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Servia returns to Panther for Honda Indy 200 event
Oriol Servia will make his third start for Panther Racing and his ninth at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio on Aug. 4. He last competed in the No. 4 National Guard car at Iowa Speedway.
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Dave Lewandowski

Next generation of Sato, IndyCar fans growing
From left are Yusuke, Misaki, Takuma Sato, Takumi (yes, the child was named after the race car driver) and Aya Inoue while catching up in the A.J. Foyt Racing home on wheels. The couple, ardent Sato fans, met at the 2004 F1 race in Shanghai.
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Unpredictable 1st half flows into spirited 2nd
Consistent results have led Helio Castroneves (far left) to the top of the championship standings through the first half, while James Hinchcliffe, Takuma Sato and Simon Pagenaud have been first-time winners in an unpredictable season.
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Dave Lewandowski

Notes: Franchitti takes in a wee bit of football
Four-time IZOD IndyCar Series champion Dario Franchitti is presented a Philadelphia Union jersey by defender Ray Gaddis while visiting with the team. ... Iowa event marks Al Speyer's final race as Firestone executive director of motorsports. ... Helio Castroneves closing in on 5,000.
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Dave Lewandowski

Formula for success drills down to 'trust'
James Hinchcliffe has posted three victories this season for Andretti Autosport, which has won five of the 10 IZOD IndyCar Series races. Team owner Michael Andretti says communication between the four drivers and crews has been the key.
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Official Box Score for the Iowa Corn Indy 250
James Hinchcliffe wins the Iowa Corn Indy 250 at Iowa Speedway. Josef Newgarden (shown) finished 15th after starting 22nd
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Dave Lewandowski

Hinchcliffe dominates Iowa for first oval win
James Hinchcliffe wins the Iowa Corn Indy 250 presented by DEKALB at Iowa Speedway for his first victory on an oval and third this season. Teammate Ryan Hunter-Reay is second and Tony Kanaan finishes third.
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Starting Lineup for the Iowa Corn Indy 250
Will Power and James Hinchcliffe will lead the field in Sunday's Iowa Corn Indy 250 at Iowa Speedway
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Iowa Corn Indy 250 weekend through our lenses
The race weekend -- in its seventh year -- is an annual early summer event for spectators, who converge on the facility hard off Interstate 80 from across the Midwest and beyond. Get a glimpse of the weekend from IMS photographers Chris Jones and Shawn Gritzmacher.
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Dave Lewandowski

Castroneves picks up pole, but will start 11th at Iowa
Helio Castroneves leads all 50 laps of the third heat race to earn the Verizon P1 Award for the Iowa Corn Indy 250 presented by DEKALB, but he'll start 11th because of an unapproved engine change. Watch the race at 2:30 p.m. (ET) June 23 on ABC.
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Dave Lewandowski

Castroneves blisters record; on to heat races
Helio Castroneves tops the speed chart for single-lap qualifying to set the lineup for three heat races. Watch the 50-lap qualifying races at 6:45 p.m. (ET) on indycar.com and the INDYCAR 13 app that will determine the Verizon P1 Award winner and set the lineup for the Iowa Corn Indy 250 presented by DEKALB.
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Dave Lewandowski

Kanaan paces 1st practice; faster than track record
Tony Kanaan tops the speed chart at Iowa Speedway. Single-lap qualifying to set the lineup for the heat races is at 4 p.m. (ET) and the 50-lap heat races are at 6:45 p.m. (ET). Both are on indycar.com and the INDYCAR 13 app.