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THE INDY RACING LEAGUE - 2011
Indianapolis Motor Speedway- In 2010 IZOD entered into an agreement with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the sanctioning Indy Racing League that designated the IZOD brand as the official apparel sponsor of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights.
IZOD will retain its designation as the official apparel partner of the Indy Racing League (IZOD IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights). Firestone, the exclusive tire supplier to both series, will continue to be the title sponsor of the developmental series.
For 2011 Dallara Automobili, Italy will still be the official chassis, Firestone the official tire, and Honda the engine supplier. This will change for 2012 were other manufacturers have been invited to participate.
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THE IRL IN TORONTO - JULY 8, 2011
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THE 2011 IRL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
2011 FINAL SEASON DRIVERS POINTS
AFTER KENTUCKY, OCTOBER 2, 2011
POS NAME CAR NAT TEAM PTS 1 Dario Franchitti 10 Scotland Target Chip Ganassi 573 2 Will Power 12 Australia Team Penske 555 3 Scott Dixon 9 New Zealand Target Chip Ganassi 518 4 Oriol Servia 02 Spain Newman/Haas Racing 425 5 Tony Kanaan 82 Brazil KV Racing Technology-Lotus 366 6 Ryan Briscoe 6 Australia Team Penske 364 7 Ryan Hunter-Reay 28 USA Andretti Autosport 347 8 Marco Andretti 26 USA Andretti Autosport 337 9 Graham Rahal 67 USA Service Central Chip Ganassi 320 10 Danica Patrick 7 USA Andretti Autosport 314 11 Helio Castroneves 3 Brazil Team Penske 312 12 James Hinchcliffe 06 Canada Newman/Haas Racing 302 13 Takuma Sato 5 Japan KV Racing Technology-Lotus 297 14 J.R. Hildebrand 4 USA Panther Racing 296 15 Alex Tagliani 77 Canada Sam Schmidt Motorsports 296 16 Vitor Meira 14 Brazil A.J. Foyt Enterprises 287 17 Mike Conway 24 England Andretti Autosport 260 18 E.J. Viso 59 Venezuela KV Racing Technology-Lotus 241 19 Charlie Kimball 83 USA Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi 233 20 Simona De Silvestro 78 Switzerland HVM Racing 225 21 Ana Beatriz 24 Brazil Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 212 22 James Jakes 18 England Dale Coyne Racing 189 23 Sebastien Bourdais 19 France Dale Coyne Racing 188 24 Justin Wilson 22 England Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 183 25 Sebastian Saavedra 34 Colombia Conquest Racing 178 26 Ed Catrpenter 67 USA Sarah Fisher Racing 175 27 Alex Lloyd 19 GB Dale Coyne Racing 85 28 Dan Wheldon 98 England Bryan Herta Autosport 75 29 Paul Tracy 23 Canada Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 68 30 Raphael Matos 17 Brazil AFS Racing 67 31 Simon Pagenaud 24 France Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 56 32 Tomas Scheckter 07 South Africa KV Racing Technology-Lotus 52 33 Martin Plowman 17 GB Sam Schmidt Motorsports 49 34 Buddy Rice 44 USA Panther Racing 42 35 Townsend Bell 99 USA Sam Schmidt Motorsports 40 36 Giorgio Pantano 22 Italy Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 37 37 Wade Cunningham 99 New Zealand Sam Schmidt Motorsports 36 38 Pippa Mann 36 GB Conquest Racing 32 39 Bertrand Baquette 30 Belgium Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 30 40 Jay Howard 88 GB Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 27 41 Davey Hamilton 11 USA Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 26 42 John Andretti 43 USA Richard Petty/Andretti 16 43 Hideki Mutoh 17 Japan AFS/Sam Schmidt Motorsports 12 44 Dillon Battistini 34 GB Conquest Racing 10 45 Ho-Pin Tung 88 China Dragon Racing 10 46 Joao P. de Oliveira 34 Brazil Conquest Racing 10 47 Scott Speed 33 USA Dragon Racing 0 48 Bruno Junqueira 41 Brazil A.J. Foyt Enterprises 0 |
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LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
LAS VEGAS, NV, OCTOBER 16, 2011
RACE CANCELLED - DUE TO DAN WHELDON'S PASSING
Dan Wheldon was pronounced dead at University Medical Center from injuries suffered in a fiery 15 car crash on Lap 11 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. All our condolences to his family and friends.
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"No words can describe my feelings as I reflect on my memories of Dan. His infectious smile, bubbly personality and big heart made Dan one of the most caring people I had ever met. You could never ask for a better ambassador to a sport. Dan represented INDYCAR with the upmost respect and integrity. Dan will not only be immortalized as being a great racer but also a wonderful person. My prayers are with Susie and his two children in this very difficult time."
Randy Bernard, CEO, INDYCAR
KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY
SPARTA, KENTUCKY, OCTOBER 2, 2011
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ED CARPENTER WINS RACE
"It felt way better than I ever thought it was going to feel," said Carpenter. "Dario raced me hard and clean. I knew we had the better car but in the second or third step. It was weird race because my visor was falling off in one of the steps and we had all sorts of stuff going on, the team made changes all day to the car - just an awesome day."
