IRL - Honda
200 at Mid-Ohio Presented by Westfield Insurance
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Location: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
2.258 Mile Road Course
85 Laps/191.93 Miles
Pole Award: Hélio Castroneves 1 min 06.8375 sec 121.620 mph (195.728
km/h)
July 22, 2007
Time of race: 1:47:24.0663
Average speed of winner: 107.222
Margin of victory: 2.6917
Lead changes: 8 among 4 leaders
Cautions: 2 for 9 laps
Lap leaders: Castroneves 1-28, Dixon 29-30, Kanaan 31-32, Dixon
33-49, Kanaan 50-60, Castroneves 61-69, Dixon 70, Franchitti 71-76,
Dixon 77-85 |
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Finish |
Start |
Driver |
Car # |
Sponsor/Name |
Chassis |
Engine |
Laps |
Status |
Points |
|
1 |
6 |
Scott Dixon |
9 |
Target |
Dallara |
Honda |
85 |
1:47:24.0663 107.222 |
50 |
|
2 |
5 |
Dario Franchitti |
27 |
Canadian Club |
Dallara |
Honda |
85 |
1:47:26.7580 |
40 |
|
3 |
1 |
Helio Castroneves |
3 |
Team Penske |
Dallara |
Honda |
85 |
Finished |
38 |
|
4 |
3 |
Tony Kanaan |
11 |
7-Eleven |
Dallara |
Honda |
85 |
Finished |
32 |
|
5 |
2 |
Danica Patrick |
7 |
Motorola |
Dallara |
Honda |
85 |
Finished |
30 |
|
6 |
8 |
Darren Manning |
14 |
ABC Supply |
Dallara |
Honda |
85 |
Finished |
28 |
|
7 |
10 |
Ryan Hunter-Reay |
17 |
Ethanol |
Dallara |
Honda |
85 |
Finished |
26 |
|
8 |
9 |
Buddy Rice |
15 |
Roll Coater |
Dallara |
Honda |
85 |
Finished |
24 |
|
9 |
12 |
Tomas Scheckter |
2 |
Joost |
Dallara |
Honda |
85 |
Finished |
22 |
|
10 |
11 |
Dan Wheldon |
10 |
Target |
Dallara |
Honda |
85 |
Finished |
20 |
|
11 |
15 |
Scott Sharp |
8 |
Patron |
Dallara |
Honda |
24 |
Flagged |
19 |
|
12 |
13 |
Kosuke Matsuura |
55 |
Panasonic |
Dallara |
Honda |
84 |
Flagged |
18 |
|
13 |
14 |
A. J. Foyt IV |
22 |
Vision Racing |
Dallara |
Honda |
84 |
Flagged |
17 |
|
14 |
7 |
Sam Hornish, Jr. |
6 |
Team Penske |
Dallara |
Honda |
84 |
Flagged |
16 |
|
15 |
17 |
Sarah Fisher |
5 |
Aamco |
Dallara |
Honda |
83 |
Flagged |
15 |
|
16 |
16 |
Ed Carpenter |
20 |
Hitachi Power Tools |
Dallara |
Honda |
82 |
Flagged |
14 |
|
17 |
18 |
Vitor Meira |
4 |
Delphi |
Dallara |
Honda |
54 |
Mechanical |
13 |
|
18 |
4 |
Marco Andretti |
26 |
NYSE Group |
Dallara |
Honda |
0 |
Wrecked |
12 |
Race Summary: Castroneves' sixth pole of the season tied Billy Boat's
record for most poles in a season, set in 1998. On the first lap, Andretti
Green teammates Danica Patrick, Tony Kanaan, and Marco Andretti tangled,
resulting in Andretti's car flipping over Kanaan's rear tire and landing
upside-down. Andretti was uninjured. On the final fuel stop, Scott Dixon's
Chip Ganassi Racing crew was able to short-fill and get him out ahead
of rivals Castroneves and Dario Franchitti. This was Dixon's third win
in a row, tying Kenny Bräck (1998) and Dan Wheldon (2005) for the longest
win streak in league history. (Wikipedia) |
