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2008 IndyCar Series season

The 2008 IndyCar Series
IndyCar Series

The IndyCar Series is the premier level of American Championship Car Racing. The championship, founded by Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Tony George, began in 1996 as a competitor to CART....
season was the 13th season of the series. Its premier event was the 92nd Indianapolis 500

2008 Indianapolis 500

The 92nd Indianapolis 500-Mile Race was run on Sunday, May 25, 2008 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States. Scott Dixon of New Zealand won the race from the List of Indianapolis 500 pole-sitters....
on May 25. The first race was held March 29 at Homestead

Homestead-Miami Speedway

Homestead-Miami Speedway is a race track in Homestead, Florida southwest of Miami, Florida. It plays host to Ford Championship Weekend, the final races of the season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and the Camping World Truck Series....
. It was the 97th recognized season of top-level American open wheel racing

American Championship Car Racing

ESPN

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, ESPN2

ESPN2

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, or ESPN Classic

ESPN Classic

ESPN Classic is a sports channel that features reruns of famous sporting events, sports documentaries, and sports themed movies. Such programs includes biography of famous sports figures or a rerun of a famous World Series or Super Bowl, often with added commentary on the event....
. All IndyCar Series broadcasts continued to utilize the popular Side-By-Side

Side-By-Side (graphic)

Side-By-Side is a television graphic introduced by ESPN which allows the broadcast to show commercials and live sports simultaneously. Currently, it is largely associated with ESPN's telecasts of the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series and Indianapolis 500....
format in their first year of HD broadcasts

High-definition television

High-definition television is a digital television broadcasting system with higher than traditional television systems . HDTV is digitally broadcast; the earliest implementations used analog broadcasting, but today digital television signals are used, requiring less Bandwidth due to digital video compression....
. Races were also broadcast on the IMS Radio Network

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network , is a radio syndication arrangement by which the Indianapolis 500, the Indy Racing League, the United States Grand Prix and the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard are broadcast on radio stations covering most of North America....
and XM

XM Satellite Radio

XM Satellite Radio is one of two satellite radio services in the United States and Canada, operated by Sirius XM Radio. It provides pay-for-service radio, analogous to cable television....
.

On February 26, 2008, the managements of IRL

Indy Racing League

The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based open-wheel Auto racing.The League sanctions two series, the premier IndyCar Series , whose centerpiece is the Indianapolis 500, and Firestone Indy Lights, the official developmental series of the Indy Racing League....
and Champ Car

Champ Car

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came to an agreement to become one entity. The move effectively ended a twelve-year split and reunited American Open Wheel racing

American Championship Car Racing

Since 1916 there has been a recognized United States national automobile racing National Championship for drivers of professional-level, single-seat open wheel race cars....
.

2008 IndyCar Series schedule

Date	Race Name	Track	Location	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Most Laps Led	Winner
March 29		Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead-Miami Speedway is a race track in Homestead, Florida southwest of Miami, Florida. It plays host to Ford Championship Weekend, the final races of the season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and the Camping World Truck Series....	Homestead Homestead, Florida Homestead is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, Florida, United States nestled between Biscayne National Park to the east and Everglades National Park to the west....	Scott Dixon Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....	Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel racing and sports car racing in Europe and America....	Marco Andretti Marco Andretti Marco Michael Andretti is an American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti-Green Racing in the Indy Racing League. He is the son of 1991 IndyCar World Series champion Michael Andretti and the grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti....	Scott Dixon Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....
April 6	Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg The Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held in St. Petersburg, Florida, Florida. The race is telecast on ESPN or ESPN on ABC....	Streets of St. Petersburg Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg The Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held in St. Petersburg, Florida, Florida. The race is telecast on ESPN or ESPN on ABC....	St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The city is known as a vacation destination for North American and European vacationers, as well as a politically important swing state in U.S....	Tony Kanaan Tony Kanaan Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driving of Lebanon heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara....	Tony Kanaan Tony Kanaan Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driving of Lebanon heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara....	Graham Rahal Graham Rahal Graham Rahal is an American race car driver. He currently drives in the Indy Racing League Indy Car Series. He is the son of 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal....	Graham Rahal Graham Rahal Graham Rahal is an American race car driver. He currently drives in the Indy Racing League Indy Car Series. He is the son of 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal....
April 20	Indy Japan 300 Indy Japan 300 The Indy Japan 300 presented by Bridgestone is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Japan. The 2008 race marked the historic first ever win for a woman driver in American open wheel racing when Danica Patrick of Andretti-Green Racing took the checkered flag.... (see below)	Twin Ring Motegi Twin Ring Motegi is an automobile racing track located at Motegi, Tochigi, Japan. Its name comes from the fact that there are two race tracks at the facility: a oval and a road course....	Motegi Motegi, Tochigi is a towns of Japan located in Haga District, Tochigi, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.As of 2005, the town has an estimated population of 16,403 and a population density of 95.0 persons per km?....	Hélio Castroneves Hélio Castroneves H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing....	Hélio Castroneves Hélio Castroneves H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing....	Scott Dixon Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....	Danica Patrick Danica Patrick Danica Sue Patrick is an United States of America auto racing driver, currently competing in the IndyCar Series. She was raised in Roscoe, Illinois, Illinois....
April 20		Streets of Long Beach Long Beach Grand Prix The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach is an open-wheel race held on a temporary road racing in Long Beach, California. It was the premier circuit in the champcars and was the first event in the World Series each year....	Long Beach Long Beach, California Long Beach is a large city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific Ocean coast. It is situated in Los Angeles County, about south of downtown Los Angeles....	Justin Wilson Justin Wilson Justin Wilson is a United Kingdom racing driver from England who currently competes in the IndyCar Series. He competed in the Champ Car series from 2004 Champ Car World Series season-2007 Champ Car World Series season, scoring 4 wins....	Antônio Pizzonia Antônio Pizzonia Ant?nio Reginaldo Pizzonia J?nior is a Brazilian racing driver who has raced in Formula One and the Champ Car World Series.He is nicknamed "Jungle Boy", a reference to his native Amazonas ....	Will Power Will Power Will Power is an Australian motorsport driver, who currently competes in the IndyCar Series....	Will Power Will Power Will Power is an Australian motorsport driver, who currently competes in the IndyCar Series....
April 27		Kansas Speedway Kansas Speedway Kansas Speedway is a speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, adjacent to the Village West area. The speedway is a tri-oval with 15 degree banking in the turns....	Kansas City Kansas City, Kansas Kansas City is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County, Kansas. It is a Satellite town of Kansas City, Missouri and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area....	Scott Dixon Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....	Scott Dixon Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....	Scott Dixon Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....	Dan Wheldon Dan Wheldon Daniel Clive Wheldon is a successful England auto racing driver. The 2005 Indy Racing League champion and Indianapolis 500 winner, Wheldon is nicknamed "Difficult Dan" in the IRL pit lane for his choleric temperament....
May 25	92nd Indianapolis 500 2008 Indianapolis 500 The 92nd Indianapolis 500-Mile Race was run on Sunday, May 25, 2008 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States. Scott Dixon of New Zealand won the race from the List of Indianapolis 500 pole-sitters....	Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis Motor Speedway The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 race.It has existed since 1909, and is the original "Speedway," the first racing facility historically to incorporate the word....	Speedway Speedway, Indiana Speedway is a town in Wayne Township, Marion County, Indiana, Marion County, Indiana, Indiana, United States. The population was 12,881 at the 2000 census....	Scott Dixon Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....	Marco Andretti Marco Andretti Marco Michael Andretti is an American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti-Green Racing in the Indy Racing League. He is the son of 1991 IndyCar World Series champion Michael Andretti and the grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti....	Scott Dixon Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....	Scott Dixon Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....
June 1	ABC Supply Company A.J. Foyt 225 ABC Supply Company A.J. Foyt 225 The ABC Supply Company/A.J. Foyt 225 presented by Time Warner Cable is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at The Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin....	The Milwaukee Mile	West Allis West Allis, Wisconsin West Allis is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 61,254 at the 2000 census.The Wisconsin State Fair Park is located in West Allis....	Marco Andretti Marco Andretti Marco Michael Andretti is an American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti-Green Racing in the Indy Racing League. He is the son of 1991 IndyCar World Series champion Michael Andretti and the grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti....	Scott Dixon Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....	Scott Dixon Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....	Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel racing and sports car racing in Europe and America....
June 7		Texas Motor Speedway Texas Motor Speedway Texas Motor Speedway is a Oval track racing located in the northernmost portion of the United States city of Fort Worth, Texas -- the portion located in Denton County, Texas....	Fort Worth Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the List of United States cities by population in the United States and the fifth-largest city within the state of Texas. Situated in and a cultural gateway into the Western United States, the city covers nearly in Tarrant County, Texas and Denton County, Texas counties, serving as the county seat for Tarrant County....	Scott Dixon Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....	Dan Wheldon Dan Wheldon Daniel Clive Wheldon is a successful England auto racing driver. The 2005 Indy Racing League champion and Indianapolis 500 winner, Wheldon is nicknamed "Difficult Dan" in the IRL pit lane for his choleric temperament....	Hélio Castroneves Hélio Castroneves H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing....	Scott Dixon Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....
June 22	Iowa Corn Indy 250 Iowa Corn Indy 250 The Iowa Corn Indy 250 Presented by Pioneer is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at the Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa on June 24, 2007, for the first time....	Iowa Speedway Iowa Speedway Iowa Speedway is a 7/8 mile long paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, approximately east of Des Moines. The track was designed with influence from Rusty Wallace and patterned after Richmond International Raceway, a short track where Wallace was very successful....	Newton Newton, Iowa Newton is a city in the county seat of Jasper County, Iowa, Iowa, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 15,579....	Scott Dixon Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....	Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel racing and sports car racing in Europe and America....	Hélio Castroneves Hélio Castroneves H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing....	Dan Wheldon Dan Wheldon Daniel Clive Wheldon is a successful England auto racing driver. The 2005 Indy Racing League champion and Indianapolis 500 winner, Wheldon is nicknamed "Difficult Dan" in the IRL pit lane for his choleric temperament....
June 28	SunTrust Indy Challenge SunTrust Indy Challenge The SunTrust Banks Indy Challenge Presented by XM Satellite Radio is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia....	Richmond International Raceway Richmond International Raceway Richmond International Raceway is a 3/4-mile , D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County, Virginia....	Richmond Richmond, Virginia Richmond is the Capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. Like all Virginia municipalities incorporated as cities, it is an independent city and not part of any county....	Tony Kanaan Tony Kanaan Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driving of Lebanon heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara....	Tony Kanaan Tony Kanaan Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driving of Lebanon heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara....	Tony Kanaan Tony Kanaan Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driving of Lebanon heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara....	Tony Kanaan Tony Kanaan Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driving of Lebanon heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara....
July 6		Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen International is an auto race track located near Watkins Glen, New York, at the southern tip of Seneca Lake . The facility is owned by International Speedway Corporation....	Watkins Glen Watkins Glen, New York Watkins Glen is a village in Schuyler County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 2,149 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Schuyler County, New York....	Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel racing and sports car racing in Europe and America....	Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel racing and sports car racing in Europe and America....	Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel racing and sports car racing in Europe and America....	Ryan Hunter-Reay Ryan Hunter-Reay Ryan Hunter-Reay is an United States auto racing driver, best known for spending three years in the Champ Car. He drove for three different teams and won two races, but did not compete in the series in 2006 Champ Car World Series season....
July 12	Firestone Indy 200 Firestone Indy 200 The Firestone Indy 200 was an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee.In 2001, it marked the first American open wheel event in the Nashville, Tennessee area....	Nashville Superspeedway Nashville Superspeedway Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in Gladeville, Tennessee , United States, about 30 miles east of Nashville, Tennessee....	Lebanon Lebanon, Tennessee Lebanon is a city in Wilson County, Tennessee, Tennessee, in the United States. The population was 20,235 at the 2000 census. It serves as the county seat of Wilson County, Tennessee....	Hélio Castroneves Hélio Castroneves H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing....	Tony Kanaan Tony Kanaan Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driving of Lebanon heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara....	Tony Kanaan Tony Kanaan Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driving of Lebanon heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara....	Scott Dixon Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....
July 20	Honda 200 Honda 200 The Honda 200 at Mid-Ohio presented by Westfield Insurance is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio....	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, Morrow County, Ohio, Ohio, United States, just outside of the village of Lexington, Ohio....	Lexington Lexington, Ohio Lexington is a village #Ohio in Richland County, Ohio in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is part of the Mansfield, Ohio Mansfield metropolitan area....	Hélio Castroneves Hélio Castroneves H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing....	Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel racing and sports car racing in Europe and America....	Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel racing and sports car racing in Europe and America....	Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel racing and sports car racing in Europe and America....
July 26		Edmonton Street Circuit	Edmonton	Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel racing and sports car racing in Europe and America....	Hélio Castroneves Hélio Castroneves H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing....	Hélio Castroneves Hélio Castroneves H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing....	Scott Dixon Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....
August 9	Meijer Indy 300 Meijer Indy 300 The Meijer Indy 300 presented by Coca-Cola and Edy's is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky....	Kentucky Speedway Kentucky Speedway Kentucky Speedway is a motor speedway located in north-central Kentucky, near the community of Sparta, Kentucky; approximately halfway between Louisville, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio, and is additionally from another fairly sizable market, Lexington, Kentucky....	Sparta Sparta, Kentucky Sparta is a city in Gallatin County, Kentucky and Owen County, Kentucky Counties in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The population was 230 at the 2000 United States Census....	Scott Dixon Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....		Scott Dixon Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....	Scott Dixon Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....
August 24		Infineon Raceway Infineon Raceway Infineon Raceway, formerly Sears Point Raceway, is a road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains near Sonoma, California, USA....	Sonoma Sonoma, California Sonoma is a historically significant city in Sonoma Valley, Sonoma County, California, United States, surrounding its historic town plaza, a remnant of the town's Spanish Colonialism past....	Hélio Castroneves Hélio Castroneves H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing....	Hélio Castroneves Hélio Castroneves H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing....	Hélio Castroneves Hélio Castroneves H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing....	Hélio Castroneves Hélio Castroneves H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing....
August 31	Detroit Indy Grand Prix Detroit Indy Grand Prix The Detroit Indy Grand Prix presented by Firestone is a weekend of professional racing featuring competition from both the American Le Mans Series and the Indy Racing League, along with several support races.... presented by Firestone Firestone Tire and Rubber Company The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company was founded by Harvey Firestone in 1900 to supply pneumatic tires for wagons, buggies, and other forms of wheeled transportation common in the era....	The Raceway on Belle Isle	Detroit Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Wayne County, Michigan. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwestern United States of the United States....	Scott Dixon Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....	Justin Wilson Justin Wilson Justin Wilson is a United Kingdom racing driver from England who currently competes in the IndyCar Series. He competed in the Champ Car series from 2004 Champ Car World Series season-2007 Champ Car World Series season, scoring 4 wins....	Hélio Castroneves Hélio Castroneves H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing....	Justin Wilson Justin Wilson Justin Wilson is a United Kingdom racing driver from England who currently competes in the IndyCar Series. He competed in the Champ Car series from 2004 Champ Car World Series season-2007 Champ Car World Series season, scoring 4 wins....
September 7		Chicagoland Speedway Chicagoland Speedway Chicagoland Speedway is a speedway in Joliet, Illinois, USA, southwest of Chicago, Illinois. The speedway is actually located several miles south of Joliet proper, just off Illinois Route 53 between Joliet and Wilmington, Illinois....	Joliet Joliet, Illinois Joliet is a city in Will County, Illinois and Kendall County, Illinois in the U.S. state of Illinois, located southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County....	Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel racing and sports car racing in Europe and America....	Justin Wilson Justin Wilson Justin Wilson is a United Kingdom racing driver from England who currently competes in the IndyCar Series. He competed in the Champ Car series from 2004 Champ Car World Series season-2007 Champ Car World Series season, scoring 4 wins....	Hélio Castroneves Hélio Castroneves H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing....	Hélio Castroneves Hélio Castroneves H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing....
October 26		Surfers Paradise Street Circuit	Queensland	Will Power Will Power Will Power is an Australian motorsport driver, who currently competes in the IndyCar Series....	Dario Franchitti Dario Franchitti George Dario Marino Franchitti is a Scotland race car driver of Italian-Scots. He formerly competed in the Champ Car series before switching to the Indy Racing League where he was 2007 champion, and won the rain-shortened 2007 Indianapolis 500....	Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel racing and sports car racing in Europe and America....	Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel racing and sports car racing in Europe and America....

Non-championship race

Schedule details

The original official 16-race schedule was announced September 19, 2007. On February 26, 2008, it was announced that former Champ Car
Champ Car

Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of automobiles used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades, primarily for use in the Indianapolis 500 auto race....
events at Long Beach
Long Beach Grand Prix

The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach is an open-wheel race held on a temporary road racing in Long Beach, California. It was the premier circuit in the champcars and was the first event in the World Series each year....
, Edmonton, and Australia
Lexmark Indy 300

The Nikon Indy 300 was an open-wheel motor race event that took place at the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit in south east Queensland, Australia....
would be added to the 2008 schedule.
An unresolvable scheduling conflict occurred between Motegi and Long Beach. Existing IndyCar teams competed in the Indy Japan 300
Indy Japan 300

The Indy Japan 300 presented by Bridgestone is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Japan. The 2008 race marked the historic first ever win for a woman driver in American open wheel racing when Danica Patrick of Andretti-Green Racing took the checkered flag....
, while some of the former Champ Car teams raced at Long Beach using their 2007 Panoz
Panoz

Panoz Auto Development is an American manufacturer of high-performance automobiles founded in 1989 by Dan Panoz, son of pharmaceutical and motorsport mogul Don Panoz....
DP01
Panoz DP01

The Panoz DP01 is the recently introduced Champ Car World Series spec race car that was used in the 2007 season. It was introduced to the world at the San Jose Grand Prix on July 28 2006....
chassis. Both races counted toward the 2008 title.
All times are EDT and are subject to change.
Race names and sponsors are subject to change
The Indy Japan 300
Indy Japan 300

The Indy Japan 300 presented by Bridgestone is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Japan. The 2008 race marked the historic first ever win for a woman driver in American open wheel racing when Danica Patrick of Andretti-Green Racing took the checkered flag....
was scheduled for 12:00 a.m. EDT, but was delayed to 10:00 p.m. EDT. Persistent "weepers" due to earlier rain delayed the race a day in Japan.
The Edmonton race was moved to Saturday instead of Sunday to avoid conflict with the NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
Allstate 400 at the Brickyard
Allstate 400 at the Brickyard

The Allstate 400 at The Brickyard, introduced as the Brickyard 400 in 1994 in NASCAR, is an annual 400-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup points race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana....
; the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has an agreement not to hold IRL races directly against the NASCAR race at their circuit.
The Richmond race has been extended by 50 laps (37.5 miles), turning it from a 250-lap race to 300 laps.

