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3 hours ago
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Questions Linger For 2026 INDYCAR Schedule: Which Tracks Should Be Added?
As NASCAR has made some announcements about its schedule over the last several weeks, the INDYCAR paddock is awaiting word on several races for next year. Should INDYCAR return to Iowa Speedway after a sparsely attended doubleheader weekend? Will INDYCAR go to Mexico City? Those questions remain top of mind for 2026, a year for which one new event — the Grand Prix of Arlington in March — has already been announced. New events often generate buzz and excitement. The race around the Cowboys and Rangers stadiums should be a sight to see. Mexico City would be a second new race for 2026 and also an incredible sight. A Mexico race has been a major priority with the popularity of Pato O'Ward, who is optimistic about having a race at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. But going to Mexico City is more than just about O'Ward. It would be the lone place where INDYCAR would race on the same circuit as Formula 1, giving fans an idea of the similarities and the differences between the two series. One of the world's biggest cities, Mexico City would provide the exposure INDYCAR needs to help the brands of the sport's biggest names beyond O'Ward. As far as Iowa, it is a NASCAR-owned track that has been rented out by INDYCAR to host events. In other words, the track owner doesn't pay a sanction fee and then makes money by selling tickets. Instead, INDYCAR has handled the ticket sales to cover its costs of renting the track. Sponsorship revenue can also cover those costs, and after Hy-Vee ended its sponsorship of the Iowa doubleheader, that obviously impacted the weekend with no big concerts and in-market activations. It would be nice to see how Iowa could do with a single-race weekend (rather than a doubleheader). With it being so close to one of sprint-car racing's most iconic tracks (Knoxville Raceway), it only seems right that the fastest open-wheel cars race nearby. But that might be more of a desire of the heart than a sound business decision. INDYCAR needs to have ovals, and preferably a variety of them, so if Iowa is dropped, where would INDYCAR go next? Could that be Homestead? Could that be Richmond? Could that be Phoenix? All of those are owned by NASCAR and they have had INDYCAR races in their track history. Richmond would fill in a much-needed hole in the schedule, which currently doesn't have a race in the mid-Atlantic or the Northeast. A return to Pocono, where INDYCAR has seen its share of injuries and loss, is unlikely. Watkins Glen (another NASCAR-owned track) doesn't seem to be in the conversation. Thermal won't be on the 2026 race schedule. Having races at the private club near Palm Springs was intriguing, but the race lacked that big-event vibe. It makes for a great potential testing facility but not necessarily a great location for a race. INDYCAR is at its best as the anchor for a big event where people want to come and hang with friends and see fast cars. And then also the place where die-hard fans can come see and root for their favorite drivers (or against the ones they dislike most). So it needs diverse places. It needs diverse facilities. Hopefully the 2026 schedule has all of that. Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR and INDYCAR for FOX Sports. He has spent decades covering motorsports, including over 30 Daytona 500s, with stints at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Scene magazine and The (Daytona Beach) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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IndyCar Synk 275 at Iowa Speedway results, crashes: Pato O'Ward beats out Josef Newgarden
