Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

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This is the official thread for the 2008 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. This race is a 1.8 mile street course on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida. The race coverage begins at 2:30pm Eastern on ESPN on Sunday, April 6th.

Here is a list of the drivers in this race...

Car # Driver / Car Name / Team

#2 AJ Foyt IV / Vision Racing / Vision Racing
#3 Helio Castroneves / Team Penske / Team Penske
#4 Vitor Meira / Delphi National Guard / Panther Racing
#5 Oriol Servia / KV Racing Technology / KV Racing Technology
#6 Ryan Briscoe / Team Penske / Team Penske
#7 Danica Patrick / Motorola / Andretti Green Racing
#8 Will Power / Aussie Vineyard-Team Australia / KV Racing Technology
#9 Scott Dixon / Target Chip Ganassi Racing / Target Chip Ganassi Racing
#10 Dan Wheldon / Target Chip Ganassi Racing/ Target Chip Ganassi Racing
#11 Tony Kanaan / Team 7-Eleven / Andretti Green Racing
#14 Darren Manning / ABC Supply co. AJ Foyt Racing / AJ Foyt Racing
#15 Buddy Rice / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
#17 Ryan Hunter-Reay / Rahal Letterman Racing-Ethanol / Rahal Letterman Racing
#18 Bruno Junqueira / The Z-Line Car / Dale Coyne Racing
#19 Mario Moraes / the SONNY Car / Dale Coyne Racing
#20 Ed Carpenter / Menards & Vision Racing / Vision Racing
#23 Townsend Bell / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
#24 Jay Howard / Roth Racing / Roth Racing
#25 Marty Roth / Cirrus-Roth Racing / Roth Racing
#26 Marco Andretti / Gillette Fusion / Andretti Green Racing
#27 Hideki Mutoh / Formula Dream / Andretti Green Racing
#33 Ernesto Viso / HVM Racing / HVM Racing
#34 Franck Perera / Ares- Opes Prime / Conquest Racing
#36 Enrique Bernoldi / Opes Prime-Sangari / Conquest Racing
#02 Justin Wilson / McDonald's Racing Team / Newman Haas Lanigan Racing
#06 Graham Rahal / Hole in the Wall Camps / Newman Haas Lanigan Racing
 
Here is a map of the race course.
 

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Well, the first 2 practice sessions are complete now at St. Petersburg. They have 1 more practice session tomorrow morning and then they qualify. The ChampCar guys fared out pretty good.

Tony Kanaan had to sit out the first 30 minutes of practice today due to him being penalized by IRL Officials for disregarding their orders on the final restart to the Homestead-Miami race when was out on the track with the damaged car. He did still manage to run 2nd fastest. Good Job TK !

Unfortunately, things didnt go well for Danica. During the 2nd practice session, she spun out and damaged a front wing. But she did get back out and run some more.

Here are the results for the combined practice sessions...

Rank / Car # & Driver / Best Time / Speed / Total Laps

1. #3 Helio Castroneves / 01:03.3068 / 102.359 / 37
2. #11 Tony Kanaan / 01:03.3680 / 102.260 / 50
3. #27 Hideki Mutoh / 01:03.4491 / 102.129 / 35
4. #02 Justin Wilson / 01:03.5210 / 102.014 / 56
5. #8 Will Power / 01:03.5983 / 101.890 / 55
6. #34 Franck Perera / 01:03.6346 / 101.831 / 48
7. #4 Vitor Meira / 01:03.6505 / 101.806 / 63
8. #26 Marco Andretti / 01:03.6576 / 101.795 / 46
9. #9 Scott Dixon / 01:03.7358 / 101.670 / 51
10. #5 Oriol Servia / 01:03.7377 / 101.667 / 55
11. #17 Ryan Hunter-Reay / 01:03.7379 / 101.666 / 27
12. #6 Ryan Briscoe / 01:03.8044 / 101.560 / 53
13. #14 Darren Manning / 01:03.9905 / 101.265 / 53
14. #06 Graham Rahal / 01:04.1189 / 101.062 / 56
15. #18 Bruno Junqueira / 01:04.2090 / 100.920 / 45
16. #15 Buddy Rice / 01:04.2406 / 100.871 / 53
17. #10 Dan Wheldon / 01:04.2912 / 100.791 / 54
18. #36 Enrique Bernoldi / 01:04.5261 / 100.424 / 52
19. #33 Ernesto Viso / 01:04.6057 / 100.301 / 46
20. #7 Danica Patrick / 01:04.7718 / 100.044 / 44
21. #23 Townsend Bell / 01:04.7961 / 100.006 / 54
22. #24 Jay Howard / 01:04.8687 / 99.894 / 42
23. #2 AJ Foyt IV / 01:05.3497 / 99.159 / 51
24. #20 Ed Carpenter / 01:05.7426 / 98.566 / 57
25. #19 Mario Moraes / 01:05.8624 / 98.387 / 33
26. #25 Marty Roth / 01:08.7802 / 94.213 / 36
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DanicaRules said:
Rank / Car # & Driver / Best Time / Speed / Total Laps

