Ryan Hunter-Reay's second consecutive short track victory was reason enough to celebrate. Closing to three points of IZOD IndyCar Series championship front-runner Will Power was a bonus.Hunter-Reay, who prevailed at the Milwaukee Mile a week earlier following a 90-minute rain delay, won the Iowa Corn Indy 250 at Iowa Speedway under caution. The start was delayed 40 minutes because of a thunderstorm.Hunter-Reay, driving the No. 28 Team DHL/Sun Drop Citrus Soda car, led Andretti Autosport teammate Marco Andretti by 1.2223 seconds on Lap 247 of 250 when the yellow flag flew the next lap for the No. 6 car driven by Katherine Legge making contact with the SAFER Barrier exiting Turn 2.Andretti, the 2011 race winner, earned his first podium finish of the season. Tony Kanaan followed his runner-up finish to Hunter-Reay at Milwaukee with a third place and Scott Dixon was fourth. Simon Pagenaud, who started last in the 25-car field, climbed to fifth in his fourth oval race.Also on June 23, Esteban Guerrieri held off Gustavo Yacaman by 0.4005 of a second to win the Sukup 100 at Iowa Speedway.It was the third victory of the season for the driver of the No. 11 Pistas Argentinas/Sam Schmidt Motorsports with Curb Agajanian car. Guerrieri has finished in the top five in all but one race (seventh at Belle Isle), which has led him to the Firestone Indy Lights championship points lead.Guerrieri, running second to teammate Tristan Vautier, inherited the lead on Lap 71 of 115 as Vautier was metered a drive-through penalty for blocking. He rallied to finish fourth (3.9 seconds back) in the No. 77 Mazda Road to Indy/SSM with Curb Agajanian car.Victor Carbone, driving the No. 3 Mav TV/Nevoni/SSM with Curb Agajanian car, finished a season-high third.Day 2 NOTEBOOK:Bobby Santos III won the USAC National Midget Friday night at Iowa Speedway. Bryan Clauson, who will compete in the Firestone Indy Lights Sukup 100 today finished 9th in the midget race. Bobby East won the USAC Silver Crown race.***FIRESTONE INDY LIGHTS PRACTICE1:55 p.m. -Start of session is delayed due to the rain which has delayed Star Mazda qualifying.2:20 p.m. - GREEN. Session will remain 45 minutes as scheduled.                 2:51 p.m. - YELLOW. Debris2:53 p.m. - GREEN.3:02 p.m. - CHECKERED.***

Sage Karam of Andretti Autosport won the Iowa Speedway Foundation 100 from the pole position, Star Mazda Championship race. Karam also won the 2011 Star Mazda race at Iowa Speedway and the USF2000 race here in 2010.Connor De Phillippi took the season point lead with a third-place finish. De Phillippi leads Jack Hawksworth139-135 as the series heads to Toronto for its next event.***IOWA CORN INDY 250 RACE RUNNING:At 9:15 p.m., the ambient temperature was 70 degrees with a relative humidity of 88 percent. Skies were cloudy. The track temperature was 74 degrees, according to Firestone engineers.9:38 p.m. - Kevin Ross, President, Iowa Corn Growers Association, and guests gave the command, "Drivers, start your engines." All cars have started and are rolling on the grid.On the third pace lap, #98 Tagliani stops on track in Turn 3. The initial start is waved off, but the race has begun. In Turn 2, there is heavy smoke trailing from #10 Franchitti, who pulls off in Turn 3. New leader is #3 Castroneves.Lap 3: #98 Tagliani has rejoined the race, two laps down. He will have to start at the back.Lap 6: #77 Pagenaud pits for fuel only.Lap 10: GREEN. #3 Castroneves leads the field into Turn 1.Lap 15: #3 Castroneves leads #2 Briscoe by .3275 of a second.Lap 20: #3 Castroneves leads #2 Briscoe by .7843 of a second.Lap 25: #3 Castroneves leads #2 Briscoe by 1.0814 seconds.Lap 30: #4 Hildebrand on pit lane with broken front wing after contact on track with #28 Hunter-Reay. Crew replaces front wing. #3 Castroneves leads #2 Briscoe by 2.1202 seconds.Lap 35: #3 Castroneves leads #27 Hinchcliffe by 2.1774 seconds.Lap 40: #3 Castroneves leads #27 Hinchcliffe by .8929 of a second.***DARIO FRANCHITTI (No. 10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Honda): "Yeah, it was making a very strange noise. I'd actually just come on the radio to say "Is this thing making an odd noise?" And then it let go. Really disappointed. I believe this was our Indy winner engine. A real shame that it let go. One of those things. We'll move on, but I'll tell you I think it's going to be a hell of a race. We're going to see the track changing a lot, and I'll be watching with you guys on TV."***Lap 45: #3 Castroneves leads #27 Hinchcliffe by 1.2328 seconds.Lap 50: Working lap traffic#3 Castroneves leads #27 Hinchcliffe by .4198 of a secondLap 52: #27 Hinchcliffe passes #3 Castroneves for the lead in Turn 2.Lap 55: #27 Hinchcliffe leads #3 Castroneves by 1.2608 seconds.Lap 60: #27 Hinchcliffe leads #3 Castroneves by 2.5526 seconds.Lap 65: #27 Hinchcliffe leads #3 Castroneves by 1.4582 seconds.***James Hinchcliffe is leading his sixth race of 2012. He's led more laps  than he had all season (16).