Team and Driver Chart

Team	Chassis	Engine	No	Drivers	Sponsor(s)	Notes
Team Penske Penske Racing Penske Championship Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, American Le Mans, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART....	Dallara Dallara Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993....	Honda Honda is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan.The company manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, scooter , robots, jet aircrafts and jet engines, all-terrain vehicle, water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical and other mobile technologies....	3	Helio Castroneves Hélio Castroneves H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing....	Kodak Eastman Kodak Eastman Kodak Company is a multinational corporation public company which produces imaging and photography materials and equipment. Long known for its wide range of photographic film products, Kodak is re-focusing on two major markets: digital photography and digital printing.... /Mobil 1 Mobil 1 Mobil 1 is a brand name developed by the Mobil oil company and now marketed by ExxonMobil.It was introduced in 1974 as a 5w-20 viscosity Fully Synthetic motor oil advertised for use up to 25,000 miles....	Both cars appear with unbranded Marlboro Marlboro (cigarette) Marlboro is a brand of cigaretteMarlboro is a brand of cigarette made by Philip Morris USA within the US, and by Philip Morris International outside the US.... colors and logos in accordance with the MSA. #77 car was also entered for the Indy 500 but did not appear.
			6	Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel racing and sports car racing in Europe and America....	Kodak Eastman Kodak Eastman Kodak Company is a multinational corporation public company which produces imaging and photography materials and equipment. Long known for its wide range of photographic film products, Kodak is re-focusing on two major markets: digital photography and digital printing.... /Mobil 1 Mobil 1 Mobil 1 is a brand name developed by the Mobil oil company and now marketed by ExxonMobil.It was introduced in 1974 as a 5w-20 viscosity Fully Synthetic motor oil advertised for use up to 25,000 miles....
Target Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series....	Dallara Dallara Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993....	Honda Honda is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan.The company manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, scooter , robots, jet aircrafts and jet engines, all-terrain vehicle, water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical and other mobile technologies....	9	Scott Dixon Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....	Target Target Corporation Target Corporation is an United States retailing company that was founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1902 under the name of Dayton Dry Goods Company.... /Fujifilm Fujifilm is a Japanese company known for its photographic film and cameras. Fujifilm is the world?s largest photographic and imaging company . Fuji operates 223 subsidiary companies for research, manufacture and distribution of products, with manufacturing facilities in Asia, Europe, and the United States of America.... /Polaroid Polaroid Corporation Polaroid Corporation was founded in 1937 by Edwin H. Land. It is most famous for its instant film cameras, which reached the market in 1948, and continued to be the company's flagship product line until the February 2008 decision to cease all production in favor of digital photography products....
			10	Dan Wheldon Dan Wheldon Daniel Clive Wheldon is a successful England auto racing driver. The 2005 Indy Racing League champion and Indianapolis 500 winner, Wheldon is nicknamed "Difficult Dan" in the IRL pit lane for his choleric temperament....	Target Target Corporation Target Corporation is an United States retailing company that was founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1902 under the name of Dayton Dry Goods Company.... /Fujifilm Fujifilm is a Japanese company known for its photographic film and cameras. Fujifilm is the world?s largest photographic and imaging company . Fuji operates 223 subsidiary companies for research, manufacture and distribution of products, with manufacturing facilities in Asia, Europe, and the United States of America.... /Polaroid Polaroid Corporation Polaroid Corporation was founded in 1937 by Edwin H. Land. It is most famous for its instant film cameras, which reached the market in 1948, and continued to be the company's flagship product line until the February 2008 decision to cease all production in favor of digital photography products....
			10	Dario Franchitti Dario Franchitti George Dario Marino Franchitti is a Scotland race car driver of Italian-Scots. He formerly competed in the Champ Car series before switching to the Indy Racing League where he was 2007 champion, and won the rain-shortened 2007 Indianapolis 500....	Target Target Corporation Target Corporation is an United States retailing company that was founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1902 under the name of Dayton Dry Goods Company.... /Fujifilm Fujifilm is a Japanese company known for its photographic film and cameras. Fujifilm is the world?s largest photographic and imaging company . Fuji operates 223 subsidiary companies for research, manufacture and distribution of products, with manufacturing facilities in Asia, Europe, and the United States of America.... /Polaroid Polaroid Corporation Polaroid Corporation was founded in 1937 by Edwin H. Land. It is most famous for its instant film cameras, which reached the market in 1948, and continued to be the company's flagship product line until the February 2008 decision to cease all production in favor of digital photography products....	Nikon Indy 300 only
Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, the American Le Mans Series, and A1 Grand Prix....	Dallara Dallara Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993....	Honda Honda is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan.The company manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, scooter , robots, jet aircrafts and jet engines, all-terrain vehicle, water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical and other mobile technologies....	7	Danica Patrick Danica Patrick Danica Sue Patrick is an United States of America auto racing driver, currently competing in the IndyCar Series. She was raised in Roscoe, Illinois, Illinois....	Motorola Motorola Motorola, Inc. is an United States, multinational, Fortune 100, telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois. It is a manufacturer of wireless telephone handsets, also designing and selling wireless network infrastructure equipment such as cellular transmission base stations and signal amplifiers.... /XM XM Satellite Radio XM Satellite Radio is one of two satellite radio services in the United States and Canada, operated by Sirius XM Radio. It provides pay-for-service radio, analogous to cable television....
			11	Tony Kanaan Tony Kanaan Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driving of Lebanon heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara....	7-Eleven 7-Eleven 7-Eleven is a worldwide chain of convenience stores. It is, since March 2007, the largest chain store in any category, beating McDonald's by 1,000 stores....
			26	Marco Andretti Marco Andretti Marco Michael Andretti is an American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti-Green Racing in the Indy Racing League. He is the son of 1991 IndyCar World Series champion Michael Andretti and the grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti....	NYSE/Meijer Meijer Meijer is a regional United States hypermarket chain based in Walker, Michigan. Founded in 1934 as a supermarket chain, Meijer is credited with pioneering the modern supercenter concept in 1962.... /Gillette Global Gillette Gillette is a brand of Procter & Gamble currently used for safety razors among other personal hygiene products. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, it is one of several brands originally owned by The Gillette Company, a leading global supplier of products under various brands, which was acquired by P&G in 2005.... /Blockbuster	The car was painted with Indiana Jones sponsorship at Indianapolis and Milwaukee. It was painted with Star Wars: The Clone Wars Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film) *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* is a 2008 in film Computer-generated imagery animation science fiction film that follows the continuing adventures within the Star Wars universe.... sponsorship at Infineon.
			27	Hideki Mutoh Hideki Mutoh is a Japanese race car driver from Tokyo currently racing in the IndyCar Series for Andretti Green Racing.... (R)	Panasonic Panasonic Panasonic is an international brand name for Japanese electric products manufacturer Panasonic Corporation Under this brand the company sells Plasma display and LCD display panels, DVD recorders and players, Blu-ray Disc players, camcorders, telephones, vacuum cleaners, microwave ovens, shavers, projectors, digital cameras, batteries, lapto... /Formula Dream
Rahal Letterman Racing Rahal Letterman Racing Rahal Letterman Racing is an auto racing team that currently races in the IndyCar Series. It is co-owned by 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal and television talk show host and comedian David Letterman and is based in Hilliard, Ohio....	Dallara Dallara Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993....	Honda Honda is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan.The company manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, scooter , robots, jet aircrafts and jet engines, all-terrain vehicle, water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical and other mobile technologies....	16	Alex Lloyd Alex Lloyd (racing driver) Alex Stewart Lloyd is a Isle of Man motor racing driver. He currently takes part in the IndyCar Series....	Wii Fit Wii Fit is a video game developed by Nintendo for the Wii console. It is an Exergaming consisting of activities utilizing the Wii Balance Board peripheral....	Indy 500 only; run in conjunction with Chip Ganassi Racing
			17	Ryan Hunter-Reay Ryan Hunter-Reay Ryan Hunter-Reay is an United States auto racing driver, best known for spending three years in the Champ Car. He drove for three different teams and won two races, but did not compete in the series in 2006 Champ Car World Series season....	Ethanol Ethanol Ethanol, also called ethyl alcohol, pure alcohol, grain alcohol, or drinking alcohol, is a volatility , flammable, colorless liquid.... Promotion and Information Council
Panther Racing Panther Racing Panther Racing is an American open wheel car auto racing team. It is one of the oldest continually operating teams in the Indy Racing League ....	Dallara Dallara Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993....	Honda Honda is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan.The company manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, scooter , robots, jet aircrafts and jet engines, all-terrain vehicle, water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical and other mobile technologies....	4	Vitor Meira Vitor Meira Vitor Meira is an auto racing driver currently competing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He is best known for twice finishing second in the Indianapolis 500....	National Guard/Delphi Delphi (auto parts) Delphi is an automotive parts company headquartered in Troy, Michigan, United States. Delphi is one of the world's largest automotive parts manufacturers and has approximately 169,500 employees ....	The #83 car was also entered for the Indy 500 but did not appear
			4	Dan Wheldon Dan Wheldon Daniel Clive Wheldon is a successful England auto racing driver. The 2005 Indy Racing League champion and Indianapolis 500 winner, Wheldon is nicknamed "Difficult Dan" in the IRL pit lane for his choleric temperament....	National Guard/Delphi Delphi (auto parts) Delphi is an automotive parts company headquartered in Troy, Michigan, United States. Delphi is one of the world's largest automotive parts manufacturers and has approximately 169,500 employees ....	Nikon Indy 300 only
A.J. Foyt Racing A. J. Foyt Enterprises A.J. Foyt Enterprises is a racing team in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series and formerly NASCAR. It is owned by four-time Indianapolis 500 winner A....	Dallara Dallara Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993....	Honda Honda is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan.The company manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, scooter , robots, jet aircrafts and jet engines, all-terrain vehicle, water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical and other mobile technologies....	14	Darren Manning Darren Manning Darren Manning is a motor racing driver, currently racing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series for A.J. Foyt Enterprises....	ABC Supply Company ABC Supply Company ABC Supply Company Incorporated is a roofing supply company based in Beloit, Wisconsin. It also sells windows, gutters, and siding for residential and commercial....
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			Vitor Meira Vitor Meira Vitor Meira is an auto racing driver currently competing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He is best known for twice finishing second in the Indianapolis 500....	ABC Supply Company ABC Supply Company ABC Supply Company Incorporated is a roofing supply company based in Beloit, Wisconsin. It also sells windows, gutters, and siding for residential and commercial....	Nikon Indy 300 only
			41	Jeff Simmons Jeff Simmons (driver) Jeff Simmons is an United States race car driver, most recently driving open wheel cars in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series....	ABC Supply Company ABC Supply Company ABC Supply Company Incorporated is a roofing supply company based in Beloit, Wisconsin. It also sells windows, gutters, and siding for residential and commercial....	Indy 500 only
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Franck Perera Franck Perera Franck Perera is a race car driving who has competed in a number of international open wheel racing championships.In 2006 Perera drove in the GP2 Series for the DAMS team, after four years of racing for the Prema team in junior championships.... (R)	ABC Supply Company ABC Supply Company ABC Supply Company Incorporated is a roofing supply company based in Beloit, Wisconsin. It also sells windows, gutters, and siding for residential and commercial....	Chicagoland only
Vision Racing Vision Racing Vision Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League founded in 2005 when Tony George purchased the assets of the defunct Kelley Racing and hired his stepson Ed Carpenter as to be the driver....	Dallara Dallara Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993....	Honda Honda is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan.The company manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, scooter , robots, jet aircrafts and jet engines, all-terrain vehicle, water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical and other mobile technologies....	2	A. J. Foyt IV A. J. Foyt IV Anthony Joseph Foyt IV is an United States race car driver. He has competed in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series and briefly in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, then called the Busch Series....	Eli Lilly Eli Lilly and Company Eli Lilly and Company is a global pharmaceutical company and one of the world's largest corporations. Eli Lilly's global headquarters is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the United States....
			20	Ed Carpenter	Menards Menards Menards is a chain of home improvement stores in the Midwestern United States.This privately held franchise is headquartered in Eau Claire, Wisconsin....
			22	Davey Hamilton Davey Hamilton Davey Hamilton is a race car driver in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He has made 50 series starts and while never winning a race, finished second 3 times....	HP	Indy 500 only
			22	Paul Tracy Paul Tracy Paul Tracy is a professional auto racing racer who competed in CART and the Champ Car World Series from 1991 to 2007. He is nicknamed "PT" and also goes by the nickname "The Thrill from West Hill, Toronto"....	Subway Subway (restaurant) Subway Restaurants, commonly known as Subway, is a restaurant franchising that primarily sells Hoagies and salads. It is owned by Doctor's Associates, Inc. .... /	Edmonton only; run in conjunction with Walker Racing Walker Racing Walker Racing is a racing team founded by Derrick Walker in 1991 racing originally in the CART Championship Car series. Presently the team competes in the Atlantic Championship series....
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dreyer & Reinbold Racing is an American motor racing team in the open wheel Indy Racing League IndyCar Series, with one series win by co-owner Robbie Buhl, who owns the team with Indianapolis, Indiana BMW, Infiniti and Volkswagen dealer Dennis Reinbold....	Dallara Dallara Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993....	Honda Honda is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan.The company manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, scooter , robots, jet aircrafts and jet engines, all-terrain vehicle, water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical and other mobile technologies....	15	Buddy Rice Buddy Rice Buddy Rice is an auto racing driver in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He is best known for winning the 2004 Indianapolis 500 while driving for Rahal Letterman Racing and the 2009 24 Hours of Daytona for Brumos Racing....	Jordache Jordache Jordache Enterprises, Inc. is a clothing company that manufactures apparel including shirts, jeans, and outerwear. The brand is known for its designer jeans that were popular in the late 1970s in fashion and early 1980s in fashion.... /Operation Homefront Operation Homefront Operation Homefront is a nonprofit 5013 organization which provides emergency assistance for military troops in the United States and abroad. The organization raises funds to support the troops and the families they leave behind when participating in a tour of duty.... //Roll Coater
			23	Milka Duno Milka Duno Milka Duno is a Venezuelan race car driver who currently competes in the IndyCar Series. She is best known for holding the record of highest finish for a female driver in the 24 Hours of Daytona....	Citgo Citgo Citgo Petroleum Corporation is a United States-incorporated, Venezuela-owned refiner and marketer of gasoline, lubricants, petrochemicals, and other petroleum products....	Duno (11 races), Bell (6 races)
			23	Townsend Bell Townsend Bell Townsend Bell is a motor racing driver.He won the last Indy Lights championship in 2001 and was given two starts in a Champ Car in a joint effort between Patrick Racing and Dale Coyne as a test for a full-time seat in 2002....	William Rast William Rast William Rast is a Los Angeles, California based clothing company founded by Justin Timberlake and Trace Ayala most known for their premium jeans.... /Emu Australia/Rigid Building Systems	Duno (11 races), Bell (6 races)
			99	Townsend Bell Townsend Bell Townsend Bell is a motor racing driver.He won the last Indy Lights championship in 2001 and was given two starts in a Champ Car in a joint effort between Patrick Racing and Dale Coyne as a test for a full-time seat in 2002....	William Rast William Rast William Rast is a Los Angeles, California based clothing company founded by Justin Timberlake and Trace Ayala most known for their premium jeans....	In addition to Bell's six races in the #23, he will run the Indy 500 in a third car, #99.
Roth Racing Roth Racing Roth Racing was a race team owned by Canadian real estate magnate and racecar driver Marty Roth. It competed in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series....	Dallara Dallara Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993....	Honda Honda is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan.The company manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, scooter , robots, jet aircrafts and jet engines, all-terrain vehicle, water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical and other mobile technologies....	24	Jay Howard Jay Howard Jay Howard is an England race car driver. He was the 2005 U.S. Formula Ford Zetec champion and moved up the Indy Pro Series where he captured two wins on his way to the 2006 championship for Sam Schmidt Motorsports in his rookie season.... (R)	All Sport All Sport All Sport is a sports drink similar to Gatorade and Powerade. It was created by PepsiCo, as their response to The Coca-Cola Company's Powerade and Stokely-Van Camp's Gatorade, now owned by PepsiCo....	Ran first 4 races and Watkins Glen
			24	John Andretti John Andretti John Andretti , is an United States race car driver. He currently drives the #34 Window World.Com car in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing....	1-800-LAS-VEGAS	Drove at Indy, Milwaukee, Texas, Iowa, and Richmond
			25	Marty Roth Marty Roth Marty Roth is a Canadian race car driver in the Indy Racing League. He is one of the few true owner-drivers left in Open wheel car auto racing, as he owns his Indycar team, Roth Racing....	LIDS Hat World Hat World Inc. is an United States retailer specializing in athletic headgear. It primarily operates under the Lids and Hat World brands with over 800 stores in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada.... /Men's Warehouse
KV Racing Technology	Dallara Dallara Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993....	Honda Honda is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan.The company manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, scooter , robots, jet aircrafts and jet engines, all-terrain vehicle, water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical and other mobile technologies....	5	Oriol Servià Oriol Servia Oriol Servi? i Imbers is a race car driver in the IndyCar Series, originally from Catalonia, Spain. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia....	Plantronics Plantronics Plantronics is a hardware company based in Santa Cruz, California, that specializes in lightweight Headset and is the market leader worldwide.... /CDW CDW CDW Corporation, headquartered in Vernon Hills, Illinois, is a leading reseller of computer hardware, software and supplies. Along with its warehouse-attached showroom in Illinois, CDW takes orders from its catalog via mail order, telephone and the Internet.... /Wall Street Journal/Angie's List Angie's List Angie's List is one of many companies which aggregate consumer reviews of local Service and which have been described by the New York Times as a way to "keep local businesses honest." Angie's List is unique, however, in that it charges consumers to see reviews, reflecting their belief that charging consumers "adds credibility to the i...
KV Racing Technology			8	Will Power Will Power Will Power is an Australian motorsport driver, who currently competes in the IndyCar Series.... (R)	Aussie Vineyards/Smart & Final Smart & Final Smart & Final is a chain of warehouse style food and supply stores based in Los Angeles, California which has developed through a series of mergers and expansions....
Conquest Racing	Dallara Dallara Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993....	Honda Honda is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan.The company manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, scooter , robots, jet aircrafts and jet engines, all-terrain vehicle, water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical and other mobile technologies....	34	Jaime Camara Jaime Camara Jaime Camara is a Brazilian race car driver, currently competing in the IndyCar Series for Conquest Racing.... (R)	Sangari	Perera raced first 3 races, replaced by Camara for rest of season
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			Franck Perera Franck Perera Franck Perera is a race car driving who has competed in a number of international open wheel racing championships.In 2006 Perera drove in the GP2 Series for the DAMS team, after four years of racing for the Prema team in junior championships.... (R)	Opes Prime Group/Ares Ares In Greek mythology, Ares is the son of Zeus and Hera. Though often referred to as the Twelve Olympians God of warfare, he is more accurately the god of bloodlust, or slaughter personified: "Ares is apparently an ancient abstract noun meaning throng of battle, war."...
			36	Enrique Bernoldi Enrique Bernoldi Enrique Ant?nio Langue e Silv?rio de Bernoldi is a Brazilian racing driver who raced for the Arrows Formula One team. He currently drives in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series for Conquest Racing.... (R)	Sangari	Tagliani replaced Bernoldi in the final three races due to injury
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Alex Tagliani Alex Tagliani Alexandre Tagliani is a Canadian auto racing driver from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is currently the driver of the #36 Sangari Conquest Racing car in the IndyCar Series and #7 Tide/Wal-Mart Ford in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series....	Ubisoft Ubisoft Ubisoft Entertainment is a computer game and video game publisher and video game developer with headquarters in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.... /Sennheiser Sennheiser Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG is a private Germany company that makes microphones, headphones, telephony accessories, and avionics headsets for consumer, Professional audio, and business applications.... /Sangari
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing is a motor racing team competing in the IndyCar Series. The team operations are based in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Newman/Haas Racing was formed when actor Paul Newman and long-time racer Carl Haas, competitors in the Can-Am championship, each began looking to Champ Car racing in 1982....	Dallara Dallara Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993....	Honda Honda is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan.The company manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, scooter , robots, jet aircrafts and jet engines, all-terrain vehicle, water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical and other mobile technologies....	02	Justin Wilson Justin Wilson Justin Wilson is a United Kingdom racing driver from England who currently competes in the IndyCar Series. He competed in the Champ Car series from 2004 Champ Car World Series season-2007 Champ Car World Series season, scoring 4 wins.... (R)	McDonald's McDonald's McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of fast food restaurants, serving nearly 58 million customers daily. McDonald's primarily sells hamburgers, cheeseburgers, chicken products, French fries, breakfast items, soft drinks, milkshakes, and desserts....
			06	Graham Rahal Graham Rahal Graham Rahal is an American race car driver. He currently drives in the Indy Racing League Indy Car Series. He is the son of 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal.... (R)	Rexall Rexall Rexall was the name of a chain of North American Pharmacy, as well as the name of their store-branded products. Today it is the name of over-the-counter drugs and drugstores in Canada and health supplements in the United States.... /Hole in the Wall Camps Hole in the Wall Gang Camp Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in Ashford, Connecticut is a nonprofit, residential summer camp and year-round center serving children and their families coping with cancer and other serious illnesses and conditions....
Dale Coyne Racing Dale Coyne Racing Dale Coyne Racing is a motorsports team in the IndyCar Series owned by former driver Dale Coyne. It was founded in 1986. The team currently fields cars for Mario Moraes and Bruno Junqueira....	Dallara Dallara Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993....	Honda Honda is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan.The company manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, scooter , robots, jet aircrafts and jet engines, all-terrain vehicle, water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical and other mobile technologies....	18	Bruno Junqueira Bruno Junqueira Bruno Junqueira is a Brazilian racecar driver, currently competing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He is a former International Formula 3000 champion and three-time runner-up in the Champ Car World Series....	Z-Line Designs
			19	Mario Moraes Mario Moraes Mario Moraes is a Brazilian professional race car driving from S?o Paulo. Moraes started his career in minor youth motorsports. In 2003 Moraes competed in American Formula Renault with and won races against some pretty steep competition such as Marco Andretti.... (R)	Sonny's Real Pit Bar-B-Q Sonny's Real Pit Bar-B-Q Sonny's Real Pit Bar-B-Q is a large barbecue restaurant chain. It was founded by Sonny Tillman in Gainesville, Florida in 1968. Bob and Jeff Yarmuth, franchisees in the Orlando, Florida area, purchased the company in 1991 and moved the headquarters to Maitland, Florida....
HVM Racing	Dallara Dallara Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993....	Honda Honda is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan.The company manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, scooter , robots, jet aircrafts and jet engines, all-terrain vehicle, water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical and other mobile technologies....	33	E. J. Viso Ernesto José Viso Lossada Ernesto Jos? Viso Lossada is a Venezuelan race car driving. He is commonly referred to as Ernesto Viso or, since his move to American racing, E.... (R)	PDVSA	Former Minardi Team USA in CCWS. Ran all races with the exception of Nashville (illness).
Pacific Coast Motorsports Pacific Coast Motorsports Pacific Coast Motorsports is a racing team owned by Tyler Tadevic. It was founded by Tom Figge and has competed in the American Le Mans Series, Champ Car Atlantic Series, and Rolex Grand-Am series....	Dallara Dallara Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993....	Honda Honda is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan.The company manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, scooter , robots, jet aircrafts and jet engines, all-terrain vehicle, water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical and other mobile technologies....	96	Mario Dominguez Mario Domínguez Mario Dom?nguez is a IndyCar Series racing driver currently driving for Pacific Coast Motorsports. He was previously a long-time competitor in the CART and CCWS Champ Car series.... (R)	Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the capital city of Mexico. It is the most important economic, industrial, and cultural center in the country; the most populous city with over 8,836,045 inhabitants in 2008.... Tourism Board	Ran at Long Beach and planned to run full-time starting at Indy 2008 Indianapolis 500 The 92nd Indianapolis 500-Mile Race was run on Sunday, May 25, 2008 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States. Scott Dixon of New Zealand won the race from the List of Indianapolis 500 pole-sitters.... (DNQ), but a team re-evaluation after Texas prompted a road/street course Road racing In motorsport, road racing is racing held on public roads, as opposed to at a race track or off-road racing. Different types of event exist, in both automobile racing and motorcycle racing.... focus. Ran four subsequent races (Watkins Glen, Mid-Ohio, Edmonton, and Infineon).
Part time entries
Luczo Dragon Racing	Dallara Dallara Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993....	Honda Honda is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan.The company manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, scooter , robots, jet aircrafts and jet engines, all-terrain vehicle, water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical and other mobile technologies....	12	Tomas Scheckter Tomas Scheckter Tomas Scheckter is a South African racing driver, born in Monte Carlo, currently competing in the Indy Racing League and the A1 Grand Prix series....	Symantec Symantec Symantec Corporation , founded in 1982, is an international corporation which sells computer software, particularly in the realms of Computer security and information management....	Kansas, Indy 500, Texas, Infineon, Detroit, and Chicagoland only.
Rubicon Race Team Rubicon Race Team Rubicon Race Team is an auto racing team owned by actor and former racer Jason Priestley, former Kelley Racing owner Jim Freudenberg, Pacific Coast Motorsports owner Tyler Tadevic, and former Panther Racing owner Doug Boles....	Dallara Dallara Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993....	Honda Honda is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan.The company manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, scooter , robots, jet aircrafts and jet engines, all-terrain vehicle, water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical and other mobile technologies....	44	Max Papis Max Papis Massimiliano "Max" Papis is a racing driver from Como, Italy who has competed in several top-level motorsports series such as Formula One and Champ Car....	LifeLock LifeLock LifeLock, which was founded in 2005, is a personal fraud protection company. For a fee, the company once every 90 days asks for a fraud alert on your file by calling Experian, Equifax or TransUnion who communicate this information to each other....	Indy 500 Only - Failed to qualify
Sarah Fisher Racing Sarah Fisher Racing Sarah Fisher Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, founded in January 2008....	Dallara Dallara Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993....	Honda Honda is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan.The company manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, scooter , robots, jet aircrafts and jet engines, all-terrain vehicle, water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical and other mobile technologies....	67	Sarah Fisher Sarah Fisher Sarah Marie Fisher...	Dollar General Dollar General Dollar General is a chain of variety stores operating in 35 U.S. states. The chain operates about 8,205 stores , and its headquarters is located in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, a suburb of Nashville, Tennessee.... /text4cars.com	Indy 500, Kentucky, and Chicagoland only
CURB/Agajanian/Beck Motorsports/Wellman Racing	Dallara Dallara Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993....	Honda Honda is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan.The company manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, scooter , robots, jet aircrafts and jet engines, all-terrain vehicle, water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical and other mobile technologies....	77	Roger Yasukawa Roger Yasukawa Roger Yasukawa is an Japanese-American auto racing driver.Yasukawa started karting in Southern California, winning the California State Championship in 1991 in Junior Sportsman....	Interush	Motegi Only
CURB/Agajanian/Beck Motorsports/Wellman Racing			98		Curb Records Curb Records Curb Records is a record label started by Mike Curb originally as Sidewalk Records in 1963. From 1969 to 1973 Curb merged with MGM Records where Curb served as President of MGM and Verve Records.... /hhgregg Hhgregg hhgregg Inc. or Gregg Appliances Inc. is a family-owned and operated appliance and electronics retailer in the Midwest and Southeast United States with over 3,100 employees operating 108 stores in nine states: Alabama, Indiana, Georgia , Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida.... /Real Power	Indy 500 only - Failed to qualify
American Dream Motorsports	Panoz Panoz Panoz Auto Development is an American manufacturer of high-performance automobiles founded in 1989 by Dan Panoz, son of pharmaceutical and motorsport mogul Don Panoz....	Honda Honda is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan.The company manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, scooter , robots, jet aircrafts and jet engines, all-terrain vehicle, water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical and other mobile technologies....	88	Phil Giebler	Gardner Trucking	Indy 500 only - practiced for Indy but wrecked and failed to make a qualifying attempt; formerly Playa Del Racing.
Hemelgarn Johnson Racing Hemelgarn Racing Hemelgarn Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Ron Hemelgarn. The team won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and 2000 in IRL with driver Buddy Lazier....	Dallara Dallara Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993....	Honda Honda is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan.The company manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, scooter , robots, jet aircrafts and jet engines, all-terrain vehicle, water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical and other mobile technologies....	91	Buddy Lazier Buddy Lazier Robert Buddy Lazier is an United States of America open-wheel racecar driver. He won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and has finished in the Top Ten in that race six times....	LifeLock LifeLock LifeLock, which was founded in 2005, is a personal fraud protection company. For a fee, the company once every 90 days asks for a fraud alert on your file by calling Experian, Equifax or TransUnion who communicate this information to each other.... , MDA	Indy 500 only
PDM Racing PDM Racing PDM Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League and United States Auto Club Silver Crown series owned by Paul Diatlovich. Almost always a low budget team and affectionately dubbed "Poor Dumb Mechanics" by one of its former owners, it is known to make the most out of mediocre equipment....	Panoz Panoz Panoz Auto Development is an American manufacturer of high-performance automobiles founded in 1989 by Dan Panoz, son of pharmaceutical and motorsport mogul Don Panoz....	Honda Honda is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan.The company manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, scooter , robots, jet aircrafts and jet engines, all-terrain vehicle, water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical and other mobile technologies....	TBA	TBA	TBA	Indy 500 only - did not appear
Long Beach 2008 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach The 2008 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the second part of the third round of the 2008 IndyCar Series season, and the last race of the Champ Car era.... only entries
Forsythe/Pettit Racing	Panoz Panoz Panoz Auto Development is an American manufacturer of high-performance automobiles founded in 1989 by Dan Panoz, son of pharmaceutical and motorsport mogul Don Panoz....	Cosworth Cosworth Cosworth is an automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in internal combustion engine for auto racing . It supplies a wide range of motorsport series, including the World Rally Championship, Superbike World Championship and, until the end of 2006, Formula One....	3	Paul Tracy Paul Tracy Paul Tracy is a professional auto racing racer who competed in CART and the Champ Car World Series from 1991 to 2007. He is nicknamed "PT" and also goes by the nickname "The Thrill from West Hill, Toronto"....	INDECK