Pato O'Ward held off Josef Newgarden at the Iowa Speedway on July 12 to win his first IndyCar race of the season. O'Ward won the Synk 275 powered by Sukup with an average time of 1:46:00.6760. Newgarden, who was on pole, was second at 1:46:00.9112. Will Power finished third at 1:46:01.8888. Here is Nathan Brown's story from the race. is your best IndyCar follow, and keep up with coverage throughout the season with . IndyCar at Iowa Speedway results, finish order, final grid for Synk 275 Pato O'Ward Josef Newgarden Will Power Scott McLaughlin Alex Palou Christian Rasmussen Conor Daly Santino Ferrucci Marcus Armstrong Scott Dixon Graham Rahal David Malukas Colton Herta Louis Foster Marcus Ericsson Rinus Veekay Felix Rosenqvist Kyffin Simpson Devlin DeFrancesco Robert Shwartzman Christian Lundgaard Sting Ray Robb Callum Ilott Nolan Siegel Alexander Rossi Kyle Kirkwood Jacob Abel Pato O'Ward wins at the Iowa Speedway Pato O'Ward finished ahead of Josef Newgarden to win the Synk 275 at the Iowa Speedway on Saturday night. Red flag comes out to repair the wall Lap 258: After the Nolan Siegel crash, the race has been red-flagged so the SAFER barrier can be repaired. Nolan Siegel crashes into the wall Lap 248: Nolan Siegel, who was in the Top 10 for the majority of the race, crashed into the wall. The yellow flag has come out. Josef Newgarden pits on Lap 233 Lap 233: Josef Newgarden pits while in the lead. Others like Pato O'Ward and Scott McLaughlin also pitted on Lap 235. IndyCar leaderboard at Iowa Speedway Race 1 at Lap 220 Lap 220: Christian Rasmussen moved up to sixth. Scott McLaughlin is in eighth. Josef Newgarden Pato O'Ward Will Power Alex Palou Conor Daly Christian Rasmussen Nolan Siegel Scott McLaughlin Santino Ferrucci Scott Dixon IndyCar leaderboard at Iowa Speedway Race 1 at Lap 190 Lap 190: Will Power moved up to fourth. Josef Newgarden Pato O'Ward Alex Palou Will Power Conor Daly Nolan Siegel Santino Ferrucci Scott Dixon Christian Rasmussen Scott McLaughlin IndyCar leaderboard at Iowa Speedway Race 1 at Lap 170 Lap 170: Alex Palou has moved into third. Scott McLaughlin is in 12th. Josef Newgarden Pato O'Ward Alex Palou Conor Daly Will Power Nolan Siegel Santino Ferrucci Scott Dixon Marcus Armstrong Christian Rasmussen Kyle Kirkwood crashes into the wall on Lap 153 Lap 153: Kyle Kirkwood crashes into the wall on Turn 2. The yellow has come out. IndyCar leaderboard at Iowa Speedway Race 1 at Lap 140 Lap 140: The Top 10 has remained the same as Josef Newgarden leads the field. Josef Newgarden Pato O'Ward Conor Daly Alex Palou Will Power Scott Dixon Nolan Siegel Marcus Armstrong Santino Ferrucci Felix Rosenqvist IndyCar leaderboard at Iowa Speedway Race 1 at Lap 120 Lap 120: Pato O'Ward has moved up to second place. Conor Daly is back in the top 3. Scott McLaughlin is in 13th. Josef Newgarden Pato O'Ward Conor Daly Alex Palou Will Power Scott Dixon Nolan Siegel Marcus Armstrong Santino Ferrucci Felix Rosenqvist IndyCar leaderboard at Iowa Speedway Race 1 at Lap 85 Lap 85: Conor Daly dropped a few places after a pit stop. Josef Newgarden Alex Palou Scott Dixon Pato O'Ward Will Power Conor Daly Marcus Armstrong Nolan Siegel Santino Ferrucci Felix Rosenqvist Jacob Abel crashes into a wall Lap 75: Jacob Abel crashed in Turn 2. A yellow flag has come out. IndyCar leaderboard at Iowa Speedway Race 1 at Lap 65 Lap 65: Scott McLaughlin has moved up to 15th after starting the race at the back of the field. Christian Rasmussen nearly spun, but he was able to save it. Josef Newgarden Conor Daly Alex Palou Pato O'Ward Scott Dixon Nolan Siegel Will Power Felix Rosenqvist Santino Ferrucci Alexander Rossi IndyCar leaderboard at Iowa Speedway Race 1 at Lap 45 Lap 45: Josef Newgarden is in the lead with Conor Daly in second. Josef Newgarden Conor Daly Alex Palou Pato O'Ward Scott Dixon Nolan Siegel Will Power Felix Rosenqvist Santino Ferrucci Alexander Rossi Scott McLaughlin moves through the back of the pack Lap 32: After crashing in qualifying, Scott McLaughlin began the race at 27th. However, he has moved up to 19th place 32 laps in. Colton Herta spins through infield grass on Lap 1 Lap 1: We have an immediate yellow due to Colton Herta spinning through the infield grass just as the green flag comes out. There was no contact. IndyCar qualifying results for Synk 275 at Iowa Raceway on July 12, 2025 1. Josef Newgarden, 183.999 mph 2. Conor Daly, 183.714 mph 3. Felix Rosenqvist, 183.635 mph 4. Alex Palou, 183.596 mph 5. Pato O'Ward, 183.096 mph 6. Scott Dixon, 182.924 mph 7. Will Power, 182.824 mph 8. Nolan Siegel, 182.807 mph 9. Santino Ferrucci, 182.756 mph 10. David Malukas, 182.596 mph 11. Marcus Armstrong, 182.483 mph 12. Louis Foster, 