Sage Karam (Schmidt Peterson) won the Sukup 100 at Iowa Speedway and is now the new leader of the Firestone Indy Light Series' championship, having taking over from Carlos Munoz.
Karam, who started fifth, was able to resist the repeated attacks of Gabby Chaves to win by .2660 of a second in a caution-free race on the .875-mile oval. Jack Hawksworth completed the podium sweep for the team co-owned by Sam Schmidt and Ric Peterson. Firestone Freedom 100 winner Peter Dempsey placed fourth.
It was the second consecutive victory for Karam, who leads Munoz atop the standings by nine points. Munoz, the pole sitter for the fourth time this season, finished eighth (three laps down) in the No. 26 Dialy-Ser car for Andretti Autosport.
It also was the fourth consecutive year that Karam has won at Iowa Speedway in the Mazda Road to Indy. He won in USF2000 in 2010 and in Pro Mazda the succeeding years.
Next up is the 2.5-mile Pocono Raceway, where the series -- then known as the CART American Racing Series -- last raced in 1989.
Karam, who started fifth, was able to resist the repeated attacks of Gabby Chaves to win by .2660 of a second in a caution-free race on the .875-mile oval. Jack Hawksworth completed the podium sweep for the team co-owned by Sam Schmidt and Ric Peterson. Firestone Freedom 100 winner Peter Dempsey placed fourth.
It was the second consecutive victory for Karam, who leads Munoz atop the standings by nine points. Munoz, the pole sitter for the fourth time this season, finished eighth (three laps down) in the No. 26 Dialy-Ser car for Andretti Autosport.
It also was the fourth consecutive year that Karam has won at Iowa Speedway in the Mazda Road to Indy. He won in USF2000 in 2010 and in Pro Mazda the succeeding years.
Next up is the 2.5-mile Pocono Raceway, where the series -- then known as the CART American Racing Series -- last raced in 1989.