Lap 68: YELLOW. #5 Viso and #12 Power make contact in Turn 2. #5 Viso makes contact with the SAFER Barrier #12 Power spins and hits #5 Viso. Leaders under yellow are: #27 Hinchcliffe, #3 Castroneves, #28 Hunter-Reay, #18 Wilson and #11 Kanaan.

Lap 70: Leaders on pit road. #19 Jakes does not pit and assumes the lead of the race. #3 Castroneves wins race off of pit road followed by #27 Hinchcliffe.***IZOD IndyCar Series officials  penalized #14 Conway for being too fast entering pit road.***Lap 81: Restart waved off due to reports of rain over circuit,Lap 85: GREEN. #3 Castroneves leads the field into Turn 1.IZOD IndyCar Series officials have penalized #19 for passing the pace car. He will have to do a 40-second stop and hold penalty.Lap 90: #3 Castroneves leads #27 Hinchcliffe by .3332 of a second.Lap 91: #22 Servia on pit road for fuel only.Lap 95: #3 Castroneves leads #27 Hinchcliffe by .3886 of a second.***Medical update from Dr. Michael Olinger, INDYCAR Medical Director: Will Power and E.J. Viso have been checked and released from the infield care center. Both are cleared to drive.WILL POWER (No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet): "I just lost it. I feel bad for E.J. because I took him with me, he said to me in the car that I was down low on him or something and I didn't understand, but oh yeah, now I see. I didn't get the call that he was underneath me, so I feel, man I didn't even know he was there, I feel bad for him."E.J. VISO (No. 5 CITGO|PDVSA KV Racing Technology Chevrolet): "Will was definitely on the pace, he just doesn't use his mirror. I had a run at him, I was into corner one and he just blocked me, blocked me, and I couldn't get lower, I already had my front left tire inside the apron and the yellow line. He just kept going lower and I had nowhere to go. This is not the usual Will that we used to know by being clean, this is the second race that he affects somebody on my team and it's very disappointing. We had a great car and I think that we could have won this race. It's just a shame. The car was a rocket, I'm very thankful for the team. We've had some very strong performances, the results are very close, but things like this are stopping us from getting them.***Lap 99: YELLOW. #4 Hildebrand makes contact with the SAFER Barrier in Turn 4 and comes to rest on the frontstretch. Leaders under caution are: #3 Castroneves, #27 Hinchcliffe, #28 Hunter-Reay, #26 Andretti and #11 Kanaan.Lap 100: #9 Dixon and #2 Briscoe on pit lane for four tires and fuel.***Medical update from Dr. Michael Olinger, INDYCAR Medical Director: JR Hildebrand has been checked and released from the infield care center. He is cleared to drive.

Lap 110: #2 Briscoe on pit road for fuel only.Lap 111: GREEN. #3 Castroneves leads the field into Turn 1.

Lap 115: #3 Castroneves leads #27 Hinchcliffe by .3924 of a second.Lap 120: #3 Castroneves leads #27 Hinchcliffe by .4107 of a second.