			7	Franck Montagny Franck Montagny Franck Montagny is a French auto racing driver. He briefly raced for the Super Aguri F1 Formula One team in 2006 Formula One season....	INDECK
37	David Martínez David Martínez David Martinez is a race car driver....	INDECK
Minardi Team USA/HVM Racing	Panoz Panoz Panoz Auto Development is an American manufacturer of high-performance automobiles founded in 1989 by Dan Panoz, son of pharmaceutical and motorsport mogul Don Panoz....	Cosworth Cosworth Cosworth is an automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in internal combustion engine for auto racing . It supplies a wide range of motorsport series, including the World Rally Championship, Superbike World Championship and, until the end of 2006, Formula One....	4	Nelson Philippe Nelson Philippe Nelson Philippe is a French race car driver....	Muermans Group
Minardi Team USA/HVM Racing			14	Roberto Moreno Roberto Moreno Roberto Pupo Moreno , usually known as Roberto Moreno and also as Pupo Moreno, is a racing driver from Brazil. He participated in 75 Formula One Grands Prix, achieved 1 podium, and scored a total of 15 championship points....	Muermans Group
Rocketsports Rocketsports Racing Rocketsports Racing is a motor racing team from the United States based in East Lansing, Michigan.Rocketsports was founded in 1985 by racing driver Paul Gentilozzi to compete in the Trans-Am series....	Panoz Panoz Panoz Auto Development is an American manufacturer of high-performance automobiles founded in 1989 by Dan Panoz, son of pharmaceutical and motorsport mogul Don Panoz....	Cosworth Cosworth Cosworth is an automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in internal combustion engine for auto racing . It supplies a wide range of motorsport series, including the World Rally Championship, Superbike World Championship and, until the end of 2006, Formula One....	9	Antônio Pizzonia Antônio Pizzonia Ant?nio Reginaldo Pizzonia J?nior is a Brazilian racing driver who has raced in Formula One and the Champ Car World Series.He is nicknamed "Jungle Boy", a reference to his native Amazonas ....	Borla Exhaust
			10	Juho Annala Juho Annala Juho Annala, born in Lapua, is a Finland race car driver. After starting in karting, Annala moved to Swedish, Finnish, and Nordic Formula Ford in 2004, winning the Nordic championship and coming second in both the Swedish and Finnish championships....	Pulp Agency/Rockstar Energy Drink
KV Racing Technology	Panoz Panoz Panoz Auto Development is an American manufacturer of high-performance automobiles founded in 1989 by Dan Panoz, son of pharmaceutical and motorsport mogul Don Panoz....	Cosworth Cosworth Cosworth is an automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in internal combustion engine for auto racing . It supplies a wide range of motorsport series, including the World Rally Championship, Superbike World Championship and, until the end of 2006, Formula One....	12	Jimmy Vasser Jimmy Vasser Jimmy Vasser is an United States racing driver and current race team owner. Vasser won the 1996 Champ Car champion with Chip Ganassi Racing, and scored ten victories in the series....	Plantronics Plantronics Plantronics is a hardware company based in Santa Cruz, California, that specializes in lightweight Headset and is the market leader worldwide.... /HP
Walker Racing Walker Racing Walker Racing is a racing team founded by Derrick Walker in 1991 racing originally in the CART Championship Car series. Presently the team competes in the Atlantic Championship series....	Panoz Panoz Panoz Auto Development is an American manufacturer of high-performance automobiles founded in 1989 by Dan Panoz, son of pharmaceutical and motorsport mogul Don Panoz....	Cosworth Cosworth Cosworth is an automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in internal combustion engine for auto racing . It supplies a wide range of motorsport series, including the World Rally Championship, Superbike World Championship and, until the end of 2006, Formula One....	15	Alex Tagliani Alex Tagliani Alexandre Tagliani is a Canadian auto racing driver from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is currently the driver of the #36 Sangari Conquest Racing car in the IndyCar Series and #7 Tide/Wal-Mart Ford in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series....	CEC Wheels
Pacific Coast Motorsports Pacific Coast Motorsports Pacific Coast Motorsports is a racing team owned by Tyler Tadevic. It was founded by Tom Figge and has competed in the American Le Mans Series, Champ Car Atlantic Series, and Rolex Grand-Am series....	Panoz Panoz Panoz Auto Development is an American manufacturer of high-performance automobiles founded in 1989 by Dan Panoz, son of pharmaceutical and motorsport mogul Don Panoz....	Cosworth Cosworth Cosworth is an automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in internal combustion engine for auto racing . It supplies a wide range of motorsport series, including the World Rally Championship, Superbike World Championship and, until the end of 2006, Formula One....	29	Alex Figge Alex Figge Alex Figge is an United States race car driver born in Boulder, Colorado. He started racing professionally in the Star Mazda Championship, capturing one victory at Portland International Raceway in 2000 while driving for World Speed Motorsports....	Imperial Capital Bank

All entries utilize Firestone
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company

The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company was founded by Harvey Firestone in 1900 to supply pneumatic tires for wagons, buggies, and other forms of wheeled transportation common in the era....
tires
On March 5, the IRL announced that former Champ Car teams would be paired with current IndyCar teams to aid their transition.

Series news

PEAK will be the official oil product of the Indy Racing League.
DirecTV
DirecTV

DirecTV is a direct broadcast satellite service based in El Segundo, California, California, which transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, the Caribbean, and parts of Latin America....
will be the IndyCar Series presenting sponsor.
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola is a carbonation soft drink sold in stores, restaurants and vending machines worldwide . It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke or as Cola or Pop....
will be the official soft drink sponsor of the IndyCar Series through 2010.
Raybestos
Raybestos

Raybestos is a brand of automotive brakes begun in 1902 by Arthur H. Raymond and Arthur F. Law of Bridgeport, Connecticut. In 1906 Raymond and Law invented the woven brake lining, an important innovation in automotive brakes....
will be the preferred competition brake friction through 2009, and sponsor the Raybestos Road and Street Course Challenge, awarding $5,000 to the winner of each road/street course race and $25,000 to the driver with the highest average finish on road and street courses at the end of the season.
Izod
Izod

Izod is a premium clothing company that produces smart casual clothing similar to brands such as Polo Ralph Lauren, Eddie Bauer and LL Bean. It is part of the Phillips-Van Heusen Company....
has signed a multi-year deal to be the official clothing supplier of the IndyCar Series

Schedule development

The Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

The Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held in St. Petersburg, Florida, Florida. The race is telecast on ESPN or ESPN on ABC....
will return through at least 2013. This was announced April 6th of 2008..
The Milwaukee Mile
Milwaukee Mile

The Milwaukee Mile is a race track in West Allis, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, USA. It is a long oval track that seats about 50,000 spectators. It operated as a dirt track until 1953....
will host the race the weekend immediately following the Indy 500 through at least 2009.
Michigan International Speedway
Michigan International Speedway

Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile moderate-banked D-shaped superspeedway located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than near Brooklyn, Michigan, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan....
has been removed from the schedule for 2008.
Iowa Speedway
Iowa Speedway

Iowa Speedway is a 7/8 mile long paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, approximately east of Des Moines. The track was designed with influence from Rusty Wallace and patterned after Richmond International Raceway, a short track where Wallace was very successful....
has been renewed through 2009.
Texas Motor Speedway
Texas Motor Speedway

Texas Motor Speedway is a Oval track racing located in the northernmost portion of the United States city of Fort Worth, Texas -- the portion located in Denton County, Texas....
signed a two-year contract extension through 2009.
Detroit
Detroit Indy Grand Prix

The Detroit Indy Grand Prix presented by Firestone is a weekend of professional racing featuring competition from both the American Le Mans Series and the Indy Racing League, along with several support races....
will be held August 31, 2008, part of Labor Day weekend along with ALMS
American Le Mans Series

The American Le Mans Series is a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. It consists of a series of endurance racing and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans....
.
Mid-Ohio
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, Morrow County, Ohio, Ohio, United States, just outside of the village of Lexington, Ohio....
signed a three-year deal through 2009.
The following were reported possibilities for schedule expansion in 2008. However, none were part of the official announcement on September 19.

Following a feasibility test in September 2006, and an open test on January 31-February 1 2007, the IndyCar Series is still considering Daytona International Speedway
Daytona International Speedway

Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home to the most important race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the Daytona 500....
.
The IndyCar Series is exploring the possibility of holding new races at Biloxi
Biloxi, Mississippi

Biloxi is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, Mississippi, in the United States. The 2000 United States Census recorded the population as 50,644....
, Sepang
Sepang International Circuit

The Sepang International Circuit is the venue used for the Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix, A1 Grand Prix as well as the MotoGP. It is also used as a venue for many other major motorsport events....
, Palm Springs
Palm Springs, California

Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, California, approximately 111 miles east of Los Angeles, California and 136 miles northeast of San Diego, California....
, and Denver.
A possible event has been considered at Rockingham Speedway in North Carolina. The track was auctioned off on October 2, 2007, and was purchased by former Indy 500 starter Andy Hillenburg
Andy Hillenburg

Andy Hillenburg is an United States race car driver, team owner and track owner. He began his racing career at age 11, when he competed in the Indianapolis soap box derby....
, who promptly reopened the track that held an ARCA race May 4 2008.
A return to Phoenix
Phoenix International Raceway

Phoenix International Raceway, or just PIR, is a one mile tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It opened in 1964, as the new home of major open-wheel racing in the Phoenix area, replacing the track at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum as an automobile racing venue....
is under consideration. It appears questionable for 2009.
A replacement for Michigan
Michigan International Speedway

Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile moderate-banked D-shaped superspeedway located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than near Brooklyn, Michigan, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan....
was to be announced by the league to maintain a 17-race schedule. League officials had confirmed only that it would be in the United States, and would be a new venue in California. Rumors suggested a street circuit at Dodger Stadium
Dodger Stadium

Dodger Stadium is a large outdoor baseball park in Los Angeles, California at Ch?vez Ravine. It is located adjacent to Downtown Los Angeles. Dodger Stadium was privately financed at a cost of United States dollar23 million in 1962....
. It never came to fruition.
On October 12 2007, the IndyCar Series conducted an open test at Barber Motorsports Park
Barber Motorsports Park

The Barber Motorsports Park is a large multi-purpose racing facility on a 740-acre site in Birmingham, Alabama, USA, located on the eastern fringes of the city, near Leeds, Alabama....
. Track officials indicated they are exploring a race for 2009.

