2018 Bommarito Automotive Group 500

The 2018 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Presented by Valvoline was the 15th round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season. The race was held on August 26 at Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Illinois, just east of St. Louis, Missouri. 2017 Indy 500 pole winner Scott Dixon qualified on pole position after qualifying was canceled due to rain,[1] while 2018 Indy 500 champion Will Power took victory in the 248-lap race.[2]

2018 Gateway
Race details
15th round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season
DateAugust 25, 2018
Official nameBommarito Automotive Group 500 Presented by Valvoline
LocationGateway Motorsports Park
CoursePermanent racing facility
1.25 mi / 2.01 km
Distance248 laps
310 mi / 499 km
Pole position
DriverScott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Fastest lap
DriverWill Power (Team Penske)
Time25.1165 (on lap 218 of 248)
Podium
FirstWill Power (Team Penske)
SecondAlexander Rossi (Andretti Autosport)
ThirdScott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)

Results
Key Meaning
R Rookie
W Past winner

Qualifying

Qualifying was canceled due to rain, so the race grid is based on entrant point standings.

Pos No. Name Points
1 9 Scott Dixon 530
2 27 Alexander Rossi 501
3 1 Josef Newgarden W 464
4 12 Will Power 449
5 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay 411
6 22 Simon Pagenaud 368
7 15 Graham Rahal 351
8 5 James Hinchcliffe 338
9 18 Sébastien Bourdais 325
10 98 Marco Andretti 311
11 20 Ed Carpenter 295
12 10 Ed Jones 273
13 30 Takuma Sato 267
14 21 Spencer Pigot 253
15 14 Tony Kanaan 240
16 26 Zach Veach R 239
17 23 Charlie Kimball 234
18 4 Matheus Leist R 201
19 88 Gabby Chaves 198
20 59 Max Chilton 179
21 19 Pietro Fittipaldi R 162
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Race
Pos Grid No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit Stops Laps Led Pts.1
1 4 12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 248 1:59:30.1972 4 93 51
2 2 27 Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 248 +1.3117 3 4 41
3 1 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 248 +2.8092 4 145 38
4 6 22 Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 248 +3.1336 4 32
5 16 26 Zach Veach R Andretti Autosport Honda 248 +7.2693 4 2 31
6 14 21 Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 248 +10.5509 4 28
7 3 1 Josef Newgarden W Team Penske Chevrolet 248 +10.6003 4 26
8 12 10 Ed Jones Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 248 +22.1362 4 24
9 13 30 Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 247 +1 lap 3 4 23
10 7 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 247 +1 lap 3 20
11 21 19 Pietro Fittipaldi R Dale Coyne Racing Honda 247 +1 lap 4 19
12 11 20 Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 247 +1 lap 4 18
13 10 98 Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 246 +2 laps 4 17
14 18 4 Matheus Leist R A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 246 +2 laps 4 16
15 15 14 Tony Kanaan A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 246 +2 laps 4 15
16 8 5 James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 246 +2 laps 5 14
17 20 59 Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 244 +4 laps 5 13
18 19 88 Gabby Chaves Harding Racing Chevrolet 242 +6 laps 6 12
19 17 23 Charlie Kimball Carlin Chevrolet 235 +13 laps 6 11
20 5 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 172 Mechanical 2 10
21 9 18 Sébastien Bourdais Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 0 Contact 0 9
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE
Notes

1 Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position.

Championship standings after the race
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References
  1. Malsher, David (August 24, 2018). "Gateway IndyCar: Qualifying canceled, grid set by entrant points". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  2. Malsher, David (August 26, 2018). "Gateway IndyCar: Power keeps title hopes alive with victory". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
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