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2011 KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY RESULTS
POS NAME CAR TEAM LAPS STATUS 1 Ed Carpenter 67 Sarah Fisher Racing 200 Running 2 Dario Franchitti 10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing 200 Running 3 Scott Dixon 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing 200 Running 4 James Hinchcliffe 06 Newman/Haas Racing 200 Running 5 Ryan Hunter-Reay 28 Andretti Autosport 200 Running 6 Oriol Servia 2 Newman/Haas Racing 200 Running 7 Wade Cunningham 17 AFS/Sam Schmidt Motorsports 200 Running 8 Ryan Briscoe 6 Team Penske 200 Running 9 Buddy Rice 44 Panther Racing 200 Running 10 Danica Patrick 7 Andretti Autosport 200 Running 11 Townsend Bell 22 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 200 Running 12 Graham Rahal 38 Chip Ganassi Racing 200 Running 13 Charlie Kimball 83 Chip Ganassi Racing 200 Running 14 Dan Wheldon 77 Sam Schmidt Motorsports 200 Running 15 Takuma Sato 5 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 200 Running 16 Vitor Meira 14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises 200 Running 17 Tony Kanaan 82 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 200 Running 18 Mike Conway 27 Andretti Autosport 200 Running 19 Will Power 12 Team Penske 200 Running 20 JR Hildebrand 4 Panther Racing 199 Running 21 James Jakes 18 Dale Coyne Racing 198 Running 22 Pippa Mann 30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan 197 Running 23 E.J. Viso 59 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 192 Running 24 Ana Beatriz 24 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 165 Contact 25 Simona de Silvestro 78 HVM Racing 141 Mech 26 Alex Lloyd 19 Dale Coyne Racing 140 Contact 27 Marco Andretti 26 Andretti Autosport 140 Contact 28 Dillon Battistini 34 Conquest Racing 124 Fatigue 29 Helio Castroneves 3 Team Penske 34 Mech |
INDY JAPAN 300
TWIN RING MOTEGI
MOTEGI, TOCHIGI, SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
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SCOTT DIXON WINS AT MOTEGI, JAPAN
"I have to give a lot of credit to Team Target; they gave me a fantastic car. In some sections of the race I was just cruising trying to save fuel," Dixon said after the race. "Great pit stops and fuel strategy, and everything was flawless."
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2011 INDY JAPAN 300 RESULTS
POS NAME CAR TEAM LAPS STATUS 1 Scott Dixon 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing 63 Running 2 Will Power 12 Team Penske 63 Running 3 Marco Andretti 26 Andretti Autosport 63 Running 4 Alex Tagliani 77 Sam Schmidt Motorsports 63 Running 5 Oriol Servia 2 Newman/Haas Racing 63 Running 6 Sebastien Bourdais 19 Dale Coyne Racing 63 Running 7 JR Hildebrand 4 Panther Racing 63 Running 8 Dario Franchitti 10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing 63 Running 9 Mike Conway 27 Andretti Autosport 63 Running 10 Takuma Sato 5 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 63 Running 11 Danica Patrick 7 Andretti Autosport 63 Running 12 Graham Rahal 38 Chip Ganassi Racing 63 Running 13 James Jakes 18 Dale Coyne Racing 63 Running 14 Simona de Silvestro 78 HVM Racing 63 Running 15 James Hinchcliffe 06 Newman/Haas Racing 63 Running 16 Giorgio Pantano 22 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 63 Running 17 Tony Kanaan 82 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 63 Running 18 Hideki Mutoh 17 AFS/Sam Schmidt Motorsports 63 Running 19 Ana Beatriz 24 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 63 Running 20 Ryan Briscoe 6 Team Penske 63 Running 21 E.J. Viso 59 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 63 Running 22 Helio Castroneves 3 Team Penske 63 Running 23 Charlie Kimball 83 Chip Ganassi Racing 62 Off Road 24 Ryan Hunter-Reay 28 Andretti Autosport 62 Running 25 Vitor Meira 14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises 61 Off Road 26 Joao P. de Oliveira 34 Conquest Racing 19 Mech |
BALTIMORE GRAND PRIX
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, SEPTEMBER 4, 2011
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WILL POWER WINS AT BALIMORE
"I gave it absolutely everything I had," said Power, who also captured his series leading seventh pole of the season and tied Johnny Rutherford for 12th on the all time list in the process. "That was an unbelievable result; one of my best races ever. That's exactly what we needed. We�re closing in (on Franchitti)."
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2011 INFINEON RACEWAY RESULTS
POS NAME CAR TEAM LAPS STATUS 1 Will Power 12 Team Penske 75 Running 2 Oriol Servia 2 Newman/Haas Racing 75 Running 3 Tony Kanaan 82 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 75 Running 4 Dario Franchitti 10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing 75 Running 5 Scott Dixon 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing 75 Running 6 Danica Patrick 7 Andretti Autosport 75 Running 7 Alex Tagliani 77 Sam Schmidt Motorsports 75 Running 8 Ryan Hunter-Reay 28 Andretti Autosport 75 Running 9 Vitor Meira 14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises 75 Running 10 Graham Rahal 38 Chip Ganassi Racing 75 Running 11 Martin Plowman 17 AFS/Sam Schmidt Motorsports 75 Running 12 Simona de Silvestro 78 HVM Racing 75 Running 13 Sebastian Saavedra 34 Conquest Racing 75 Running 14 Ryan Briscoe 6 Team Penske 75 Running 15 E.J. Viso 59 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 75 Running 16 Ana Beatriz 24 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 75 Running 17 Helio Castroneves 3 Team Penske 74 Running 18 Takuma Sato 5 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 73 Running 19 JR Hildebrand 4 Panther Racing 73 Contact 20 Ed Carpenter 67 Sarah Fisher Racing 73 Running 21 Charlie Kimball 83 Chip Ganassi Racing 73 Running 22 Tomas Scheckter 07 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 71 Running 23 Mike Conway 27 Andretti Autosport 64 Mech 24 James Hinchcliffe 06 Newman/Haas Racing 54 Hand 25 Marco Andretti 26 Andretti Autosport 40 Mech 26 Giorgio Pantano 22 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 39 Contact 27 James Jakes 18 Dale Coyne Racing 37 Contact 28 Sebastien Bourdais 19 Dale Coyne Racing 9 Elect |
INDY GRAND PRIX OF SONOMA
INFINEON RACEWAY
SONOMA, CA, AUGUST 28, 2011
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WILL POWER TAKES INFINEON RACEWAY
"It was just a perfect race," said Power, who earned his series leading fifth victory of the season. "This one is pretty important. I have been unbelievably motivated after a few bad races this season. I knew that Verizon Team Penske was better than this as a team and we came here with a good set up, finished strong and we are on the right track now."
