Iowa Corn Indy 250 2013 Results: Reaction, Leaders and Post-Race Analysis

After another exciting Iowa Corn Indy 250, it was James Hinchcliffe and the GoDaddy Andretti Racing team that won the 2013 edition of the race by 1.5 seconds over eventual second-place finisher Ryan Hunter-Reay.

Hinchcliffe looked great from the start. With the best car on the track and the right breaks coming his way as he worked his way through traffic, it was clear that this Sunday was the Canadian star’s chance to shine.

Indy 500 winner Tony Kanaan finished in third, Ed Carpenter pulled in a fourth-place finish and Graham Rahal sneaked into the top five to cap off a very solid day.

*All stats and standings via IndyCar.com.

Full 2013 Iowa Corn Indy 250 Results

Pos.	Driver	Car #	Started
1	James Hinchcliffe	27	2
2	Ryan Hunter-Reay	1	12
3	Tony Kanaan	11	5
4	Ed Carpenter	20	4
5	Graham Rahal	15	6
6	Simon Pagenaud	77	8
7	Oriol Servia	4	7
8	Helio Castroneves	3	11
9	Marco Andretti	25	3
10	E.J. Viso	5	16
11	Justin Wilson	19	10
12	Charlie Kimball	83	14
13	Tristan Vautier	55	13
14	Sebastien Bourdais	7	19
15	Josef Newgarden	67	22
16	Scott Dixon	9	15
17	Will Power	12	1
18	James Jakes	16	24
19	Sebastian Saavedra	6	18
20	Dario Franchitti	10	21
21	Simona de Silvestro	78	20
22	Ana Beatriz	18	23
23	Takuma Sato	14	17
24	Alex Tagliani	98	9

After Mother Nature interjected herself into the festivities of the Iowa Corn Indy 250, the officials at the track made short work of the cleanup process and ensured that the race would start on time.

As the green flag fell, the official Twitter account of the IZOD IndyCar Series was right there with the fans watching all over the world:

The racing from Iowa was intense, as it always is on the bullring, and the top drivers in the sport were off and running. It didn’t take long for two of the sport’s best drivers to start battling each other, with Graham Rahal and Marco Andretti jostling for the second-place position.

The Rahal and Andretti families have done battle on the race track for decades. The duel between the two legendary families reminded motorsports insider Tony DiZinno of an on-track rivalry we saw many years ago:

The 250-lap race is a true test of the driver’s stamina, patience and pure racing ability, and the leader after 100 and 125 laps is almost always there for a win at the end of the day. As Hinchcliffe proved Sunday, that was the case once again:

While the day was relatively calm in terms of cautions, Lap 137 saw a small accident bring out the yellow:

Hinchcliffe proved throughout the rest of the race that his car was the class of the field, as he survived multiple restarts, green-flag pit stops and the relentless attacks of his challengers. But second-place finisher Reay proved to be the toughest test at the end.

It still wasn't enough, however:

While each racer attempted to pry the win from the Andretti GoDaddy car, it was clear this was Hinchcliffe's time to shine.

2013 IndyCar Championship Standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Behind	Starts	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	DNF	Laps	Laps Led
1	Helio Castroneves	332	-	10	1	5	9	0	1423	200
2	Ryan Hunter-Reay	323	9	10	2	6	6	2	1350	216
3	Marco Andretti	277	55	10	0	4	8	1	1346	156
4	James Hinchcliffe	266	66	10	3	4	5	2	1275	260
5	Tony Kanaan	253	79	10	1	4	5	1	1417	56
6	Simon Pagenaud	241	91	10	1	1	6	1	1336	18
7	Scott Dixon	240	92	10	0	4	5	1	1253	1
8	Takuma Sato	233	99	10	1	2	4	2	1285	181
9	Justin Wilson	227	105	10	0	3	6	1	1374	9
10	Will Power	209	123	10	0	2	4	1	1341	64

Full results at IndyCar.com.

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