Unification with Champ Car

On January 23, 2008, Robin Miller

Robin Miller (journalist)

Robin Miller is an American motorsports journalist. He was an American Championship Car Racing pit crew member and drove in the United States Automobile Club midget car racing series in the 1970s....
reported that Tony George

Tony George

Champ Car

Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of automobiles used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades, primarily for use in the Indianapolis 500 auto race....
management a proposal that included free cars and engine leases to Champ Car teams willing to run the entire 2008 IndyCar Series schedule in exchange for adding Champ Car's dates at Long Beach

Long Beach Grand Prix

The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach is an open-wheel race held on a temporary road racing in Long Beach, California. It was the premier circuit in the champcars and was the first event in the World Series each year....
, Toronto, Edmonton, Mexico City

Gran Premio de México

The Gran Premio de M?xico is the held on the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit in Mexico City, Mexico and is a round of the champcars. It was first held in 1980 CART World Series Season, and in its first two years of competition was the penultimate round of the championship....
, and Australia

Lexmark Indy 300

The Nikon Indy 300 was an open-wheel motor race event that took place at the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit in south east Queensland, Australia....
to the IndyCar Series schedule, effectively reuniting American open wheel racing

American Championship Car Racing

Since 1916 there has been a recognized United States national automobile racing National Championship for drivers of professional-level, single-seat open wheel race cars....
. The offer was initially made in November 2007. On February 10, 2008, Tony George, along with IRL representatives Terry Angstadt and Brian Barnhart

Brian Barnhart

Brian Barnhart is the Chief Operating Officer of the Indy Racing League. Having previously served as director of race operations for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and IRL, he is ultimately charged with not only the financial wellbeing of the league and producing a good product, but the safety and competition of the racing itself....
, plus former Honda

Honda

is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan.The company manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, scooter , robots, jet aircrafts and jet engines, all-terrain vehicle, water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical and other mobile technologies....
executive Robert Clarke, traveled to Japan

Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
to discuss moving the Indy Japan 300

Indy Japan 300

The Indy Japan 300 presented by Bridgestone is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Japan. The 2008 race marked the historic first ever win for a woman driver in American open wheel racing when Danica Patrick of Andretti-Green Racing took the checkered flag....
at Twin Ring Motegi

Twin Ring Motegi

is an automobile racing track located at Motegi, Tochigi, Japan. Its name comes from the fact that there are two race tracks at the facility: a oval and a road course....
. Moving that race, or postponing it, would be required in order to accommodate the Long Beach Grand Prix

Long Beach Grand Prix

Robin Miller (journalist)

Indy Racing League

Champ Car

Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of automobiles used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades, primarily for use in the Indianapolis 500 auto race....
have come to an agreement to become one entity. The move would effectively end a 12-year split and reunite American Open Wheel racing

American Championship Car Racing

Brian Barnhart

Tony George

Anton Hulman "Tony" George is the owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He is also the president of Hulman & Company makers of the famous Clabber Girl brand baking powder....
is negotiating the unification, and an inventory of available IndyCar chassis and equipment for the Champ Car teams is underway. On February 22, Cavin initially reported that no deal had been reached between the IRL and CCWS in a lengthy dinner meeting between George and CCWS president Kevin Kalkhoven

Kevin Kalkhoven

Kevin Oscar Newton Kalkoven, former CEO of JDS Uniphase, is an Australian venture capitalist and auto racing magnate based in Menlo Park, California....
the previous evening. Later in the day, however, it was reported that the merger deal had been completed, confirmed by George, and that it would be formally announced at a press conference the following week.

Driver & Team news

Penske Racing
Penske Racing

Penske Championship Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, American Le Mans, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART....
: Sam Hornish, Jr.
Sam Hornish, Jr.

Samuel Jon Hornish, Jr. is an United States race car driver. He is best known for his open wheel accomplishments, which include an 2006 Indianapolis 500 victory and three Indy Racing League championships....
will not race in the 2008 season because of his departure to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Ryan Briscoe
Ryan Briscoe

Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel racing and sports car racing in Europe and America....
has been announced as the full time driver for the second Penske Car.
Andretti Green Racing
Andretti Green Racing

Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, the American Le Mans Series, and A1 Grand Prix....
: The team will retain four cars, with Tony Kanaan
Tony Kanaan

Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driving of Lebanon heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara....
, Marco Andretti
Marco Andretti

Marco Michael Andretti is an American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti-Green Racing in the Indy Racing League. He is the son of 1991 IndyCar World Series champion Michael Andretti and the grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti....
, and Danica Patrick
Danica Patrick

Danica Sue Patrick is an United States of America auto racing driver, currently competing in the IndyCar Series. She was raised in Roscoe, Illinois, Illinois....
scheduled to return. Dario Franchitti
Dario Franchitti

George Dario Marino Franchitti is a Scotland race car driver of Italian-Scots. He formerly competed in the Champ Car series before switching to the Indy Racing League where he was 2007 champion, and won the rain-shortened 2007 Indianapolis 500....
has left IndyCar to join Ganassi
Chip Ganassi Racing

Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series....
in 2008 in the NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
Sprint Cup Series. On October 31, AGR announced that they had signed Autobacs Racing Team Aguri
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri

AUTOBACS Racing Team AGURI is a joint racing project formed between former F1 driver Aguri Suzuki and Autobacs Seven Co. in 1997. The team's original name was "ARTA F1 Project," but due to copyright claims based on the usage of the word "F1," the name has since been shortened to "ARTA." ARTA is also the 2007 SuperGT GT500's series champion...
driver and 2007 Indy Pro Series
Indy Pro Series

Firestone Indy Lights is a Minor league automobile racing series sanctioned by the Indy Racing League. Previously, another series named Indy Lights filled the same role for CART and ran from 1986 to 1990 as the American Racing Series and Dayton Indy Lights from 1991 to 2001....
runner up Hideki Mutoh
Hideki Mutoh

is a Japanese race car driver from Tokyo currently racing in the IndyCar Series for Andretti Green Racing....
to drive the #27 car in 2008, replacing Franchitti.
Panther Racing
Panther Racing

Panther Racing is an American open wheel car auto racing team. It is one of the oldest continually operating teams in the Indy Racing League ....
: Vitor Meira
Vitor Meira

Vitor Meira is an auto racing driver currently competing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He is best known for twice finishing second in the Indianapolis 500....
said on Racefanradio.com that he will return to Panther Racing for 2008.
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chip Ganassi Racing

Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series....
: Alex Lloyd
Alex Lloyd (racing driver)

Alex Stewart Lloyd is a Isle of Man motor racing driver. He currently takes part in the IndyCar Series....
has signed as a development driver for Ganassi Racing and is expected to compete in selected IndyCar events.
Roth Racing
Roth Racing

Roth Racing was a race team owned by Canadian real estate magnate and racecar driver Marty Roth. It competed in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series....
: Jay Howard
Jay Howard

Jay Howard is an England race car driver. He was the 2005 U.S. Formula Ford Zetec champion and moved up the Indy Pro Series where he captured two wins on his way to the 2006 championship for Sam Schmidt Motorsports in his rookie season....
has been signed to drive a second car, joining team owner Marty Roth
Marty Roth

Marty Roth is a Canadian race car driver in the Indy Racing League. He is one of the few true owner-drivers left in Open wheel car auto racing, as he owns his Indycar team, Roth Racing....
who confirmed that he will return in the first car.
Rahal Letterman Racing
Rahal Letterman Racing

Rahal Letterman Racing is an auto racing team that currently races in the IndyCar Series. It is co-owned by 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal and television talk show host and comedian David Letterman and is based in Hilliard, Ohio....
: On November 28, 2007, Rahal Letterman informed the media that they had filed suit against driver Scott Sharp
Scott Sharp

Scott Sharp is an American race car driver in the American Le Mans Series. He is the son of six-time SCCA champion Bob Sharp. Scott Sharp is best known for his years as a competitor in the Indy Racing League....
and his sponsor Patrón
Patrón

Patr?n is a brand of tequila produced in Mexico and imported into the United States solely by The Patr?n Spirits Company, based in Las Vegas metropolitan area, Nevada....
for breach of contract, indicating that Sharp intends to race elsewhere in 2008 while the team believes he is under contract to race for them.
All Nine Champ Car teams attended an introductory meeting with the IRL on February 26. Newman/Hass/Lanigan Racing, Walker Racing, and Conquest Racing have signed paperwork to receive IndyCar Series cars.
The following Champ Car
Champ Car

Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of automobiles used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades, primarily for use in the Indianapolis 500 auto race....
teams have fielded 2008 entries..

Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing

Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing is a motor racing team competing in the IndyCar Series. The team operations are based in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Newman/Haas Racing was formed when actor Paul Newman and long-time racer Carl Haas, competitors in the Can-Am championship, each began looking to Champ Car racing in 1982....
(two cars) Will run two cars for Justin Wilson
Justin Wilson

Justin Wilson is a United Kingdom racing driver from England who currently competes in the IndyCar Series. He competed in the Champ Car series from 2004 Champ Car World Series season-2007 Champ Car World Series season, scoring 4 wins....
and Graham Rahal
Graham Rahal

Graham Rahal is an American race car driver. He currently drives in the Indy Racing League Indy Car Series. He is the son of 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal....
KV Racing (two cars) Will run two cars with former Walker Racing driver, Will Power
Will Power

Will Power is an Australian motorsport driver, who currently competes in the IndyCar Series....
and CCWS veteran Oriol Servià
Oriol Servia

Oriol Servi? i Imbers is a race car driver in the IndyCar Series, originally from Catalonia, Spain. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia....
Conquest Racing (two cars) Conquest racing has signed a technical partnership with Forsythe Performance Research for 2008. Franck Perera
Franck Perera

Franck Perera is a race car driving who has competed in a number of international open wheel racing championships.In 2006 Perera drove in the GP2 Series for the DAMS team, after four years of racing for the Prema team in junior championships....
and Enrique Bernoldi
Enrique Bernoldi

Enrique Ant?nio Langue e Silv?rio de Bernoldi is a Brazilian racing driver who raced for the Arrows Formula One team. He currently drives in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series for Conquest Racing....
are named as the drivers for Conquest Racing. Jaime Camara
Jaime Camara

Jaime Camara is a Brazilian race car driver, currently competing in the IndyCar Series for Conquest Racing....
replaced Perera as a Conquest driver before the Kansas race.
Dale Coyne Racing
Dale Coyne Racing

Dale Coyne Racing is a motorsports team in the IndyCar Series owned by former driver Dale Coyne. It was founded in 1986. The team currently fields cars for Mario Moraes and Bruno Junqueira....
(two cars) Will run two cars for CCWS veteran Bruno Junqueira
Bruno Junqueira

Bruno Junqueira is a Brazilian racecar driver, currently competing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He is a former International Formula 3000 champion and three-time runner-up in the Champ Car World Series....
and former British F3 driver Mario Moraes
Mario Moraes

Mario Moraes is a Brazilian professional race car driving from S?o Paulo. Moraes started his career in minor youth motorsports. In 2003 Moraes competed in American Formula Renault with and won races against some pretty steep competition such as Marco Andretti....
HVM Racing (one car) E. J. Viso
Ernesto José Viso Lossada

Ernesto Jos? Viso Lossada is a Venezuelan race car driving. He is commonly referred to as Ernesto Viso or, since his move to American racing, E....
will run in 2008 with HVM Racing
Pacific Coast Motorsports
Pacific Coast Motorsports

Pacific Coast Motorsports is a racing team owned by Tyler Tadevic. It was founded by Tom Figge and has competed in the American Le Mans Series, Champ Car Atlantic Series, and Rolex Grand-Am series....
(one car) Did not start the season, but began a program with Mario Dominguez
Mario Domínguez

Mario Dom?nguez is a IndyCar Series racing driver currently driving for Pacific Coast Motorsports. He was previously a long-time competitor in the CART and CCWS Champ Car series....
starting with the Indy 500.

Former Champ Car team Walker Racing
Walker Racing

Walker Racing is a racing team founded by Derrick Walker in 1991 racing originally in the CART Championship Car series. Presently the team competes in the Atlantic Championship series....
announced on March 9 that it would not compete in the IndyCar Series besides Long Beach in 2008 due to lack of sponsorship. Craig Gore has taken the Team Australia sponsorship and driver Will Power to KV Racing.. However, Vision & Walker Racing are fielding Paul Tracy at the Edmonton Indy in a joint effort, with the deal possibly extending to other races.
Former Champ Car team Minardi Team USA only competed at the Long Beach Grand Prix and not run any other IndyCar Series races. Keith Wiggins
Keith Wiggins

Keith Wiggins is a motor racing team owner born in Great Britain.Born in London, England in 1958, Keith began his racing career while at school as a kart driver in 1973....
's HVM racing will continue on and only Paul Stoddart
Paul Stoddart

Paul Stoddart, born May 26, 1955, is an Australia millionaire airline magnate, and former owner of the Minardi Formula One racing team. He later took the Minardi brand into the Champ Car World Series after his purchase of a portion of CTE-HVM Racing which he renamed Minardi Team USA for 2007....
and the "Team Minardi" will be leaving.
Rocketsports
Rocketsports Racing

Rocketsports Racing is a motor racing team from the United States based in East Lansing, Michigan.Rocketsports was founded in 1985 by racing driver Paul Gentilozzi to compete in the Trans-Am series....
did not make the transition due to Enrique Bernoldi
Enrique Bernoldi

Enrique Ant?nio Langue e Silv?rio de Bernoldi is a Brazilian racing driver who raced for the Arrows Formula One team. He currently drives in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series for Conquest Racing....
signing with Conquest Racing. Bernoldi was set to drive Rocketsports' entry in Champ Car.
Former Champ Car team Forsythe Racing only competed in the Long Beach Grand Prix due to lack of sponsorship.

Rule changes

Full-time IndyCar Series entries will begin utilizing mandatory paddle shifters
Semi-automatic transmission

A semi-automatic transmission is a system which uses electronic sensors, processors and actuators to do gear shifts on the command of the driving....
in 2008. Paddle shifters for Indianapolis 500-only entries will be optional.
The cars will be fitted with a "Zylon
Zylon

Zylon is a trademarked name for a range of thermoset polyurethane synthetic polymer materials manufactured by the Toyobo Corporation. Zylon was invented and developed by SRI International in the 1980s....
" synthetic-fiber intrusion barrier.
For the oval track events, qualifying will change from single-lap to four-lap average speed, similar to that used at Indianapolis
Indianapolis 500

The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500 or commonly known simply as The 500, is an USA automobile auto racing, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana....
in most years since 1920
1920 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1920 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 31, 1920....
.
Fuel mixture adjustment control will be reinstated for 2008.
Due to the added cars brought by unification, the road and street course qualifying procedure will be altered to a knockout qualifying format, beginning with a pair of preliminary sessions, each composed of half of the field, the six fastest drivers from each preliminary session will go to a third session and the six fastest drivers from that session will compete for the pole in the Firestone Fast Six.

Revenue sharing

In an effort to enhance full-time participation, the IndyCar Series announced a revenue sharing

Revenue sharing

Revenue sharing has multiple, related meanings depending on context.In business, revenue sharing refers to the sharing of profits and losses among different groups....
plan entitled IndyCar TEAM (Team Enhancement and Allocation Matrix) for 2008. The details are as follows:

Teams will receive a minimum of $
United States dollar

The United States dollar is the unit of currency of the United States and was defined by the Coinage Act of 1792 to be between 371 and 416 grains of silver ....
1.2 million for each car competing in the full schedule.
Race purses will be eliminated for all events except for the Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis 500

The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500 or commonly known simply as The 500, is an USA automobile auto racing, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana....
.
The top five finishers in each race are eligible for special cash bonuses.
The total purse for the 2008 Indianapolis 500
2008 Indianapolis 500

The 92nd Indianapolis 500-Mile Race was run on Sunday, May 25, 2008 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States. Scott Dixon of New Zealand won the race from the List of Indianapolis 500 pole-sitters....
will increase with the winner receiving $
United States dollar

The United States dollar is the unit of currency of the United States and was defined by the Coinage Act of 1792 to be between 371 and 416 grains of silver ....
2.5 million, 33rd place paying no less than $270,000. Indy-only entries will be eligible for the $270,000 minimum along with the full-season entries. The entire race purse will total at least $
United States dollar

The United States dollar is the unit of currency of the United States and was defined by the Coinage Act of 1792 to be between 371 and 416 grains of silver ....
13.4 million, not including contingency awards. In 2007
2007 Indianapolis 500

The 91st Indianapolis 500 ran on Sunday, May 27, 2007 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It was the 12th Indy 500 sanctioned by the Indy Racing League, and marked the fifth race of the 2007 in IRL just after the Kansas Lottery Indy 300 and just before the 2007 ABC Supply Company A.J....
, race winner Dario Franchitti
Dario Franchitti

George Dario Marino Franchitti is a Scotland race car driver of Italian-Scots. He formerly competed in the Champ Car series before switching to the Indy Racing League where he was 2007 champion, and won the rain-shortened 2007 Indianapolis 500....
received $1,645,233, and last place Roberto Moreno
Roberto Moreno

Roberto Pupo Moreno , usually known as Roberto Moreno and also as Pupo Moreno, is a racing driver from Brazil. He participated in 75 Formula One Grands Prix, achieved 1 podium, and scored a total of 15 championship points....
won $224,805.
The season champion will win $1 million, as has been in seasons' past. Second through fifth in the season championship will be eligible for cash bonuses.

Testing

The following open tests were held:

October 12, 2007 at Barber Motorsports Park
Barber Motorsports Park

The Barber Motorsports Park is a large multi-purpose racing facility on a 740-acre site in Birmingham, Alabama, USA, located on the eastern fringes of the city, near Leeds, Alabama....
.
February 27-28 at Homestead (night).
March 3-6 at Sebring.
March 19-20 at Sebring for former Champ Car
Champ Car

Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of automobiles used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades, primarily for use in the Indianapolis 500 auto race....
teams.
March 24-25 at Homestead for former Champ Car
Champ Car

Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of automobiles used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades, primarily for use in the Indianapolis 500 auto race....
teams (night).
August 13-14 at Infineon Raceway
Infineon Raceway

Infineon Raceway, formerly Sears Point Raceway, is a road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains near Sonoma, California, USA....
to evaluate new track configuration.

Race summaries

Round 1: GAINSCO Auto Insurance Indy 300

Saturday March 29, 2008 - 8:00 p.m. EDT
North American Eastern Time Zone

The Eastern Time Zone of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America. Its time offset is -5 hrs GMT or UTC-5 during standard time and UTC-4 during daylight saving time....
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead-Miami Speedway

Homestead-Miami Speedway is a race track in Homestead, Florida southwest of Miami, Florida. It plays host to Ford Championship Weekend, the final races of the season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and the Camping World Truck Series....
- Homestead, Florida
Homestead, Florida

Homestead is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, Florida, United States nestled between Biscayne National Park to the east and Everglades National Park to the west....
(1.485 mile oval)
Distance: 200 laps / 297 miles
Race weather: 78° F
Fahrenheit

Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after the physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit , who proposed it in 1724. Today, the scale has largely been replaced by the Celsius scale; it is still in use for non-scientific purposes in the United States and a few other countries such as Belize....
, Fair skies
Television: ESPN2
ESPN2

ESPN2 debuted on October 1, 1993, as a sister station of ESPN. Originally nicknamed "the deuce," ESPN2 was to be branded as a network for a younger generation of sports fans featuring edgier graphics as well as extreme sports like motocross, snowboarding, and BMX racing....
(Marty Reid
Marty Reid

Marty Reid is an American television sportscaster who currently works for ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN on ABC. Reid is currently the lead TV announcer for ESPN on ABC's coverage of the IndyCar Series, the Indianapolis 500....
, Scott Goodyear
Scott Goodyear

Scott Goodyear is a former race car driver from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Goodyear ran the Indy Racing League and Champ Car series during his career from 1987, winning the Michigan 500 in 1992 and 1994....
, Jack Arute
Jack Arute

Jack Arute, Jr. is an auto racing pit reporter and American football sideline reporter for ESPN, auto racing pit reporter for Versus, and radio host for Sirius Satellite Radio's NFL Radio as well as being president of the Stafford Motor Speedway in Connecticut....
, Vince Welch
Vince Welch

Vince Welch is an American radio and television personality. From 1998 to March 2007, he was the sports program director at WIBC in Indianapolis, Indiana....
, Brienne Pedigo
Brienne Pedigo

Brienne Pedigo is an auto racing pit reporter for ESPN and ESPN on ABC for the Indy Racing League. She was formally introduced as the newest member of the Indy Racing League Telecast crew on March 7, 2007....
)
Nielsen Ratings
Nielsen Ratings

Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement developed by the AC Nielsen Company, to determine the audience size and composition of broadcast programming....
: 0.8 rating and 815,070 households
Attendance: 40,000 (estimated)
Pole position winner: #9 Scott Dixon
Scott Dixon

Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....
, 213.341 mph (343.339 km/h)
Race Summary

After qualifying, the Vision Racing

Vision Racing

Vision Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League founded in 2005 when Tony George purchased the assets of the defunct Kelley Racing and hired his stepson Ed Carpenter as to be the driver....
qualifying times of Ed Carpenter and A. J. Foyt IV

A. J. Foyt IV

Anthony Joseph Foyt IV is an United States race car driver. He has competed in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series and briefly in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, then called the Busch Series....
(2nd and 3rd) were disallowed, and forced to move to the rear of the field. After a crash during qualifying, Dan Wheldon

Dan Wheldon

At the start, Scott Dixon

Scott Dixon

Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....
beat Danica Patrick

Danica Patrick

Danica Sue Patrick is an United States of America auto racing driver, currently competing in the IndyCar Series. She was raised in Roscoe, Illinois, Illinois....
into the first turn. Dixon went on to lead most of the way through lap 71. After a series of pit stops, Marco Andretti

Marco Andretti

Marco Michael Andretti is an American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti-Green Racing in the Indy Racing League. He is the son of 1991 IndyCar World Series champion Michael Andretti and the grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti....
moved into the lead. On lap 127, Milka Duno

Milka Duno

Ryan Briscoe

Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel racing and sports car racing in Europe and America....
, who was running sixth. Later, Tony Kanaan

Tony Kanaan

Danica Patrick

Danica Sue Patrick is an United States of America auto racing driver, currently competing in the IndyCar Series. She was raised in Roscoe, Illinois, Illinois....
unlapped herself, and moved up to second place. The position was short-lived, as she was forced to pit for fuel before the end of the race. With seven laps to go, E. J. Viso

Ernesto José Viso Lossada

Ernesto Jos? Viso Lossada is a Venezuelan race car driving. He is commonly referred to as Ernesto Viso or, since his move to American racing, E....
spun directly in front the leader Kanaan, and clipped his right-front suspension. Kanaan attempted to limp around and hold on to the victory if the race finished under caution. With four laps to go, the green came out, and Kanaan was forced to pull out of the way. Scott Dixon

Scott Dixon

Despite starting at the rear of the field, Dan Wheldon

Dan Wheldon

Vision Racing

Top Five Finishers
Fin. Pos	St. Pos	Car No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Laps Led
1	1	9	Scott Dixon Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....	Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series....	200	1:44:03.5914	67
2	4	26	Marco Andretti Marco Andretti Marco Michael Andretti is an American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti-Green Racing in the Indy Racing League. He is the son of 1991 IndyCar World Series champion Michael Andretti and the grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti....	Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, the American Le Mans Series, and A1 Grand Prix....	200	+0.5828	85
3	22	10	Dan Wheldon Dan Wheldon Daniel Clive Wheldon is a successful England auto racing driver. The 2005 Indy Racing League champion and Indianapolis 500 winner, Wheldon is nicknamed "Difficult Dan" in the IRL pit lane for his choleric temperament....	Chip Ganassi Racing	200	+1.4278	9
4	5	3	Helio Castroneves Hélio Castroneves H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing....	Penske Racing Penske Racing Penske Championship Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, American Le Mans, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART....	200	+8.0340	4
5	24	20		Vision Racing Vision Racing Vision Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League founded in 2005 when Tony George purchased the assets of the defunct Kelley Racing and hired his stepson Ed Carpenter as to be the driver....	199	+1 lap	0
Race average speed:
Lead changes: 12 between 5 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 24 laps

Round 2: Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

The Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held in St. Petersburg, Florida, Florida. The race is telecast on ESPN or ESPN on ABC....

