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

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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.

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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

Full results at IndyCar.com.

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