2018 ABC Supply 500
The 2018 ABC Supply 500 was the 14th round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season. The race was held on August 19 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The race served as the 14th round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season. 2018 Indy 500 champion Will Power qualified on pole position, while 2016 Indy 500 champion Alexander Rossi took victory in the 200-lap race.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 14th round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season | |
| Date | August 19, 2018 |
| Official name | ABC Supply 500 |
| Location | Pocono Raceway |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi / 4.0 km |
| Distance | 200 laps 500 mi / 800 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Will Power (Team Penske) |
| Time | 40.9198 + 41.0808 = 1:22.0006 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Sébastien Bourdais (Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan) |
| Time | 41.6072 (on lap 174 of 200) |
| Podium | |
| First | Alexander Rossi (Andretti Autosport) |
| Second | Will Power (Team Penske) |
| Third | Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
The race was marred by a massive crash on lap 6. It happened when Ryan Hunter-Reay and rookie Robert Wickens were racing side by side for 3rd place when the two made contact in turn 2. Hunter-Reay hit the wall and Wickens' car went over the top of Hunter-Reay's car and hit the catch fence tearing the car apart. The impact sent Wickens' car spinning like a top on the straight-away. The wreck also collected James Hinchcliffe, Takuma Sato, and Pietro Fittipaldi. Hunter-Reay, Hinchcliffe, Sato, and Fittipaldi were unharmed, but Wickens sustained severe injuries and was paralyzed from the chest down as a result. Wickens has since never returned to race in IndyCar but did return to racing in 2022, driving in the Michelin Pilot Challenge.