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2011 INFINEON RACEWAY RESULTS
POS NAME CAR TEAM LAPS STATUS 1 Will Power 12 Team Penske 75 Running 2 Helio Castroneves 3 Team Penske 75 Running 3 Ryan Briscoe 6 Team Penske 75 Running 4 Dario Franchitti 10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing 75 Running 5 Scott Dixon 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing 75 Running 6 Sebastien Bourdais 19 Dale Coyne Racing 75 Running 7 James Hinchcliffe 06 Newman/Haas Racing 75 Running 8 Graham Rahal 38 Service Central Chip Ganassi 75 Running 9 E.J. Viso 59 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 75 Running 10 Ryan Hunter-Reay 28 Andretti Autosport 75 Running 11 Oriol Servia 2 Newman/Haas Racing 75 Running 12 Martin Plowman 17 AFS/Sam Schmidt Motorsports 75 Running 13 Ana Beatriz 24 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 75 Running 14 Sebastian Saavedra 34 Conquest Racing 75 Running 15 Simon Pagenaud 78 HVM Racing 75 Running 16 Mike Conway 27 Andretti Autosport 75 Running 17 Giorgio Pantano 22 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 75 Running 18 Takuma Sato 5 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 74 Running 19 James Jakes 18 Dale Coyne Racing 74 Running 20 Alex Tagliani 77 Sam Schmidt Motorsports 74 Running 21 Danica Patrick 7 Andretti Autosport 74 Running 22 Vitor Meira 14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises 74 Running 23 JR Hildebrand 4 Panther Racing 74 Running 24 Marco Andretti 26 Andretti Autosport 74 Running 25 Ed Carpenter 67 Sarah Fisher Racing 74 Running 26 Charlie Kimball 83 Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi 66 Running 27 Ho-Pin Tung 88 Dragon Racing 63 Contact 28 Tony Kanaan 82 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 38 Mech. |
MoveThatBlock.com INDY 225
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
LOUDEN, NH, AUGUST 14, 2011
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RYAN HUNTER-REAY WINS IN WILD RAIN SOAKED FINISH
Rayn Hunter-Reay said after the race, "I know Race Control wanted to get in a green flag finish, but it was slick out there," said Hunter-Reay, who's recorded three podium finishes in the past four races. "I too wish it could have gone green to the end. It was a strange day. But sometimes racing is strange."
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2011 NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY RESULTS
POS NAME CAR TEAM LAPS STATUS 1 Ryan Hunter-Reay 28 Andretti Autosport 215 Running 2 Oriol Servia 2 Newman/Haas Racing 215 Running 3 Scott Dixon 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing 215 Running 4 James Hinchcliffe 06 Newman/Haas Racing 215 Running 5 Will Power 12 Team Penske 215 Running 6 Danica Patrick 7 Andretti Autosport 215 Running 7 Takuma Sato 5 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 215 Running 8 Ryan Briscoe 6 Team Penske 214 Running 9 Charlie Kimball 83 Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi 213 Running 10 Vitor Meira 14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises 212 Running 11 Ed Carpenter 67 Sarah Fisher Racing 212 Running 12 E.J. Viso 59 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 212 Running 13 Alex Lloyd 19 Dale Coyne Racing 211 Running 14 Ana Beatriz 24 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 210 Running 15 Sebastian Saavedra 34 Conquest Racing 210 Running 16 Simona de Silvestro 78 HVM Racing 209 Running 17 Helio Castroneves 3 Team Penske 202 Running 18 James Jakes 18 Dale Coyne Racing 176 Mech 19 Alex Tagliani 77 Sam Schmidt Motorsports 137 Mech 20 Dario Franchitti 10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing 118 Contact 21 JR Hildebrand 4 Panther Racing 118 Contact 22 Tony Kanaan 82 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 109 Contact 23 Tomas Scheckter 22 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 109 Contact 24 Marco Andretti 26 Andretti Autosport 109 Contact 25 Mike Conway 27 Andretti Autosport 0 Contact 26 Graham Rahal 38 Service Central Chip Ganassi 0 Contact 27 Pippa Mann 30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 0 DNS |
HONDA INDY 200
MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE
LEXINGTON, OHIO, AUGUST 7, 2011
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SCOTT DIXON WINS MID-OHIO
"It was definitely nice for a change have a smooth weekend," said Dixo, "I think throughout even practice and qualifying and things like that, the car was pretty close. We only had to make minor changes."
