Herta's crash came in the middle of the final pit cycle of the day. Josef Newgarden had charged his way to the lead after passing both Palou and David Malukas, but his final stop was slow, and Newgarden dropped behind Malukas to ninth place.

Absolutely nobody showed up to watch IndyCar at Iowa Speedway. The series is unlikely to return to Newton in the future after a disastrous showing for two

After an afternoon filled with tornado sirens, lightning strikes, torrential rain and visible cloud rotation near Iowa Speedway, IndyCar canceled Friday afternoon practice.

Chad Hahn, warning coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service, also confirmed a tornado did not touch down in Newton or Jasper County. He said there was a strong rotating wall cloud on the storm, which along with the rotation identified on radar prompted the tornado warning.

Drivers and teams captured photos and videos of the storm making its way through the area. IndyCar reporters said tornado sirens were audible.

A tornado warning interrupted practice at the Iowa Speedway in Newton for INDYCAR Race Weekend Friday.There are several events throughout the weekend.Driver Sco

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for Newton, including the Iowa Speedway on Friday, July 11. The warning was triggered by radar indicated rotation, according to the weather service, and continues until 3:15 p.m. Meanwhile in Ames, heavy rain caused flash flooding off University Avenue near Hilton Colosseum. See the photos:

IndyCar sold about 14,000 tickets for the July 12-13 doubleheader at Iowa Speedway. Will it fall off the IndyCar schedule for a second time?