2018 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Explained

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,[1] while 2018 Indy 500 champion Will Power took victory in the 248-lap race.[2]

Results

KeyMeaning
RRookie
WPast winner

Qualifying

Qualifying was canceled due to rain, so the race grid is based on entrant point standings.

PosNo.NamePoints
19 Scott Dixon530
227 Alexander Rossi501
31 Josef Newgarden W464
412 Will Power449
528 Ryan Hunter-Reay411
622 Simon Pagenaud368
715 Graham Rahal351
85 James Hinchcliffe338
918 Sébastien Bourdais325
1098 Marco Andretti311
1120 Ed Carpenter295
1210 Ed Jones273
1330 Takuma Sato267
1421 Spencer Pigot253
1514 Tony Kanaan240
1626 Zach Veach R239
1723 Charlie Kimball234
184 Matheus Leist R201
1988 Gabby Chaves198
2059 Max Chilton179
2119 Pietro Fittipaldi R162
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Race

GridDriverTeamEngineLapsTime/RetiredPit StopsLaps Led
1412 Will PowerTeam PenskeChevrolet2481:59:30.197249351
2227 Alexander RossiAndretti AutosportHonda248+1.31173441
319 Scott DixonChip Ganassi RacingHonda248+2.8092414538
4622 Simon PagenaudTeam PenskeChevrolet248+3.1336432
51626 Zach Veach RAndretti AutosportHonda248+7.26934231
61421 Spencer PigotEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet248+10.5509428
731 Josef Newgarden WTeam PenskeChevrolet248+10.6003426
81210 Ed JonesChip Ganassi RacingHonda248+22.1362424
91330 Takuma SatoRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda247+1 lap3423
10715 Graham RahalRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda247+1 lap320
112119 Pietro Fittipaldi RDale Coyne RacingHonda247+1 lap419
121120 Ed CarpenterEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet247+1 lap418
131098 Marco AndrettiAndretti Herta Autosport with Curb-AgajanianHonda246+2 laps417
14184 Matheus Leist RA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet246+2 laps416
151514 Tony KanaanA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet246+2 laps415
1685 James HinchcliffeSchmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda246+2 laps514
172059 Max ChiltonCarlinChevrolet244+4 laps513
181988 Gabby ChavesHarding RacingChevrolet242+6 laps612
191723 Charlie KimballCarlinChevrolet235+13 laps611
20528 Ryan Hunter-ReayAndretti AutosportHonda172Mechanical210
21918 Sébastien BourdaisDale Coyne Racing with Vasser-SullivanHonda0Contact09
OFFICIAL 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
PosDriverPoints
1568
2 Alexander Rossi542
13 Will Power500
14 Josef Newgarden490
5 Ryan Hunter-Reay421
Manufacturer standings
PosManufacturerPoints
1 Honda1,276
2 Chevrolet1,075

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gateway IndyCar: Qualifying canceled, grid set by entrant points. Malsher. David. August 24, 2018. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. September 15, 2018.
  2. Web site: Gateway IndyCar: Power keeps title hopes alive with victory. Malsher. David. August 26, 2018. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. September 15, 2018.