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2011 MID-OHIO RESULTS
POS NAME CAR TEAM LAPS STATUS 1 Scott Dixon 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing 85 Running 2 Dario Franchitti 10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing 85 Running 3 Ryan Hunter-Reay 28 Andretti Autosport 85 Running 4 Takuma Sato 5 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 85 Running 5 Tony Kanaan 82 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 85 Running 6 Alex Tagliani 77 Sam Schmidt Motorsports 85 Running 7 Marco Andretti 26 Andretti Autosport 85 Running 8 Oriol Servia 2 Newman/Haas Racing 85 Running 9 Sebastien Bourdais 19 Dale Coyne Racing 85 Running 10 Vitor Meira 14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises 85 Running 11 Charlie Kimball 83 Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi 85 Running 12 Simona de Silvestro 78 HVM Racing 85 Running 13 Simon Pagenaud 22 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 85 Running 14 Will Power 12 Team Penske 85 Running 15 E.J. Viso 59 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 85 Running 16 Ryan Briscoe 6 Team Penske 85 Running 17 Ana Beatriz 24 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 85 Running 18 Martin Plowman 17 Sam Schmidt Motorsports 85 Running 19 Helio Castroneves 3 Team Penske 85 Running 20 James Hinchcliffe 06 Newman/Haas Racing 85 Running 21 Danica Patrick 7 Andretti Autosport 85 Running 22 Ed Carpenter 67 Sarah Fisher Racing 85 Running 23 James Jakes 18 Dale Coyne Racing 85 Running 24 Graham Rahal 38 Service Central Chip Ganassi 83 Running 25 JR Hildebrand 4 Panther Racing 81 Running 26 Mike Conway 27 Andretti Autosport 63 Mech 27 Sebastian Saavedra 34 Conquest Racing 20 Contact |
EDMONTON INDY
EDMONTON CITY CENTRE AIRPORT
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, JULY 23, 2011
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WILL POWER WINS EDMONTON INDY
"It was so bloody hard there at the end with Helio and Dario pushing me along," said Power, who posted his sixth podium finish. "I just couldn't gap them. It's good for Verizon and also good for Team Penske. To finish 1-2 is really good."
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2011 EDMONTON INDY RESULTS
POS NAME CAR TEAM LAPS STATUS 1 Will Power 12 Team Penske 80 Running 2 Helio Castroneves 3 Team Penske 80 Running 3 Dario Franchitti 10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing 80 Running 4 Tony Kanaan 82 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 80 Running 5 Justin Wilson 22 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 80 Running 6 Sebastien Bourdais 19 Dale Coyne Racing 80 Running 7 Ryan Hunter-Reay 28 Andretti Autosport 80 Running 8 Mike Conway 27 Andretti Autosport 80 Running 9 Danica Patrick 7 Andretti Autosport 80 Running 10 Ryan Briscoe 6 Team Penske 80 Running 11 JR Hildebrand 4 Panther Racing 80 Running 12 Vitor Meira 14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises 80 Running 13 Ana Beatriz 24 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 80 Running 14 Marco Andretti 26 Andretti Autosport 80 Running 15 James Hinchcliffe 06 Newman/Haas Racing 80 Running 16 Sebastian Saavedra 34 Conquest Racing 80 Running 17 Alex Tagliani 77 Sam Schmidt Motorsports 80 Running 18 James Jakes 18 Dale Coyne Racing 80 Running 19 Charlie Kimball 83 Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi 79 Running 20 E.J. Viso 59 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 79 Running 21 Takuma Sato 5 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 79 Running 22 Oriol Servia 2 Newman/Haas Racing 76 Running 23 Scott Dixon 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing 74 Running 24 Simona de Silvestro 78 HVM Racing 54 Mech. 25 Graham Rahal 38 Service Central Chip Ganassi 0 Contact 26 Paul Tracy 8 Dragon Racing 0 Contact |
HONDA INDY TORONTO
STREETS OF TORONTO
TORONTO, ONTARIO, JULY 10, 2011
PIC'S FROM THE HONDA INDY TORONTO JULY 8, 2011
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DARIO FRANCHITTI WIN 3RD TIME IN TORONTO
In an event filled Indy Race - 8 full course yellows - Franchitti prevailed after an unfortunate contact with Will Power.Franchitti had this to say after the Race. "On the restart, I got a good run down the backstraight and I was on Will's gearbox, and I actually just happened to just lift a little bit to avoid running into the back of him, and he pulled out and I went down the inside, and I started to brake. I thought, 'Well, this is as late as I possibly can go in here' and Will went a bit deeper. I thought, 'Fair play.'
The result of that was that he missed the apex of the corner and he ran wide. So I was, I think, in more control of my car, so I went down the inside there and got about third of the way alongside. As I had done before that day and as I did a lot subsequently both on the inside and outside, we started to run round the corner side by side.
Will started to crowd me there, and unfortunately at that point as he was crowding, the wall comes out, and so I couldn't go any further to the right. So I was trying to get out of it, and I couldn't and I'd say that was my part in the accident. I think Will has equal blame in that in the fact that he came down across like I wasn't there.
I don't like to race like that. I don't like to have contact, especially with the guy you're racing, as closely as Will and I race together."
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2011 HONDA INDY TORONTO RESULTS
POS NAME CAR TEAM LAPS STATUS 1 Dario Franchitti 10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing 85 Running 2 Scott Dixon 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing 85 Running 3 Ryan Hunter-Reay 28 Andretti Autosport 85 Running 4 Marco Andretti 26 Andretti Autosport 85 Running 5 Vitor Meira 14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises 85 Running 6 Sebastien Bourdais 19 Dale Coyne Racing 85 Running 7 Ryan Briscoe 6 Team Penske 85 Running 8 JR Hildebrand 4 Panther Racing 85 Running 9 E.J. Viso 59 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 85 Running 10 Simona de Silvestro 78 HVM Racing 85 Running 11 Ana Beatriz 24 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 85 Running 12 Oriol Servia 2 Newman/Haas Racing 85 Running 13 Graham Rahal 38 Chip Ganassi Racing 85 Running 14 James Hinchcliffe 06 Newman/Haas Racing 84 Running 15 Justin Wilson 22 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 83 Running 16 Paul Tracy 8 Dragon Racing 82 Running 17 Helio Castroneves 3 Team Penske 81 Running 18 James Jakes 18 Dale Coyne Racing 81 Running 19 Danica Patrick 7 Andretti Autosport 79 Running 20 Takuma Sato 5 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 79 Running 21 Charlie Kimball 83 Chip Ganassi Racing 77 Contact 22 Mike Conway 27 Andretti Autosport 76 Contact 23 Alex Tagliani 77 Sam Schmidt Motorsports 71 Contact 24 Will Power 12 Team Penske 66 Contact 25 Sebastian Saavedra 34 Conquest Racing 43 Contact 26 Tony Kanaan 82 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 2 Contact |
THE IOWA CORN INDY 250
NEWTON, IA
IOWA SPEEDWAY (Round 7 - JUNE 25, 2011)
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MARCO ANDRETTI TAKES IOWA
"It was a big win for us for sure," said team owner Michael Andretti, who has 42 Indy car victories on his ledger. "I think a lot of people were really pounding on us and thought we were down and out, but I can tell you this team has got tons of fight in it and we are never out."Canadian drivers James Hinchcliffe came in 9th., and Alex Tagliani 16th.
