2019 IndyCar Classic

The 2019 IndyCar Classic was the 2nd round of the 2019 IndyCar season. The race was held on March 24, 2019, in Austin, Texas. Will Power qualified on pole position,[1] while rookie Colton Herta took his first career victory becoming the youngest IndyCar race winner of all time.[2]

United States 2019 Austin
Race details
2nd round of the 2019 IndyCar season
DateMarch 24, 2019
Official nameIndyCar Classic
LocationCircuit of the Americas
CoursePermanent racing facility
3.410 mi / 5.488 km
Distance60 laps
204.600 mi / 329.272 km
Pole position
DriverWill Power (Team Penske)
Time1:46.0177
Fastest lap
DriverColton Herta (Harding Steinbrenner Racing)
Time1:48.8953 (on lap 54 of 60)
Podium
FirstColton Herta (Harding Steinbrenner Racing)
SecondJosef Newgarden (Team Penske)
ThirdRyan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport)

Results
Key Meaning
R Rookie
W Past winner

Qualifying
Pos No. Name Grp. Round 1 Round 2 Firestone Fast 6
1 12 Australia Will Power 2 1:46.4360 1:46.0221 1:46.0177
2 27 United States Alexander Rossi 2 1:47.4689 1:45.9263 1:46.1761
3 28 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay 1 1:46.5890 1:46.0057 1:46.3228
4 88 United States Colton Herta R 1 1:46.7559 1:45.9665 1:46.3594
5 10 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist R 1 1:46.2744 1:45.4542 1:46.5680
6 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon 1 1:46.2076 1:46.3075 1:46.9375
7 2 United States Josef Newgarden 2 1:46.2993 1:46.3438
8 31 Mexico Patricio O'Ward R 1 1:46.8246 1:46.3807
9 26 United States Zach Veach 2 1:46.5227 1:46.5421
10 15 United States Graham Rahal 2 1:46.5180 1:46.9676
11 19 United States Santino Ferrucci R 1 1:46.6126 1:47.3956
12 4 Brazil Matheus Leist 2 1:47.4313 1:48.0634
13 59 United Kingdom Max Chilton 1 1:46.8253
14 30 Japan Takuma Sato 2 1:47.7109
15 5 Canada James Hinchcliffe 1 1:46.8670
16 7 Sweden Marcus Ericsson R 2 1:48.4259
17 18 France Sébastien Bourdais 1 1:47.0702
18 20 United Arab Emirates Ed Jones 2 1:48.4523
19 21 United States Spencer Pigot 1 1:48.4895
20 98 United States Marco Andretti 2 1:48.6521
21 32 United States Kyle Kaiser R 1 1:48.6343
22 22 France Simon Pagenaud 2 1:48.9030
23 60 United Kingdom Jack Harvey 1 1:49.1795
24 14 Brazil Tony Kanaan 2 1:50.0743
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE Archived 2019-05-18 at the Wayback Machine

Race
Colton Herta wins at Texas
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit
Stops		 Grid Laps
Led		 Pts.1
1 88 United States Colton Herta R Harding Steinbrenner Racing Honda 60 2:00:02.0587 3 4 15 51
2 2 United States Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 60 +2.7182 3 7 40
3 28 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 60 +3.2311 3 3 35
4 15 United States Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 60 +8.0612 3 10 32
5 18 France Sébastien Bourdais Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 60 +15.4015 3 17 30
6 98 United States Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian Honda 60 +19.8494 3 20 28
7 30 Japan Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 60 +22.1467 3 14 26
8 31 Mexico Patricio O'Ward R Carlin Racing Chevrolet 60 +23.2628 3 8 24
9 27 United States Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 60 +23.5279 3 2 22
10 60 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing with Arrow Schmidt Peterson Honda 60 +23.9532 3 23 20
11 21 United States Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 60 +24.3838 3 19 19
12 14 Brazil Tony Kanaan A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 60 +27.0568 3 24 18
13 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 60 +31.0677 3 6 17
14 20 United Arab Emirates Ed Jones Ed Carpenter Racing Scuderia Corsa Chevrolet 60 +35.6602 3 18 16
15 7 Sweden Marcus Ericsson R Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 60 +36.2308 3 16 15
16 5 Canada James Hinchcliffe Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 60 +36.7699 4 15 14
17 4 Brazil Matheus Leist A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 60 +39.2619 5 12 13
18 32 United States Kyle Kaiser R Juncos Racing Chevrolet 60 +46.2357 3 21 12
19 22 France Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 60 +55.0378 5 22 11
20 19 United States Santino Ferrucci R Dale Coyne Racing Honda 60 +1:53.6876 6 11 10
21 59 United Kingdom Max Chilton Carlin Racing Chevrolet 59 +1 Lap 4 13 9
22 26 United States Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda 58 +2 Laps 5 9 8
23 10 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist R Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 55 +5 Laps 4 5 7
24 12 Australia Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 46 Mechanical 2 1 45 10
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
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2019 IndyCar Classic.
  1. Pruett, Marshall (2019-03-23). "Last-lap heroics put Power on COTA pole". RACER. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  2. Pruett, Marshall (2019-03-24). "Herta takes first career win at COTA". RACER. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
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