Karam Looks to Keep Iowa Winning Streak Going

Sage Karam, the 20-year-old Chip Ganassi Racing Teams driver, will try to keep his perfect winning record going at Iowa Speedway. Karam has won at the track in all three rungs of the Mazda Road to Indy development ladder system: Cooper Tires USF2000 Powered by Mazda (2010), Pro Mazda Presented by Cooper Tires (2011 and 2012) and Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires (2013). Karam will attempt to make his first Verizon IndyCar Series start at the 0.894-mile oval in the Iowa Corn 300. Driving the No. 8 Comfort Revolution/Big Machine Records Chevrolet, he is coming off back-to-back races in which he posted a career-best finish (fifth at Auto Club Speedway) and start (third at Milwaukee). "I feel like we have some momentum on our side with the No. 8 car program," said Karam, who has competed in nine Verizon IndyCar Series races this season. "I love Iowa and was a big fan of driving this track in the ladder series. We need a good result and to continue to move forward and I hope we can get it this weekend and capitalize on all the hard work that's gone into this program." Karam's teammate Tony Kanaan also has found success at Iowa. Kanaan began a run of five consecutive podium finishes with a victory in 2010, when he drove for Andretti Autosport. "There's just something about these short ovals that I love," Kanaan said. "It's always such an exciting race, and with the way we've been running this season, I don't see this weekend's race being any different."

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