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2011 IOWA SPEEDWAY RESULTS
POS NAME CAR TEAM LAPS STATUS 1 Marco Andretti 26 Andretti Autosport 250 Running 2 Tony Kanaan 82 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 250 Running 3 Scott Dixon 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing 250 Running 4 JR Hildebrand 4 Panther Racing 250 Running 5 Dario Franchitti 10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing 250 Running 6 Ryan Briscoe 6 Team Penske 250 Running 7 Helio Castroneves 3 Team Penske 250 Running 8 Ryan Hunter-Reay 28 Andretti Autosport 250 Running 9 James Hinchcliffe 06 Newman/Haas Racing 250 Running 10 Danica Patrick 9 Andretti Autosport 250 Running 11 Ed Carpenter 67 Sarah Fisher Racing 250 Running 12 Justin Wilson 22 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 250 Running 13 Alex Lloyd 19 Dale Coyne Racing 250 Running 14 Oriol Servia 2 Newman/Haas Racing 249 Running 15 Graham Rahal 38 Chip Ganassi Racing 249 Running 16 Alex Tagliani 77 Sam Schmidt Motorsports 249 Running 17 E.J. Viso 59 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 239 Handling 18 Vitor Meira 14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises 227 Handling 19 Takuma Sato 5 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 182 Contact 20 Sebastian Saavedra 34 Conquest Racing 114 Contact 21 Will Power 12 Team Penske 89 Contact 22 Charlie Kimball 83 Chip Ganassi Racing 62 Mech 23 Ana Beatriz 24 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 44 Contact 24 Mike Conway 27 Andretti Autosport 44 Contact 25 James Jakes 18 Dale Coyne Racing 22 Contact 26 Simona de Silvestro 78 HVM Racing 0 DNS |
THE MILWAUKEE 225
WEST ALLIS, WI
THE MILWAUKEE MILE (Round 6 - JUNE 19, 2011)
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DARIO FRANCHITTI GETS VICTORY AT MILWAUKEE
"It's not fun when you're out there," Franchitti said of the intense Milwaukee action. "But when you get out (of the car), you think, 'Wow, that was amazing.' "Canadian drivers James Hinchcliffe finished 6th. and Alex Tagliani made 18th.
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2011 THE MILWAUKEE MILE RESULTS
POS NAME CAR TEAM LAPS STATUS 1 Dario Franchitti 10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing 225 Running 2 Graham Rahal 38 Service Central Chip Ganassi 225 Running 3 Oriol Servia 2 Newman/Haas Racing 225 Running 4 Will Power 12 Team Penske 225 Running 5 Danica Patrick 7 Andretti Autosport 225 Running 6 James Hinchcliffe 06 Newman/Haas Racing 225 Running 7 Scott Dixon 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing 225 Running 8 Takuma Sato 5 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 225 Running 9 Helio Castroneves 3 Team Penske 225 Running 10 Justin Wilson 22 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 225 Running 11 Ryan Briscoe 6 Team Penske 225 Running 12 Mike Conway 27 Andretti Autosport 225 Running 13 Marco Andretti 26 Andretti Autosport 225 Running 14 Charlie Kimball 83 Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi 224 Running 15 James Jakes 18 Dale Coyne Racing 223 Running 16 Ed Carpenter 67 Sarah Fisher Racing 223 Running 17 Ana Beatriz 24 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 222 Running 18 Alex Tagliani 77 Sam Schmidt Motorsports 196 Running 19 Tony Kanaan 82 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 194 Contact 20 E.J. Viso 59 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 163 Contact 21 JR Hildebrand 4 Panther Racing 120 Contact 22 Alex Lloyd 19 Dale Coyne Racing 79 Contact 23 Sebastian Saavedra 34 Conquest Racing 78 Contact 24 Vitor Meira 14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises 69 Mech 25 Simona de Silvestro 78 HVM Racing 11 Handling 26 Ryan Hunter-Reay 28 Andretti Autosport 0 Contact |
FIRESTONE TWIN 275S
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY (Round 6 - JUNE 11, 2011)
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DARIO FRANCHITTI WINS RACE 1 AT THE GLEN
Franchitti won the first race at Texas.
WILL POWER WINS RACE 2 IN TEXAS
Power, starting third in Race 2, overtook pole sitter Tony Kanaan on Lap 39 and went on to record his first oval victory.
Franchitti won the first race at Texas.
"Obviously, me starting from 18th and Dario 28th, it's a huge deficit when the competitor for the championship starts third and with not too much competition in front of him. It was a tough race. Thought we had enough for him toward the end there. I just burnt the rear tires off and was too loose and lost a bit of time going into that last pit stop and could never really get it back."