182.381 mph 13. Alexander Rossi, 181.939 mph 14. Graham Rahal, 181.478 mph 15. Marcus Ericsson, 181.463 mph 16. Robert Shwartzman, 181.319 mph 17. Callum Ilott, 181.257 mph 18. Kyle Kirkwood, 181.13 mph 19. Christian Rasmussen, 181.107 mph 20. Devlin DeFrancesco, 181.097 mph 21. Christian Lundgaard, 179.975 mph 22. Kyffin Simpson, 179.966 mph 23. Colton Herta, 179.27 mph 24. Sting Ray Robb, 178.885 mph 25. Rinus VeeKay, 177.157 mph 26. Jacob Abel, 175.255 mph 27. Scott McLaughlin, no time Scott McLaughlin crashes in qualifying Scott McLaughlin ran into the wall on his first lap. He'll start at the back of the field. IndyCar qualifying results for Farm to Finish 275 at Iowa on July 13, 2025 Race 2 at Iowa begins at 1 p.m. ET. 1. Alex Palou, 184.014 mph 2. Felix Rosenqvist, 183.975 mph 3. David Malukas, 183.369 mph 4. Josef Newgarden, 183.316 mph 5. Nolan Siegel, 183.194 mph 6. Will Power, 183.072 mph 7. Conor Daly, 182.943 mph 8. Scott Dixon, 182.664 mph 9. Pato O'Ward, 182.645 mph 10. Graham Rahal, 182.489 mph 11. Robert Shwartzman, 182.489 mph 12. Marcus Armstrong, 182.409 mph 13. Callum Ilott, 182.214 mph 14. Marcus Ericsson, 182.154 mph 15. Alexander Rossi, 181.846 mph 16. Louis Foster, 181.805 mph 17. Christian Rasmussen, 181.681 mph 18. Kyffin Simpson, 181.589 mph 19. Colton Herta, 181.472 mph 20. Santino Ferrucci, 181.205 mph 21. Kyle Kirkwood, 181.181 mph 22. Christian Lundgaard, 180.920 mph 23. Devlin DeFrancesco, 180.664 mph 24. Sting Ray Robb, 177.683 mph 25. Jacob Abel, 177.145 mph 26. Rinus VeeKay, 170.822 mph 27. Scott McLaughlin, no time IndyCar schedule at Iowa Speedway on Saturday, July 12 10-10:30 a.m.: IndyCar high-line practice (two 15-minute split-field sessions), FS2 10:45-11:30 a.m.: IndyCar full-field practice, FS2 Noon-1 p.m.: Indy NXT race, 75 laps, FS1 1:30-2:30 p.m.: IndyCar qualifying, FS1 5-7:30 p.m.: IndyCar race 1, 275 laps, Fox IndyCar schedule at Iowa Speedway on Sunday, July 13 1-3:30 p.m.: IndyCar race 2, 275 laps, Fox What channel are IndyCar races at Iowa Speedway on? TV on Saturday: Coverage begins at 5 p.m. ET, Saturday, July 12, 2025, on Fox. Green flag is scheduled for 5:20 p.m. Will Buxton is the play-by-play voice, with analysts James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell. Kevin Lee and Jack Harvey are the pit reporters. TV on Sunday: Coverage begins at 1 p.m. ET, Sunday, July 13, 2025, on Fox. Green flag is scheduled for 1:20 p.m. How can I stream the IndyCar races at Iowa Speedway? Fox Sports app. How can I listen to IndyCar races at Iowa Speedway? IndyCar Nation is on SiriusXM Channel 218, IndyCar Live and the IndyCar Radio Network (check affiliates for each race) 2025 IndyCar Series schedule The 2025 IndyCar Series schedule includes 17 races, all televised on Fox. (Times are ET; %-downtown street course, &-road course, *-oval) March 2, St. Petersburg, Florida % (Winner: Alex Palou) March 23, Thermal, California & (Winner: Alex Palou) April 13, Long Beach, California % (Winner: Kyle Kirkwood) May 4, Birmingham, Alabama & (Winner: Alex Palou) May 10, Indianapolis & (Winner: Alex Palou) May 25, Indianapolis 500 * (Winner: Alex Palou) June 1, Detroit % (Winner: Kyle Kirkwood) June 15, St. Louis * (Winner: Kyle Kirkwood) June 22, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin & (Winner: Alex Palou) July 6, Lexington, Ohio &, 1 p.m. July 12, Newton, Iowa *, 5 p.m. July 13, Newton, Iowa *, 1 p.m. July 20, Toronto %, noon July 27, Monterey, California &, 3 p.m. Aug. 10, Portland &, 3 p.m. Aug. 24, Milwaukee *, 2 p.m. Aug. 31, Nashville *, 2:30 p.m. IndyCar drivers for 2025 (Team and drivers; *-Indianapolis 500 only) : Santino Ferrucci, David Malukas : Colton Herta, Kyle Kirkwood, Marcus Ericsson, Marco Andretti* : Pato O'Ward, Nolan Siegel, Christian Lundgaard, Kyle Larson* (with Rick Hendrick) : Kyffin Simpson, Scott Dixon, Alex Palou : Jacob Abel, Rinus VeeKay : Ryan Hunter-Reay*, Jack Harvey* : Alexander Rossi, Christian Rasmussen, Ed Carpenter* : Conor Daly, Sting Ray Robb : Felix Rosenqvist, Marcus Armstrong, Helio Castroneves* : Callum Ilott, Robert Shwartzman, Romain Grosjean (reserve) : Graham Rahal, Louis Foster, Devlin DeFrancesco, Takuma Sato* Toby Sowery (reserve) : Josef Newgarden, Scott McLaughlin, Will Power IndyCar