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Race - Honda Indy Toronto

Location - Exhibition Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Date - July 12th

TV Schedule - 1pm Eastern - ABC

Course Type - 1.721 Mile Road Course

Distance - 85 Laps / 146.285 Miles

Qualifications - July 11th - 2:05-3:35 pm Eastern

Indy Car Inaugural Event
 
A little track history...

This will be the inaugural event for the IndyCar Series. The first time for the series at this track. This track was used by ChampCar from 1986-2007. Andretti Green Promotions purchased the assets to this race back in May, 2008 and Honda came aboard in September. This allowed the race to be part of the 2009 schedule.

There will be 4 former winners at this track in this race. Those drivers and the years they won are..

1. Paul Tracy - 1993, 2003
2. Dario Franchitti - 1999
3. Justin Wilson - 2005
4. Will Power - 2007

Now, Michael Andretti, Danica's race strategist won here 7 times. This will be a big help to her. Michael won here in 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2000, and 2001.
 
Hopefully, Paul Tracy will have better luck in Toronto than he did in The Glen. TK is pretty discouraged with how his season has gone so far. He keeps hoping something they come up with will get him running better. (He "Twitters.") ;)
 
Here is the entry list for this race..

Car # & Driver / Car Name / Team

#2 Raphael Matos / US Marines Luczo Dragon Racing / Luczo Dragon Racing
#3 Helio Castroneves / Team Penske / Team Penske
#4 Dan Wheldon / National Guard Panther Racing / Panther Racing
#5 Mario Moraes / KV Racing Technology-Votorantim / KV Racing Technology
#6 Ryan Briscoe / Team Penske / Team Penske
#7 Danica Patrick / Boost Mobile-Motorola / Andretti Green Racing
#9 Scott Dixon / Target Chip Ganassi Racing / Target Chip Ganassi Racing
#10 Dario Franchitti / Target Chip Ganassi Racing / Target Chip Ganassi Racing
#11 Tony Kanaan / Team 7-Eleven-Nestle Pure Life / Andretti Green Racing
#12 Will Power / Penske Truck Rental / Penske Racing
#13 EJ Viso / PDVSA HVM Racing / HVM Racing
#14 Ryan Hunter-Reay / ABC Supply Co. AJ Foyt Racing / AJ Foyt Enterprises
#15 Paul Tracy / Ontario Honda Dealers-woundedwarriers.ca / KV Racing Technology
#18 Justin Wilson / Z-Line Designs / Dale Coyne Racing
#20 Ed Carpenter / Vision-Williams Rast-Lilly Racing / Vision Racing
#23 Tomas Scheckter / Mona Vie-Dreyer & Reinbold Racing / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
#24 Mike Conway / Valspar-Dreyer & Reinbold Racing / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
#26 Marco Andretti / NYSE-ishares / Andretti Green Racing
#27 Hideki Mutoh / Formula Dream / Andretti Green Racing
#34 Alex Tagliani / King Tut-Conquest Racing / Conquest Racing
#98 Richard Antinucci / Novicomm LED Lighting Technology / CURB-Agajanian Team 3G
#02 Graham Rahal / McDonald's Racing Team / Newman-Haas-Lanigan Racing
#06 Robert Doornbos / Newman-Haas-Lanigan Racing / Newman-Haas-Lanigan Racing
 
1st practice session is over. Here are the results..

