IndyCar -Sao Paulo Indy 300

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Well, its finally here, the 2010 IndyCar season is about to start. They open this weekend in Brazil on the streets of Sao Paulo. This is an inaugural race. Here are the details of the race..

Race 1 of 17

Race - Sao Paulo Indy 300

Location - Streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Date - Sunday, March 14th

Time & TV Schedule - 11:30 AM Eastern on Versus

Course Type - 2.6 Mile Street Circuit

Distance - 75 Laps / 195 Miles

Practice Sessions - Friday, March 12th - 7-8:30 am Eastern & 10:30-11:30am Eastern

Qualifications - Saturday, March 13th -1pm Eastern
 
Here is the current entry list..

Car# & Driver / Car Name / Team

#2 Raphael Matos / HP Luczo Dragaon / Luczo Dragon Racing/De Ferran Motorsports
#3 Helio Castroneves / Team Penske / Team Penske
#4 Dan Wheldon / National Guard Panther Racing / Panther Racing
#5 Takuma Sato / 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
#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
#23 Ana Beatriz / Ipiranga-DRR / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
#24 Mike Conway / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
#26 Marco Andretti / Team Venom Energy / Andretti Autosport
#32 TBA / KV Racing Technology / KV Racing Technology
#34 Mario Romancini / Conquest Racing / Conquest Racing
#37 Ryan Hunter-Reay / Team IZOD / Andretti Autosport
#77 Alex Tagliani / FAZZT Race Team / FAZZT Race Team
#78 Simona De Silvestro / Team Stargate Worlds HVM / HVM Racing
#06 Hideki Mutoh / Newman Haas Lanigan Racing / Newman Haas Lanigan Racing
 
Here are the pit assignments for this race..

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Practice Session 1 is over. Scott Dixon was the fastest. He had a lap time of 1:31.7707.

Here are the results of Session 1..

1. #9 Scott Dixon - 1:31.7707
2. #6 Ryan Briscoe - 1:31.9731
3. #11 Tony Kanaan - 1:31.9753
4. #12 Will Power - 1:32.3009
5. #24 Mike Conway -1:32.6446
6. #37 Ryan Hunter-Reay -1:32.7943
7. #2 Raphael Matos - 1:32.8537
8. #3 Helio Castroneves - 1:32.9402
9. #77 Alex Tagliani - 1:33.1523
10. #22 Justin Wilson -1:33.3587
11. #8 EJ Viso -1:33.3998
12. #78 Simona De Silvestro - 1:33.4757
13. #26 Marco Andretti - 1:33.4808
14. #32 Mario Moraes -1:33.5580
15. #06 Hideki Mutoh - 1:33.6684
16. #14 Vitor Meira - 1:33.6970
17. #10 Dario Franchitti - 1:33.8456
18. #19 Alex Lloyd - 1:33.9907
19. #5 Takuma Sato - 1:34.0126
20. #4 Dan Wheldon - 1:34.4779
21. #34 Mario Romancini -1:34.6577
22. #7 Danica Patrick - 1:34.7795
23. #23 Ana Beatriz - 1:37.4300
24. #18 Mika Duno -1:43.4555
 
Danica moved up!

Here are the results of Practice Session 2..

1. #9 Scott Dixon - 1:32.7369
2. #6 Ryan Briscoe - 1:33.2741
3. #11 Tony Kanaan - 1:33.3384
4. #12 Will Power - 1:33.8045
5. #77 Alex Tagliani - 1:34.0698
6. #37 Ryan Hunter-Reay - 1:34.3339
7. #26 Marco Andretti - 1:34.8893
8. #3 Helio Castroneves - 1:34.9522
9. #32 Mario Moraes - 1:35.0701
10. #8 EJ Viso - 1:35.0702
11. #10 Dario Franchitti - 1:35.1564
12. #2 Raphael Matos - 1:35.2949
13. #78 Simona De Silvestro - 1:35.4282
14. #7 Danica Patrick - 1:35.7395
15. #14 Vitor Meira - 1:35.7497
16. #06 Hideki Mutoh - 1:35.9978
17. #4 Dan Wheldon - 1:36.0740
18. #24 Mike Conway - 1:36.3362
19. #5 Takuma Sato - 1:36.7977
20. #19 Alex Lloyd - 1:36.9803
21. #22 Justin Wilson - 1:36.9843
22. #34 Mario Romancini - 1:40.5845
23. #23 Ana Beatriz - 1:40.8720
24. #18 Milka Duno - 1:44.2048
 
They will grind the concrete portion of the track tonight. Qualifications will be at 8am tomorrow morning.
 
Practice Session again in the morning, qualifying afterwards at 8:30am.
 
Qualifications are at 8am tomorrow. They are back to saying 8 again.
 
Practice Session 3 Results..

Rank / Car# & Driver / Lap Time / Speed

1. #12 Will Power / 01:31.2980 / 99.998
2. #11 Tony Kanaan / 01:31.3403 / 99.952
3. #37 Ryan Hunter-Reay / 01:31.3858 / 99.902
4. #22 Justin Wilson / 01:.31.5380 / 99.736
5. #10 Dario Franchitti / 01:31.5788 / 99.691
6. #2 Raphael Matos / 01:31.5930 / 99.676
7. #9 Scott Dixon / 01:31.6062 / 99.661
8. #77 Alex Tagliani / 01:31.6969 / 99.563
9. #26 Marco Andretti / 01:31.8503 / 99.397
10. #3 Helio Castroneves / 01:31.8565 / 99.390
11. #6 Ryan Briscoe / 01:31.9878 / 99.248
12. #7 Danica Patrick / 01:32.1665 / 99.056
13. #8 EJ Viso / 01:32.2136 / 99.005
14. #4 Dan Wheldon / 01:32.2469 / 98.969
15. #14 Vitor Meira / 01:32.6553 / 98.533
16. #78 Simona De Silvestro / 01:32.6710 / 98.516
17. #5 Takuma Sato / 01:33.0667 / 98.097
18. #19 Alex Lloyd / 01:33.1112 / 98.051
19. #24 Mike Conway / 01:33.1460 / 98.014
20. #06 Hideki Mutoh / 01:33.1872 / 97.971
21. #32 Mario Moraes / 01:33.7353 / 97.398
22. #34 Mario Romancini / 01:36.2038 / 94.899
23. #23 Ana Beatriz / 01:38.7247 / 92.475
24. #18 Milka Duno / 01:39.5075 / 91.748
 
IRL fail. Yet another 2/3 of a indy season I am going to miss. I pay too much for my satellite service as it is and refuse to pay more just because they are unable/unwilling to find a less obscure channel to broadcast their events.

That's okay...there's always F1 on Speed TV.
 
Well, qualifications are in the books finally. Dario Franchitti earns the pole.

Here is the starting grid..

Row 1

#10 Dario Franchitti
#77 Alex Tagliani

Row 2

#22 Justin Wilson
#37 Ryan Hunter-Reay

Row 3

#12 Will Power
#11 Tony Kanaan

Row 4

#9 Scott Dixon
#6 Ryan Briscoe

Row 5

#3 Helio Castroneves
#5 Takuma Sato

Row 6

#78 Simona De Silvestro
#2 Raphael Matos

Row 7

#7 Danica Patrick
#06 Hideki Mutoh

Row 8

#19 Alex Lloyd
#14 Vitor Meira

Row 9

#8 EJ Viso
#4 Dan Wheldon

Row 10

#24 Mike Conway
#34 Mario Romancini

Row 11

#26 Marco Andretti
#23 Ana Beatriz

Row 12

#32 Mario Moraes
#18 Milka Duno
 
What happened to Marco?! He's not great but usually better than that. Jeepers.
 
For all of you DirecTV customers, I can't say the race is great (it's decent, but not great), but Versus is really making this race fun to watch.
 
I said I'd hate to see a Penske car win, I lied. I wouldn't mind it if Will Power won.

This is shaping up to be one HELL of a finish!
 
Rain tires again? On and off,but only 12 min's. left.Lets see what happens
 
Congrats to Will Power for the win. Im happy to see Ryan Hunter-Reay and Vitor Meira get on the podium. Great runs by them today.
 
well from what I heard on the radio it sound like a good race. Nice idea having the first race on Nascars off week but having the race on that piece of **** network I wouldnt be suprised if less than 100,000 people in total watched the race.
 
Here are the final results..

1.#12 Will Power
2. #37 Ryan Hunter-Reay
3. #14 Vitor Meira
4. #2 Raphael Matos
5. #4 Dan Wheldon
6. #9 Scott Dixon
7. #10 Dario Franchitti
8. #24 Mike Conway
9. #3 Helio Castroneves
10. #11 Tony Kanaan
11. #22 Justin Wilson
12. #8 EJ Viso
13. #24 Ana Beatriz
14. #6 Ryan Briscoe
15. #7 Danica Patrick
16. #78 Simona De Silvestro
17. #34 Mario Romancini
18. #19 Alex Lloyd
19. #77 Alex Tagliani
20. #06 Hideki Mutoh
21. #18 Milka Duno
22. #5 Takuma Sato
23. #26 Marco Andretti
24. #32 Mario Moraes
 
What made Danica place so badly was the bad call by Tom Anderson (strategist) for not calling her in the pits earlier to change from the slicks to the rain tires. That is the reason she slid and lost the lap.
 
DanicaFan said:
What made Danica place so badly was the bad call by Tom Anderson (strategist) for not calling her in the pits earlier to change from the slicks to the rain tires. That is the reason she slid and lost the lap.
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Excuses, excuses. :p

She was a rolling chicane AFTER that call.
 
All that dust on the front straight sure contributed to the first lap wreck.

:eek:
 
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