Friday, June 24, at the Iowa Speedway

The Iowa Corn Indy 250 is being run this weekend. Today is INDYCAR practice and qualifying.

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  • Iowa Speedway logo
  • The Iowa Corn Indy 250 logo.

  • Garage area at the speedway. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Scoring tower at the Iowa Speedway. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Franchitti wears a dark blue drivers suit this weekend. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • The #10 car during morning practice. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Dario,s #10 blue Suave car leaves the pits. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Hunter-Reay is back in his Yellow Sun Drop car also carring sponsor Circle K for this race. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Hunter-Reay is back in his yellow Sun Drop, DHL driving suit. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Mike Conway, driving the lack car #27, does not seem to have a sponsor this weekend. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Dario in timing stand before morning practice. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Ana Beatriz on the way to her car. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Car #24 driven by Ana Beatriz. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Cars 24 and 9 come out of turn 4 at Iowa. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Car #9 rolls out of pit lane. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Dixon on the way to his car for morning practice. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Why is Dixon looking at the cement? ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Danica hurrys to her car. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Danica puts her gloves on as she gets ready to go out. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Car #7 was 4th quick during morning practice. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Ed Carpenter sits in his car while he waits for the yellow light to go out. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Car #67 comes into his pit box. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Carpenter in car #67 runs down pit lane. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • AJ Foyt arrives for morning practice. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Dennis Reinbold. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Sarah Fisher, owner of car #67. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Tony George was here this weekend watching Ed Carpenter, his step son. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Helio talks to a person on pit row. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • As usual, Helio had a big smile before practice. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Car #3 comes into the pits with several other cars after their 1st run check. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Car #3 rolls down pit lane. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Cars 18 and 3 run together during morning practice. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Ryan Hunter-Reay was 12th quick during morning practice. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Sato on his timing stand. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Sato in for a tire change. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Cars 5 and 6 on the track during morning practice. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Tony stands on the pit wall while his team prepares his car. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Tony confers with a crew member. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Kanaan looks down pit row. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Car #82 was 10th quick in morning practice. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Viso gets in car. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Cars 59/5/2 on a practice run. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Cars 59 and 77 pass the start finish line. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Justin Wilson. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Wilson gets buckled in. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Car #22 crosses the start finish line in morning practice. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Car #10 leaves the pits. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Car #4 was 22 in morning practice. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Car #06 was 24th in morning practice with a speed of 177.913. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Cars 06 and 19 just after the start finish line. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Tony give Sato the winning formula to get the pole. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Power sits in his pit box during a yellow. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Meria in #14 was 18th fastest in moring practice. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Car #18 is driven by rookie James Jakes. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Alex Lloyd is in car #19. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Marco sits in his pit box. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Car #26 runs down pit lane. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Car #27 waits for the green flag.©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Graham Rahal comes in for a quick car check. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • They put a umbrella over Graham as he waits for the track to go green again. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Car #77 was 13th quick in the A.M. practice. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • 77 and 22 zip by the IOWA 4 sign. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Car #83 had a morning practice speed of 179.038. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Car #6 comes into his pit box. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • This is the fuel nozzle used by INDYCAR's. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • 1st practice at Iowa Speedway. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Ana Beatriz qualified 18th in her blue and yellow #18 car. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Briscoe had a disappointing qualifying run putting him in the 10th spot on the grid. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Ed Carpenter was quick in final practice on Friday. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Mike Conway qualified 9th with a speed of 179.185. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Danica was on the pole for a while, but then dropped to second on the grid for the race. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Dario had a disappointing 6th place qualification run. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Scott Dixon had a discouraging qualifying run landing him in the 23rd spot on the grid. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Helio qualified in the middle of the pack in the 13th position. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • JR Hildebrand has a smile on his face after he put his car in the 4th starting position for the race. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • James Hinchcliffe qualified with a average speed of 179.385, putting him 7th on the grid. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Rookie James Jakes is 24th on the starting grid. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • With an average speed of 179.833, Tony sits in the 3rd starting position. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Rookie Charlie Kimball qualified with a 2 lap average speed of 177.280. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Dale Coyne lets Alex Lloyd know he was only fast enough to qualify 22nd for the race. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Marco had a puckered frown as he found out he only qualified in the 17th starting position. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Meira is 14th on the starting grid with a speed of 178.365. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Power has a solid 5th starting position for team Penske. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Graham Rahal looks at the tower to see where his qualifying run place him for tomorrow's race. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Ryan Hunter -Reay removes his gear after qualifying 8th for the Iowa Corn Indy 250. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Takuma Sato took the pole with a qualifying speed of 180.375. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Servia qualified his Newman/Hass car in the 11th position on the starting grid. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Tagliani crashed his car in the 2nd practice after qualifying 15th for the race. ©Clarino 6/24/11

  • Justin Wilson had a 2 lap average speed of 178.631 for his qualifying run. ©Clarino 6/24/11