Series championship points 2025 (Through 10 of 17 races) Alex Palou, 430 points Kyle Kirkwood, 317 Pato O'Ward, 305 Scott Dixon, 282 Christian Lundgaard, 263 Felix Rosenqvist, 259 Colton Herta, 217 Marcus Armstrong, 209 Will Power, 202 Santino Ferrucci, 198 Scott McLaughlin, 197 David Malukas, 187 Rinus Veekay, 179 Alexander Rossi, 176 Kyffin Simpson, 162 Christian Rasmussen, 155 Nolan Siegel, 147 Conor Daly, 144 Josef Newgarden, 142 Marcus Ericsson, 141 Graham Rahal, 139 Louis Foster, 118 Robert Shwartzman, 113 Sting Ray Robb, 105 Devlin DeFrancesco, 99 Callum Ilott, 95 Jacob Abel, 64 Takuma Sato, 36 Helio Castroneves, 20 Ed Carpenter, 16 Jack Harvey, 12 Ryan Hunter-Reay, 10 Kyle Larson, 6 Marco Andretti, 5 This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: IndyCar at Iowa Speedway Race 1 complete results, finish order, crashes
Fox News
15-07-2025
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INDYCAR Power Rankings: Iowa Winners Alex Palou, Pato O'Ward No. 1 & 2
The two winners of the Iowa Speedway doubleheader are ranked first and second in the power rankings. The driver who won for the seventh time this year is still No. 1. The driver who won for the first time this year is now No. 2. INDYCAR drivers compete on a variety of tracks and move from the relatively short Iowa oval to the final street course of the year this weekend as they head to Toronto. Here's a look at these rankings heading into Toronto: Dropped out: Colton Herta (Last Week: 7); Rinus VeeKay (Last Week: 10) On the verge: Colton Herta, Scott McLaughlin, Will Power 10. Santino Ferrucci (Last Week: 9) Ferrucci had an eighth and a 15th at Iowa, which amounts to an OK weekend for the A.J. Foyt Racing driver. The big thing is that he and Conor Daly battled without drama, as Daly edged him by a spot in the first race and Ferrucci returned the favor in the second. 9. David Malukas (Last Week: Not Ranked) Malukas had a 12th and a fourth in the two Iowa races, a strong bounce back after one top 10 in three of the four races heading into Iowa. This teammate of Ferrucci looked especially strong in the second race at Iowa. 8. Josef Newgarden (Last Week: Not Ranked) Newgarden arguably should have won both Iowa races but settled for a second and then a 10th. The Team Penske driver appeared to have a dominant car but pit road proved to be costly. First, he got beat on the final pit stop and then there the cautions that came out at inopportune times during the green-flag cycles. 7. Christian Lundgaard (Last Week: 5) After a 21st-place finish in the first race, Lundgaard placed sixth in Race 2 to salvage the weekend. The Arrow McLaren driver is likely happy to be headed to Toronto. 6. Kyle Kirkwood (Last Week: 3) After back-to-back wins, Kirkwood had finishes of fourth and eighth heading into Iowa, where he had an awful weekend as he crashed in practice, then again in the first race where he finished 26th. He finished the second race, but the Andretti driver certainly wasn't happy with an 18th. 5. Felix Rosenqvist (Last Week: 6) Rosenqvist rebounded from a 17th-place finish in the first race to finish seventh in the second. The Meyer Shank Racing driver certainly had hoped for more as he qualified in the top three for both races. 4. Marcus Armstrong (Last Week: 8) A ninth and a third at Iowa should make Armstrong feel good, considering his limited experience on ovals. The Meyer Shank Racing driver has finished ninth or better in each of the last six races. 3. Scott Dixon (Last Week: 2) Dixon finished 10th in the first race and then second in the second race at Iowa. That wasn't a bad weekend following the Chip Ganassi Racing driver's first victory of the season at Mid-Ohio. 2. Pato O'Ward (Last Week: 4) The first victory of the season for O'Ward was great for him, and he followed that up with a fifth-place finish in the second race. The Arrow McLaren driver is second in the standings but not close at all to Palou (129 points). 1. Alex Palou (Last Week: 1) Palou had a solid Iowa, with a fifth-place finish in the first race and then a victory (his seventh of the year) in the second race. The Chip Ganassi Racing driver would need an unprecedented collapse to lose the title. Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR and INDYCAR for FOX Sports. He has spent decades covering motorsports, including over 30 Daytona 500s, with stints at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Scene magazine and The (Daytona Beach) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass.
