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Race 7 of 17

Race - Firestone 550K

Location - Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX

Date - Saturday, June 5th

Time & TV Schedule - 8PM Eastern Time (8:45 Green Flag) Versus

Course Type - 1.5 Mile Oval

Distance - 228 Laps / 342 Miles (550K)

Practice Sessions - Friday, June 4th - 1:45-2:55 PM & 8:00 -8:30 PM Eastern Time

Qualifications - Friday, June 4th - 4:35 -6:00 PM Eastern Time

2009 Pole Sitter - Dario Franchitti

2009 Winner - Helio Castroneves

**Note - All Times listed in Eastern Time, Texas is CDT time which is 1 hour behind Eastern
 
Texas Motor Speedway Track Facts...

Width - 58 feet
Frontstretch - 2,250 feet
Backstretch - 1,330 feet
Total Distance -1.5 Mile oval
Banking - 24 degree turns & 5 degree straights
Total Permanent Seating - 138,122
Total Estimated Capacity - 191,122

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Here is the entry list for the race.. 26 cars entered...

Car# & Driver / Car Name / Team

#2 Raphael Matos / HP Luczo Dragon / De Ferran Dragon Racing
#3 Helio Castroneves / Team Penske / Team Penske
#4 Dan Wheldon / National Guard Panther Racing / Panther Racing
#5 Takuma Sato / Lotus-KV Racing Technology / KV Racing Technology
#6 Ryan Briscoe / Team Penske / Team Penske
#7 Danica Patrick / Team GoDaddy.com / Andretti Autosport
#8 EJ Viso / PDVSA-Jet Aviation-KVRT / KV Racing Technology
#9 Scott Dixon / Target Chip Ganassi Racing / Target Chip Ganassi Racing
#10 Dario Franchitti / Energizer / Target Chip Ganassi Racing
#11 Tony Kanaan / Team 7-Eleven / Andretti Autosport
#12 Will Power / Verizon Team Penske / Verizon Team Penske
#14 Vitor Meira / ABC Supply Co.-AJ Foyt Racing / AJ Foyt Enterprises
#18 Milka Duno / CITGO / Dale Coyne Racing
#19 Alex Lloyd / Boy Scouts of America / Dale Coyne Racing
#22 Justin Wilson / Team Z-Line Designs / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
#24 TBA / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
#26 Marco Andretti / Team Venom Energy / Andretti Autosport
#32 Mario Moraes / KV Racing Technology / KV Racing Technology
#34 Mario Romancini / Conquest Racing / Conquest Racing
#36 Bertrand Baguette / Conquest Racing-RACB / Conquest Racing
#37 Ryan Hunter-Reay / Team IZOD / Andretti Autosport
#66 Jay Howard / Service Central-Sarah Fisher Racing / Sarah Fisher Racing
#67 Sarah Fisher / Dollar General-Sarah Fisher Racing / Sarah Fisher Racing
#77 Alex Tagliani / FAZZT Race Team / FAZZT Race Team
#78 Simona De Silvestro / Team Stargate Worlds-HVM / HVM Racing
#06 Hideki Mutoh / Formula Dream-Panasonic / Newman Haas Racing
 
Tomas Scheckter will be in the #24 car for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing this weekend at Texas. He is replacing Mike Conway due to Mike's injuries.
 
Here is the qualifying order for today..

1. #3 Helio Castroneves
2. #4 Dan Wheldon
3. #32 Mario Moraes
4. #6 Ryan Briscoe
5. #2 Raphael Matos
6. #9 Scott Dixon
7. #66 Jay Howard
8. #12 Will Power
9. #36 Bertrand Baguette
10. #78 Simona De Silvestro
11. #14 Vitor Meira
12. #7 Danica Patrick
13. #10 Dario Franchitti
14. #18 Milka Duno
15. #24 Tomas Scheckter
16. #26 Marco Andretti
17. #37 Ryan Hunter-Reay
18. #22 Justin Wilson
19. #8 EJ Viso
20. #67 Sarah Fisher
21. #11 Tony Kanaan
22. #19 Alex Lloyd
23. #34 Mario Romancini
24. #06 Hideki Mutoh
25. #5 Takuma Sato
26. #77 Alex Tagliani
 
The Practice session is over... Scott Dixon was the fastest. Im also thinking that Alex Lloyd was in the #18 car for Milka Duno to be able to throw that flyer although I cant confirm it at this time..

Rank / Car# & Driver / Speed

1. #9 Scott Dixon / 216.387
2. #6 Ryan Briscoe / 216.098
3. #12 Will Power / 215.887
4. #8 EJ Viso / 215.107
5. #4 Dan Wheldon / 215.033
6. #18 Milka Duno / 214.727
7. #26 Marco Andretti / 214.688
8. #11 Tony Kanaan / 214.598
9. #10 Dario Franchitti / 214.512
10. #3 Helio Castroneves / 214.344
11. #19 Alex Lloyd / 214.332
12. #77 Alex Tagliani / 214.288
13. #22 Justin Wilson / 214.074
14. #36 Bertrand Baguette / 213.995
15. #7 Danica Patrick / 213.968
16. #67 Sarah Fisher / 213.872
17. #14 Vitor Meira / 213.776
18. #32 Mario Moraes / 213.511
19. #06 Hideki Mutoh / 213.365
20. #24 Tomas Scheckter / 213.349
21. #37 Ryan Hunter-Reay / 213.29
22. #2 Raphael Matos / 212.962
23. #66 Jay Howard / 212.93
24. #5 Takuma Sato / 212.919
25. #78 Simona De Silvestro / 212.719
26. #34 Mario Romancini / 212.678
 
Congratulations to Ryan Briscoe for winning the pole.

