2012 Iowa Corn Indy 250

2012 Iowa Corn Indy 250

Race details
9th round of the 2012 IndyCar Series season
Date	June 23, 2012
Official name	Iowa Corn Indy 250
Location	Iowa Speedway
Course	Permanent racing facility 0.875 mi / 1.4 km
Distance	250 laps 218.75 mi / 352.044 km
Weather	Temperatures reaching up to 86 °F (30 °C); wind speeds up to 11.1 miles per hour (17.9 km/h)[1]
Pole position
Driver	Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time	9:16.9203 (Won 30-lap heat race)
Podium
First	Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport)
Second	Marco Andretti (Andretti Autosport)
Third	Tony Kanaan (KV Racing Technology)

The 2012 Iowa Corn Indy 250 was the sixth running of the Iowa Corn Indy 250 and the ninth round of the 2012 IndyCar Series season.

It took place on Saturday, June 23, 2012. The race was contested for 250 laps at 0.875-mile (1.408 km) Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa, and was televised by NBC Sports in the United States.

Pole sitter Dario Franchitti of Chip Ganassi Racing fell out of the race before the green flag due to engine failure. Ryan Hunter-Reay of Andretti Autosport won the race, his second consecutive win of the season.

The weather at this event reached up to 86 °F or 30 °C; almost becoming too hot to grow the corn that would make up the ethanol fuel for the drivers.

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