Christian Lundgaard captured the pole position. And capitalized on damage and strategic errors in the race to score his first podium and race win at the Honda Indy Toronto. Championship leader and betting favorite Álex Palou overcame a damaged wing and a 15th-place start to finish second. While Colton Herta earned his first podium of the season in third.
Insiders Betting Digest is your home for motorsports betting insights, focusing on IndyCar’s return to high-speed oval racing with our Hy Vee Homefront 250 prediction and betting preview.
IndyCar Hy Vee Homefront 250 Betting Odds
When we bet on IndyCar, we always review the odds, paying attention to each session. While IndyCar races are often wild, winning bets means paying attention to each session, and finding the best bets possible.
However, there were no odds available for our Hy Vee Homefront 250 prediction.
Here are the current Championship favorites:
| Driver (Team) | Odds to Win |
| Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi) | -1000 |
| Marcus Ericsson (Chip Ganassi) | +1600 |
| Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) | +900 |
| Pato O’Ward (Arrow McLaren) | +1600 |
| Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi) | +900 |
| Will Power (Team Penske) | +3300 |
| Alexander Rossi (Arrow McLaren) | +5000 |
| Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport) | +8000 |
| Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske) | +3300 |
Everything You Need To Know About IndyCar Hy Vee Homefront 250
IndyCar Hy Vee HomeFront 250 | Hy Vee One Step 250.
Location of the game: Iowa Speedway. Newton, IA.
Date and Time: Homefront 250: Saturday, July 22. 3:00 PM ET | One Step 250: Sunday, July 23. 2:00 PM ET
How to Watch: IndyCar Live
Recent Results
The IndyCar Series has been racing at Iowa Speedway since 2007. And there are currently three drivers on the grid with wins on “The Fastest Short Track on the Planet.”
IndyCar’s last two trips to Iowa have featured two races over the race weekend. With Saturday giving those who bet on motorsports a preview for Sunday. Notably, no driver has swept both race wins at Iowa.
Josef Newgarden has four races wins in Iowa. Including wins in the last three trips to Iowa Speedway (2016, 2019, 2020, 2022).
Simon Pagenaud won the first of two Iowa races in 2020. Pato O’Ward is currently fifth in the Drivers Championship
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Alex Palou
While his streak of three consecutive race wins ended in Canada, Palou has still won four of the last six races and has six podiums on the season. Palou holds a 117-point lead over in the Drivers’ standings, having finished in the top five in the last nine races.
In the two oval track races this season, Palou has two top-five finishes, finishing fourth in the Indy 500 and third in Texas.
Josef Newgarden
Josef Newgarden is a must-pick to finish in the top five in both races in Iowa. Newgarden is third in the Drivers’ standings but only has four top-five finishes this season.
However, it’s Newgarden’s record in ovals this season that makes him a favorite to win in Iowa and potentially in both races: Newgard won both the Indy 500 and the PPG 375 in Texas.
Pato O’Ward
Pato O’Ward won the Sunday Iowa race in 2022 and has five top-ten finishes this season, four of which were podium finishes. O’Ward finished fifth in the Indy 500 “Fast Twelve” but finished 24th.
However, O’Ward finished second at Texas and could take home his first race win in 2023, considering his strength on ovals.
Marcus Ericsson
Marcus Ericsson had finished in the top ten in the first eight races of the season, with three podium finishes as his only top-five finishes. Ericsson has finished out of the top ten in the last two races but finished second at Indy and eighth in Texas.
Who Will Win IndyCar Hy Vee Homefront 250?
- For this weekend’s Iowa races, Insiders Betting Digest’s Hy Vee Homefront 250 prediction is taking Álex Palou and Josef Newgarden to each win one of the races in Iowa for our IndyCar picks.
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