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Shifting sights to the third oval of the 2023 NTT INDYCAR Sequence season, Chevrolet has eyes on not solely shifting momentum, however racing to Victory Lane at Iowa Speedway the place the Bowtie model has excelled within the V6 2.2-liter twin turbo injected period.
Since 2012, Workforce Chevy boasts 9 wins and 11 earned pole awards since 2012. Moreover, Chevrolet holds 26 podiums that embody 5 sweeps since 2012, and an astounding 3,144 laps led. With each races seeing 250 laps, or 223.5 miles, on Saturday and Sunday of the doubleheader, the Bowtie model brings a robust historical past to the 0.894-mile tri-oval.
Successful at Iowa Speedway in 2013, Ryan Hunter-Reay, driver of the No. 20 BITNILE.COM Chevrolet for Ed Carpenter Racing, seems to be to return to his successful methods within the sequence. “Iowa Speedway has at all times been certainly one of my favourite races on the schedule, I simply love brief observe racing,” stated Hunter-Reay. “We had a really productive take a look at right here just a few weeks in the past. With that stated, this observe could be very difficult and will be extraordinarily troublesome to nail a balanced setup over a long term on tires. It appears its at all times altering 12 months to 12 months.”
Becoming a member of Arrow McLaren INDYCAR this season, Alexander Rossi, driver of the No. 7 Chevrolet, famous of the brief oval program the staff has constructed, whereas the success it has seen in previous at Iowa Speedway saying, “Iowa is without doubt one of the most difficult tracks that we go to, however the staff has some wonderful pedigree there and I can not wait to drive our brief oval bundle for the primary time. On high of that, the help of Hy-Vee is unimaginable and the vitality of the followers fuels us. We’ll be pushing exhausting to placed on an excellent present for them.”
Climbing in and again behind the wheel this weekend in Iowa, Ed Carpenter, Workforce Proprietor and driver of the No. 33 Chevrolet at Ed Carpenter Racing famous pleasure heading to the observe this weekend for the occasion. “I at all times get excited to race at Iowa Speedway. I really benefit from the doubleheader format and Hy-Vee has accomplished an excellent job with the entire occasion. We’ve got been robust at Iowa up to now and had a superb take a look at there lately. It is a vital occasion for us as a staff to create robust outcomes for all three BITNILE.COM Chevrolets.”
“The NTT INDYCAR Sequence doubleheader at Iowa Speedway is a favourite for our Chevy groups and drivers,” stated Common Motors’ IndyCar Program Supervisor Rob Buckner. “Issues occur in a short time on this conventional brief oval. With the combo of conventional highway programs and avenue circuits the previous few weeks, Iowa gives new and distinctive challenges for our engineers working with the groups and drivers. However our previous success offers us a toolbox to work from, and we’re trying ahead to good outcomes because the push for the championship continues.”
The Hy-Vee INDYCAR Race Weekend at Iowa Speedway kicks off with follow Friday, July 21 at 4:30 p.m. ET. {Qualifications} begin Saturday’s Hy-Vee Homefront 250 race day at 9:30 a.m. ET, with the primary 250 lap occasion beginning at 3 p.m. ET, reside on NBC. The Hy-Vee One Step 250 wraps up the weekend on Sunday, July 23, with inexperienced flag reside at 2 p.m. ET on NBC. All follow and qualifying can be reside on Peacock, INDYCAR Radio, and SiriusXM Channel 160.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING (QUOTES):
Pato O’Ward, No. 5 Chevrolet at Arrow McLaren INDYCAR:
“We’re going again to the cornfields. It is a observe with a number of the finest racing you will ever see. Greater than that, it is a very distinctive place we race at and really completely different than some other observe on the calendar. I at all times sit up for going to Iowa.”
Felix Rosenqvist, No. 6 Chevrolet at Arrow McLaren INDYCAR:
”Iowa is turning into a spotlight of the season. As a staff, we have now many causes to sit up for it after having a really profitable weekend right here final 12 months. It will likely be some of the necessary weekends of the 12 months as it is a doubleheader, so we’re very centered on maximizing our efficiency.”
Alexander Rossi, No. 7 Chevrolet at Arrow McLaren INDYCAR:
”As we gear up for the doubleheader at Iowa, I really feel each excited and centered. It is at all times nice to get again to the observe instantly after a tough weekend. Iowa is without doubt one of the most difficult tracks that we go to, however the staff has some wonderful pedigree there and I can not wait to drive our brief oval bundle for the primary time. On high of that, the help of Hy-Vee is unimaginable and the vitality of the followers fuels us. We’ll be pushing exhausting to placed on an excellent present for them. I can not wait to get there and get began and perhaps see some cool concert events alongside the best way.”
Gavin Ward, Race Director at Arrow McLaren INDYCAR:
“Iowa has been a profitable stomping floor for our staff in recent times, and our oval bundle has been robust all 12 months. So this weekend is about doing the fundamentals proper, not overthinking it, and having fun with being part of the very best brief oval racing on the earth.”
Rinus VeeKay, No. 21 Chevrolet at Ed Carpenter Racing:
“Two races this weekend! That’s going to be very thrilling. I’ve accomplished nicely at Iowa Speedway up to now and had a fairly good race there final 12 months, 4th place. We are able to do very nicely, that is a type of tracks that can present lots of alternatives for us. The Hy-Vee INDYCAR Race Weekend is at all times so enjoyable with the concert events and all the pieces else happening along with our races, it’s going to be a pleasant couple of days!”
Santino Ferrucci, No. 14 Chevrolet at AJ Foyt Racing:
“Actually searching for to Iowa. I feel it’s top-of-the-line dynamic racing tracks we go to. Most passes, most technique, a number of traces, you possibly can actually run wherever you need nonetheless you’d prefer to. It simply form of is determined by your automobile and your stability and your technique. It’s very enjoyable. We did be taught lots from our take a look at earlier there this 12 months – we all know the place we’re struggling and we all know why we’re struggling. So assuming we’ve accomplished our homework appropriately we must be okay.”
Benjamin Pedersen, No. 55 Chevrolet at AJ Foyt Racing:
“I’m actually trying ahead to Iowa Speedway, I really like the observe and I’m a giant fan of ovals usually. We’ve got had some nice success on ovals to date this season, so I’m able to get again to them and see what we will do. It is a very bumpy observe, so getting the automobile in the best window and getting the dampers to work nicely is extraordinarily necessary to being profitable there. It is a double-header occasion, so there’s a lot to supply inside the weekend by way of outcomes, so I’m trying ahead to what we will accomplish within the No. 55 Sexton Properties Chevrolet.”
CHEVROLET AT IOWA (since 2012):
Wins at Iowa: 9
2012: Ryan Hunter-Reay
2013: James Hinchcliff
2016: Josef Newgarden
2017: Helio Castroneves
2019: Josef Newgarden
2020: Simon Pagenaud (Race 1)
2020: Josef Newgarden (Race 2)
2022: Josef Newgarden (Race 1)
2022: Pato O’Ward (Race 2)
Pole Awards at Iowa: 11
2013: Helio Castroneves
2014: Scott Dixon
2015 Helio Castroneves
2016: Simon Pagenaud
2017: Will Energy
2018: Will Energy
2019 Simon Pagenaud
2020: Conor Daly (Race 1)
2020: Josef Newgarden (Race 2)
2022: Will Energy (Race 1)
2022: Will Energy (Race 2)
Podiums at Iowa by Workforce Chevy since 2012: 26*
*Chevrolet has swept the rostrum 5 occasions within the 2012 V6 2.2-liter twin turbo direct injected period at Iowa, together with in 2012, 2013, 2016, and 2022’s Race 1 and Race 2.
Laps Led at Iowa by Workforce Chevy since 2012: 3,144
2023 CHEVROLET BY THE NUMBERS:
192: NTT INDYCAR SERIES races as V6 engine provider since 2012 return to INDYCAR.
109: Wins within the NTT INDYCAR SERIES since 2012.
121: Earned poles since 2012.
7: Producer Championships since 2012.
7: Driver/entrant champions since 2012.
12: Indianapolis 500 victories by Chevrolet at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
5: Indianapolis 500 wins by Chevrolet since 2012 within the V6 2.2-liter twin turbo direct injected period.
26: Wins by Will Energy since 2012 – all with Chevrolet energy – most of any driver with the identical producer.
14: Consecutive seasons with no less than one win by Will Energy, together with the previous 11 with Chevrolet energy.
9: Wins from the pole by Will Energy with Chevrolet energy since 2012, most by any driver.
44: Pole begins by Will Energy since 2012 in a Chevrolet-powered automobile, most of any driver.
*Will Energy’s profession complete of 68 poles makes him the all-time pole winner in INDYCAR.
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