Sunday April 6, 2008 - 2:30 p.m. EDT
North American Eastern Time Zone

The Eastern Time Zone of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America. Its time offset is -5 hrs GMT or UTC-5 during standard time and UTC-4 during daylight saving time....
Streets of St. Petersburg
Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

The Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held in St. Petersburg, Florida, Florida. The race is telecast on ESPN or ESPN on ABC....
- St. Petersburg, Florida
St. Petersburg, Florida

St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The city is known as a vacation destination for North American and European vacationers, as well as a politically important swing state in U.S....
(1.8-mile temporary street course)
Distance: 100 laps / 180 miles (shortened to 83 laps / 149.4 miles due to 2-hour time limit)
Race weather: , rain & clouds
Television: ESPN
ESPN

ESPN is a United States cable television Television network dedicated to Broadcasting of sports events and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day....
(Marty Reid
Marty Reid

Marty Reid is an American television sportscaster who currently works for ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN on ABC. Reid is currently the lead TV announcer for ESPN on ABC's coverage of the IndyCar Series, the Indianapolis 500....
, Scott Goodyear
Scott Goodyear

Scott Goodyear is a former race car driver from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Goodyear ran the Indy Racing League and Champ Car series during his career from 1987, winning the Michigan 500 in 1992 and 1994....
, Jack Arute
Jack Arute

Jack Arute, Jr. is an auto racing pit reporter and American football sideline reporter for ESPN, auto racing pit reporter for Versus, and radio host for Sirius Satellite Radio's NFL Radio as well as being president of the Stafford Motor Speedway in Connecticut....
, Vince Welch
Vince Welch

Vince Welch is an American radio and television personality. From 1998 to March 2007, he was the sports program director at WIBC in Indianapolis, Indiana....
, Brienne Pedigo
Brienne Pedigo

Brienne Pedigo is an auto racing pit reporter for ESPN and ESPN on ABC for the Indy Racing League. She was formally introduced as the newest member of the Indy Racing League Telecast crew on March 7, 2007....
)
Rating
Nielsen Ratings

Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement developed by the AC Nielsen Company, to determine the audience size and composition of broadcast programming....
: 0.42
Attendance: 45,000 (race day)
Pole position winner: #11 Tony Kanaan
Tony Kanaan

Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driving of Lebanon heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara....
- 1:02.5322 sec, 103.627 mph (166.771 km/h)
Race Summary

Heavy rain in the morning soaked the track, and left considerable standing water. The race was started under 10 laps of caution as the track dried. At the start, Tony Kanaan

Tony Kanaan

Justin Wilson

Justin Wilson is a United Kingdom racing driver from England who currently competes in the IndyCar Series. He competed in the Champ Car series from 2004 Champ Car World Series season-2007 Champ Car World Series season, scoring 4 wins....
. The early part of the race saw several spins by several cars, including Danica Patrick

Danica Patrick

Danica Sue Patrick is an United States of America auto racing driver, currently competing in the IndyCar Series. She was raised in Roscoe, Illinois, Illinois....
, Marco Andretti

Marco Andretti

Mario Moraes

Mario Moraes is a Brazilian professional race car driving from S?o Paulo. Moraes started his career in minor youth motorsports. In 2003 Moraes competed in American Formula Renault with and won races against some pretty steep competition such as Marco Andretti....
.

On the 37th lap after a restart, rookie Graham Rahal

Graham Rahal

Graham Rahal is an American race car driver. He currently drives in the Indy Racing League Indy Car Series. He is the son of 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal....
was hit from behind by Will Power

Will Power

Will Power is an Australian motorsport driver, who currently competes in the IndyCar Series....
while running 3rd. He was able to continue. Several cautions slowed the race, including a crash by Ryan Briscoe

Ryan Briscoe

Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel racing and sports car racing in Europe and America....
, and a multi-car incident involving Vitor Meira

Vitor Meira

Vitor Meira is an auto racing driver currently competing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He is best known for twice finishing second in the Indianapolis 500....
, Franck Perera

Franck Perera

Franck Perera is a race car driving who has competed in a number of international open wheel racing championships.In 2006 Perera drove in the GP2 Series for the DAMS team, after four years of racing for the Prema team in junior championships....
, and Townsend Bell

Townsend Bell

Townsend Bell is a motor racing driver.He won the last Indy Lights championship in 2001 and was given two starts in a Champ Car in a joint effort between Patrick Racing and Dale Coyne as a test for a full-time seat in 2002....
. On the restart that followed, Rahal-Letterman Racing driver Ryan Hunter-Reay

Ryan Hunter-Reay

Ryan Hunter-Reay is an United States auto racing driver, best known for spending three years in the Champ Car. He drove for three different teams and won two races, but did not compete in the series in 2006 Champ Car World Series season....
led Graham Rahal. Rahal got the jump and took the lead into the first turn. With time running out before the two-hout time limit, the race was poised to end before the scheduled distance. On the final restart, just under 4 minutes of racing remained. Rahal held off a charging Helio Castroneves

Hélio Castroneves

At 19 years, 93 days old, Rahal became the youngest driver ever to win an Indy-style race

American Championship Car Racing

IndyCar Series

The IndyCar Series is the premier level of American Championship Car Racing. The championship, founded by Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Tony George, began in 1996 as a competitor to CART....
history. He broke Marco Andretti

Marco Andretti

Buzz Calkins

Bradley "Buzz" Calkins is a former Indy Racing League driver. After a successful run in Indy Lights from 1993 to 1995 where he finished 11th, 10th, and 6th in his three seasons, he and his Bradley Motorsports team purchased a 1995 Reynard Motorsport chassis to compete in the inaugural season of the IRL....
, Juan Pablo Montoya

Juan Pablo Montoya

Juan Pablo Montoya Rold?n is a race car driver in NASCAR and a former Formula One and Champ Car driver. He has enjoyed great success, most famously in top open wheel racing series....
and Scott Dixon

Scott Dixon

Top Five Finishers
Fin. Pos	St. Pos	Car No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Laps Led
1	9	06	Graham Rahal Graham Rahal Graham Rahal is an American race car driver. He currently drives in the Indy Racing League Indy Car Series. He is the son of 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal....	Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing is a motor racing team competing in the IndyCar Series. The team operations are based in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Newman/Haas Racing was formed when actor Paul Newman and long-time racer Carl Haas, competitors in the Can-Am championship, each began looking to Champ Car racing in 1982....	83	2:00:43.5562	19
2	4	3	Helio Castroneves Hélio Castroneves H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing....	Penske Racing Penske Racing Penske Championship Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, American Le Mans, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART....	83	+3.5192	0
3	1	11	Tony Kanaan Tony Kanaan Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driving of Lebanon heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara....	Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, the American Le Mans Series, and A1 Grand Prix....	83	+5.5134	15
4	15	33	E. J. Viso Ernesto José Viso Lossada Ernesto Jos? Viso Lossada is a Venezuelan race car driving. He is commonly referred to as Ernesto Viso or, since his move to American racing, E....	HVM Racing	83	+8.8575	12
5	18	36	Enrique Bernoldi Enrique Bernoldi Enrique Ant?nio Langue e Silv?rio de Bernoldi is a Brazilian racing driver who raced for the Arrows Formula One team. He currently drives in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series for Conquest Racing....	Conquest Racing	83	+9.6360	3
Race average speed:
Lead changes: 7 between 8 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 29 laps

Round 3A: Indy Japan 300
Indy Japan 300

The Indy Japan 300 presented by Bridgestone is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Japan. The 2008 race marked the historic first ever win for a woman driver in American open wheel racing when Danica Patrick of Andretti-Green Racing took the checkered flag....

Sunday April 20 - 11:00 a.m. JST
Japan Standard Time

Japan Standard Time or JST is the standard timezone of Japan, and is UTC+9 of Coordinated Universal Time. For example, when it is midnight in UTC, it is 9 am in Japan Standard Time....
/ Saturday April 19 10:00 p.m. EDT
North American Eastern Time Zone

The Eastern Time Zone of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America. Its time offset is -5 hrs GMT or UTC-5 during standard time and UTC-4 during daylight saving time....
; postponed from Saturday April 19 - 1:00 p.m. JST
Japan Standard Time

Japan Standard Time or JST is the standard timezone of Japan, and is UTC+9 of Coordinated Universal Time. For example, when it is midnight in UTC, it is 9 am in Japan Standard Time....
/ 12:00 a.m. EDT
North American Eastern Time Zone

The Eastern Time Zone of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America. Its time offset is -5 hrs GMT or UTC-5 during standard time and UTC-4 during daylight saving time....
due to weepers (water seeping up onto the track from previous heavy rains).
Twin Ring Motegi
Twin Ring Motegi

is an automobile racing track located at Motegi, Tochigi, Japan. Its name comes from the fact that there are two race tracks at the facility: a oval and a road course....
- Motegi
Motegi, Tochigi

is a towns of Japan located in Haga District, Tochigi, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.As of 2005, the town has an estimated population of 16,403 and a population density of 95.0 persons per km?....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
(1.52 mile oval)
Distance: 200 laps / 304 miles
Race weather: , Mostly cloudy
Television: ESPN Classic
ESPN Classic

ESPN Classic is a sports channel that features reruns of famous sporting events, sports documentaries, and sports themed movies. Such programs includes biography of famous sports figures or a rerun of a famous World Series or Super Bowl, often with added commentary on the event....
, ESPN2
ESPN2

ESPN2 debuted on October 1, 1993, as a sister station of ESPN. Originally nicknamed "the deuce," ESPN2 was to be branded as a network for a younger generation of sports fans featuring edgier graphics as well as extreme sports like motocross, snowboarding, and BMX racing....
(Marty Reid
Marty Reid

Marty Reid is an American television sportscaster who currently works for ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN on ABC. Reid is currently the lead TV announcer for ESPN on ABC's coverage of the IndyCar Series, the Indianapolis 500....
, Scott Goodyear
Scott Goodyear

Scott Goodyear is a former race car driver from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Goodyear ran the Indy Racing League and Champ Car series during his career from 1987, winning the Michigan 500 in 1992 and 1994....
, Jack Arute
Jack Arute

Jack Arute, Jr. is an auto racing pit reporter and American football sideline reporter for ESPN, auto racing pit reporter for Versus, and radio host for Sirius Satellite Radio's NFL Radio as well as being president of the Stafford Motor Speedway in Connecticut....
)
Nielsen Ratings
Nielsen Ratings

Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement developed by the AC Nielsen Company, to determine the audience size and composition of broadcast programming....
: 0.27 (rainout); 0.19 (live); 0.33 (re-air)
Attendance: TBA
Pole Position winner: #3 Helio Castroneves
Hélio Castroneves

H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing....
(qualifying rained out; lineup set by IndyCar points standings)
Race Summary

At the start, Marco Andretti

Marco Andretti

Hélio Castroneves

H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing....
took the lead, and led the first 92 laps. On the 48th lap, Ed Carpenter and Danica Patrick

Danica Patrick

Danica Sue Patrick is an United States of America auto racing driver, currently competing in the IndyCar Series. She was raised in Roscoe, Illinois, Illinois....
pitted, but moments later the caution came out when Hideki Mutoh

Hideki Mutoh

is a Japanese race car driver from Tokyo currently racing in the IndyCar Series for Andretti Green Racing....
crashed. The pits became closed, and the remainder of the leaders had to wait to make their respective pit stops. After the field was shuffled, Castroneves still maintained the lead.

On the 92nd lap, Vitor Meira

Vitor Meira

Vitor Meira is an auto racing driver currently competing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He is best known for twice finishing second in the Indianapolis 500....
brushed the wall. In the pits, Vision Racing

Vision Racing

Scott Dixon

On lap 142, Roger Yasukawa

Roger Yasukawa

Roger Yasukawa is an Japanese-American auto racing driver.Yasukawa started karting in Southern California, winning the California State Championship in 1991 in Junior Sportsman....
stalled on the mainstretch with a brake failure. The ensuing caution period set up a exciting finish due to fuel strategy, as most teams were getting 51 laps on a single tank of fuel. The top seven leaders all pitted together, with Dixon coming out in the lead once again. On lap 148, Castroneves

Hélio Castroneves

Danica Patrick

Danica Sue Patrick is an United States of America auto racing driver, currently competing in the IndyCar Series. She was raised in Roscoe, Illinois, Illinois....
, and Carpenter all returned to the pits to top off their tanks, in hopes of going the distance without one last pit stop, hoping that the race would go green to the finish.

Shortly after the restart on lap 149, Patrick dropped back to seventh place (last car on the lead lap) in a fuel conservation strategy to have enough fuel to challenge the leader at the end of the race. With the race remaining green, during the final ten laps, most of the leaders, not having enough fuel to get to the end, ducked off the track for "splash-and-go" pit stops for fuel. Despite topping off his tank earlier, Ed Carpenter, getting poorer fuel economy than the rest of the lead-lap cars, was forced to pit for fuel. Castroneves inherited the lead with less than 5 laps to go, with Patrick charging in second place. Castroneves slowed his pace to conserve fuel, and Danica Patrick

Danica Patrick

Danica Sue Patrick is an United States of America auto racing driver, currently competing in the IndyCar Series. She was raised in Roscoe, Illinois, Illinois....
took the lead with 2 laps to go. Patrick held on to win, and became the first female to win a race in the history of top-level American open wheel racing

American Championship Car Racing

Since 1916 there has been a recognized United States national automobile racing National Championship for drivers of professional-level, single-seat open wheel race cars....
.

Top Five Finishers
Fin. Pos	St. Pos	Car No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Laps Led
1	6	7	Danica Patrick Danica Patrick Danica Sue Patrick is an United States of America auto racing driver, currently competing in the IndyCar Series. She was raised in Roscoe, Illinois, Illinois....	Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, the American Le Mans Series, and A1 Grand Prix....	200	1:51:02.6739	3
2	1	3	Helio Castroneves Hélio Castroneves H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing....	Penske Racing Penske Racing Penske Championship Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, American Le Mans, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART....	200	+5.8594	94
3	2	9	Scott Dixon Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....	Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series....	200	+10.0559	101
4	5	10	Dan Wheldon Dan Wheldon Daniel Clive Wheldon is a successful England auto racing driver. The 2005 Indy Racing League champion and Indianapolis 500 winner, Wheldon is nicknamed "Difficult Dan" in the IRL pit lane for his choleric temperament....	Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series....	200	+13.1116	2
5	3	11	Tony Kanaan Tony Kanaan Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driving of Lebanon heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara....	Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, the American Le Mans Series, and A1 Grand Prix....	200	+16.0731	0
Race average speed:
Lead changes: 5 between 4 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 29 laps

Round 3B: Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
Long Beach Grand Prix

The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach is an open-wheel race held on a temporary road racing in Long Beach, California. It was the premier circuit in the champcars and was the first event in the World Series each year....

Sunday April 20 - 1:00 p.m. PDT
Pacific Time Zone

The Pacific Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time . The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 120th meridian west of the Greenwich Observatory....
/ 4:00 p.m. EDT
North American Eastern Time Zone

The Eastern Time Zone of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America. Its time offset is -5 hrs GMT or UTC-5 during standard time and UTC-4 during daylight saving time....
Streets of Long Beach
Long Beach Grand Prix

The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach is an open-wheel race held on a temporary road racing in Long Beach, California. It was the premier circuit in the champcars and was the first event in the World Series each year....
- Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California

Long Beach is a large city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific Ocean coast. It is situated in Los Angeles County, about south of downtown Los Angeles....
(1.968-mile temporary street course)
Distance: 1 Hour, 45 Minutes (83 laps, 163.34 miles (262.87 km)). Race used former Champ Car rules which called for a time limit instead of laps run.
Race weather: Sunny,
Television: ESPN2
ESPN2

ESPN2 debuted on October 1, 1993, as a sister station of ESPN. Originally nicknamed "the deuce," ESPN2 was to be branded as a network for a younger generation of sports fans featuring edgier graphics as well as extreme sports like motocross, snowboarding, and BMX racing....
(Marty Reid
Marty Reid

Marty Reid is an American television sportscaster who currently works for ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN on ABC. Reid is currently the lead TV announcer for ESPN on ABC's coverage of the IndyCar Series, the Indianapolis 500....
, Scott Goodyear
Scott Goodyear

Scott Goodyear is a former race car driver from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Goodyear ran the Indy Racing League and Champ Car series during his career from 1987, winning the Michigan 500 in 1992 and 1994....
, Jack Arute
Jack Arute

Jack Arute, Jr. is an auto racing pit reporter and American football sideline reporter for ESPN, auto racing pit reporter for Versus, and radio host for Sirius Satellite Radio's NFL Radio as well as being president of the Stafford Motor Speedway in Connecticut....
, Jamie Little
Jamie Little

Jamie Little from Las Vegas, Nevada is the pit reporter for NASCAR Nationwide Series and Sprint Cup Series coverage on ESPN/American Broadcasting Company....
, Brienne Pedigo
Brienne Pedigo

Brienne Pedigo is an auto racing pit reporter for ESPN and ESPN on ABC for the Indy Racing League. She was formally introduced as the newest member of the Indy Racing League Telecast crew on March 7, 2007....
)
Nielsen Ratings
Nielsen Ratings

Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement developed by the AC Nielsen Company, to determine the audience size and composition of broadcast programming....
: 0.51
Attendance: 75,000 (race day)
Pole Position winner: #02 Justin Wilson
Justin Wilson

Justin Wilson is a United Kingdom racing driver from England who currently competes in the IndyCar Series. He competed in the Champ Car series from 2004 Champ Car World Series season-2007 Champ Car World Series season, scoring 4 wins....
, 1:06.902 sec, 105.898 mph (170.426 km/h)
Race Summary

The final race of the Champ Car

Champ Car

Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of automobiles used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades, primarily for use in the Indianapolis 500 auto race....
era took place less than a day after the checkered flag fell at the Indy Japan 300

Indy Japan 300

Long Beach Grand Prix

Twin Ring Motegi

is an automobile racing track located at Motegi, Tochigi, Japan. Its name comes from the fact that there are two race tracks at the facility: a oval and a road course....
.