1. #3 Helio Castroneves / 01:03.3068 / 102.359 / 37
2. #11 Tony Kanaan / 01:03.3680 / 102.260 / 50
3. #27 Hideki Mutoh / 01:03.4491 / 102.129 / 35
4. #02 Justin Wilson / 01:03.5210 / 102.014 / 56
5. #8 Will Power / 01:03.5983 / 101.890 / 55
6. #34 Franck Perera / 01:03.6346 / 101.831 / 48
7. #4 Vitor Meira / 01:03.6505 / 101.806 / 63
8. #26 Marco Andretti / 01:03.6576 / 101.795 / 46
9. #9 Scott Dixon / 01:03.7358 / 101.670 / 51
10. #5 Oriol Servia / 01:03.7377 / 101.667 / 55
11. #17 Ryan Hunter-Reay / 01:03.7379 / 101.666 / 27
12. #6 Ryan Briscoe / 01:03.8044 / 101.560 / 53
13. #14 Darren Manning / 01:03.9905 / 101.265 / 53
14. #06 Graham Rahal / 01:04.1189 / 101.062 / 56
15. #18 Bruno Junqueira / 01:04.2090 / 100.920 / 45
16. #15 Buddy Rice / 01:04.2406 / 100.871 / 53
17. #10 Dan Wheldon / 01:04.2912 / 100.791 / 54
18. #36 Enrique Bernoldi / 01:04.5261 / 100.424 / 52
19. #33 Ernesto Viso / 01:04.6057 / 100.301 / 46
20. #7 Danica Patrick / 01:04.7718 / 100.044 / 44
21. #23 Townsend Bell / 01:04.7961 / 100.006 / 54
22. #24 Jay Howard / 01:04.8687 / 99.894 / 42
23. #2 AJ Foyt IV / 01:05.3497 / 99.159 / 51
24. #20 Ed Carpenter / 01:05.7426 / 98.566 / 57
25. #19 Mario Moraes / 01:05.8624 / 98.387 / 33
26. #25 Marty Roth / 01:08.7802 / 94.213 / 36
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I doubt that first win's coming this weekend.
 
Well, Im hoping for a better day tomorrow and better qualification. Its the new qualification style too.

And race day hopefully will bode well for her.:)
 
Well, Tony Kanaan scores the knockout today in qualifications. He sits on the pole. Congrats Tony! The former ChampCar guys did much better on this track. Helio has won this race 2 years in a row.

Unfortunately Danica didnt fare out as well. She has been struggling this weekend. She could only manage 19th position during qualification.

Here is your starting grid. The top 6 in speed overall, no matter what group went to the Firestone

Rank / Car # & Driver / Best Time / Speed

1. #11 Tony Kanaan / 01:02.5322 / 103.627
2. #8 Will Power / 01:02.6096 / 103.499
3. #02 Justin Wilson / 01:02.6426 / 103.444
4. #3 Helio Castroneves / 01:02.6462 / 103.438
5. #6 Ryan Briscoe / 01:02.7071 / 103.338
6. #17 Ryan Hunter-Reay / 01:03.0077 / 102.845
7. #5 Oriol Servia / 01:02.7427 / 103.279
8. #10 Dan Wheldon / 01:02.7964 / 103.191
9. #06 Graham Rahal / 01:02.8122 / 103.165
10. #34 Franck Perera / 01:02.8749 / 103.062
11. #14 Darren Manning / 01:03.0136 / 102.835
12. #26 Marco Andretti / 01:03.2443 / 102.460
13. #9 Scott Dixon / 01:03.2365 / 102.472
14. #27 Hideki Mutoh / 01:03.2757 / 102.409
15. #33 Ernesto Viso / 01:03.3067 / 102.359
16. #15 Buddy Rice / 01:03.3591 / 102.274
17. #4 Vitor Meira / 01:03.4480 / 102.131
18. #36 Enrique Bernoldi / 01:03.4568 / 102.117
19. #7 Danica Patrick / 01:03.5766 / 101.924
20. #24 Jay Howard / 01:03.7447 / 101.656
21. #20 Ed Carpenter / 01:03.8007 / 101.566
22. #19 Mario Moraes / 01:04.1590 / 100.999
23. #23 Townsend Bell / 01:04.3880 / 100.640
24. #2 AJ Foyt IV / 01:04.4996 / 100.466
25. #25 Marty Roth / 01:07.7041 / 95.711
26. #18 Bruno Junqueira / 01:09.3851 / 93.392
 
Graham Rahal, the 19 year-old making his first career start, wins at St. Pete and becomes the youngest winner in IndyCar Series history.

That's amazing. :eek:
 
What a race. It was raining down there so everyone started with the rain tires. The former champcar teams did very well.

Graham Rahal wins the race! He is the youngest driver to ever win at 19. He wins his first IndyCar start. Pretty impressive.

Danica stalled her car twice but with her driving skills she managed to stay on the lead lap and fought her way to a 10th place position. Good job Danica.

Here are the final results...

1. #06 Graham Rahal / Hole In The Wall Camps
2. #3 Helio Castroneves / Team Penske
3. #11 Tony Kanaan / Team 7-Eleven
4. #33 Ernesto Viso / HVM Racing
5. #36 Enrique Bernoldi / Opes Prime & Sangari
6. #27 Hideki Mutoh / Formula Dream]
7. #5 Oriol Servia / KV Racing Technology
8. #8 Will Power / Aussie Vineyards - Team Australia
9. #02 Justin Wilson / McDonald's Racing Team
10. #7 Danica Patrick / Motorola
11. #2 AJ Foyt IV / Vision Racing
12. #10 Dan Wheldon / Target Chip Ganassi Racing
13. #14 Darren Manning / ABC Supply Co. & AJ Foyt Racing
14. #24 Jay Howard / Roth Racing
15. #15 Buddy Rice / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
16. #19 Mario Moraes / The SONNY Car
17. #17 Ryan Hunter Reay / Rahal Letterman Racing - Ethanol
18. #20 Ed Carpenter / Menards - Vision Racing
19. #4 Vitor Meira / Delphi National Guard
20. #34 Franck Perera / Ares-Opes Prime
21. #23 Townsend Bell / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing/ Wiliam Rast
22. #9 Scott Dixon / Target Chip Ganassi
23. #6 Ryan Briscoe / Team Penske
24. #18 Bruno Junqueira / The Z-Line Car
25. #26 Marco Andretti / Gillette Fusion
26. #25 Marty Roth / Cirrus-Roth Racing
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Congrats to Graham :beerbang::beerbang::beerbang:
Although I'm usually an AGR fan, I was definitely pulling for him towards the end!
 
wilson89 said:
that was a great race it was more entertaining than the nascar race so i watched the st. pete race.
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:confused:

Are you kidding?

That race was a joke. :rolleyes:

I'm glad Rahal won, though. Awesome for him and that team.
 
AndyMarquisLIVE said:
:confused:

Are you kidding?

That race was a joke. :rolleyes:

I'm glad Rahal won, though. Awesome for him and that team.
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I don't think he's kidding Andy. I'm still mad at myself for forgetting aout the St Pete race, since the Texas race pretty much sucked out loud.
 
VaDirt said:
I don't think he's kidding Andy. I'm still mad at myself for forgetting aout the St Pete race, since the Texas race pretty much sucked out loud.
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You didn't miss anything. Just a bunch of cautions for rain and then more cautions for spinouts. That race was also boring as hell, but that Texas race was the worst, EVER.
 
AndyMarquisLIVE said:
You didn't miss anything. Just a bunch of cautions for rain and then more cautions for spinouts. That race was also boring as hell, but that Texas race was the worst, EVER.
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Hey that race was pretty good. I will admit i didnt like them runing the first 10 laps under caution. But in the end i feel it was a great race.
 
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