American Racing News Vol 1, Issue 2 Issue 8 | Page 22

It was a popular result that also
helped put an end to the talk
about Hinchcliffe's near-fatal
accident and shift the focus
elsewhere. Although he
understood that people were
talking about his crash because
they cared, Hinchcliffe was
happy that the dramatic pole
run changed the channel.
“I came into this month hoping
we’d have a new story to talk
about after what happened last
year, and I think we did it,”
Hinchcliffe said. “When you're
coming back to this place, you
want to focus on the here and
now and not remember or focus
on hitting the wall at 125 Gs.”

Grit award
With a freshly installed plate
and 13 screws keeping his
broken clavicle together, it
would be easy to understand if
No. 21 Fuzzy’s Ultra Premium
Vodka/ECR Chevrolet driver
Josef Newgarden gave the Iowa
Corn 300 a pass.

Battling high G-forces around
the tight 0.894-mile Iowa
Speedway where arm and
shoulder strength are key to
speed, Newgarden was
untouchable. He led 282 of 300
laps in an impressive
performance just four weeks
after a crash at the Texas Motor
Speedway left him with a
fractured right clavicle and a
broken bone in his right hand.
“I forgot about that,”
Newgarden said about the pain.
“I hate having a cop-out. I don't
want people to think that I'm
having a harder time because of
the injuries. It was tough. This
place is already difficult, it is one
of the most difficult places we