The contingent of former Champ Car teams produced a 20-car field, all utilizing the turbocharged Cosworth

Cosworth

Cosworth is an automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in internal combustion engine for auto racing . It supplies a wide range of motorsport series, including the World Rally Championship, Superbike World Championship and, until the end of 2006, Formula One....
/Panoz DP01

Panoz DP01

The Panoz DP01 is the recently introduced Champ Car World Series spec race car that was used in the 2007 season. It was introduced to the world at the San Jose Grand Prix on July 28 2006....
for the final time. From a standing start (the first such at Long Beach since 1983; Champ Car had utilised the start from June 2007), Will Power

Will Power

Will Power is an Australian motorsport driver, who currently competes in the IndyCar Series....
got the jump from fourth position to take the lead into turn one. Power led 81 of the 83 laps, relinquishing the top position only during pit stops.

All participants entering other IndyCar races earned points towards the 2008 IndyCar Series championship. All the teams raced together again a week later at Kansas Speedway

Kansas Speedway

Kansas Speedway is a speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, adjacent to the Village West area. The speedway is a tri-oval with 15 degree banking in the turns....
, and for the remainder of the schedule together.

The race was run under Champ Car rules, which included the standing start, option tire, two-day qualifying format, ran on time (1hr 45 mins) rather than a set number of laps.

Top Five Finishers
Fin. Pos	St. Pos	Car No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Laps Led
1	4	8	Will Power Will Power Will Power is an Australian motorsport driver, who currently competes in the IndyCar Series....	KV Racing	83	1:45:25.415	81
2	6	7	Franck Montagny Franck Montagny Franck Montagny is a French auto racing driver. He briefly raced for the Super Aguri F1 Formula One team in 2006 Formula One season....	Forsythe/Pettit Racing	83	+5.094	0
3	10	96	Mario Dominguez Mario Domínguez Mario Dom?nguez is a IndyCar Series racing driver currently driving for Pacific Coast Motorsports. He was previously a long-time competitor in the CART and CCWS Champ Car series....	Pacific Coast Motorsports Pacific Coast Motorsports Pacific Coast Motorsports is a racing team owned by Tyler Tadevic. It was founded by Tom Figge and has competed in the American Le Mans Series, Champ Car Atlantic Series, and Rolex Grand-Am series....	83	+15.516	0
4	8	36	Enrique Bernoldi Enrique Bernoldi Enrique Ant?nio Langue e Silv?rio de Bernoldi is a Brazilian racing driver who raced for the Arrows Formula One team. He currently drives in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series for Conquest Racing....	Conquest Racing	83	+25.677	0
5	12	5	Oriol Servia Oriol Servia Oriol Servi? i Imbers is a race car driver in the IndyCar Series, originally from Catalonia, Spain. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia....	KV Racing	83	+26.276	0
Race average speed:
Lead changes: 3 between 3 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 9 laps

Round 4: RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300

Sunday April 27 - 4:00 p.m. CDT
Central Time zone

The Central Time Zone is in the Americas and observes standard time by subtracting six hours from Coordinated Universal Time during standard time and five hours during daylight saving time ....
/ 5:00 p.m. EDT
North American Eastern Time Zone

The Eastern Time Zone of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America. Its time offset is -5 hrs GMT or UTC-5 during standard time and UTC-4 during daylight saving time....
Kansas Speedway
Kansas Speedway

Kansas Speedway is a speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, adjacent to the Village West area. The speedway is a tri-oval with 15 degree banking in the turns....
- Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City, Kansas

Kansas City is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County, Kansas. It is a Satellite town of Kansas City, Missouri and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area....
(1.52 mile oval)
Distance: 200 laps / 304 miles
Race weather: Mostly Sunny,
Television: ESPN2
ESPN2

ESPN2 debuted on October 1, 1993, as a sister station of ESPN. Originally nicknamed "the deuce," ESPN2 was to be branded as a network for a younger generation of sports fans featuring edgier graphics as well as extreme sports like motocross, snowboarding, and BMX racing....
(Marty Reid
Marty Reid

Marty Reid is an American television sportscaster who currently works for ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN on ABC. Reid is currently the lead TV announcer for ESPN on ABC's coverage of the IndyCar Series, the Indianapolis 500....
, Scott Goodyear
Scott Goodyear

Scott Goodyear is a former race car driver from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Goodyear ran the Indy Racing League and Champ Car series during his career from 1987, winning the Michigan 500 in 1992 and 1994....
, Jack Arute
Jack Arute

Jack Arute, Jr. is an auto racing pit reporter and American football sideline reporter for ESPN, auto racing pit reporter for Versus, and radio host for Sirius Satellite Radio's NFL Radio as well as being president of the Stafford Motor Speedway in Connecticut....
, Vince Welch
Vince Welch

Vince Welch is an American radio and television personality. From 1998 to March 2007, he was the sports program director at WIBC in Indianapolis, Indiana....
, Brienne Pedigo
Brienne Pedigo

Brienne Pedigo is an auto racing pit reporter for ESPN and ESPN on ABC for the Indy Racing League. She was formally introduced as the newest member of the Indy Racing League Telecast crew on March 7, 2007....
)
Nielsen Ratings
Nielsen Ratings

Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement developed by the AC Nielsen Company, to determine the audience size and composition of broadcast programming....
: 0.74
Attendance: 70,000 (estimated)
Pole Position winner: #9 Scott Dixon
Scott Dixon

Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....
213.496 mph (343.589 km/h)
Race Summary

At the start, Scott Dixon

Scott Dixon

Enrique Bernoldi

Will Power

Will Power is an Australian motorsport driver, who currently competes in the IndyCar Series....
crashed in turn 2. While the field pitted under the caution, Justin Wilson

Justin Wilson

Dixon took the lead back on the restart, and maintained the lead through the next series of pit stops. On lap 98, the caution came out again for a crash involving E. J. Viso

Ernesto José Viso Lossada

Ernesto Jos? Viso Lossada is a Venezuelan race car driving. He is commonly referred to as Ernesto Viso or, since his move to American racing, E....
and Tomas Scheckter

Tomas Scheckter

Tomas Scheckter is a South African racing driver, born in Monte Carlo, currently competing in the Indy Racing League and the A1 Grand Prix series....
. After another long green flag segment, Buddy Rice

Buddy Rice

Buddy Rice is an auto racing driver in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He is best known for winning the 2004 Indianapolis 500 while driving for Rahal Letterman Racing and the 2009 24 Hours of Daytona for Brumos Racing....
brought out the yellow on lap 153 with a heavy crash in turn 2. In the pits, Danica Patrick

Danica Patrick

Danica Sue Patrick is an United States of America auto racing driver, currently competing in the IndyCar Series. She was raised in Roscoe, Illinois, Illinois....
retired from the race with a broken wheel hub. Meanwhile Scott Dixon

Scott Dixon

The race resumed after a long yellow with Dan Wheldon

Dan Wheldon

IndyCar Series

Top Five Finishers
Fin. Pos	St. Pos	Car No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Laps Led
1	2	10	Dan Wheldon Dan Wheldon Daniel Clive Wheldon is a successful England auto racing driver. The 2005 Indy Racing League champion and Indianapolis 500 winner, Wheldon is nicknamed "Difficult Dan" in the IRL pit lane for his choleric temperament....	Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series....	200	1:52:49.9806	49
2	11	11	Tony Kanaan Tony Kanaan Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driving of Lebanon heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara....	Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, the American Le Mans Series, and A1 Grand Prix....	200	+2.1778	0
3	1	9	Scott Dixon Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....	Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series....	200	+4.3922	145
4	8	3	Helio Castroneves Hélio Castroneves H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing....	Penske Racing Penske Racing Penske Championship Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, American Le Mans, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART....	200	+9.2889	1
5	14	26	Marco Andretti Marco Andretti Marco Michael Andretti is an American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti-Green Racing in the Indy Racing League. He is the son of 1991 IndyCar World Series champion Michael Andretti and the grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti....	Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, the American Le Mans Series, and A1 Grand Prix....	200	+9.2986	0
Race average speed:
Lead changes: 5 between 4 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 41 laps

Round 5: 92nd Indianapolis 500
2008 Indianapolis 500

The 92nd Indianapolis 500-Mile Race was run on Sunday, May 25, 2008 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States. Scott Dixon of New Zealand won the race from the List of Indianapolis 500 pole-sitters....
broadcast presented by GoDaddy.com

Sunday May 25 - 1:11 p.m. EDT
North American Eastern Time Zone

The Eastern Time Zone of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America. Its time offset is -5 hrs GMT or UTC-5 during standard time and UTC-4 during daylight saving time....
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 race.It has existed since 1909, and is the original "Speedway," the first racing facility historically to incorporate the word....
- Speedway, Indiana
Speedway, Indiana

Speedway is a town in Wayne Township, Marion County, Indiana, Marion County, Indiana, Indiana, United States. The population was 12,881 at the 2000 census....
(2.5 mile oval)
Distance: 200 laps / 500 miles
Race weather: Partly cloudy,
Television: ABC (Marty Reid
Marty Reid

Marty Reid is an American television sportscaster who currently works for ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN on ABC. Reid is currently the lead TV announcer for ESPN on ABC's coverage of the IndyCar Series, the Indianapolis 500....
, Scott Goodyear
Scott Goodyear

Scott Goodyear is a former race car driver from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Goodyear ran the Indy Racing League and Champ Car series during his career from 1987, winning the Michigan 500 in 1992 and 1994....
, Eddie Cheever
Eddie Cheever

Edward "Eddie" McKay Cheever, Jr. is an United States racing driver who raced for almost thirty years in Formula One, Sports car racing, CART and the Indy Racing League....
, Brent Musburger
Brent Musburger

Brent Woody Musburger is an United States sportscaster for the ESPN on ABC and ESPN television networks....
, Jack Arute
Jack Arute

Jack Arute, Jr. is an auto racing pit reporter and American football sideline reporter for ESPN, auto racing pit reporter for Versus, and radio host for Sirius Satellite Radio's NFL Radio as well as being president of the Stafford Motor Speedway in Connecticut....
, Vince Welch
Vince Welch

Vince Welch is an American radio and television personality. From 1998 to March 2007, he was the sports program director at WIBC in Indianapolis, Indiana....
, Brienne Pedigo
Brienne Pedigo

Brienne Pedigo is an auto racing pit reporter for ESPN and ESPN on ABC for the Indy Racing League. She was formally introduced as the newest member of the Indy Racing League Telecast crew on March 7, 2007....
, Jamie Little
Jamie Little

Jamie Little from Las Vegas, Nevada is the pit reporter for NASCAR Nationwide Series and Sprint Cup Series coverage on ESPN/American Broadcasting Company....
)
Nielsen Ratings
Nielsen Ratings

Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement developed by the AC Nielsen Company, to determine the audience size and composition of broadcast programming....
: 4.5
Attendance: 282,000
Pole Position winner: #9 Scott Dixon
Scott Dixon

Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....
, 2:39.0348, 226.366 mph (364.301 km/h)
Race Summary Polesitter Scott Dixon
Scott Dixon

Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....
led 115 laps, including the last 29, to win his first Indy 500. Several cars, including Tony Kanaan
Tony Kanaan

Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driving of Lebanon heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara....
, Graham Rahal
Graham Rahal

Graham Rahal is an American race car driver. He currently drives in the Indy Racing League Indy Car Series. He is the son of 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal....
, Jeff Simmons
Jeff Simmons (driver)

Jeff Simmons is an United States race car driver, most recently driving open wheel cars in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series....
and Justin Wilson
Justin Wilson

Justin Wilson is a United Kingdom racing driver from England who currently competes in the IndyCar Series. He competed in the Champ Car series from 2004 Champ Car World Series season-2007 Champ Car World Series season, scoring 4 wins....
were involved in crashes. With 29 laps to go Danica Patrick
Danica Patrick

Danica Sue Patrick is an United States of America auto racing driver, currently competing in the IndyCar Series. She was raised in Roscoe, Illinois, Illinois....
was eliminated when Ryan Briscoe
Ryan Briscoe

Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel racing and sports car racing in Europe and America....
clipped her car exiting the pits, damaging both.

Top Five Finishers
Fin. Pos	St. Pos	Car No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Laps Led
1	1	9	Scott Dixon Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....	Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series....	200	3:28:57.6792	115
2	8	4	Vitor Meira Vitor Meira Vitor Meira is an auto racing driver currently competing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He is best known for twice finishing second in the Indianapolis 500....	Panther Racing Panther Racing Panther Racing is an American open wheel car auto racing team. It is one of the oldest continually operating teams in the Indy Racing League ....	200	+1.7498	12
3	7	26	Marco Andretti Marco Andretti Marco Michael Andretti is an American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti-Green Racing in the Indy Racing League. He is the son of 1991 IndyCar World Series champion Michael Andretti and the grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti....	Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, the American Le Mans Series, and A1 Grand Prix....	200	+2.3127	15
4	4	3	Helio Castroneves Hélio Castroneves H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing....	Penske Racing Penske Racing Penske Championship Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, American Le Mans, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART....	200	+6.2619	0
5	10	20		Vision Racing Vision Racing Vision Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League founded in 2005 when Tony George purchased the assets of the defunct Kelley Racing and hired his stepson Ed Carpenter as to be the driver....	200	+6.5505	2
Race average speed:
Lead changes: 18 between 9 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 69 laps

Round 6: ABC Supply Company A.J. Foyt 225
ABC Supply Company A.J. Foyt 225

The ABC Supply Company/A.J. Foyt 225 presented by Time Warner Cable is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at The Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin....

Sunday June 1 - 3:00 p.m. CDT
Central Time zone

The Central Time Zone is in the Americas and observes standard time by subtracting six hours from Coordinated Universal Time during standard time and five hours during daylight saving time ....
/ 4:00 p.m. EDT
North American Eastern Time Zone

The Eastern Time Zone of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America. Its time offset is -5 hrs GMT or UTC-5 during standard time and UTC-4 during daylight saving time....
Milwaukee Mile
Milwaukee Mile

The Milwaukee Mile is a race track in West Allis, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, USA. It is a long oval track that seats about 50,000 spectators. It operated as a dirt track until 1953....
- West Allis, Wisconsin
West Allis, Wisconsin

West Allis is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 61,254 at the 2000 census.The Wisconsin State Fair Park is located in West Allis....
(1.032 mile oval)
Distance: 225 laps / 232.2 miles
Race weather: 73° F
Fahrenheit

Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after the physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit , who proposed it in 1724. Today, the scale has largely been replaced by the Celsius scale; it is still in use for non-scientific purposes in the United States and a few other countries such as Belize....
, sunny
Television: ESPN on ABC (Marty Reid
Marty Reid

Marty Reid is an American television sportscaster who currently works for ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN on ABC. Reid is currently the lead TV announcer for ESPN on ABC's coverage of the IndyCar Series, the Indianapolis 500....
, Scott Goodyear
Scott Goodyear

Scott Goodyear is a former race car driver from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Goodyear ran the Indy Racing League and Champ Car series during his career from 1987, winning the Michigan 500 in 1992 and 1994....
, Jack Arute
Jack Arute

Jack Arute, Jr. is an auto racing pit reporter and American football sideline reporter for ESPN, auto racing pit reporter for Versus, and radio host for Sirius Satellite Radio's NFL Radio as well as being president of the Stafford Motor Speedway in Connecticut....
, Vince Welch
Vince Welch

Vince Welch is an American radio and television personality. From 1998 to March 2007, he was the sports program director at WIBC in Indianapolis, Indiana....
, Brienne Pedigo
Brienne Pedigo

Brienne Pedigo is an auto racing pit reporter for ESPN and ESPN on ABC for the Indy Racing League. She was formally introduced as the newest member of the Indy Racing League Telecast crew on March 7, 2007....
)
Nielsen Ratings
Nielsen Ratings

Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement developed by the AC Nielsen Company, to determine the audience size and composition of broadcast programming....
: 0.8
Attendance: 28,000
Pole Position winner: #26 Marco Andretti
Marco Andretti

Marco Michael Andretti is an American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti-Green Racing in the Indy Racing League. He is the son of 1991 IndyCar World Series champion Michael Andretti and the grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti....
1:26.9591 168.053 mph (270.455 km/h) (4 laps)
Race Summary

Marco Andretti

Scott Dixon

Tony Kanaan

Graham Rahal

Graham Rahal is an American race car driver. He currently drives in the Indy Racing League Indy Car Series. He is the son of 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal....
, who started on the outside of the front row, shuffled back, but remained in the top 5 for the first half of the race.

The first half was mostly green, with only a minor caution involving Oriol Servia

Oriol Servia

Oriol Servi? i Imbers is a race car driver in the IndyCar Series, originally from Catalonia, Spain. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia....
and another for debris. Later in the first fuel segment, Andretti's handling started to suffer, and Scott Dixon

Scott Dixon

Hélio Castroneves

H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing....
took over second, and Andretti fell back as deep as tenth.

On lap 130, Graham Rahal

Graham Rahal

Graham Rahal is an American race car driver. He currently drives in the Indy Racing League Indy Car Series. He is the son of 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal....
went high in turn three to pass Darren Manning

Darren Manning

Darren Manning is a motor racing driver, currently racing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series for A.J. Foyt Enterprises....
. He got into the marbles, and brushed along the wall in turn four. After holding the lead for 136 laps, Dixon was finally challenged by Ryan Briscoe

Ryan Briscoe

Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel racing and sports car racing in Europe and America....
. Briscoe took over the lead on lap 177, and held it until a green flag pit stop on lap 194. After a sequence of pit stops, Castroneves

Hélio Castroneves

Marco Andretti

Dan Wheldon

Ryan Briscoe

Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel racing and sports car racing in Europe and America....
held a half-second lead over Dixon

Scott Dixon

With less than three laps to go, Marco Andretti

Marco Andretti

Vitor Meira

Vitor Meira is an auto racing driver currently competing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He is best known for twice finishing second in the Indianapolis 500....
became caught up in the smoke, and rode up over Andretti, becoming airborne. He landed upright, and all drivers were uninjured. The race finished under caution with Ryan Briscoe

Ryan Briscoe

Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel racing and sports car racing in Europe and America....
picking up his first career IndyCar

IndyCar Series

Mooresville, North Carolina

Mooresville is a town in Iredell County, North Carolina, North Carolina, United States. The population was 18,823 at the 2000 census. It is located approximately 25 miles north of Charlotte, North Carolina....
-based Penske Racing

Penske Racing

Penske Championship Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, American Le Mans, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART....
in all motorsports series.

