2020 Honda Indy 200
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Lexington, Ohio, United States
2.258 mi / 3.634 km
| Race details | |||||
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| 10th and 11th round of the 2020 IndyCar Series season | |||||
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| Date | September 12–13, 2020 | ||||
| Official name | Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio | ||||
| Location | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio, United States | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.258 mi / 3.634 km | ||||
| Distance | Both 75 laps 169.350 mi / 272.542 km | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver |  Will Power (Team Penske) | ||||
| Time | 01:06.3343 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |  Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren) | ||||
| Time | 01:08:3982 (on lap 22 of 75) | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Will Power (Team Penske) | ||||
| Second |  Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) | ||||
| Third | Alexander Rossi (Andretti Global) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Colton Herta (Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport) | ||||
| Time | 01:26.2788 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |  Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) | ||||
| Time | 01:08.3089 (on lap 65 of 75) | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Colton Herta (Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport) | ||||
| Second | Alexander Rossi (Andretti Autosport) | ||||
| Third | Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport) | ||||
| Chronology | |||||
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The 2020 Honda Indy 200 was a pair of IndyCar motor races held on September 12, 2020, and September 13, 2020, at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. They were the 10th and 11th rounds of the 2020 IndyCar Series season. Both races were contested of 75 laps.
The race was originally scheduled to be held on August 16,[1] but was later moved up to August 9.[2] However, it was later postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the race was held as a doubleheader event to make up for cancelled races at Portland and Laguna Seca.[3]
The first race was held on September 12, 2020. Will Power won the pole and led all but 9 laps en route to the win.[4] Josef Newgarden finished 2nd, and Alexander Rossi finished 3rd. Graham Rahal and Ryan Hunter-Reay rounded out the top five, and Felix Rosenqvist, Jack Harvey, Rinus VeeKay, Colton Herta, and Scott Dixon rounded out the top ten.
The second race was held on September 13, 2020. Colton Herta won the pole and the race. Alexander Rossi finished 2nd, and Ryan Hunter-Reay finished 3rd, marking a podium sweep for Andretti Autosport for the first time since 2005.[5] Graham Rahal and Marcus Ericsson rounded out the top five, and Simon Pagenaud, Will Power, Josef Newgarden, Pato O'Ward, and Scott Dixon rounded out the top ten.