JR HILDEBRAND (No. 4 National Guard Panther Racing Chevrolet): "We kind of washed up into his wake and when you're that close the car doesn't really turn as much as you think it is, so I missed that by probably a matter of inches, but that obviously put us a few laps down. But man after that we were just hauling the mail, the car was super super good, I feel terrible for the Panther Racing and the whole National Guard Hiring our Heroes team. We had such a good race. I had every bit of faith that with a couple of yellows we were going to get back on the lead lap and motor up the field, the car was really that good. So it's just, man I'm pissed. That was just a mistake on my part."***Lap 125: #3 Castroneves leads #27 Hinchcliffe by .5404 of a second.Lap 130: #3 Castroneves leads #27 Hinchcliffe by .8725 of a second.Lap 135: #3 Castroneves leads #27 Hinchcliffe by .3340 of a second.Lap 140: #3 Castroneves leads #27 Hinchcliffe by .6091 of a second.Lap 145: #3 Castroneves leads #28 Hunter-Reay by .9211 of a second.Lap 150: #3 Castroneves leads #28 Hunter-Reay by .0926 of a second.Lap 153: #26 Andretti on pit road for four tires and fuel.Lap 155: Leader #3 Castroneves and #11 Kanaan on pit road for four tires and fuel. New leader is #28 Hunter-Reay.Lap 156: #27 Hinchcliffe on pit road for four tires and fuel.Lap 157: Leader #28 Hunter-Reay and #77 Pagenaud on pit road for four tires and fuel. New leader is #9 Dixon.Lap 160: #9 Dixon leads #2 Briscoe by 5.2537 seconds. They are the only cars on the lead lap after the green flag stops.Lap 166: #9 Dixon leads #2 Briscoe by 6.8259 seconds.Lap 176: #9 Dixon on pit road for four tires and fuel. The new leader is #2 Briscoe.Lap 178: YELLOW. #67 Newgarden makes contact with leader #2 Briscoe in Turn 2. #2 Briscoe make contact with the SAFER Barrier. Leader under caution is #26 Andretti, #28 Hunter-Reay and #9 Dixon.Lap 182: Leaders on pit road for four tires and fuel. #9 Dixon does not stop and assumes lead of the race. #26 Andretti wins the race on pit road followed by #3 Castroneves and #28 Hunter-Reay.***Medical update from Dr. Michael Olinger, INDYCAR Medical Director: Ryan Hunter-Reay has been checked and released from the infield care center. He is cleared to drive.RYAN BRISCOE (No. 2 PPG Automotive Refinishes Team Penske Chevrolet): "He was coming out on tires with stickers about two seconds a lap quicker, and we were going down the straight—I went low early in the straight to show him that I was giving him the high line and when we got there he just never lifted and just came barreling in. It's disappointing, my spotter didn't have time to tell me that that's where he was going, I don't think anyone saw that coming. It's tough, then he tried going low, and he's coming from way too far back there, it's too late to make a pass like that. So, it's disappointing, but he's a rookie and he'll learn from it, and it's a shame because I think on fuel we were in position to when the thing. We had made the car a lot better from the start and I was looking forward to the finish.

JOSEF NEWGARDEN (No. 67 Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Honda): "It's pretty tough from that point because even coming up to it I was looking at what they were doing and Briscoe was working that top lane like he wanted to be up in the middle of the top, and that was fine. I decided that we were going to low and he had such a difference in speed really, you know I went low on the entry and then he kinda slowed down and started coming low as well. I actually tried to get out of it because he started coming low and I mean I couldn't even get out of it in time. I tried to go below the yellow to avoid it and even brake, there was just not enough there really. Really caught me off guard too, I was not trying to do anything silly or rushed, I think the race was really coming to us and was trying to be real methodical about what we were doing. I think it's a shame for it to end that way, I think we had a really strong car coming to us during the race for SFHR and for it to end like that, I know everyone is pretty disappointed, including me.***#3 Castroneves has clinched the two bonus points for leading the most laps in tonight's race.***Lap 195: GREEN. #3 Castroneves leads the field into Turn 1.

Lap 196: YELLOW. #27 Hinchcliffe spins and makes contact in Turn 4. Leaders under caution are: #9 Dixon, #26 Andretti, #3 Castroneves, #11 Kanaan and #28 Hunter-Reay.Lap 204: GREEN. #9 Dixon leads the field into Turn 4.

Lap 210: #9 Dixon leads #26 Andretti by 1.9263 seconds.Lap 216: #9 Dixon leads #26 Andretti by 2.1812 secondsLap 220: #9 Dixon leads #26 Andretti by .8930 of a second.Lap 225: #9 Dixon leads #26 Andretti by .3274 of a second.Lap 230: #9 Dixon leads #26 Andretti by .4892 of a second.Lap 233: #28 Hunter-Reay passes #26 Andretti for second place.Lap 236: #9 Dixon leads #28 Hunter-Reay by .2275 of a second.Lap 238: #28 Hunter-Reay passes #9 Dixon for the lead in Turn 2.Lap 240: #28 Hunter-Reay leads #26 Andretti by 1.2807 seconds.Lap 245: #28 Hunter-Reay leads #26 Andretti by 1.1223 seconds.Lap 248: YELLOW: #6 Legge spins in Turn 2 and makes contact.Lap 250: CHECKERED: Ryan Hunter-Reay wins the Iowa Corn Indy 250.IOWA CORN INDY 250 POST-RACE NOTES:• This is Ryan Hunter-Reay's second straight win and his seventh career Indy car win. It is his first win at Iowa Speedway.• This is Andretti Autosport's fourth win at Iowa Speedway (Franchitti in 2007, Tony Kanaan 2010 and Marco Andretti 2011).• Marco Andretti finished second, his best finish of the 2012 season. It is Andretti's fourth podium finish in six starts at Iows• Tony Kanaan finished third. It is Kanaan's third consecutive podium finish in Iowa.• Scott Dixon finished fourth, his fifth top-five finish of the season.• Simon Pagenaud finished fifth, his sixth top-five finish of 2012.

SUKUP 100 PRE-RACEAt 11:30 p.m., the ambient temperature was 70 degrees with a relative humidity of 83 percent. Skies were cloudy. The track temperature was 74 degrees, according to Firestone engineers.11:47 p.m. - Command to start your engines. All cars have started and are rolling on the grid.Lap 1: GREEN. #77 Vautier leads the field into Turn 1.Lap 5: #77 Vautier leads #27 Saavedra by .4067 of a second.Lap 11: #77 Vautier leads #27 Saavedra by .2400 of a second.Lap 15: #77 Vautier leads #27 Saavedra by .4296 of a second.Lap 20: #77 Vautier leads #27 Saavedra by .5660 of a second.Lap 23: #11 Guerrieri passes #27 Saavedra for second place.Lap 25: #77 Vautier leads #11 Guerrieri by .6852 of a second.Lap 30: #77 Vautier leads #11 Guerrieri by .6073 of a second.Lap 35: #77 Vautier leads #11 Guerrieri by .7112 of a second.Lap 42: #77 Vautier leads #11 Guerrieri by 1.3859 seconds.Lap 45: #77 Vautier leads #11 Guerrieri by 1.4684 seconds.Lap 50: #77 Vautier leads #11 Guerrieri by 1.3508 seconds.Lap 55: #77 Vautier leads #11 Guerrieri by 1.0644 seconds.DAY 2 - SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 2012Page 9Lap 56: #27 Saavedra, running third, on pit lane.

Lap 60: #77 Vautier leads #11 Guerrieri by .2766 of a second.

Lap 65: #77 Vautier leads #11 Guerrieri by .7838 of a second.***Firestone Indy Lights officials have given #77 Vautier a drive through penalty for blocking #11 Guerrieri on Lap 62.***Lap 71: #77 Vautier pits to serve his penalty. New leader is #11 Guerrieri.Lap 75: #11 Guerrieri leads #2 Yacaman by 7.2827 seconds.Lap 80: #11 Guerrieri leads #2 Yacaman by 8.1987 seconds.Lap 85: #11 Guerrieri leads #3 Carbone by 8.6936 seconds.Lap 90: #11 Guerrieri leads #3 Carbone by 8.1558 seconds.Lap 95: #11 Guerrieri leads #3 Carbone by 7.7879 seconds.Lap 105: #11 Guerrieri leads #2 Yacaman by 2.8825 seconds.Lap 108: YELLOW. #7 Webb makes contact with the SAFER Barrier in Turn 4. Leader under caution is #11 Guerrieri.Lap 113: GREEN. #11 Guerrieri leads field into Turn 1.

Lap 114: WHITE. #11 Guerrieri leads #2 Yacaman by .4113 of a secondLap 115: CHECKERED. #11 Guerrieri wins the Sukup 100 by .4005 of a second