Teammate Santi Urrutia also displayed excellent pace as he qualified second and held that position through the early stages before slipping back to fifth, while Raoul Owens finished 12th.

In what turned out to be a grueling and physically demanding race, Owen settle for a tenth place finish after starting third.

Weiron Tan and Andretti Autosport kept alive their 100 percent record on the ovals this year by leading from flag-to-flag in this afternoon’s Pro Mazda Iowa 100 at Iowa Speedway

Will Owen returns to the #23 AMR Juncos Racing machine this weekend for the second oval race of the year in the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires. The young rookie will compete for the first time in his career at Iowa Speedway and will look to carry strong momentum on the ovals after finishing a close second at Lucas Oil Raceway in May.

All three Rising Star Racing pilots will be in oval action this Friday and Saturday at Iowa Speedway as the Verizon IndyCar Series, Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires and Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires stage a triple-header race day on Saturday.