Rank / Car# & Driver / Lap Time / Speed

1. #12 Will Power / 01:02.1733 / 101.619
2. #2 Raphael Matos / 01:02.2975 / 101.417
3. #9 Scott Dixon / 01:02.3324 / 101.360
4. #6 Ryan Briscoe / 01:02.3556 / 101.322
5. #15 Paul Tracy / 01:02.3930 / 101.261
6. #11 Tony Kanaan / 01:02.4499 / 101.169
7. #10 Dario Franchitti / 01:02.4964 / 101.094
8. #3 Helio Castroneves / 01:02.5057 / 101.079
9. #06 Robert Doornbos / 01:02.5742 / 100.968
10. #02 Graham Rahal / 01:02.5765 / 100.964
11. #14 Ryan Hunter-Reay / 01:02.6661 / 100.820
12. #18 Justin Wilson / 01:02.6748 / 100.806
13. #34 Alex Tagliani / 01:02.6923 / 100.778
14. #24 Mike Conway / 01:03.0203 / 100.253
15. #5 Mario Moraes / 01:03.0293 / 100.239
16. #26 Marco Andretti / 01:03.2557 / 99.880
17. #27 Hideki Mutoh / 01:03.3323 / 99.760
18. #13 EJ Viso / 01:03.5222 / 99.461
19. #23 Tomas Scheckter / 01:04.1912 / 98.425
20. #4 Dan Wheldon / 01:04.3358 / 98.203
21. #98 Richard Antinucci / 01:04.4100 / 98.090
22. #20 Ed Carpenter / 01:04.8593 / 97.411
23. #7 Danica Patrick / 01:04.9420 / 97.287
 
Danica was improving this 2nd session. She had the incident on Turn 5 which damaged the car and ended her session. So, if this didnt happen, she would of been up there in speed.
 
Well, not a good day for Danica. She crashed unfortunately ending her practice session early. Im hoping for a better qualifying day tomorrow.

Here are the results of the 2nd practice session..

Rank / Car# & Driver / Lap Time / Speed

1. #2 Raphael Matos / 01:01.4739 / 102.775
2. #18 Justin Wilson / 01:01.7627 / 102.295
3. #12 Will Power / 01:01.7722 / 102.279
4. #06 Robert Doornbos / 01:01.8386 / 102.169
5. #6 Ryan Briscoe / 01:01.8420 / 102.164
6. #10 Dario Franchitti / 01:01.9237 / 102.029
7. #3 Helio Castroneves / 01:01.9364 / 102.008
8. #9 Scott Dixon / 01:01.9617 / 101.966
9. #02 Graham Rahal / 01:02.0027 / 101.899
10. #11 Tony Kanaan / 01:02.0044 / 101.896
11. #24 Mike Conway / 01:02.1916 / 101.589
12. #23 Tomas Scheckter / 01:02.3048 / 101.405
13. #15 Paul Tracy / 01:02.3653 / 101.306
14. #14 Ryan Hunter-Reay / 01:02.4745 / 101.129
15. #26 Marco Andretti / 01:02.5434 / 101.018
16. #5 Mario Moraes / 01:02.6133 / 100.905
17. #34 Alex Tagliani / 01:02.7255 / 100.725
18. #13 EJ Viso / 01:02.7758 / 100.644
19. #4 Dan Wheldon / 01:03.4514 / 99.572
20. #98 Richard Antinucci / 01:03.9239 / 98.836
21. #7 Danica Patrick / 01:03.9279 / 98.830
22. #27 Hideki Mutoh / 01:03.9653 / 98.772
23. #20 Ed Carpenter / 01:04.7355 / 97.597
 
The Fast 6 to go from Group 1 are..

1. Dario Franchitti
2. Mike Conway
3. Ryan Briscoe
4. Helio Castroneves
5. Raphael Matos
6. Alex Tagliani
 
Dang! Danica didnt make the Fast 6...

Here are the Fast 6 moving on..

1 Justin Wilson
2. Graham Rahal
3. Will Power
4. Robert Doornbos
5. Scott Dixon
6. Ryan Hunter-Reay
 
The Fast 6 from Round 2 are..

1. Alex Tagliani
2. Graham Rahal
3. Dario Franchitti
4. Mike Conway
5. Justin Wilson
6. Will Power
 
Congrats again to Dario for winning the pole.

Here is your starting grid..

Postion / Car# & Driver / Lap Time / Speed

1. #10 Dario Franchitti / 1:01.0249 / 103.532
2.#12 Will Power / 1:01.2851 / 103.092
3. #02 Graham Rahal / 01:01.3301 / 103.016
4. #18 Justin Wilson / 01:01.5157 / 102.705
5. #34 Alex Tagliani / 01:01.6980 / 102.402
6. #24 Mike Conway / 01:02.0090 / 101.888
7. #06 Robert Doornbos / 01:01.4419 / 102.829
8. #9 Scott Dixon / 1:01.4718 / 102.779
9. #2 Raphael Matos / 1:01.5348 / 102.674
10. #3 Helio Castroneves / 1:01.7954 / 102.241
11. #6 Ryan Briscoe / 1:01.8575 / 102.138
12. #14 Ryan Hunter-Reay / 1:01.9680 / 101.956
13. #5 Mario Moraes / 1:01.9704 / 101.952
14. #23 Tomas Scheckter / 1:01.8681 / 102.120
15. #15 Paul Tracy / 1:01.9730 / 101.948
16. #13 EJ Viso / 1:02.1577 / 101.645
17. #26 Marco Andretti / 1:02.2138 / 101.553
18. #7 Danica Patrick / 1:02.5839 / 100.952
19. #20 Ed Carpenter / 1:02.5907 / 100.942
20. #11 Tony Kanaan / 1:02.6556 / 100.837
21. #4 Dan Wheldon / 1:02.8411 / 100.539
22. #27 Hideki Mutoh / 1:03.0413 / 100.220
23. #98 Richard Antinucci / 1:04.5132 / 97.933
 
Wow! What a crappy showing for AGR! Michael needs to shake things up a bit...maybe cut back to 3 cars? It seems like they're having a hard time making all 4 cars competitive each week. I hope PT has a good race.
 
Yeah, I was completely shocked that no AGR cars made any of the Fast 6. Tony Kanaan had a crash in the practice session this morning and they had to fix quite a bit of that car to get it back in racing condition. So, he had no time to practice with it, so that could of been a big reason he didnt make it.
 
What happened with PT? Stepped outside for a few minutes, and went from 3rd to out-of-the-race.
 
Here are the final results..

1. #10 Dario Franchitti
2. #6 Ryan Briscoe
3. #12 Will Power
4. #9 Scott Dixon
5. #18 Justin Wilson
6. #7 Danica Patrick
7. #14 Ryan Hunter-Reay
8. #26 Marco Andretti
9. #34 Alex Tagliani
10. #2 Raphael Matos
11. #5 Mario Moraes
12. #27 Hideki Mutoh
13. #13 EJ Viso
14. #4 Dan Wheldon
15. #20 Ed Carpenter
16. #23 Tomas Scheckter
17. #11 Tony Kanaan
18. #3 Helio Castroneves
19. #15 Paul Tracy
20. #02 Graham Rahal
21. #98 Richard Antinucci
22. #24 Mike Conway
23. #06 Robert Doornbos
 
TexasRaceLady said:
He and Helio had a little dispute over a little stretch of pavement. :p
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And Helio was booed like no other. He said this is the first time that he's been booed. Don't think so, but he has had a resurgence in popularity.

My question, was that the real Paul Tracy? I mean I was looking for smoke coming out of his ears and ready to punch someone out. I guess age has softened him a bit. :)
 
buckaroo said:
And Helio was booed like no other. He said this is the first time that he's been booed. Don't think so, but he has had a resurgence in popularity.

My question, was that the real Paul Tracy? I mean I was looking for smoke coming out of his ears and ready to punch someone out. I guess age has softened him a bit. :)
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Yes, that incident was a bummer. They both were having a good run. Im sure a top 5 for both.
 
buckaroo said:
And Helio was booed like no other. He said this is the first time that he's been booed. Don't think so, but he has had a resurgence in popularity.
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I will admit that was very glad to see Helio booed. I am NOT a fan.

buckaroo said:
My question, was that the real Paul Tracy? I mean I was looking for smoke coming out of his ears and ready to punch someone out. I guess age has softened him a bit. :)
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I, too, was waiting for the "real PT" to come out and give a comment. It may be age, but I'm thinking it's also his current job status. It's kind of sad, I loved the old PT...
 
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