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28 cars have entered for the race.

Bombardier Learjet 550k
At Texas Motor Speedway
9:30 p.m. (EDT) Saturday, June 7, 2008
ESPN2/IMS Radio Network/XM Channel 144 (Live)
Car Driver Hometown Car Name Entrant Race Strategist
1. 2 A.J. Foyt IV Hockley, Texas Lilly Diabetes/Vision Racing Vision Racing Tony George
2. 3 Helio Castroneves Sao Paulo, Brazil Team Penske Team Penske Tim Cindric
3. 4 Vitor Meira Brasilia, Brazil Delphi National Guard Panther Racing John Barnes
4. 5 Oriol Servia Pals, Catalonia, Spain KV Racing Technology KV Racing Technology Jimmy Vasser
5. 6 Ryan Briscoe Sydney, Australia Team Penske Team Penske Roger Penske
6. 7 Danica Patrick Roscoe, Ill. Motorola Andretti Green Racing Kyle Moyer
7. 8 Will Power (R) Toowoomba, Australia Aussie Vineyards-Team Australia KV Racing Technology Mark Johnson
8. 9 Scott Dixon Auckland, New Zealand Target Chip Ganassi Racing Target Chip Ganassi Racing Mike Hull
9. 10 Dan Wheldon Emberton, England Target Chip Ganassi Racing Target Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi
10. 11 Tony Kanaan Salvador, Bahia, Brazil Team 7-Eleven Andretti Green Racing George Klotz
11. 12 Tomas Scheckter Cape Town, South Africa Symantec Luczo Dragon Racing Luczo Dragon Racing Jay Penske
12. 14 Darren Manning North Yorkshire, England ABC Supply Co./AJ Foyt Racing A.J. Foyt Enterprises A.J. Foyt
13. 15 Buddy Rice Phoenix Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dennis Reinbold
14. 17 Ryan Hunter-Reay Boca Raton, Fla. Rahal Letterman Racing Team Ethanol Rahal Letterman Racing Scott Roembke
15. 18 Bruno Junqueira Belo Horizonte, Brazil Z-Line Designs Dale Coyne Racing Dale Coyne
16. 19 Mario Moraes (R) Sao Paulo, Brazil Sonny’s Bar-B-Q Dale Coyne Racing Adam Schaechter
17. 20 Ed Carpenter Indianapolis Menards/Vision Racing Vision Racing Jeff Britton
18. 23 Milka Duno Caracas, Venezuela CITGO/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Robbie Buhl
19. 24 John Andretti Indianapolis Roth Racing Roth Racing Larry Curry
20. 25 Marty Roth Toronto Roth Racing Roth Racing Larry Curry
21. 26 Marco Andretti Nazareth, Pa. Blockbuster Andretti Green Racing Paul Harcus
22. 27 Hideki Mutoh (R) Tokyo Formula Dream Andretti Green Racing Kim Green
23. 33 E.J. Viso (R) Caracas, Venezuela PDVSA HVM Racing HVM Racing Michael Cannon
24. 34 Jaime Camara (R) Goiania, Brazil Sangari Conquest Racing Eric Zeto
25. 36 Enrique Bernoldi (R) Curitiva, Brazil Sangari Conquest Racing Conquest Racing Brandon Fry
26. 96 Mario Dominguez (R) Mexico City Visit Mexico City/PCM Racing Pacific Coast Motorsports Michael Harvey
27. 02 Justin Wilson (R) Sheffield, England McDonald’s Racing Team Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing Mike Talbott
28. 06 Graham Rahal (R) New Albany, Ohio Hole in the Wall Camps Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing
 
This is a very experimental race. Eddie Gossage wants to increase the race to 600k (360 miles). It was 500K last year, they bumped it this year and will again to the 600 next year. This is all because with the 24 degree banking, the drivers will be facing 2-4G's the entire race between the straights and turns, considering a lap is a hair under 25 seconds i believe.
 
Yes, in 2001 CART drivers walked away from was supposed to be the inaugural race this race track because the Gs were too much. I want to say they were experiencing 5 Gs, but CART ran speeds around 230+ MPH (IRL speeds are usually 5-10MPH slower).
I'm excited about 28 drivers in a race!
 
Open wheel racing will never be as exciting as NASCAR.
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Then don't watch it and don't make any comments on the subject. Nobody asked for your opinion.
 
Well, in Practice session 1, Scott Dixon is still going strong. He tops the speed chart in this session. The shocker to me is the 3rd fastest....John Andretti.. The speeds are really close and tight in the top positions.

Here are the results of Practice Session 1...

Rank / Car# & Driver / Time / Speed

1. #9 Scott Dixon / 00:24.4953 / 213.837
2. #26 Marco Andretti / 00:24.5380 / 213.465
3. #24 John Andretti / 00:24.5966 / 212.956
4. #10 Dan Wheldon / 00:24.5994 / 212.932
5. #2 AJ Foyt IV / 00:24.6745 / 212.284
6. #20 Ed Carpenter / 00:24.6885 / 212.164
7. #6 Ryan Briscoe / 00:24.6904 / 212.147
8. #7 Danica Patrick / 00:24.6948 / 212.109
9. #8 Will Power / 00:24.7123 / 211.959
10. #27 Hideki Mutoh / 00:24.7132 / 211.952
11. #3 Helio Castroneves / 00:24.7219 / 211.877
12. #12 Tomas Scheckter / 00:24.7229 / 211.868
13. #4 Vitor Meira / 00:24.7301 / 211.807
14. #5 Oriol Servia / 00:24.7499 / 211.637
15. #25 Marty Roth / 00:24.8131 / 211.098
16. #33 EJ Viso / 00:24.8217 / 211.025
17. #15 Buddy Rice / 00:24.8870 / 210.471
18. #11 Tony Kanaan / 00:24.8878 / 210.465
19. #17 Ryan Hunter-Reay / 00:24.9169 / 210.219
20. #06 Graham Rahal / 00:24.9693 / 209.778
21. #02 Justin Wilson / 00:24.9804 / 209.684
22. #34 Jaime Camara / 00:24.9829 / 209.663
23. #18 Bruno Junqueira / 00:25.0256 / 209.306
24. #36 Enrique Bernoldi / 00:25.0302 / 209.267
25. #23 Milka Duno / 00:25.2140 / 207.742
26. #96 Mario Dominguez / 00:25.2445 / 207.491
27. #19 Mario Moraes / 00:25.3479 / 206.644
28. #14 Darren Manning / 00:27.7992 / 188.423
 
wow. 18 within 3 mph and 27 out of 28 within 1 sec of eachother


and thats right off the truck!
 
does anyone know what happend to Dan Wheldon i went on indycar.com just as practice ended and they said Wheldon was taking to the infield care center after a terrible crash earlier
 
wilson89 said:
does anyone know what happend to Dan Wheldon i went on indycar.com just as practice ended and they said Wheldon was taking to the infield care center after a terrible crash earlier
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He had a crash in turn 4. Hit his ankle hard in the car's tub but x-rays showed nothing broken and he is cleared to race. It turned out good.
 
is this race tape delayed on TV?

EDIT: to answer my own question: The race actually starts at 9:30pm ET. I think it can be watched live online at www.indycar.com or tape delayed at 10pmET on ESPN2 after the Nationwide Race finishes.
 
We had bad storms roll in so we lost power for almost a day. I couldnt get the starting grid up. Sorry.

However, Scott Dixon is on the pole. Nothing new there. Good job Scott.

My girl Danica qualified 5th. Im proud of her. Should be a good race.
 
Ryan Hunter Reay wrecks Marco Andretti and Andretti is hurt!
 
6 laps to the finish under caution. :mad: For the second straight race. :mad:

Has IRL ever heard of a red flag? This is unfortunante. Crappy finish.

ATTENTION INDYCAR SERIES: Take lessons from NASCAR.
 
Well, Scott Dixon continues his hot streak. He takes another win again with starting on the pole. Kudos to Scott. He did win with the race under caution. Ryan Hunter-Reay made contact with Marco Andretti late in the race causing the yellow. Both drivers are ok.

I think Ryan Briscoe finished a great race considering the bad luck he had. They had to replace a front nose on his car. He was penalized another time and had to do a drive-thru in pit lane getting a lap down and he managed a 3rd place finish.

Danica finishes 10th. Unfortunately, she was never up in the front but there is the next race.

Here are the final results....

1. #9 Scott Dixon / Target Chip Ganassi Racing
2. #3 Helio Castroneves / Team Penske
3. #6 Ryan Briscoe / Team Penske
4. #10 Dan Wheldon / Target Chip Ganassi Racing
5. #11 Tony Kanaan / Team 7-Eleven
6. #27 Hideki Mutoh / Formula Dream
7. #4 Vitor Meira / Delphi National Guard
8. #15 Buddy Rice / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
9. #20 Ed Carpenter / Menards-Vision Racing
10. #7 Danica Patrick / Motorola
11. #06 Graham Rahal / Hole In The Wall Camps
12. #2 AJ Foyt IV / Lilly Diabetes-Vision Racing
13. #8 Will Power / Aussie Vineyards-Team Australia
14. #33 EJ Viso / PDVSA -HVM Racing
15. #18 Bruno Junqueira / Z-Line Designs
16. #24 John Andretti / Roth Racing
17. #23 Milka Duno / Citgo-Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
18. #19 Mario Moraes / Sonny's Bar-B-Q
19. #26 Marco Andretti / Blockbuster
20. #17 Ryan Hunter-Reay / Team Ethanol-Rahal Letterman Racing
21. #96 Mario Dominguez / Visit Mexico City-PCM Racing
22. #25 Marty Roth / Roth Racing
23. #36 Enrique Bernoldi / Sangari Conquest Racing
24. #34 Jaime Camara / Sangari
25. #12 Tomas Scheckter / Symantec Luczo Dragon Racing
26. #5 Oriol Servia / KV Racing Technology
27. #02 Justin Wilson / McDonald's Racing Team
28. #14 Darren Manning / ABC Supply-AJ Foyt Racing
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