IRL - Motorola Indy 300 Presented by Jackson Rancheria Casino
& Hotel
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Location: Infineon
Raceway
2.3 Mile Road Course
80 Laps/184 Miles
August 26, 2007
Pole Award: Dario Franchitti 1:16.7017, 107.961 mph (172.738 km/h)
Time of race: 1:51:58.5533
Average speed of winner: 98.593
Margin of victory: 0.5449 sec
Lead changes: 9 among 4 leaders
Cautions: 2 for 5 laps
Lap leaders: Franchitti 1-21, Kanaan 22, Dixon 23, Franchitti 24-44,
Dixon 45-47, Franchitti 48-63, Dixon 64-66, Andretti 67-68, Franchitti
69-72, Dixon 73-80 |
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Finish |
Start |
Driver |
Car # |
Sponsor/Name |
Chassis |
Engine |
Laps |
Status |
Points |
|
1 |
5 |
Scott Dixon |
9 |
Target |
Dallara |
Honda |
80 |
1:51:58.5533 |
50 |
|
2 |
4 |
Helio Castroneves |
3 |
Team Penske |
Dallara |
Honda |
80 |
1:51:59.0982 |
40 |
|
3 |
1 |
Dario Franchitti |
27 |
Canadian Club |
Dallara |
Honda |
80 |
Finished |
38 |
|
4 |
3 |
Tony Kanaan |
11 |
7-Eleven |
Dallara |
Honda |
80 |
Finished |
32 |
|
5 |
6 |
Sam Hornish, Jr. |
6 |
Team Penske |
Dallara |
Honda |
80 |
Finished |
30 |
|
6 |
2 |
Danica Patrick |
7 |
Motorola |
Dallara |
Honda |
80 |
Finished |
28 |
|
7 |
10 |
Dan Wheldon |
10 |
Target |
Dallara |
Honda |
80 |
Finished |
26 |
|
8 |
11 |
Tomas Scheckter |
2 |
Joost |
Dallara |
Honda |
80 |
Finished |
24 |
|
9 |
13 |
Vitor Meira |
4 |
Delphi |
Dallara |
Honda |
80 |
Finished |
22 |
|
10 |
12 |
Kosuke Matsuura |
55 |
Panasonic |
Dallara |
Honda |
80 |
Finished |
20 |
|
11 |
9 |
Buddy Rice |
15 |
Roll Coater |
Dallara |
Honda |
79 |
Flagged |
19 |
|
12 |
16 |
Darren Manning |
14 |
ABC Supply |
Dallara |
Honda |
79 |
Flagged |
18 |
|
13 |
14 |
Ed Carpenter |
20 |
Hitachi Power Tools |
Dallara |
Honda |
79 |
Flagged |
17 |
|
14 |
17 |
Scott Sharp |
8 |
Patron |
Dallara |
Honda |
79 |
Flagged |
16 |
|
15 |
15 |
A. J. Foyt IV |
22 |
Vision Racing |
Dallara |
Honda |
71 |
Wrecked |
15 |
|
16 |
8 |
Marco Andretti |
26 |
NYSE Group |
Dallara |
Honda |
68 |
Wrecked |
14 |
|
17 |
18 |
Sarah Fisher |
5 |
Aamco |
Dallara |
Honda |
28 |
Mechanical |
13 |
|
18 |
7 |
Ryan Hunter-Reay |
17 |
Ethanol |
Dallara |
Honda |
5 |
Handling |
12 |
Race Summary: Points leader Dario Franchitti took the lead at the start,
and held it for 58 of the first 63 laps. On the 69th lap, Franchitti's
AGR teammate Marco Andretti was exiting the pits, and entered the track
directly in front of Franchitti. In turn two, the two cars made contact,
and Andretti was spun out into the barrier. Franchitti suffered a badly
damamged front wing, but stayed out on the track. The race went back
to green with eight laps to go, with Scott Dixon and Helio Castroneves
in close pursuit. Both Dixon and Castroneves were able to pass Franchitti's
ill-handling machine, and went on to finish 1st-2nd. Tony Kanaan, however,
stayed behind Franchitti and refused to pass him, and helped his teammate
by preventing anyone from passing either, which protected Franchitti's
third place finish. With the victory, Scott Dixon took over the championship
points lead. Franchitti's contact with Marco Andretti, son of team co-owner
Michael Andretti, sparked an in-house feud as the elder Andretti considered
Franchitti's actions "impatient". (Wikipedia) |
