The 2019 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio was an

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event held at

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in Lexington,

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. The race served as the 13th round of the

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season. This marked the 35th time that

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had raced at Mid-Ohio. The event was supported by races from the three

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ladder series as well as

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and the

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secured his fourth pole at Mid-Ohio, a record for the track. It was also his 57th overall pole in the IndyCar Series.

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beat fellow

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teammate

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by a margin of .0934, the closest margin of victory at Mid-Ohio. Points leader

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had a last lap spin which dropped him ten positions from a potential fourth place finish

Background

Entrants

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was originally planning on entering

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but pulled out due to visa issues.

Practice

Practice 1

Practice 1 took place at 11:20 AM ET on July 26, 2019.

Practice 2

Practice 2 took place at 3:15 PM ET on July 26, 2019.

Practice 3

Practice 3 took place at 10:30 AM ET on July 27, 2019.

Qualifying

Qualifying took place at 2:35 PM ET on July 27, 2019.

Qualifying classification

; Notes * Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

Warm Up

Final Practice

A Warm Up practice took place at 12:00 PM ET on July 28, 2019.

Race

The race started at 4:00 PM ET on July 28, 2019.

Race classification

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings * Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

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, Next_year's_race = 2020 Honda Indy 200

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Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio