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Race - Honda Indy Edmonton

Location - Edmonton City Centre Airport, Edmonton, Alberta Canada

Date - Sunday, July 25th

Time & TV Schedule - 5:00PM Eastern -Green Flag -5:55PM Eastern -Versus

Course Type - 1.96 Mile Airport Course

Distance - 95 Laps / 186.2 Miles

Practice Sessions - Friday, July 23rd - 1:30-2:30PM Eastern & 4:45-5:45PM Eastern - Saturday, July 24th - 12:15PM - 1:15PM Eastern

Qualifications - Saturday, July 24th - 5:30PM - 6:50PM Eastern

2009 Pole Sitter - Will Power -Lap Time - 1:01.0133 / Speed - 116.414mph

2009 Winner - Will Power

**Note - All Times listed in Eastern Time, Edmonton is 2 hours behind Eastern time.
 
Here is a map of the track layout..

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2009 Race Summary

Lap Stats - Total Laps - 95, Green Flag Laps - 92 , Caution Laps - 3

Race Stats - Time - 1:42:42 , Avg. Speed - 109.488

Lead Changes - 5 among 4 drivers

Best Lap - #24 Mike Conway - Lap 39- 113.765mph (62.4340sec.)
 
Here are my predictions for this race...

- Milka get's pulled by the IRL on lap 12.

- Paul Tracy will finish on the podium - but not win.

- Simona De Silvestro will also finish on the podium.

- Justin Wilson for the win.

- It will suck rocks because it is on Vs. so I can't watch it. :mad:
 
The only one that might come true with those is Justin Wilson winning. I dont think Tracy or De Silvestro will be on the podium although it would be cool to see. I also think Milka will either not start or be called off a lot quicker than lap 12.
 
Here is the entry list for this race, 25 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 / Target Chip Ganassi Racing / 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
#15 Paul Tracy / Make-A-Wish- KVRT / KV Racing Technology
#18 Milka Duno / CITGO / Dale Coyne Racing
#19 Alex Lloyd / Boy Scouts of America / Dale Coyne Racing
#22 Justin Wilson / Team Z-Line Designs-DRR / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
#24 Tomas Scheckter / MonaVie-DRR / 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
#77 Alex Tagliani / Bower&Wilkins-Hot Wheels / FAZZT Race Team
#78 Simona De Silvestro / Team Stargate Worlds-HVM / HVM Racing
#06 Hideki Mutoh / Formula Dream-Panasonic / Newman Haas Racing
 
The forecast for Edmonton is..

Today - Partly Cloudy - 77 degrees
Tonight - 70% chance of rain - 52 degrees
Tomorrow(practice) - 60% chance of rain - 73 degrees
 
Here is a lap around Edmonton with Tony Kanaan...

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Milka 14 mph and 10 seconds off from the next slowest?
 
Here are the qualifying groups for tomorrow..

Group 1

#2 Raphael Matos
#3 Helio Castroneves
#5 Takuma Sato
#6 Ryan Briscoe
#7 Danica Patrick
#10 Dario Franchitti
#12 Will Power
#14 Vitor Meira
#15 Paul Tracy
#18 Milka Duno
#22 Justin Wilson
#34 Mario Romancini
#77 Alex Tagliani

Group 2

#4 Dan Wheldon
#8 EJ Viso
#9 Scott Dixon
#11 Tony Kanaan
#19 Alex Lloyd
#24 Tomas Scheckter
#26 Marco Andretti
#32 Mario Moraes
#36 Bertrand Baguette
#37 Ryan Hunter-Reay
#78 Simona De Silvestro
#06 Hideki Mutoh

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Will Power is unreal.

Here are the results of practice session 2..

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7 seconds 10 mph
 
"I don't pay attention to what others say."
clearly
 
Why do they have to wait till the end of the year. Does IRL not have a minnimum speed rule? NASCAR's is like 5%.
 
Magnethead said:
Why do they have to wait till the end of the year. Does IRL not have a minnimum speed rule? NASCAR's is like 5%.
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If they do Hugo Chavez ruins the season for multiple drivers. I read on another site a couple days ago, if Milka is kicked out he takes all the money he gave to Dale Coynes team away. Which would end probably shutting the orginization down costing Alex Llyod. He also said he could pull his finanical ties with EJ Viso which would screw the 3 full time KV drivers over (Viso, Moraes, and Sato). Who would of thunk one driver could cost a 1/5 of the series a job.
 
The 6 moving on are..

Will Power
Helio Castroneves
Raphael Matos
Ryan Briscoe
Justin Wilson
Dario Franchitti
 
The 6 from group 2 moving on are..

Simona De Silvestro
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Scott Dixon
EJ Viso
Hideki Mutoh
Tomas Scheckter
 
The 6 moving on from Round 2 are..