Top Five Finishers
Fin. Pos	St. Pos	Car No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Laps Led
1	11	6	Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel racing and sports car racing in Europe and America....	Penske Racing Penske Racing Penske Championship Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, American Le Mans, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART....	225	1:42:41.7387	36
2	3	9	Scott Dixon Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....	Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series....	225	+0.0487	147
3	6	11	Tony Kanaan Tony Kanaan Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driving of Lebanon heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara....	Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, the American Le Mans Series, and A1 Grand Prix....	225	+1.8413	0
4	7	10	Dan Wheldon Dan Wheldon Daniel Clive Wheldon is a successful England auto racing driver. The 2005 Indy Racing League champion and Indianapolis 500 winner, Wheldon is nicknamed "Difficult Dan" in the IRL pit lane for his choleric temperament....	Chip Ganassi Racing	225	+2.9314	0
5	5	3	Helio Castroneves Hélio Castroneves H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing....	Penske Racing	225	+4.6704	2
Race average speed:
Lead changes: 5 between 4 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 29 laps

Round 7: Bombardier Learjet 550

Saturday June 7 - 9:00 p.m. CDT
Central Time zone

The Central Time Zone is in the Americas and observes standard time by subtracting six hours from Coordinated Universal Time during standard time and five hours during daylight saving time ....
/ 10:00 p.m. EDT
North American Eastern Time Zone

The Eastern Time Zone of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America. Its time offset is -5 hrs GMT or UTC-5 during standard time and UTC-4 during daylight saving time....
Texas Motor Speedway
Texas Motor Speedway

Texas Motor Speedway is a Oval track racing located in the northernmost portion of the United States city of Fort Worth, Texas -- the portion located in Denton County, Texas....
- Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth is the List of United States cities by population in the United States and the fifth-largest city within the state of Texas. Situated in and a cultural gateway into the Western United States, the city covers nearly in Tarrant County, Texas and Denton County, Texas counties, serving as the county seat for Tarrant County....
(1.455 mile oval)
Distance: 228 laps / 331.74 miles (533.884 km)
Race weather:
Television: ESPN2
ESPN2

ESPN2 debuted on October 1, 1993, as a sister station of ESPN. Originally nicknamed "the deuce," ESPN2 was to be branded as a network for a younger generation of sports fans featuring edgier graphics as well as extreme sports like motocross, snowboarding, and BMX racing....
(Marty Reid
Marty Reid

Marty Reid is an American television sportscaster who currently works for ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN on ABC. Reid is currently the lead TV announcer for ESPN on ABC's coverage of the IndyCar Series, the Indianapolis 500....
, Scott Goodyear
Scott Goodyear

Scott Goodyear is a former race car driver from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Goodyear ran the Indy Racing League and Champ Car series during his career from 1987, winning the Michigan 500 in 1992 and 1994....
, Jack Arute
Jack Arute

Jack Arute, Jr. is an auto racing pit reporter and American football sideline reporter for ESPN, auto racing pit reporter for Versus, and radio host for Sirius Satellite Radio's NFL Radio as well as being president of the Stafford Motor Speedway in Connecticut....
, Brienne Pedigo
Brienne Pedigo

Brienne Pedigo is an auto racing pit reporter for ESPN and ESPN on ABC for the Indy Racing League. She was formally introduced as the newest member of the Indy Racing League Telecast crew on March 7, 2007....
)
Nielsen Ratings
Nielsen Ratings

Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement developed by the AC Nielsen Company, to determine the audience size and composition of broadcast programming....
: 1.0 (highest rated IRL race broadcast on ESPN2 and second-highest rated IRL race on any ESPN station)
Attendance: 83,000
Pole Position winner: #9 Scott Dixon
Scott Dixon

Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....
1:37.5063 214.878 mph (345.813 km/h) (4 laps)
Race Summary

In the first half, three single-car incidents involving Mario Dominguez

Mario Domínguez

Mario Dom?nguez is a IndyCar Series racing driver currently driving for Pacific Coast Motorsports. He was previously a long-time competitor in the CART and CCWS Champ Car series....
, Justin Wilson

Justin Wilson

Oriol Servia

Oriol Servi? i Imbers is a race car driver in the IndyCar Series, originally from Catalonia, Spain. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia....
slowed the race. The lead changed hands between Helio Castroneves

Hélio Castroneves

Bruno Junqueira

Bruno Junqueira is a Brazilian racecar driver, currently competing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He is a former International Formula 3000 champion and three-time runner-up in the Champ Car World Series....
, and Scott Dixon

Scott Dixon

Two sequences of green flag pit stops occurred under a long stretch of green flag conditions. A caution for debris came out on lap 165, sending the leaders to the pits once more. Vitor Meira

Vitor Meira

Vitor Meira is an auto racing driver currently competing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He is best known for twice finishing second in the Indianapolis 500....
stayed out to take over the lead.

With 21 laps to go, Meira

Vitor Meira

Vitor Meira is an auto racing driver currently competing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He is best known for twice finishing second in the Indianapolis 500....
was forced to pit for fuel, giving up the lead to Marco Andretti

Marco Andretti

Enrique Bernoldi

Marco Andretti

With six laps to go, Scott Dixon

Scott Dixon

Marco Andretti

Ryan Hunter-Reay

Ryan Hunter-Reay is an United States auto racing driver, best known for spending three years in the Champ Car. He drove for three different teams and won two races, but did not compete in the series in 2006 Champ Car World Series season....
dove below Andretti heading into turn three. Hunter-Reay pinched his left wheels onto the apron, lost control, and touched wheels with Andretti. Both cars spun and crashed hard into the wall. The race finished under caution with Dixon

Scott Dixon

Hélio Castroneves

Top Five Finishers
Fin. Pos	St. Pos	Car No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Laps Led
1	1	9	Scott Dixon Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....	Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series....	228	2:04:36.3153	58
2	2	3	Hélio Castroneves Hélio Castroneves H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing....	Penske Racing Penske Racing Penske Championship Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, American Le Mans, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART....	228	+0.0479	85
3	3	6	Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel racing and sports car racing in Europe and America....	Penske Racing	228	+0.6173	12
4	7	10	Dan Wheldon Dan Wheldon Daniel Clive Wheldon is a successful England auto racing driver. The 2005 Indy Racing League champion and Indianapolis 500 winner, Wheldon is nicknamed "Difficult Dan" in the IRL pit lane for his choleric temperament....	Chip Ganassi Racing	228	+3.3000	0
5	6	11	Tony Kanaan Tony Kanaan Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driving of Lebanon heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara....	Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, the American Le Mans Series, and A1 Grand Prix....	228	+4.3124	0
Race average speed:
Lead changes: 21 between 6 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 52 laps

Round 8: Iowa Corn Indy 250
Iowa Corn Indy 250

The Iowa Corn Indy 250 Presented by Pioneer is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at the Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa on June 24, 2007, for the first time....

Sunday June 22 - 12:00 p.m. CDT
Central Time zone

The Central Time Zone is in the Americas and observes standard time by subtracting six hours from Coordinated Universal Time during standard time and five hours during daylight saving time ....
/ 1:00 p.m. EDT
North American Eastern Time Zone

The Eastern Time Zone of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America. Its time offset is -5 hrs GMT or UTC-5 during standard time and UTC-4 during daylight saving time....
Iowa Speedway
Iowa Speedway

Iowa Speedway is a 7/8 mile long paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, approximately east of Des Moines. The track was designed with influence from Rusty Wallace and patterned after Richmond International Raceway, a short track where Wallace was very successful....
- Newton, Iowa
Newton, Iowa

Newton is a city in the county seat of Jasper County, Iowa, Iowa, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 15,579....
(0.875 mile oval)
Distance: 250 laps / 218.75 miles (352.044 km)
Race weather: , Sunny
Television: ABC (Marty Reid
Marty Reid

Marty Reid is an American television sportscaster who currently works for ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN on ABC. Reid is currently the lead TV announcer for ESPN on ABC's coverage of the IndyCar Series, the Indianapolis 500....
, Scott Goodyear
Scott Goodyear

Scott Goodyear is a former race car driver from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Goodyear ran the Indy Racing League and Champ Car series during his career from 1987, winning the Michigan 500 in 1992 and 1994....
, Jack Arute
Jack Arute

Jack Arute, Jr. is an auto racing pit reporter and American football sideline reporter for ESPN, auto racing pit reporter for Versus, and radio host for Sirius Satellite Radio's NFL Radio as well as being president of the Stafford Motor Speedway in Connecticut....
, Brienne Pedigo
Brienne Pedigo

Brienne Pedigo is an auto racing pit reporter for ESPN and ESPN on ABC for the Indy Racing League. She was formally introduced as the newest member of the Indy Racing League Telecast crew on March 7, 2007....
)
Nielsen Ratings
Nielsen Ratings

Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement developed by the AC Nielsen Company, to determine the audience size and composition of broadcast programming....
: 1.1
Attendance: 39,271
Pole Position winner: #9 Scott Dixon
Scott Dixon

Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....
(qualifying rained out; lineup set by IndyCar points standings)
Race Summary

At the green flag, Helio Castroneves

Hélio Castroneves

Scott Dixon

Tony Kanaan

Hélio Castroneves

Tony Kanaan

Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driving of Lebanon heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara....
battled back-and-forth for the lead, side-by-side on many laps. Kanaan finally muscled the lead away on lap 16, and gained a lead of roughly one second.

On lap 39, Ed Carpenter brushed the outside wall in turn 2. The leaders pit, and Kanaan exited the pits as the leader. On lap 51, the green came back out, and a lap later, Castroneves

Hélio Castroneves

Jaime Camara

Jaime Camara is a Brazilian race car driver, currently competing in the IndyCar Series for Conquest Racing....
brought out the yellow on lap 106 when his car lost power and stopped on the course. After another sequence of pit stops, Tony Kanaan

Tony Kanaan

Dan Wheldon

Marco Andretti

Mario Moraes

John Andretti

John Andretti , is an United States race car driver. He currently drives the #34 Window World.Com car in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing....
's pitcrew had trouble engaging the fuel hose, and he dropped back the end of the running order. Prior to this he had been running in 7th place, one of the highest positions ever for a Roth Racing

Roth Racing

Roth Racing was a race team owned by Canadian real estate magnate and racecar driver Marty Roth. It competed in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series....
car.

Castroneves regained the lead on lap 170, and held it until another yellow came out on lap 188 for a spin by Enrique Bernoldi

Enrique Bernoldi

Dan Wheldon

Hideki Mutoh

is a Japanese race car driver from Tokyo currently racing in the IndyCar Series for Andretti Green Racing....
, and Danica Patrick

Danica Patrick

Danica Sue Patrick is an United States of America auto racing driver, currently competing in the IndyCar Series. She was raised in Roscoe, Illinois, Illinois....
stayed out to lead the field. On the restart Mario Moraes

Mario Moraes

Tony Kanaan

Marco Andretti

Scott Dixon

Danica Patrick

Danica Sue Patrick is an United States of America auto racing driver, currently competing in the IndyCar Series. She was raised in Roscoe, Illinois, Illinois....
to take third and fourth place respectively. Over the final 15 laps, Mutoh

Hideki Mutoh

is a Japanese race car driver from Tokyo currently racing in the IndyCar Series for Andretti Green Racing....
and Andretti

Marco Andretti

Dan Wheldon

Chip Ganassi Racing

Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series....
donated their race winnings from both cars to Iowa flood relief

Iowa flood of 2008

The Iowa flood of 2008 was a hydrological event involving most of the rivers in eastern Iowa beginning around June 8, 2008 and ending about July 1....
. After getting by Danica Patrick

Danica Patrick

Danica Sue Patrick is an United States of America auto racing driver, currently competing in the IndyCar Series. She was raised in Roscoe, Illinois, Illinois....
late in the race, A. J. Foyt IV

A. J. Foyt IV

John Andretti

John Andretti , is an United States race car driver. He currently drives the #34 Window World.Com car in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing....
just missed the top 10, working his way back to 11th.

Top Five Finishers
Fin. Pos	St. Pos	Car No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Laps Led
1	3	10	Dan Wheldon Dan Wheldon Daniel Clive Wheldon is a successful England auto racing driver. The 2005 Indy Racing League champion and Indianapolis 500 winner, Wheldon is nicknamed "Difficult Dan" in the IRL pit lane for his choleric temperament....	Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series....	250	1:30:50.3110	61
2	7	27	Hideki Mutoh Hideki Mutoh is a Japanese race car driver from Tokyo currently racing in the IndyCar Series for Andretti Green Racing....	Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, the American Le Mans Series, and A1 Grand Prix....	250	+0.1430	0
3	8	26	Marco Andretti Marco Andretti Marco Michael Andretti is an American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti-Green Racing in the Indy Racing League. He is the son of 1991 IndyCar World Series champion Michael Andretti and the grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti....	Andretti Green Racing	250	+0.9028	26
4	1	9	Scott Dixon Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....	Chip Ganassi Racing	250	+1.2726	0
5	18	2	A. J. Foyt IV A. J. Foyt IV Anthony Joseph Foyt IV is an United States race car driver. He has competed in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series and briefly in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, then called the Busch Series....	Vision Racing Vision Racing Vision Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League founded in 2005 when Tony George purchased the assets of the defunct Kelley Racing and hired his stepson Ed Carpenter as to be the driver....	250	+1.3564	0
Race average speed:
Lead changes: 9 between 4 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 57 laps

Round 9: SunTrust Indy Challenge
SunTrust Indy Challenge

The SunTrust Banks Indy Challenge Presented by XM Satellite Radio is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia....

Saturday June 28 - 8:00 p.m. EDT
North American Eastern Time Zone

The Eastern Time Zone of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America. Its time offset is -5 hrs GMT or UTC-5 during standard time and UTC-4 during daylight saving time....
Richmond International Raceway
Richmond International Raceway

Richmond International Raceway is a 3/4-mile , D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County, Virginia....
- Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia

Richmond is the Capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. Like all Virginia municipalities incorporated as cities, it is an independent city and not part of any county....
(0.750 mile oval)
Distance: 300 laps / 225 miles (362.1 km)
Race weather: , Hazy
Television: ESPN
ESPN

ESPN is a United States cable television Television network dedicated to Broadcasting of sports events and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day....
(Marty Reid
Marty Reid

Marty Reid is an American television sportscaster who currently works for ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN on ABC. Reid is currently the lead TV announcer for ESPN on ABC's coverage of the IndyCar Series, the Indianapolis 500....
, Scott Goodyear
Scott Goodyear

Scott Goodyear is a former race car driver from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Goodyear ran the Indy Racing League and Champ Car series during his career from 1987, winning the Michigan 500 in 1992 and 1994....
, Jack Arute
Jack Arute

Jack Arute, Jr. is an auto racing pit reporter and American football sideline reporter for ESPN, auto racing pit reporter for Versus, and radio host for Sirius Satellite Radio's NFL Radio as well as being president of the Stafford Motor Speedway in Connecticut....
, Brienne Pedigo
Brienne Pedigo

Brienne Pedigo is an auto racing pit reporter for ESPN and ESPN on ABC for the Indy Racing League. She was formally introduced as the newest member of the Indy Racing League Telecast crew on March 7, 2007....
)
Nielsen Ratings
Nielsen Ratings

Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement developed by the AC Nielsen Company, to determine the audience size and composition of broadcast programming....
: 0.9
Attendance: 60,000
Pole Position winner: #11 Tony Kanaan
Tony Kanaan

Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driving of Lebanon heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara....
167.876 mph (270.170 km/h)
Race Summary

At the start, Ryan Hunter-Reay

Ryan Hunter-Reay

Ryan Hunter-Reay is an United States auto racing driver, best known for spending three years in the Champ Car. He drove for three different teams and won two races, but did not compete in the series in 2006 Champ Car World Series season....
spun just before the start/finish line, which brought the yellow out immediately. The first 7 laps were run under yellow with Tony Kanaan

Tony Kanaan

Will Power

Will Power is an Australian motorsport driver, who currently competes in the IndyCar Series....
was driving below Hélio Castroneves

Hélio Castroneves

H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing....
, lost control, and crashed in turn 4. The race finally got going on lap 21, when the green came out once again.

On lap 31, A. J. Foyt IV

A. J. Foyt IV

John Andretti

John Andretti , is an United States race car driver. He currently drives the #34 Window World.Com car in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing....
, and Foyt crashed in the wall in turn 2. His Vision Racing teammate Ed Carpenter ran over debris from the crash, and both cars were sidelined. During the caution, a handful of cars pitted, including Danica Patrick

Danica Patrick

Danica Sue Patrick is an United States of America auto racing driver, currently competing in the IndyCar Series. She was raised in Roscoe, Illinois, Illinois....
and rookie Jaime Camara

Jaime Camara

Jaime Camara is a Brazilian race car driver, currently competing in the IndyCar Series for Conquest Racing....
, but most of the leaders stayed on the track.

Kanaan continued to lead when debris brought out the caution again on lap 67. All of the leaders pitted, while Camara and Patrick stayed out and took the first two spots. On the restart, Camara led the field, but Buddy Rice

Buddy Rice

Buddy Rice is an auto racing driver in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He is best known for winning the 2004 Indianapolis 500 while driving for Rahal Letterman Racing and the 2009 24 Hours of Daytona for Brumos Racing....
spun and tagged the wall on the frontstretch. The field checked up, and Darren Manning

Darren Manning

Darren Manning is a motor racing driver, currently racing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series for A.J. Foyt Enterprises....
, Ryan Briscoe

Ryan Briscoe

Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel racing and sports car racing in Europe and America....
and Bruno Junqueira

Bruno Junqueira

Camara led at the next restart, while Kanaan, Patrick, and Castroneves went 3-wide for second. Behind them in turn 2, John Andretti and Vitor Meira tangled, and crashed hard in the wall. Patrick returned to the pits, and topped off with fuel. Camara continued to lead, and impressively held off Kanaan on the restart. On lap 116, Marco Andretti caught up to Camara, and took the lead for the first time.

Graham Rahal

Graham Rahal is an American race car driver. He currently drives in the Indy Racing League Indy Car Series. He is the son of 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal....
crashed on lap 133 in turn 4. Many of the leaders pitted, but Andretti stayed out to lead. Another restart saw only three green laps, as yet another crash occurred, this time involving Ryan Hunter-Reay

Ryan Hunter-Reay

Mario Moraes

Marco Andretti

Tony Kanaan

Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driving of Lebanon heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara....
back into the lead. On lap 217, after a brilliant run in the top five, Jaime Camara lost control and crashed on the frontstretch. The yellow trapped Andretti a lap down, and kept Kanaan in the lead after the final sequence of pits stops. The rain held off, and Kanaan led the rest of the way for his first victory of the season.

Top Five Finishers
Fin. Pos	St. Pos	Car No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Laps Led
1	1	11	Tony Kanaan Tony Kanaan Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driving of Lebanon heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara....	Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, the American Le Mans Series, and A1 Grand Prix....	300	2:04:05.5111	166
2	18	3	Hélio Castroneves Hélio Castroneves H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing....	Penske Racing Penske Racing Penske Championship Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, American Le Mans, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART....	300	+4.7691	0
3	4	9	Scott Dixon Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....	Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series....	300	+6.6504	0
4	6	10	Dan Wheldon Dan Wheldon Daniel Clive Wheldon is a successful England auto racing driver. The 2005 Indy Racing League champion and Indianapolis 500 winner, Wheldon is nicknamed "Difficult Dan" in the IRL pit lane for his choleric temperament....	Chip Ganassi Racing	300	+7.7270	0
5	10	5	Oriol Servia Oriol Servia Oriol Servi? i Imbers is a race car driver in the IndyCar Series, originally from Catalonia, Spain. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia....	KV Racing	300	+10.7701	0
Race average speed:
Lead changes: 3 between 3 drivers
Cautions: 9 for 102 laps

Round 10: Camping World Watkins Glen Grand Prix

Sunday July 6 - 3:30 p.m. EDT
North American Eastern Time Zone

The Eastern Time Zone of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America. Its time offset is -5 hrs GMT or UTC-5 during standard time and UTC-4 during daylight saving time....
Watkins Glen International
Watkins Glen International

Watkins Glen International is an auto race track located near Watkins Glen, New York, at the southern tip of Seneca Lake . The facility is owned by International Speedway Corporation....
- Watkins Glen, New York
Watkins Glen, New York

Watkins Glen is a village in Schuyler County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 2,149 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Schuyler County, New York....
(3.40 mile permanent road course)
Distance: 60 laps / 204 miles (328.3 km)
Race weather:
Television: ABC (Marty Reid
Marty Reid

Marty Reid is an American television sportscaster who currently works for ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN on ABC. Reid is currently the lead TV announcer for ESPN on ABC's coverage of the IndyCar Series, the Indianapolis 500....
, Scott Goodyear
Scott Goodyear

Scott Goodyear is a former race car driver from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Goodyear ran the Indy Racing League and Champ Car series during his career from 1987, winning the Michigan 500 in 1992 and 1994....
, Jack Arute
Jack Arute

Jack Arute, Jr. is an auto racing pit reporter and American football sideline reporter for ESPN, auto racing pit reporter for Versus, and radio host for Sirius Satellite Radio's NFL Radio as well as being president of the Stafford Motor Speedway in Connecticut....
, Brienne Pedigo
Brienne Pedigo

Brienne Pedigo is an auto racing pit reporter for ESPN and ESPN on ABC for the Indy Racing League. She was formally introduced as the newest member of the Indy Racing League Telecast crew on March 7, 2007....
)
Nielsen Ratings
Nielsen Ratings

Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement developed by the AC Nielsen Company, to determine the audience size and composition of broadcast programming....
: 1.1
Attendance: 30,000
Pole Position winner: #6 Ryan Briscoe
Ryan Briscoe

Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel racing and sports car racing in Europe and America....
1:29.3456 135.787 mph (218.528 km/h)
Race Summary

Polesitter Ryan Briscoe

Ryan Briscoe

Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel racing and sports car racing in Europe and America....
led from the start, but Scott Dixon

Scott Dixon

Justin Wilson

Ryan Hunter-Reay

Ryan Hunter-Reay is an United States auto racing driver, best known for spending three years in the Champ Car. He drove for three different teams and won two races, but did not compete in the series in 2006 Champ Car World Series season....
to move into second for most of the first half of the race. Dixon was unable to pass Briscoe, but posed a serious challenge and posted comparable lap times.

