76)3 Pato O'Ward 316 (–120)4 Takuma Sato 287 (–149) 35 Will Power 280 (–156)
Race 2 – September 13
Entry list
KeyMeaningRookiePast winner DriverTeamEngine1 Josef Newgarden Team PenskeChevrolet4 Charlie Kimball A. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet5 Pato O'WardArrow McLaren SPChevrolet7 Oliver Askew Arrow McLaren SPChevrolet8 Marcus EricssonChip Ganassi RacingHonda9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi RacingHonda10 Felix RosenqvistChip Ganassi RacingHonda12 Will Power Team PenskeChevrolet14 Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda18 Santino FerrucciDale Coyne Racing with Vasser SullivanHonda20 Conor DalyEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet21 Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter RacingChevrolet22 Simon Pagenaud Team PenskeChevrolet26 Zach VeachAndretti AutosportHonda27 Alexander Rossi Andretti AutosportHonda28 Ryan Hunter-ReayAndretti AutosportHonda30 Takuma SatoRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda55 Álex Palou Dale Coyne Racing with Team GohHonda59 Max ChiltonCarlinChevrolet60 Jack HarveyMeyer Shank RacingHonda88 Colton HertaAndretti Harding Steinbrenner AutosportHonda98 Marco AndrettiAndretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-AgajanianHonda
Qualifying Qualifying was held at 10:15 AM ET on September 13, 2020. Qualifying classification Driver Team Engine Group Time 1 88 Colton Herta Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 2 1:26.2788 1 2 18 Santino Ferrucci Dale Coyne Racing w/ Vasser Sullivan Honda 1 1:27.4688 2 3 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 2 1:27.0991 3 4 55 Álex Palou Dale Coyne Racing w/ Team Goh Honda 1 1:30.7107 4 5 10 Felix Rosenqvist Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 2 1:27.1414 5 6 22 Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 1 1:31.7359 6 7 98 Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian Honda 2 1:27.4608 7 8 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 1 1:31.9096 8 9 1 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 2 1:28.4174 9 10 27 Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 1 1:32.7010 10 11 21 Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 2 1:29.0355 11 12 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 1 1:33.1620 12 13 26 Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda 2 1:29.2354 13 14 7 Oliver Askew Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 1 1:33.4681 14 15 8 Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 2 1:30.2652 15 16 20 Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 1 1:34.3343 16 17 12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 2 17 18 59 Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 1 1:35.0273 18 19 60 Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda 2 19 20 14 Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 1 1:35.0781 20 21 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 2 21 22 30 Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 1 1:39.8092 22 23 4 Charlie Kimball A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 1 23Qualifying results
Race The race was held at 1:00 PM ET on September 13, 2020. Race classification Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired PitStops Grid LapsLed 1 88 Colton Herta Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 75 01:34:17.3968 2 1 57 54 2 27 Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 75 +1.3826 2 10 0 40 3 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 75 +2.4965 2 8 0 35 4 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 75 +3.0853 2 12 1 33 5 8 Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 75 +9.9175 2 15 1 31 6 22 Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 75 +14.1918 2 6 0 28 7 12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 75 +15.3292 2 17 0 26 8 1 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 75 +17.2532 2 9 0 24 9 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 75 +22.9474 3 21 0 22 10 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 75 +30.5093 3 3 0 20 11 21 Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 75 +31.7181 2 11 0 19 12 60 Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda 75 +36.7526 2 19 0 18 13 59 Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 75 +37.6521 2 18 0 17 14 18 Santino Ferrucci Dale Coyne Racing w/ Vasser Sullivan Honda 75 +46.5834 4 2 0 17 15 7 Oliver Askew Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 75 +47.3665 2 14 0 15 16 20 Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 75 +1:00.7058 2 16 0 14 17 26 Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda 75 +1:02.6716 2 13 0 13 18 30 Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 75 +1:05.2570 2 22 16 13 19 4 Charlie Kimball A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 75 +1:06.2089 3 23 0 11 20 98 Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian Honda 74 +1 Lap 2 7 0 10 21 14 Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 71 +4 Laps 2 20 0 9 22 10 Felix Rosenqvist Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 4 Contact 0 5 0 8 23 55 Álex Palou Dale Coyne Racing w/ Team Goh Honda 2 Contact 0 4 0 7Fastest lap: Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) - 1:08.3089 (Lap 65) Official race results
Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points1 Scott Dixon 4562 Josef Newgarden 384 (–72)3 Pato O'Ward 338 (–118) 24 Colton Herta 327 (–129)5 Will Power 306 (–150)
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