The IZOD IndyCar Series has announced a new qualifying format to be used during the oval race to be held at the Iowa Speedway on 23 June.
It has been decided that three heat races of 30 laps each would replace single-car qualifications on the 0.875-mile oval while the top eight fastest cars in combined practice will compete in a third and final heat race, resembling the Fast Six portion of qualifying use on street courses.
The other two heat races will be divided between even and odd-numbered finishers in practice, and will in turn determine the two sides of the grid: heat one deciding the grid from 10-12-14 down, and heat two from ninth to 11th, 13th and down.
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| The DW12 Dallara testing on the Iowa Speedway. (Photo: IndyCar) |
It has been decided that three heat races of 30 laps each would replace single-car qualifications on the 0.875-mile oval while the top eight fastest cars in combined practice will compete in a third and final heat race, resembling the Fast Six portion of qualifying use on street courses.
The other two heat races will be divided between even and odd-numbered finishers in practice, and will in turn determine the two sides of the grid: heat one deciding the grid from 10-12-14 down, and heat two from ninth to 11th, 13th and down.