The start of the race was relatively attrition-free, expect for incidents involving two championship contenders. Dan Wheldon

Dan Wheldon

Darren Manning

Darren Manning is a motor racing driver, currently racing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series for A.J. Foyt Enterprises....
on the first lap, leading to suspension damage for Wheldon. On lap 6 Hélio Castroneves

Hélio Castroneves

H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing....
, who had started last after being unable to post a time in qualifying due to a broken throttle, snapping his streak of three consecutive poles at Watkins Glen

Watkins Glen

Watkins Glen can refer to* Watkins Glen, New York, a village in New York state* Watkins Glen International, a race course near the village* Watkins Glen State Park, a state park in Watkins Glen, New York...
, had a gearbox problem and stopped just shy of pit lane. With few other drivers dropping out in the first 40 laps, Dixon was poised to massively increase his points lead.

After a brief interlude when Vitor Meira

Vitor Meira

Vitor Meira is an auto racing driver currently competing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He is best known for twice finishing second in the Indianapolis 500....
led during a pit stop cycle, Briscoe and Dixon returned to the top two positions and thoroughly dominated the race, leading third-place Hunter-Reay by over 20 seconds. However, Meira and E. J. Viso made contact in turn 8 and the ensuing caution period allowed the other lead-lap cars to catch up to Briscoe and Dixon. All drivers pitted on this caution period except Manning, who stayed out of the pits in an attempt to stretch his fuel mileage. Dixon beat Briscoe and Hunter-Reay out of the pits, but Manning took the lead.

A brief green-flag period on lap 44 ended when Enrique Bernoldi

Enrique Bernoldi

Enrique Ant?nio Langue e Silv?rio de Bernoldi is a Brazilian racing driver who raced for the Arrows Formula One team. He currently drives in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series for Conquest Racing....
crashed in turn 1, and then the race took a rather unusual turn, with two wrecks occurring under the caution period, before the race returned to green. A restart was waved off when A. J. Foyt IV

A. J. Foyt IV

Milka Duno

Milka Duno is a Venezuelan race car driver who currently competes in the IndyCar Series. She is best known for holding the record of highest finish for a female driver in the 24 Hours of Daytona....
crashed in turn 9. Once that was cleaned up, and the IRL officials attempted to restart the race again, Dixon, who was swerving his tires to clean them, unexpectedly spun out and collected Briscoe. Hunter-Reay, who avoided the wreck, suddenly found himself second to Manning.

On lap 51, the race returned to green, with Manning ahead of Hunter-Reay. Hunter-Reay, who had no need to conserve fuel, newer tires, and a stronger car, easily dispatched of Manning in a short green-flag period before another caution came out for Jaime Camara

Jaime Camara

Jaime Camara is a Brazilian race car driver, currently competing in the IndyCar Series for Conquest Racing....
's crash in turn 6. This was the final caution of the race, and Hunter-Reay won easily, claiming his first win in IndyCar, his first American open wheel

American Championship Car Racing

Rahal Letterman Racing

Rahal Letterman Racing is an auto racing team that currently races in the IndyCar Series. It is co-owned by 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal and television talk show host and comedian David Letterman and is based in Hilliard, Ohio....
team's first win since 2004, with Buddy Rice

Buddy Rice

Buddy Rice is an auto racing driver in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He is best known for winning the 2004 Indianapolis 500 while driving for Rahal Letterman Racing and the 2009 24 Hours of Daytona for Brumos Racing....
. Manning did not come close to running out of fuel with all the cautions and finished second, his best career finish. With Castroneves, Wheldon, and Dixon's trouble, Tony Kanaan

Tony Kanaan

Top Five Finishers
Fin. Pos	St. Pos	Car No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Laps Led
1	3	17	Ryan Hunter-Reay Ryan Hunter-Reay Ryan Hunter-Reay is an United States auto racing driver, best known for spending three years in the Champ Car. He drove for three different teams and won two races, but did not compete in the series in 2006 Champ Car World Series season....	Rahal Letterman Racing Rahal Letterman Racing Rahal Letterman Racing is an auto racing team that currently races in the IndyCar Series. It is co-owned by 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal and television talk show host and comedian David Letterman and is based in Hilliard, Ohio....	60	1:54:01.1795	9
2	8	14	Darren Manning Darren Manning Darren Manning is a motor racing driver, currently racing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series for A.J. Foyt Enterprises....	A.J. Foyt Racing A. J. Foyt Enterprises A.J. Foyt Enterprises is a racing team in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series and formerly NASCAR. It is owned by four-time Indianapolis 500 winner A....	60	+2.4009	10
3	6	11	Tony Kanaan Tony Kanaan Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driving of Lebanon heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara....	Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, the American Le Mans Series, and A1 Grand Prix....	60	+4.1054	0
4	17	15	Buddy Rice Buddy Rice Buddy Rice is an auto racing driver in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He is best known for winning the 2004 Indianapolis 500 while driving for Rahal Letterman Racing and the 2009 24 Hours of Daytona for Brumos Racing....	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dreyer & Reinbold Racing is an American motor racing team in the open wheel Indy Racing League IndyCar Series, with one series win by co-owner Robbie Buhl, who owns the team with Indianapolis, Indiana BMW, Infiniti and Volkswagen dealer Dennis Reinbold....	60	+4.8111	0
5	7	26	Marco Andretti Marco Andretti Marco Michael Andretti is an American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti-Green Racing in the Indy Racing League. He is the son of 1991 IndyCar World Series champion Michael Andretti and the grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti....	Andretti Green Racing	60	+5.3132	0
Race average speed:
Lead changes: 5 between 4 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 14 laps

Round 11: Firestone Indy 200
Firestone Indy 200

The Firestone Indy 200 was an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee.In 2001, it marked the first American open wheel event in the Nashville, Tennessee area....

Saturday July 12 - 7:00 p.m. CDT
Nashville Superspeedway
Nashville Superspeedway

Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in Gladeville, Tennessee , United States, about 30 miles east of Nashville, Tennessee....
- Lebanon, Tennessee
Lebanon, Tennessee

Lebanon is a city in Wilson County, Tennessee, Tennessee, in the United States. The population was 20,235 at the 2000 census. It serves as the county seat of Wilson County, Tennessee....
(1.333 mile concrete oval)
Distance: 200 laps / 266.7 miles (429.2 km) (shortened to 171 laps / 228 miles due to rain)
Race weather: , rain throughout the afternoon and evening
Television: ESPN
ESPN

ESPN is a United States cable television Television network dedicated to Broadcasting of sports events and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day....
(Marty Reid
Marty Reid

Marty Reid is an American television sportscaster who currently works for ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN on ABC. Reid is currently the lead TV announcer for ESPN on ABC's coverage of the IndyCar Series, the Indianapolis 500....
, Scott Goodyear
Scott Goodyear

Scott Goodyear is a former race car driver from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Goodyear ran the Indy Racing League and Champ Car series during his career from 1987, winning the Michigan 500 in 1992 and 1994....
, Jack Arute
Jack Arute

Jack Arute, Jr. is an auto racing pit reporter and American football sideline reporter for ESPN, auto racing pit reporter for Versus, and radio host for Sirius Satellite Radio's NFL Radio as well as being president of the Stafford Motor Speedway in Connecticut....
, Vince Welch
Vince Welch

Vince Welch is an American radio and television personality. From 1998 to March 2007, he was the sports program director at WIBC in Indianapolis, Indiana....
, Brienne Pedigo
Brienne Pedigo

Brienne Pedigo is an auto racing pit reporter for ESPN and ESPN on ABC for the Indy Racing League. She was formally introduced as the newest member of the Indy Racing League Telecast crew on March 7, 2007....
)
Nielsen Ratings
Nielsen Ratings

Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement developed by the AC Nielsen Company, to determine the audience size and composition of broadcast programming....
: 0.5
Attendance: 29,000
Pole Position winner: #3 Hélio Castroneves
Hélio Castroneves

H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing....
1:31.5320 204.519 mph (329.141 km/h) 4-lap average
Race Summary:

Pole winner Hélio Castroneves

Hélio Castroneves

Danica Patrick

Danica Sue Patrick is an United States of America auto racing driver, currently competing in the IndyCar Series. She was raised in Roscoe, Illinois, Illinois....
second. On lap 3, Marco Andretti

Marco Andretti

Ryan Briscoe

Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel racing and sports car racing in Europe and America....
, and both cars crashed into the outside wall. After the caution, Castroneves continued to lead, and Patrick held on to second.

On lap 45, Patrick attempted to take the lead, but Castroneves was able to hold the position. The move shuffled Patrick back to fifth position. After the first sequence of pit stops, the lead changed hands between Scott Dixon

Scott Dixon

Tony Kanaan

Ryan Hunter-Reay

On lap 139, Kanaan continued to lead when a light rain brought out the caution. On lap 149, Kanaan, Vitor Meira

Vitor Meira

Vitor Meira is an auto racing driver currently competing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He is best known for twice finishing second in the Indianapolis 500....
, Patrick, Castroneves, and others, pitted for tires and fuel. Scott Dixon

Scott Dixon

Dan Wheldon

Daniel Clive Wheldon is a successful England auto racing driver. The 2005 Indy Racing League champion and Indianapolis 500 winner, Wheldon is nicknamed "Difficult Dan" in the IRL pit lane for his choleric temperament....
, however, stayed out and moved into the lead. When the rain stopped, the race went back to green on lap 152.

Scott Dixon

Dan Wheldon

Daniel Clive Wheldon is a successful England auto racing driver. The 2005 Indy Racing League champion and Indianapolis 500 winner, Wheldon is nicknamed "Difficult Dan" in the IRL pit lane for his choleric temperament....
as the race passed the 160 lap mark (40 laps to go). With fuel running low, both cars gambled on the rain resuming. On lap 166, rain began to fall, with Dixon the leader. Heavy rain put out the red flag after lap 171. Fifteen minutes later, the race was called, and Scott Dixon

Scott Dixon

Top Five Finishers
Fin. Pos	St. Pos	Car No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Laps Led
1	5	9	Scott Dixon Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....	Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series....	171	1:30:04.6499	53
2	6	10	Dan Wheldon Dan Wheldon Daniel Clive Wheldon is a successful England auto racing driver. The 2005 Indy Racing League champion and Indianapolis 500 winner, Wheldon is nicknamed "Difficult Dan" in the IRL pit lane for his choleric temperament....	Chip Ganassi Racing	171	+1.0680	0
3	1	3	Hélio Castroneves Hélio Castroneves H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing....	Penske Racing Penske Racing Penske Championship Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, American Le Mans, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART....	171	+4.1054	54
4	7	11	Tony Kanaan Tony Kanaan Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driving of Lebanon heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara....	Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, the American Le Mans Series, and A1 Grand Prix....	171	+6.4612	59
5	2	7	Danica Patrick Danica Patrick Danica Sue Patrick is an United States of America auto racing driver, currently competing in the IndyCar Series. She was raised in Roscoe, Illinois, Illinois....	Andretti Green Racing	171	+7.8301	0
Race average speed:
Lead changes: 5 between 4 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 37 laps

Round 12: The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio presented by Westfield Insurance
Honda 200

The Honda 200 at Mid-Ohio presented by Westfield Insurance is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio....

Sunday July 20 - 1:30 p.m. CDT
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, Morrow County, Ohio, Ohio, United States, just outside of the village of Lexington, Ohio....
- Lexington, Ohio
Lexington, Ohio

Lexington is a village #Ohio in Richland County, Ohio in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is part of the Mansfield, Ohio Mansfield metropolitan area....
(2.4 mile permanent road course)
Distance: 85 laps / 191.93 miles (308.82 km)
Race weather:
Television: ESPN on ABC (Marty Reid
Marty Reid

Marty Reid is an American television sportscaster who currently works for ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN on ABC. Reid is currently the lead TV announcer for ESPN on ABC's coverage of the IndyCar Series, the Indianapolis 500....
, Scott Goodyear
Scott Goodyear

Scott Goodyear is a former race car driver from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Goodyear ran the Indy Racing League and Champ Car series during his career from 1987, winning the Michigan 500 in 1992 and 1994....
, Jack Arute
Jack Arute

Jack Arute, Jr. is an auto racing pit reporter and American football sideline reporter for ESPN, auto racing pit reporter for Versus, and radio host for Sirius Satellite Radio's NFL Radio as well as being president of the Stafford Motor Speedway in Connecticut....
, Vince Welch
Vince Welch

Vince Welch is an American radio and television personality. From 1998 to March 2007, he was the sports program director at WIBC in Indianapolis, Indiana....
, Brienne Pedigo
Brienne Pedigo

Brienne Pedigo is an auto racing pit reporter for ESPN and ESPN on ABC for the Indy Racing League. She was formally introduced as the newest member of the Indy Racing League Telecast crew on March 7, 2007....
)
Nielsen Ratings
Nielsen Ratings

Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement developed by the AC Nielsen Company, to determine the audience size and composition of broadcast programming....
: 1.5 (overnight), 1.3 (final)
Attendance:
Pole Position winner: #3 Hélio Castroneves
Hélio Castroneves

H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing....
1:07.2480 120.878 mph (194.534 km/h)

Top Five Finishers
Fin. Pos	St. Pos	Car No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Laps Led
1	2	6	Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel racing and sports car racing in Europe and America....	Penske Racing Penske Racing Penske Championship Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, American Le Mans, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART....	85	2:01:22.8496	43
2	1	3	Hélio Castroneves Hélio Castroneves H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing....	Penske Racing Penske Racing Penske Championship Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, American Le Mans, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART....	85	+7.2640	5
3	6	9	Scott Dixon Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....	Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series....	85	+7.6967	0
4	12	8	Will Power Will Power Will Power is an Australian motorsport driver, who currently competes in the IndyCar Series....	KV Racing	85	+12.7569	3
5	8	5	Oriol Servia Oriol Servia Oriol Servi? i Imbers is a race car driver in the IndyCar Series, originally from Catalonia, Spain. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia....	KV Racing	85	+13.4713	0
Race average speed:
Lead changes: 7 between 7 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 19 laps

Round 13: Rexall Edmonton Indy

Saturday July 26 - 3:00 p.m. MDT / 5:00 p.m. EDT
North American Eastern Time Zone

The Eastern Time Zone of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America. Its time offset is -5 hrs GMT or UTC-5 during standard time and UTC-4 during daylight saving time....
Edmonton City Centre Airport - Edmonton, Alberta (1.96 mile temporary airport course)
Distance: 95 laps / 186.2 miles (299.669 km) (shortened to 91 laps / 178.36 miles due to 1-hour 50-minute time limit)
Race weather:
Television: ESPN
ESPN

ESPN is a United States cable television Television network dedicated to Broadcasting of sports events and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day....
(Bob Jenkins
Bob Jenkins

Bob Jenkins is an American television and radio sports announcer best known for his work at American Broadcasting Company and ESPN calling NASCAR and Indy Racing League telecasts....
, Scott Goodyear
Scott Goodyear

Scott Goodyear is a former race car driver from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Goodyear ran the Indy Racing League and Champ Car series during his career from 1987, winning the Michigan 500 in 1992 and 1994....
, Jon Beekhuis
Jon Beekhuis

Jon Beekhuis is a former race car driver from Zurich, Switzerland. The 1988 Indy Lights champion, he drove in 9 Champ Car races in 1990 and a handful more in 1989, 1991, and 1992....
, Brienne Pedigo
Brienne Pedigo

Brienne Pedigo is an auto racing pit reporter for ESPN and ESPN on ABC for the Indy Racing League. She was formally introduced as the newest member of the Indy Racing League Telecast crew on March 7, 2007....
)
Nielsen Ratings
Nielsen Ratings

Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement developed by the AC Nielsen Company, to determine the audience size and composition of broadcast programming....
:
Attendance: 60,000
Pole Position winner:#6 Ryan Briscoe
Ryan Briscoe

Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel racing and sports car racing in Europe and America....
1:00.7311 116.955 mph (188.221 km/h)
Race Summary:

Top Five Finishers
Fin. Pos	St. Pos	Car No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Laps Led
1	4	9	Scott Dixon Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....	Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series....	91	1:51:05.7039	30
2	2	3	Hélio Castroneves Hélio Castroneves H?lio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing....	Penske Racing Penske Racing Penske Championship Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, American Le Mans, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART....	91	+5.9237	35
3	6	02	Justin Wilson Justin Wilson Justin Wilson is a United Kingdom racing driver from England who currently competes in the IndyCar Series. He competed in the Champ Car s

2008 IndyCar Series season

2008 IndyCar Series schedule

Schedule details

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Race summaries

Round 1: GAINSCO Auto Insurance Indy 300

Round 2: Honda Grand Prix of St. PetersburgHonda Grand Prix of St. PetersburgThe Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held in St. Petersburg, Florida, Florida. The race is telecast on ESPN or ESPN on ABC....

Round 3B: Toyota Grand Prix of Long BeachLong Beach Grand PrixThe Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach is an open-wheel race held on a temporary road racing in Long Beach, California. It was the premier circuit in the champcars and was the first event in the World Series each year....

Round 4: RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300

Round 6: ABC Supply Company A.J. Foyt 225ABC Supply Company A.J. Foyt 225The ABC Supply Company/A.J. Foyt 225 presented by Time Warner Cable is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at The Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin....

Round 7: Bombardier Learjet 550

Round 8: Iowa Corn Indy 250Iowa Corn Indy 250The Iowa Corn Indy 250 Presented by Pioneer is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at the Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa on June 24, 2007, for the first time....

Round 9: SunTrust Indy ChallengeSunTrust Indy ChallengeThe SunTrust Banks Indy Challenge Presented by XM Satellite Radio is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia....

Round 10: Camping World Watkins Glen Grand Prix

Round 11: Firestone Indy 200Firestone Indy 200The Firestone Indy 200 was an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee.In 2001, it marked the first American open wheel event in the Nashville, Tennessee area....

Round 12: The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio presented by Westfield InsuranceHonda 200The Honda 200 at Mid-Ohio presented by Westfield Insurance is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio....

Round 13: Rexall Edmonton Indy

Round 2: Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

The Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held in St. Petersburg, Florida, Florida. The race is telecast on ESPN or ESPN on ABC....

Round 3B: Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
Long Beach Grand Prix

The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach is an open-wheel race held on a temporary road racing in Long Beach, California. It was the premier circuit in the champcars and was the first event in the World Series each year....

Round 6: ABC Supply Company A.J. Foyt 225
ABC Supply Company A.J. Foyt 225

The ABC Supply Company/A.J. Foyt 225 presented by Time Warner Cable is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at The Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin....

Round 8: Iowa Corn Indy 250
Iowa Corn Indy 250

The Iowa Corn Indy 250 Presented by Pioneer is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at the Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa on June 24, 2007, for the first time....

Round 9: SunTrust Indy Challenge
SunTrust Indy Challenge

The SunTrust Banks Indy Challenge Presented by XM Satellite Radio is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia....

Round 11: Firestone Indy 200
Firestone Indy 200

The Firestone Indy 200 was an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee.In 2001, it marked the first American open wheel event in the Nashville, Tennessee area....

Round 12: The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio presented by Westfield Insurance
Honda 200

The Honda 200 at Mid-Ohio presented by Westfield Insurance is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio....