2019 Bommarito Automotive Group 500

The 2019 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 was the fifteenth round of the 2019 IndyCar Series season, contested over 248 laps at the 1.25-mile (2 km) World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois. Pole position was won by Josef Newgarden, his third pole of the season.^[1] Takuma Sato would go on to win the race, his 2nd win of the season and 5th of his career.^[2] This race would also be the last podium for Tony Kanaan in his IndyCar career.

2019 Bommarito Automotive Group 500

Race details
15th round of the 2019 IndyCar season
Date	August 24, 2019
Official name	Bommarito Automotive Group 500
Location	World Wide Technology Raceway
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.25 mi / 2.012 km
Distance	248 laps 310 mi / 498.9 km
Pole position
Driver	Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)
Time	24.1145 + 24.1409 = 48.2554
Fastest lap
Driver	Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)
Time	24.9164 (on lap 10 of 248)
Podium
First	Takuma Sato (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
Second	Ed Carpenter (Ed Carpenter Racing)
Third	Tony Kanaan (A. J. Foyt Enterprises)

Results

Key	Meaning
R	Rookie
W	Past winner

Qualifying

Pos	No.	Name	Lap 1 Time	Lap 2 Time	Total Time	Avg. Speed (mph)
1	2	Josef Newgarden W	24.1145	24.1409	48.2554	186.508
2	18	Sébastien Bourdais	24.2235	24.1827	48.4062	185.927
3	12	Will Power W	24.1738	24.2404	48.4142	185.896
4	22	Simon Pagenaud	24.3341	24.2769	48.6110	185.143
5	30	Takuma Sato	24.2947	24.3409	48.6356	185.050
6	19	Santino Ferrucci R	24.3856	24.3078	48.6934	184.830
7	5	James Hinchcliffe	24.3912	24.4019	48.7931	184.452
8	9	Scott Dixon	24.5371	24.2983	48.8354	184.293
9	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	24.4660	24.3924	48.8584	184.206
10	10	Felix Rosenqvist R	24.4657	24.4128	48.8785	184.130
11	27	Alexander Rossi	24.4810	24.4135	48.8945	184.070
12	88	Colton Herta R	24.5274	24.5458	49.0732	183.399
13	21	Spencer Pigot	24.5837	24.5399	49.1236	183.211
14	7	Marcus Ericsson R	24.6606	24.4713	49.1319	183.180
15	26	Zach Veach	24.6171	24.6854	49.3025	182.547
16	15	Graham Rahal	24.7810	24.6518	49.4328	182.065
17	20	Ed Carpenter	24.7471	24.8850	49.6321	181.334
18	59	Conor Daly	25.0716	25.0958	50.1674	179.399
19	23	Charlie Kimball	25.1346	25.1498	50.2844	178.982
20	14	Tony Kanaan	25.1229	25.1637	50.2866	178.974
21	4	Matheus Leist	25.3319	25.1476	50.4795	178.290
22	98	Marco Andretti	26.1451	25.2271	51.3722	175.192
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired	Pit Stops	Grid	Laps Led	Pts.1
1	30	Takuma Sato	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	248	2:15:53.4687	4	5	61	51
2	20	Ed Carpenter	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	248	+0.0399	4	17		40
3	14	Tony Kanaan	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	248	+2.2459	5	20		35
4	19	Santino Ferrucci R	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	248	+4.1935	3	6	97	35
5	22	Simon Pagenaud	Team Penske	Chevrolet	248	+6.2741	4	4		30
6	59	Conor Daly	Carlin	Chevrolet	248	+8.0200	3	18	1	29
7	2	Josef Newgarden W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	248	+13.8050	4	1	50	28
8	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	Honda	248	+14.9394	4	9		24
9	88	Colton Herta R	Harding Steinbrenner Racing	Honda	248	+17.1010	4	12	10	23
10	98	Marco Andretti	Andretti Herta Autosport with Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian	Honda	248	+18.4657	3	22	4	21
11	10	Felix Rosenqvist R	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	248	+19.8590	4	10	1	20
12	5	James Hinchcliffe	Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Honda	247	+1 lap	4	7	20	19
13	27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda	247	+1 lap	4	11		17
14	26	Zach Veach	Andretti Autosport	Honda	247	+1 lap	4	15		16
15	23	Charlie Kimball	Carlin	Chevrolet	247	+1 lap	6	19		15
16	7	Marcus Ericsson R	Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Honda	247	+1 lap	6	14	2	15
17	4	Matheus Leist	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	246	+2 laps	4	21		13
18	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	226	Mechanical	4	16		12
19	18	Sébastien Bourdais	Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan	Honda	189	Contact	3	2	1	12
20	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	136	Mechanical	4	8		10
21	21	Spencer Pigot	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	131	Contact	3	13		9
22	12	Will Power W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	52	Contact	1	3	1	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

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Josef Newgarden 563 1 2 Simon Pagenaud 525 1 3 Alexander Rossi 517 4 Scott Dixon 493 5 Will Power 416

Manufacturer standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Honda 1226 2 Chevrolet 1145

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.