IRL - Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio

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Race - Honda Indy 200

Location - Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course - Lexington, OH

Date - Sunday, August 8th

Time & TV Schedule - 2:30PM Eastern -Green Flag -3:20PM Eastern -Versus

Course Type - 2.258 Mile Road Course

Distance - 85 Laps / 191.93 Miles

Practice Sessions - Friday, August 6th -4:00-5:00PM Eastern - Saturday, August 7th -9:00AM-10:00AM Eastern - Warm-Up Session, Sunday, August 8th - 9:15-9:45AM Eastern

Qualifications - Saturday, August 7th - 12:35 -1:55PM Eastern

2009 Pole Sitter - Ryan Briscoe -Lap Time - 1:06.6814 / Speed - 121.905mph

2009 Winner - Scott Dixon
 
Here is a map of the track layout..

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2009 Race Summary

Total Laps -85 - Green Laps -79 -Caution Laps -6
Race Time -1:46:05
Average Speed -108.541mph
Lead Changes -7 among 4 drivers
Best Lap - #9 Scott Dixon - 118.565mph (68.5600) -lap 62
Most Improved - #26 Marco Andretti -Improved 7 positions -started 13th-finished 6th
 
IndyCar has allowed 27 cars for this year's Mid-Ohio race. They had the rule of 26 but revised it to allow 27. This is good.

Some notes: Mario Romancini is out for this race. During last week's tests at Mid-Ohio, Conquest Racing had Francesco Dracone testing in that #34 car.

Other part-time drivers we will see at the track at this race are..

#27 Adam Carroll - Andretti Autosport
#02 Graham Rahal - Newman-Haas Racing
#24 JR Hildebrand - Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
#67 Jay Howard - Sarah Fisher Racing
 
Here is a pic of Adam Carroll's car he will be driving at Mid-Ohio..

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Here is the entry list for the race..

Car# & Driver / Car Name / Team

#2 Raphael Matos / HP DeFerran Dragon / DeFerran 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
#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 JR Hildebrand / Roll Coater-DRR / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
#26 Marco Andretti / Team Venom Energy / Andretti Autosport
#27 Adam Carroll / Team AFS / AFS Andretti Autosport
#32 Mario Moraes / KV Racing Technology / KV Racing Technology
#34 Francesco Dracone / Conquest Racing / Conquest Racing
#36 Bertrand Baguette / Conquest Racing RACB / Conquest Racing
#37 Ryan Hunter-Reay / Team IZOD / Andretti Autosport
#67 Jay Howard / Dollar General-Sarah Fisher Racing / Sarah Fisher Racing
#77 Alex Tagliani / Bower & Wilkins - Hot Wheels / FAZZT Race Team
#78 Simona De Silvestro / Team Stargate Worlds HVM / HVM Racing
#02 Graham Rahal / National Tire & Battery / Newman Haas Racing
#06 Hideki Mutoh / Formula Dream- Panasonic / Newman Haas Racing
 
Im back home now. I had a great weekend as always. Unfortunately Danica didnt have a great race but there is always next time. She was having some shifting problems between 2nd and 3rd gear she said and there was some vibration in the right rear. Her car was also a little loose.
 
Congratulations to Dario Franchitti for the win.

Here are the final results..

1. #10 Dario Franchitti
2. #12 Will Power
3. #3 Helio Castroneves
4. #77 Alex Tagliani
5. #9 Scott Dixon
6. #6 Ryan Briscoe
7. #2 Raphael Matos
8. #78 Simona De Silvestro
9. #26 Marco Andretti
10. #37 Ryan Hunter-Reay
11. #36 Bertrand Baguette
12. #32 Mario Moraes
13. #19 Alex Lloyd
14. #4 Dan Wheldon
15. #14 Vitor Meira
16. #24 JR Hildebrand
17. #11 Tony Kanaan
18. #06 Hideki Mutoh
19. #27 Adam Carroll
20. #02 Graham Rahal
21. #7 Danica Patrick
22. #34 Francesco Dracone
23. #18 Milka Duno
24. #66 Jay Howard
25. #5 Takuma Sato
26. #8 EJ Viso
27. #22 Justin Wilson
 
After the race, we walked around on the track for awhile. I took a couple pics...

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You got to walk ON the (*#%$(#*&%@ track?! AND meet HELIO?!

Funny...my skin is turning a green color.
 
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