TEXAS RACE 1 RESULTS - JUNE 11, 2011
POS NAME CAR TEAM LAPS STATUS 1 Dario Franchitti 10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing 114 Running 2 Scott Dixon 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing 114 Running 3 Will Power 12 Team Penske 114 Running 4 Alex Tagliani 77 Sam Schmidt Motorsports 114 Running 5 Takuma Sato 5 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 114 Running 6 Ryan Briscoe 6 Team Penske 114 Running 7 E.J. Viso 59 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 114 Running 8 Vitor Meira 14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises 114 Running 9 Graham Rahal 38 Chip Ganassi Racing 114 Running 10 Helio Castroneves 3 Team Penske 114 Running 11 Tony Kanaan 82 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 114 Running 12 Paul Tracy 8 Dragon Racing 114 Running 13 Marco Andretti 26 Andretti Autosport 113 Running 14 Alex Lloyd 19 Dale Coyne Racing 113 Running 15 Jay Howard 88 Sam Schmidt Motorsports 113 Running 16 Danica Patrick 7 Andretti Autosport 113 Running 17 Justin Wilson 22 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 113 Running 18 Ed Carpenter 67 Sarah Fisher Racing 113 Running 19 Ryan Hunter-Reay 28 Andretti Autosport 113 Running 20 James Hinchcliffe 06 Newman/Haas Racing 113 Running 21 Oriol Servia 2 Newman/Haas Racing 112 Running 22 Ana Beatriz 24 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 112 Running 23 JR Hildebrand 4 Panther Racing 112 Running 24 Mike Conway 27 Andretti Autosport 112 Running 25 James Jakes 18 Dale Coyne Racing 112 Running 26 Simona de Silvestro 78 HVM Racing 111 Running 27 Davey Hamilton 11 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 109 Running 28 Sebastian Saavedra 34 Conquest Racing 97 Running 29 Wade Cunningham 99 Sam Schmidt Motorsports 92 Contact 30 Charlie Kimball 83 Chip Ganassi Racing 91 Contact |
Power, starting third in Race 2, overtook pole sitter Tony Kanaan on Lap 39 and went on to record his first oval victory.
"Gained points overall. That was the objective," said Power, who has competed in 22 oval events in the series. "It was great to get my first oval win."
TEXAS RACE 2 RESULTS - JUNE 12, 2011
POS NAME CAR TEAM LAPS STATUS 1 Will Power 12 Team Penske 114 Running 2 Scott Dixon 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing 114 Running 3 Ryan Briscoe 6 Team Penske 114 Running 4 Helio Castroneves 3 Team Penske 114 Running 5 Tony Kanaan 82 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 114 Running 6 Marco Andretti 26 Andretti Autosport 114 Running 7 Dario Franchitti 10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing 114 Running 8 Danica Patrick 7 Andretti Autosport 114 Running 9 Ryan Hunter-Reay 28 Andretti Autosport 114 Running 10 E.J. Viso 59 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 114 Running 11 Vitor Meira 14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises 114 Running 12 Takuma Sato 5 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 113 Running 13 Paul Tracy 8 Dragon Racing 113 Running 14 Alex Tagliani 77 Sam Schmidt Motorsports 113 Running 15 Oriol Servia 2 Newman/Haas Racing 113 Running 16 Ed Carpenter 67 Sarah Fisher Racing 113 Running 17 Mike Conway 27 Andretti Autosport 113 Running 18 JR Hildebrand 4 Panther Racing 113 Running 19 James Hinchcliffe 06 Newman/Haas Racing 113 Running 20 Jay Howard 88 Sam Schmidt Motorsports 113 Running 21 Justin Wilson 22 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 113 Running 22 Ana Beatriz 24 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 113 Running 23 Charlie Kimball 83 Chip Ganassi Racing 112 Running 24 Alex Lloyd 19 Dale Coyne Racing 112 Running 25 Davey Hamilton 11 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 112 Running 26 Wade Cunningham 99 Sam Schmidt Motorsports 112 Running 27 Simona de Silvestro 78 HVM Racing 111 Running 28 James Jakes 18 Dale Coyne Racing 111 Running 29 Sebastian Saavedra 34 Conquest Racing 111 Running 30 Graham Rahal 38 Chip Ganassi Racing 104 Running |
INDIANAPOLIS 500 MILE RACE
INDIANAPOLIS SPEEDWAY, INDIANA (Round 5 - MAY 29, 2011)
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DAN WHELDON WINS IDY 500 FOR BRYAN HERTA AUTOSPORT
"It's a fantastic achievement everybody at Bryan Herta Autosport," said Wheldon, his voice choking with emotion. "I love everything about Indianapolis - the tradition, the fans, the history."Paul Tracy fared the best of the Canadian drivers with a disappointing 25th. place finish due to a poor handling ride. Alex Tagliani and James Hinchcliffe finished 28th. and 29th. after seperate incidents of contact with the wall.
