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]
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 15th round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season | |
 | |
| Date | August 25, 2018 |
| Official name | Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Presented by Valvoline |
| Location | Gateway Motorsports Park |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.25 mi / 2.01 km |
| Distance | 248 laps 310 mi / 499 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Will Power (Team Penske) |
| Time | 25.1165 (on lap 218 of 248) |
| Podium | |
| First | Will Power (Team Penske) |
| Second | Alexander Rossi (Andretti Autosport) |
| Third | Scott 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Will Power |
449 |
| 5 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay |
411 |
| 6 | 22 |  Simon Pagenaud |
368 |
| 7 | 15 | Graham Rahal |
351 |
| 8 | 5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
- 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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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
- Malsher, David (August 24, 2018). "Gateway IndyCar: Qualifying canceled, grid set by entrant points". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- Malsher, David (August 26, 2018). "Gateway IndyCar: Power keeps title hopes alive with victory". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
| Previous race: 2018 ABC Supply 500 |
IndyCar Series 2018 season |
Next race: 2018 Grand Prix of Portland |
| Previous race: 2017 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 |
Bommarito Automotive Group 500 | Next race: 2019 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 |
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