Will Power
Scott Dixon
Dario Franchitti
Helio Castroneves
Ryan Briscoe
EJ Viso
 
Congrats to Will Power for the pole..

Here is the starting grid..

Row 1

#12 Will Power
#3 Helio Castroneves

Row 2

#9 Scott Dixon
#10 Dario Franchitti

Row 3

#6 Ryan Briscoe
#8 EJ Viso

Row 4

#78 Simona De Silvestro
#37 Ryan Hunter-Reay

Row 5

#22 Justin Wilson
#2 Raphael Matos

Row 6

#06 Hideki Mutoh
#24 Tomas Scheckter

Row 7

#5 Takuma Sato
#32 Mario Moraes

Row 8

#15 Paul Tracy
#26 Marco Andretti

Row 9

#34 Mario Romancini
#19 Alex Lloyd

Row 10

#77 Alex Tagliani
#36 Bertrand Baguette

Row 11

#7 Danica Patrick
#4 Dan Wheldon

Row 12

#14 Vitor Meira
#11 Tony Kanaan

Row 13

#18 Milka Duno
 
Hmmm...Simona is in 7th and Tracy is in 15th...looks like 2 of my 4 predictions are in dire straights - although not impossible but not likely either. I still think it will be at least 12 laps before they pull Milka especially after reading that ESPN article.

Those predictions are a perfect example of SWAG except without the S really. Figured if a few of those came true I'd look like a racing genius - which I am NOT.
 
Is de Silvestro up-staging Danica? We may now be witnessing the changing of the guard for the women drivers.
 
I am absolutely stunned. That call for blocking on Helio was complete BS!
 
wilson89 said:
How does somebody (Brian Barnhart) that cant even get the entire field to start side by side have the balls to penalize anyone?
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The call is being reviewed right now so it may not be final.
 
Here are the final results...

1. #9 Scott Dixon
2. #12 Will Power
3. #10 Dario Franchitti
4. #6 Ryan Briscoe
5. #37 Ryan Hunter-Reay
6. #15 Paul Tracy
7. #32 Mario Moraes
8. #8 EJ Viso
9. #5 Takuma Sato
10. #3 Helio Castroneves
11. #26 Marco Andretti
12. #11 Tony Kanaan
13. #2 Raphael Matos
14. #36 Bertrand Baguette
15. #7 Danica Patrick
16. #14 Vitor Meira
17. #06 Hideki Mutoh
18. #19 Alex Lloyd
19. #24 Tomas Scheckter
20. #4 Dan Wheldon
21. #22 Justin Wilson
22. #78 Simona De Silvestro
23. #77 Alex Tagliani
24. #34 Mario Romancini
25. #18 Milka Duno
 
http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/Dixon+wins+controversial+Edmonton+Indy/3322037/story.html

After the race Castroneves screamed at Indy Racing League officials and then grabbed another official with both his hands. An IRL official said that move will likely result in further disciplinary action.
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Wow...Helio did this? Really? Can't recall the last time he lost it like that. If that is really the case then he deserves whatever the IRL dishes out at that point. Bad call or not assaulting officials is not justified.

Other than the yellow flags most of the excitement through the first 78 laps came from the passing performances of Tracy and Switzerland’s Simona de Silvestro.
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Interesting...
 
Dionysius said:
http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/Dixon+wins+controversial+Edmonton+Indy/3322037/story.html



Wow...Helio did this? Really? Can't recall the last time he lost it like that. If that is really the case then he deserves whatever the IRL dishes out at that point. Bad call or not assaulting officials is not justified.
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I couldn't believe what I was seeing either when he was doing it, and I was watching it live as everyone else who was tuned into the race. Complete BS call, but you can't lay your hands on the officials no matter what.
 
Good for Helio, he was absolutely robbed and he showed he wasn't going to lie down and take it. The officials should be ashamed of themselves for making this call yesterday. It was a fuc*king joke. Between this awful awful awful call and the f1 ending we had some pretty bad endings to the open wheel races yesterday.

I also hate the no blocking rule. Let them have at it.
 
What a crap azz series...Telling drivers where they can and cannot race on the track....What a bunch of BS
 
StewartHaas-Gibbs Racing said:
Good for Helio, he was absolutely robbed and he showed he wasn't going to lie down and take it. The officials should be ashamed of themselves for making this call yesterday. It was a fuc*king joke. Between this awful awful awful call and the f1 ending we had some pretty bad endings to the open wheel races yesterday.
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I agree. I finally got around to seeing a replay last night and have to say that was the crappiest call I have ever seen. Absolutely uncalled for and Helio has ever right to be really pissed off.

StewartHaas-Gibbs Racing said:
I also hate the no blocking rule. Let them have at it.
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Yeah well...Indy cars are missing a key element to just let them "have at it." They're called fenders (hence the term open wheel) and this is what happens when they just have at it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgLVi6vrT20

I got to see that little gem in person.
 
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