Fox News
14-07-2025
- Automotive
- Fox News
What Do Josef Newgarden, Team Penske Have To Do To Win Races?
NEWTON, Iowa — Josef Newgarden led a combined 304 laps at Iowa Speedway over the weekend. He doesn't have too much to show for it. Yes, he finished second in Saturday's race. But when a driver leads 232 of 275 laps, that driver believes that a trophy should accompany the effort. On Sunday, he still had arguably the best car but circumstances resulted in him leading 72 laps and finishing 10th. Those results show what everyone has seen all year: Penske cars do have speed but execution and other bad luck have soured their season. After a 2-3-4 finish Saturday with Newgarden, Will Power and Scott McLaughlin, they finished 10-24-26 in the second race of the weekend doubleheader. That was after Power had an engine issue for the second consecutive week and McLaughlin crashed when Devlin DeFrancesco got loose underneath him. "We just have to keep doing what you are doing," Newgarden said. "Team Penske is working incredibly hard. [Saturday] was a good day for everybody. You could see the spirits lift. "They don't need to change what they are doing. They are doing a great job. They brought a fast car here again today." It could be argued that no matter what's occurring, doing the same thing would produce the same results. Power is eighth in the standings, McLaughlin is 12th and Newgarden sits in 14th. "I have zero doubt in our process and what we do," Newgarden said earlier in the weekend after winning the pole for the Saturday race. "I've been here a long time. I've worked with the best of the best. "We have really good people. Still do. And I think the worst thing to do would be to change what our process is. To overreact would be the wrong decision. That's definitely not what we should be doing." Newgarden called this a "unique" stretch. For a proud organization like Team Penske, it certainly isn't easy. Newgarden had a slow pit stop that cost him track position Saturday and then, with another dominant car on Sunday, he had the misfortune of the yellow coming out when he was pitting. On a short track (0.894-mile) such as Iowa Speedway, he lost a lap in the sequence and then, when he got his lap back, he had to rally from the rear of the field. He regained the lead but another somewhat slow pit stop quickly followed by a caution cost him track position late in the race. Newgarden has 31 career victories and hates to lose. So even the second-place finish Saturday was not one that thrilled him. "With this [aero] package I was flat out," Newgarden said about trying to pass Pato O'Ward at the end of the race Saturday. "I couldn't do anything different. He got position, and that was that." As Newgarden was answering questions politely but not with long answers, Power needled him. "Josef loves to answer questions at the moment," Power said. "He's seething. Seething. He didn't win. He was close, man." For Power and McLaughlin, they could feel more of the same this year with good days and bad days. McLaughlin wrecked in qualifying on Saturday, meaning he had to start at the rear for both races. He worked his way from 27th to fourth in the first race, an incredible run. But his race on Sunday ended on the first lap when Devlin DeFrancesco got loose underneath him and they both wiped out. "It's the story of our year," McLaughlin said. McLaughlin could blame himself, as the crash Saturday put him in that position. Power had an engine issue that Chevrolet will look into. "These things come at such inconvenient times, but everyone goes through it," Power said. "It's just one of those things." It obviously hasn't been a smooth year for Penske, which released its three top INDYCAR executives after a technical issue during Indy 500 qualifying was the second significant violation since the start of the 2024 season. Earlier this month, the organization announced that Jonathan Diuguid had been promoted to President of the INDYCAR and sports car programs while Travis Law was named Competition Director for the programs. Both Diuguid and Law had experience in INDYCAR but had been focusing on sports car roles in recent years. The NASCAR leadership did not change. McLaughlin said Friday at Iowa that things do seem settled with the leadership in place. "I wouldn't want to be with another team in terms of when we're down in this right now," McLaughlin said. "With the resources, the people, I really think we're going to be just fine. "It's going to take some time, but I feel like this is meant to happen and we'll get going." The one thing that is important to realize, McLaughlin said, is that all three drivers, when they haven't had the speed they wanted, are fighting similar issues. So where the team is focusing on getting better is across the board of the three teams. "We've had a very good run," McLaughlin said. "It's just matter of maybe it was meant to happen, maybe this was meant to just put us through the hardest point to realize how good it is when we are going well. "That's how I'm looking at it. I'm full of positivity. ... [Other teams] are doing great jobs. We're working hard." Now they need to see the work turn into wins. "We had plenty of potential to win a race all year," Power said. "It is just a strange year." Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR and INDYCAR for FOX Sports. He has spent decades covering motorsports, including over 30 Daytona 500s, with stints at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Scene magazine and The (Daytona Beach) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass.
Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Automotive
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Arrow McLaren's Nolan Siegel not cleared to race in the IndyCar Farm to Finish 275
Arrow McLaren driver Nolan Siegel will miss the second leg of the NTT IndyCar Series' Iowa Speedway doubleheader after his crash during Saturday's Synk 275. The Californian was checked by the IndyCar Medical Team and has not been cleared to compete in the Farm to Finish 275. Arrow McLaren has withdrawn the No. 6 Chevrolet from the race, leaving the field at 26 entries. Advertisement 'There's no place I'd rather be than out there driving today, especially from P5; one of my best starting positions of the season' Siegel said in a team statement. 'I know I'm in good hands with the INDYCAR Medical Team and thank them for the great care they provide us drivers. 'Most of all, I feel for the 6 car crew. They gave me a rocket this weekend and put in a ton of work last night with hopes we'd be racing today. They deserve to be out there fighting for podium, and we'll be back soon to do just that.' Siegel suffered a solo spin and backed into the wall at the exit of turn 4 during the final stages of Saturday's race, ending his day in 24th. '(The car) was a little weird from the time I left pit lane,' Siegel told FOX Sports afterward. 'I hadn't had a lot of oversteer up until then. And then, I don't know, I just lost it in the middle of (turns) 3 and 4. I was pushing hard. That's it. Not much more to it.' The Californian initially said he was fine and excited to race on Sunday. But wasn't cleared to compete on the morning of the race. Advertisement 'I've been there,' Arrow McLaren team principal Tony Kanaan said. 'I know how Nolan feels not racing today. It's the worst feeling in the world. The most important thing, though, is that he's fit to race, and unfortunately that's not the case today. It was a tough decision to park the car, but we've been through this before.' Kanaan stated that Arrow McLaren elected 'not to rush into switching drivers' after finding out Siegel was unavailable so close to the green flag. The team will make a contingency plan in case Siegel can't compete in next weekend's race in Toronto. Siegel is in the midst of his second season in IndyCar and first full year with Arrow McLaren. The 20-year-old has endured struggles, but entered Iowa after a season-best finish of fourth at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and had qualified eighth and fifth for this weekend's doubleheader. He currently sits 21st in the championship standings. 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