Here is your starting line-up..

Row 1

#6 Ryan Briscoe - 215.273
#10 Dario Franchitti - 215.261

Row 2

#12 Will Power - 215.158
#9 Scott Dixon - 215.152

Row 3

#3 Helio Castroneves - 214.411
#19 Alex Lloyd - 214.408

Row 4

#06 Hideki Mutoh - 214.380
#7 Danica Patrick - 214.098

Row 5

#32 Mario Moraes - 213.800
#26 Marco Andretti - 213.785

Row 6

#5 Takuma Sato - 213.692
#22 Justin Wilson - 213.602

Row 7

#11 Tony Kanaan - 213.346
#8 EJ Viso - 213.336

Row 8

#4 Dan Wheldon - 213.316
#67 Sarah Fisher - 213.256

Row 9

#18 Milka Duno - 213.222
#24 Tomas Scheckter - 212.904

Row 10

#14 Vitor Meira - 212.805
#77 Alex Tagliani - 212.526

Row 11

#66 Jay Howard - 212.448
#36 Bertrand Baguette - 212.349

Row 12

#2 Raphael Matos - 212.327
#37 Ryan Hunter-Reay - 212.298

Row 13

#34 Mario Romancini - 212.101
#78 Simona De Silvestro - 211.289
 
Here are the 2nd practice session results..

1. #9 Scott Dixon - 215.175
2. #11 Tony Kanaan - 215.016
3. #12 Will Power - 214.714
4. #10 Dario Franchitti - 214.550
5. #4 Dan Wheldon - 214.419
6. #6 Ryan Briscoe - 214.409
7. #8 EJ Viso - 214.391
8. #22 Justin Wilson - 214.233
9. #26 Marco Andretti - 214.174
10. #24 Tomas Scheckter - 213.872
11. #77 Alex Tagliani - 213.732
12. #37 Ryan Hunter-Reay - 213.435
13. #14 Vitor Meira - 213.400
14. #7 Danica Patrick - 213.387
15. #2 Raphael Matos - 212.890
16. #67 Sarah Fisher - 212.790
17. #78 Simona De Silvestro - 212.741
18. #3 Helio Castroneves - 212.520
19. #06 Hideki Mutoh - 212.505
20. #5 Takuma Sato - 212.362
21. #32 Mario Moraes - 212.220
22. #19 Alex Lloyd - 212.198
23. #36 Bertrand Baguette - 212.153
24. #34 Mario Romancini - 211.314
25. #66 Jay Howard - 210.285
26. #18 Milka Duno - 209.480
 
Danica was awesome tonight as well as her pit crew. Kudos to Ryan for the win.

Here are the final results..

1. #6 Ryan Briscoe
2. #7 Danica Patrick
3. #26 Marco Andretti
4. #9 Scott Dixon
5. #10 Dario Franchitti
6. #11 Tony Kanaan
7. #37 Ryan Hunter-Reay
8. #19 Alex Lloyd
9. #4 Dan Wheldon
10. #14 Vitor Meira
11. #8 EJ Viso
12. #06 Hideki Mutoh
13. #24 Tomas Scheckter
14. #12 Will Power
15. #67 Sarah Fisher
16. #2 Raphael Matos
17. #34 Mario Romancini
18. #77 Alex Tagliani
19. #22 Justin Wilson
20. #3 Helio Castroneves
21. #32 Mario Moraes
22. #36 Bertrand Baguette
23. #18 Milka Duno
24. #78 Simona De Silvestro
25. #5 Takuma Sato
26. #66 Jay Howard
 
wilson89 said:
Nice race and I was suprised how well Danica ran tonight. Also I have to say that was a terrible job the safety team did with Simona De Silvestro after her crash.
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I was thinking the same thing. Usually, the IRL crew is out there almost immediately, tonight there was fire and it took them seemingly forever. But Simona still gave them credit for doing a great job getting her out of the car.

And yeah, it was good to see such a strong run from Danica, made it fun to watch.
 
I thought this race was one of the best I've seen in a long time! It actually had me on the edge of my seat a lot of the time. There was a car accident on our street which I went to check out and I missed the incident with Simona De Silvestro, but my husband told me about it when I got back. They're lucky she wasn't injured further or worse. From what I've heard, it was a pretty pathetic performance. Indycar usually gives props for having their own traveling safety crews instead of relying on locals. Maybe locals might have just done a far better job that time.


Also, Congratuations to Ryan Briscoe!!
 
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