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MAY 29, 2011 INDIANAPOLIS 500 RESULTS
POS NAME CAR TEAM LAPS STATUS 1 Dan Wheldon 98 Bryan Herta Autosport 200 Running 2 JR Hildebrand 4 Panther Racing 200 Running 3 Graham Rahal 38 Service Central Chip Ganassi 200 Running 4 Tony Kanaan 82 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 200 Running 5 Scott Dixon 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing 200 Running 6 Oriol Servia 2 Newman/Haas Racing 200 Running 7 Bertrand Baguette 30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan 200 Running 8 Tomas Scheckter 07 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 200 Running 9 Marco Andretti 26 Andretti Autosport 200 Running 10 Danica Patrick 7 Andretti Autosport 200 Running 11 Ed Carpenter 67 Sarah Fisher Racing 200 Running 12 Dario Franchitti 10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing 200 Running 13 Charlie Kimball 83 Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi 199 Running 14 Will Power 12 Team Penske 199 Running 15 Vitor Meira 14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises 199 Running 16 Justin Wilson 22 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 199 Running 17 Helio Castroneves 3 Team Penske 199 Running 18 Buddy Rice 44 Panther Racing 198 Running 19 Alex Lloyd 19 Dale Coyne Racing 198 Running 20 Pippa Mann 36 Conquest Racing 198 Running 21 Ana Beatriz 24 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 197 Running 22 John Andretti 43 Richard Petty/Andretti 197 Running 23 Ryan Hunter-Reay 41 A.J. Foyt Enterprises 197 Running 24 Davey Hamilton 11 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 193 Running 25 Paul Tracy 23 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 175 Running 26 Townsend Bell 99 Sam Schmidt Motorsports 157 Contact 27 Ryan Briscoe 6 Team Penske 157 Contact 28 Alex Tagliani 77 Sam Schmidt Motorsports 147 Contact 29 James Hinchcliffe 06 Newman/Haas Racing 99 Contact 30 Jay Howard 88 Rahal Letterman Lanigan 60 Contact 31 Simona de Silvestro 78 HVM Racing 44 Handling 32 E.J. Viso 59 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 27 Contact 33 Takuma Sato 5 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 20 Contact |
ITAIPAVA SAO PAULO INDY 300
OF LONG BEACH
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL (Round 4 - MAY 1, 2011)
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WILL POWER WINS RAIN DELAYED SAO PAULO RACE - MAY 2
"Being on pole four times and had two wins is a great start," said Power, who also took the lead in the Mario Andretti Road Championship through this first set of four street/road course events. "It was a matter of keeping calm, getting past people without making any mistakes and then creating a gap to be safe."Canadian drivers James Hinchcliffe, Alex Tagliani came in 9th. and 19th. respectively.
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MAY 2, 2011 SAO PAULO RESULTS
POS NAME CAR TEAM LAPS STATUS 1 Will Power 12 Team Penske 55 Running 2 Graham Rahal 38 Service Central Chip Ganassi 55 Running 3 Ryan Briscoe 6 Team Penske 55 Running 4 Dario Franchitti 10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing 55 Running 5 Oriol Servia 2 Newman/Haas Racing 55 Running 6 Mike Conway 27 Andretti Autosport 55 Running 7 Justin Wilson 22 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 55 Running 8 Takuma Sato 5 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 55 Running 9 James Hinchcliffe 06 Newman/Haas Racing 55 Running 10 JR Hildebrand 4 Panther Racing 55 Running 11 Sebastian Saavedra 34 Conquest Racing 55 Running 12 Scott Dixon 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing 55 Running 13 E.J. Viso 59 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 55 Running 14 Marco Andretti 26 Andretti Autosport 55 Running 15 James Jakes 18 Dale Coyne Racing 55 Running 16 Charlie Kimball 83 Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi 54 Running 17 Vitor Meira 14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises 53 Running 18 Ryan Hunter-Reay 28 Andretti Autosport 50 Running 19 Alex Tagliani 77 Sam Schmidt Motorsports 48 Running 20 Simona de Silvestro 78 HVM Racing 46 Running 21 Helio Castroneves 3 Team Penske 46 Running 22 Tony Kanaan 82 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 46 Running 23 Danica Patrick 7 Andretti Autosport 46 Running 24 Ana Beatriz 24 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 31 Mech. 25 Raphael Matos 17 AFS Racing 28 Contact 26 Sebastien Bourdais 19 Dale Coyne Racing 20 Contact |
TOYOTA GRAND PRIX
OF LONG BEACH
LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA (Round 3 - April 17, 2011)
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STEETS OF LONG BEACH - MIKE CONWAY TAKES WIN
On the treacherous 1.968 mile, 11 turn Long Beach street course, Conway overtook Ryan Briscoe in Turn 7 of Lap 72 of 85 and went on to lead to the checkered flag for Andretti Autosport's first victory since June at Iowa Speedway."We had a lot of high hopes for Mike and he's not letting us down," team owner Michael Andretti said.
Canadian drivers James Hinchcliffe, Alex Tagliani came in 4th. and 5th. respectively, and Paul Tracy finished 16th. All 3 canadians were still running and on the lead lap.
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2011 LONG BEACH RESULTS
POS NAME CAR TEAM LAPS STATUS 1 Mike Conway 27 Andretti Autosport 85 Running 2 Ryan Briscoe 6 Team Penske 85 Running 3 Dario Franchitti 10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing 85 Running 4 James Hinchcliffe 06 Newman/Haas Racing 85 Running 5 Alex Tagliani 77 Sam Schmidt Motorsports 85 Running 6 Oriol Servia 2 Newman/Haas Racing 85 Running 7 Danica Patrick 7 Andretti Autosport 85 Running 8 Tony Kanaan 82 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 85 Running 9 Vitor Meira 14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises 85 Running 10 Will Power 12 Team Penske 85 Running 11 Raphael Matos 17 AFS Racing 85 Running 12 Helio Castroneves 3 Team Penske 85 Running 13 Graham Rahal 38 Service Central Chip Ganassi 85 Running 14 Sebastian Saavedra 34 Conquest Racing 85 Running 15 James Jakes 18 Dale Coyne Racing 85 Running 16 Paul Tracy 8 Dragon Racing 85 Running 17 JR Hildebrand 4 Panther Racing 85 Running 18 Scott Dixon 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing 84 Running 19 Ana Beatriz 24 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 83 Running 20 Simona de Silvestro 78 HVM Racing 82 Running 21 Takuma Sato 5 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 81 Running 22 Justin Wilson 22 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 78 Running 23 Ryan Hunter-Reay 28 Andretti Autosport 72 Mech. 24 Charlie Kimball 83 Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi 66 Mech. 25 E.J. Viso 59 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 59 Contact 26 Marco Andretti 26 Andretti Autosport 37 Mech. 27 Sebastien Bourdais 19 Dale Coyne Racing 27 Contact |
HONDA INDY GRAND PRIX OF ALABAMA
BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA (Round 2 - April 10, 2011)
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BIRMINGHAM - POWER WINS FROM POLE
Team Penske driver Will Power took the race from the pole at Barber Motoersports park in birmingham."It was a rather relaxing day actually, I was just cruising, but had to push, push toward the end",commented power after the race.
