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)
Motor car race
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.
^"Weather information for the 2012 Firestone 550". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
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