IRL - Honda
Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
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Location: St. Petersburg Street Circuit
1.8 Mile Street Course
100 Laps/180 Miles
Pole Position: Helio Castroneves- 1:01.6839, 105.052 mph (169.065
km/h)
April 1, 2007
Time of race: 2:01:07.3512
Average speed of winner: 89.166
Margin of victory: 0.6007
Lead changes: 4 among 3 leaders
Cautions: 5 for 20 laps
Lap leaders: Castroneves 1-31, Wheldon 32-33, Castroneves 34-68,
Andretti 69-71, Castroneves 72-100 |
|
Finish |
Start |
Driver |
Car # |
Sponsor/Name |
Chassis |
Engine |
Laps |
Status |
Points |
|
1 |
1 |
Helio Castroneves |
3 |
Team Penske |
Dallara |
Honda |
100 |
2:01:07.3512 89.166 |
53 |
|
2 |
4 |
Scott Dixon |
9 |
Target |
Dallara |
Honda |
100 |
2:01:07.9519 |
40 |
|
3 |
6 |
Tony Kanaan |
11 |
7-Eleven |
Dallara |
Honda |
100 |
Finished |
35 |
|
4 |
2 |
Marco Andretti |
26 |
NYSE Group |
Dallara |
Honda |
100 |
Finished |
32 |
|
5 |
3 |
Dario Franchitti |
27 |
Canadian Club |
Dallara |
Honda |
100 |
Finished |
30 |
|
6 |
8 |
Tomas Scheckter |
2 |
Joost |
Dallara |
Honda |
100 |
Finished |
28 |
|
7 |
7 |
Sam Hornish, Jr. |
6 |
Team Penske |
Dallara |
Honda |
100 |
Finished |
26 |
|
8 |
11 |
Danica Patrick |
7 |
Motorola |
Dallara |
Honda |
100 |
Finished |
24 |
|
9 |
14 |
Dan Wheldon |
10 |
Target |
Dallara |
Honda |
100 |
Finished |
22 |
|
10 |
13 |
Buddy Rice |
15 |
Roll Coater |
Dallara |
Honda |
100 |
Finished |
20 |
|
11 |
15 |
Scott Sharp |
8 |
Patron |
Dallara |
Honda |
100 |
Finished |
19 |
|
12 |
5 |
Darren Manning |
14 |
ABC Supply |
Dallara |
Honda |
99 |
Flagged |
18 |
|
13 |
17 |
A. J. Foyt IV |
22 |
Vision Racing |
Dallara |
Honda |
98 |
Flagged |
17 |
|
14 |
12 |
Jeff Simmons |
17 |
Ethanol |
Dallara |
Honda |
97 |
Flagged |
16 |
|
15 |
18 |
Sarah Fisher |
5 |
Energy From Europe |
Dallara |
Honda |
97 |
Flagged |
15 |
|
16 |
9 |
Vitor Meira |
4 |
Delphi |
Dallara |
Honda |
96 |
Flagged |
14 |
|
17 |
10 |
Kosuke Matsuura |
55 |
Panasonic |
Dallara |
Honda |
83 |
Flagged |
13 |
|
18 |
16 |
Ed Carpenter |
20 |
Vision Racing |
Dallara |
Honda |
45 |
Wrecked |
12 |
Race Summary: Pole winner Helio Castroneves led 95 of the 100 laps,
holding off Scott Dixon for the win by 0.6007 seconds, the closest finish
on a road circuit in IRL history. On the first lap, five cars were involved
in a spin, including Tony Kanaan. In practice, Kanaan had crashed his
qualified car, but the team made repairs so he could start in the 6th
position rather than using a backup. The spin dropped him to the rear
of the field. After a series of pit stops under yellow, Dan Wheldon
took the lead. On a lap 35 restart, Castroneves bumped Wheldon from
behind, and slipped by to take the lead for good. In the best run by
a Foyt team in a few season, Darren Manning ran as high as third until
a late spin dropped him to 13th. After the first lap spin, Tony Kanaan
recovered to finish third. (Wikipedia) |