Canadian drivers Alex Tagliani and James Hinchcliffe finished 15th and 24th respectively.
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BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK RESULTS
POS NAME CAR TEAM LAPS STATUS 1 Will Power 12 Team Penske 90 Running 2 Scott Dixon 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing 90 Running 3 Dario Franchitti 10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing 90 Running 4 Marco Andretti 26 Andretti Autosport 90 Running 5 Oriol Servia 2 Newman/Haas Racing 90 Running 6 Tony Kanaan 82 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 90 Running 7 Helio Castroneves 3 Team Penske 90 Running 8 Simon Pagenaud 24 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 90 Running 9 Simona de Silvestro 78 HVM Racing 90 Running 10 Charlie Kimball 83 Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi 90 Running 11 Sebastien Bourdais 19 Dale Coyne Racing 90 Running 12 Vitor Meira 14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises 90 Running 13 JR Hildebrand 4 Panther Racing 90 Running 14 Ryan Hunter-Reay 28 Andretti Autosport 90 Running 15 Alex Tagliani 77 Sam Schmidt Motorsports 90 Running 16 Takuma Sato 5 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 90 Running 17 Danica Patrick 7 Andretti Autosport 89 Running 18 Graham Rahal 38 Service Central Chip Ganassi 88 Running 19 Justin Wilson 22 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 62 Contact 20 Raphael Matos 17 AFS Racing 62 Contact 21 Ryan Briscoe 6 Team Penske 57 Contact 22 Mike Conway 27 Andretti Autosport 45 Contact 23 E.J. Viso 59 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 40 Contact 24 James Hinchcliffe 06 Newman/Haas Racing 40 Contact 25 James Jakes 18 Dale Coyne Racing 30 Mech. 26 Sebastian Saavedra 34 Conquest Racing 27 Mech. |
HONDA GRAND PRIX OF ST. PETERSBURG
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA(Round 1 - March 27, 2011)
DARIO FRANCHITTI TAKES NUMBER ONE
"You see how close the field is, so every point matters," said Franchitti. "This is a great championship, with a lot of quality teams and drivers. So you've got to fight all the way, and that's exactly what this team does time after time. The key to our race was making the outside pass on Will on the second restart."Franchitti added: "When I got a gap I was able to kind of control it; not abuse the tires too badly. I wanted to save something for the end just in case there was a last, three laps to go restart or something. The car was running like a dream. It's a great time to be an IndyCar driver, the series is on the 'up' and this will be a fantastic season."
Lachenaie, Quebec, Canada driver Alex Tagliani finished 6th., 30.4655 seconds behind the leader in his #77 Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara.
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2011 HONDA GRAND PRIX OF ST. PETERSBURG RESULTS: POS NAME CAR TEAM LAPS STATUS 1 Dario Franchitti 10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing 100 Running 2 Will Power 12 Team Penske 100 Running 3 Tony Kanaan 82 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 100 Running 4 Simona de Silvestro 78 HVM Racing 100 Running 5 Takuma Sato 5 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 100 Running 6 Alex Tagliani 77 Sam Schmidt Motorsports 100 Running 7 Raphael Matos 17 AFS Racing 100 Running 8 Vitor Meira 14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises 100 Running 9 Oriol Servia 02 Newman/Haas Racing 100 Running 10 Justin Wilson 22 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 100 Running 11 JR Hildebrand 4 Panther Racing 100 Running 12 Danica Patrick 7 Andretti Autosport 100 Running 13 Sebastian Saavedra 34 Conquest Racing 98 Running 14 Ana Beatriz 24 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 98 Running 15 James Jakes 18 Dale Coyne Racing 97 Running 16 Scott Dixon 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing 96 Running 17 Graham Rahal 38 Service Central Chip Ganassi 96 Running 18 Ryan Briscoe 6 Team Penske 95 Running 19 E.J. Viso 59 KV Racing Technology-Lotus 94 Running 20 Helio Castroneves 3 Team Penske 85 Running 21 Ryan Hunter-Reay 28 Andretti Autosport 58 Handling 22 Charlie Kimball 83 Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi 38 Contact 23 Mike Conway 27 Andretti Autosport 1 Contact 24 Marco Andretti 26 Andretti Autosport 0 Contact 25 Sebastien Bourdais 19 Dale Coyne Racing 0 DNS |
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Dearest fellow IndyCar fans (as well as anyone who arrived here via Blogger’s “Next blog>>” feature),
Like many IndyCar fans the first time I ever heard Bertrand Baguette’s name was when it was preceded by the phrase “
"We need to blow up IRL...It needs to be (known as) IndyCar. To the purist, (IRL) is a negative acronym. We need to get away from using it... (we need) some sort of press statement to show that (IRL) is dead. We need to let people understand we're trying to change." - 
The Kansas City Star has what would normally be considered a “puff piece” on Dan Wheldon, who won the IndyCar series event at Kansas Speedway in ‘07 and ’08. And while “puff pieces” are normally designed for people who don’t follow racing, this one might be telling something to those of us who actually know a bit about Dan’s career.
By now you've probably heard that yesterday the IZOD IndyCar Series has decided to:
