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Race - Peak Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300

Location - Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, IL

Date - Saturday, August 28th

Time & TV Schedule - 7:00PM Eastern -Green Flag -7:50PM Eastern -Versus

Course Type - 1.5 Mile Oval

Distance - 200 Laps / 300 Miles

Practice Sessions - Friday, August 27th -10:15AM -11:15AM & 6:00PM -6:30PM Eastern

Qualifications - Friday, August 27th - 2:00PM - 3:30PM Eastern

2009 Pole Sitter - Ryan Briscoe -Lap Time - 25.4033 / Speed - 215.405 (4 lap average)

2009 Winner - Ryan Briscoe

**Note - All times listed in Eastern Time. Joliet, IL is 1 hour behind (Central Time)
 
2009 Race Summary

Lap Stats: Total Laps -200 / Green Flag Laps - 177 / Caution Laps -23
Race Length : 1:42:34
Average Speed : 177.827 mph
Best Lap 218.385 mph - lap 193 - #43 Tomas Scheckter
Most Improved #2 Raphael Matos - 8 positions -started 17th, finished 9th
 
Chicagoland Speedway Track Facts...

Banking - 18 degrees in corners
Frontstretch Length - 3,100 Ft.
Backstretch Length - 1,700 Ft.
Track Width - 55 Ft.
Seating Capacity - 75,000

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WOOHOO!!! This is the race I've been waiting for! See that yellow line on the track map? Look for me about 27 rows up from the track very close to that yellow line. Awesome seats!

:D:beerbang::growl:
 
Ana Beatriz will be in the #24 Dad's Root Beer car for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing for this race. Glad to see her back.
 
IndyCar will adjust thier qualification procedure for this race as well as the 3 other remaining oval events following (Kentucky, Twin Ring Motegi, Homestead).

They will now take the speed of 2 consecutive timed laps. They will have 2 warm-up laps and then the 2 timed laps. They used to take the speed of 4 timed laps.

The reason for the change is the increased number of cars entered in the events. This new 2 lap strategy will shorten practice by like 33%.
 
I'll have to remember to watch. The Chicago IRL race is usually one of the best races all year in all of motorsports. Never a dull moment.

Not to mention VERSUS usually offers outstanding coverage.
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
I'll have to remember to watch. The Chicago IRL race is usually one of the best races all year in all of motorsports. Never a dull moment.

Not to mention VERSUS usually offers outstanding coverage.
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Yes this is usualy the most exciting Indycar race of the season to me and I really like Versus coverage even better than Nascar's many network coverages. Only problem I have with Versus is they pick the worst time to go to commericals, like last weekend with 5 laps to go.
 
Here is the entry list for this 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-KV Racing Technology / KV Racing Technology
#9 Scott Dixon / Target Chip Ganassi Racing / Target Chip Ganassi Racing
#10 Dario Franchitti / Breath Right / Target Chip Ganassi Racing
#11 Tony Kanaan / Team 7-Eleven-Planters / 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
#20 Ed Carpenter / Panther-Vision-Fuzzy's Vodka / Panther Racing
#21 Davey Hamilton / HP DeFerran Dragon Racing / DeFerran Dragon Racing
#22 Justin Wilson / Team Z-Line Designs-DRR / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
#24 Ana Beatriz / Dad's Root Beer-DRR / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
#26 Marco Andretti / Team Venom Energy / Andretti Autosport
#32 Mario Moraes / KV Racing Technology / KV Racing Technology
#34 Bertrand Baguette / RACB-Conquest Racing / Conquest Racing
#36 TBA / Conquest Racing / Conquest Racing
#37 Ryan Hunter-Reay / Ethanol USA-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
#02 Graham Rahal / NHR-QuickTrim / Newman Haas Racing
#06 Hideki Mutoh / Formula Dream-Panasonic / Newman Haas Racing
 
3 drivers will have different paint schemes this weekend..

#10 Dario Franchitti -Breathe Right -Black/Orange/Silver
#11 Tony Kanaan -Planters - Blue/White/Yellow
#37 Ryan Hunter-Reay - Ethanol USA - Green/Black/White
 
Tomas Scheckter will be in the #36 Conquest car this weekend.
 
An article in the Indy Star says this is likely the last time the IZOD IndyCar Series will race at Chicago.:(

They got rid of Fontana and Michigan, now Chicago?:mad:

Unfortunately, I can't read the whole article because they have an annoying ad for the MotoGP race that pops up in the middle of the page with no way to close it out.
 
Okay, here's what the article said. The June 4th race isn't likely to be a NASCAR/IRL doubleheader because Chicagoland Speedway appears to be inking a deal with ARCA to run that weekend.

Also expected to vanish from the IRL schedule are Watkins Glen, Homestead and Kansas -- all ISC owned courses.
 
Here are the results of Practice Session 1..

1. #6 Ryan Briscoe -217.874
2. #9 Scott Dixon - 216.584
3. #12 Will Power - 216.528
4. #26 Marco Andretti - 216.455
5. #7 Danica Patrick - 216.445
6. #37 Ryan Hunter-Reay - 216.368
7. #11 Tony Kanaan - 216.220
8. #3 Helio Castroneves - 216.213
9. #8 EJ Viso - 216.199
10. #10 Dario Franchitti - 216.194
11. #02 Graham Rahal - 215.883
12. #4 Dan Wheldon - 215.630
13. #19 Alex Lloyd - 215.524
14. #14 Vitor Meira - 215.150
15. #34 Bertrand Baguette - 214.881
16. #06 Hideki Mutoh - 214.679
17. #36 Tomas Scheckter - 214.629
18. #22 Justin Wilson - 214.574
19. #5 Takuma Sato - 214.574
20. #32 Mario Moraes - 214.524
21. #2 Raphael Matos - 214.329
22. #24 Ana Beatriz - 214.317
23. #78 Simona De Silvestro - 214.145
24. #77 Alex Tagliani - 214.107
25. #66 Jay Howard - 213.872
26. #67 Sarah Fisher - 213.697
27. #21 Davey Hamilton - 213.498
28. #18 Milka Duno - 211.872
29. #20 Ed Carpenter - 186.141
 
Here is the qualifying order...

1. #77 Alex Tagliani
2. #3 Helio Castroneves
3. #66 Jay Howard
4. #10 Dario Franchitti
5. #78 Simona De Silvestro
6. #11 Tony Kanaan
7. #22 Justin Wilson
8. #06 Hideki Mutoh
9. #32 Mario Moraes
10. #2 Raphael Matos
11. #02 Graham Rahal
12. #36 Tomas Scheckter
13. #20 Ed Carpenter
14. #37 Ryan Hunter-Reay
15. #19 Alex Lloyd
16. #18 Milka Duno
17. #34 Bertrand Baguette
18. #6 Ryan Briscoe
19. #21 Davey Hamilton
20. #26 Marco Andretti
21. #12 Will Power
22. #24 Ana Beatriz
23. #14 Vitor Meira
24. #8 EJ Viso
25. #67 Sarah Fisher
26. #5 Takuma Sato
27. #9 Scott Dixon
28. #7 Danica Patrick
29. #4 Dan Wheldon
 
Here is your starting grid..

Row 1

#6 Ryan Briscoe - 216.346
#10 Dario Franchitti - 215.593

Row 2

#12 Will Power - 215.521
#3 Helio Castroneves - 215.475

Row 3

#26 Marco Andretti - 215.321
#02 Graham Rahal - 215.314

Row 4

#4 Dan Wheldon - 215.099
#06 Hideki Mutoh - 215.055

Row 5

#37 Ryan Hunter-Reay - 214.979
#5 Takuma Sato - 214.945

Row 6

#20 Ed Carpenter - 214.831
#7 Danica Patrick - 214.750

Row 7

#11 Tony Kanaan - 214.632
#19 Alex Lloyd - 214.468

Row 8

#9 Scott Dixon - 214.269
#8 EJ Viso - 214.210

Row 9

#36 Tomas Scheckter - 214.093
#2 Raphael Matos - 213.975

Row 10

#77 Alex Tagliani - 213.910
#34 Bertrand Baguette - 213.682

Row 11

#32 Mario Moraes - 213.458
#24 Ana Beatriz - 213.429

Row 12

#22 Justin Wilson - 213.385
#14 Vitor Meira - 213.106

Row 13

#67 Sarah Fisher - 213.095
#18 Milka Duno - 212.777

Row 14

#78 Simona De Silvestro - 212.660
#21 Davey Hamilton - 212.484

Row 15

#66 Jay Howard - 212.097
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
An article in the Indy Star says this is likely the last time the IZOD IndyCar Series will race at Chicago.:(

They got rid of Fontana and Michigan, now Chicago?:mad:

Unfortunately, I can't read the whole article because they have an annoying ad for the MotoGP race that pops up in the middle of the page with no way to close it out.
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The IRL is smoking crack again. Isn't this one of the better attended races?

I've put up with a lot of stupidity from the IRL but this is the final straw...If the IRL drops Chicagoland then I drop the IRL. I'll spend all my racing money on local tracks. Screw them.
 
Dionysius said:
The IRL is smoking crack again. Isn't this one of the better attended races?

I've put up with a lot of stupidity from the IRL but this is the final straw...If the IRL drops Chicagoland then I drop the IRL. I'll spend all my racing money on local tracks. Screw them.
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It looks to me like this is ISC/NASCAR and not IRL.
 
Good race. Unfortunately the call for Danica not to take tires backfired. Her tires fell off fast causing her to lose a lot of places..
 
Here are the final results..

1. #10 Dario Franchitti
2. #4 Dan Wheldon
3. #26 Marco Andretti
4. #37 Ryan Hunter-Reay
5. #11 Tony Kanaan
6. #3 Helio Castroneves
7. #22 Justin Wilson
8. #9 Scott Dixon
9. #14 Vitor Meira
10. #02 Graham Rahal
11. #6 Ryan Briscoe
12. #34 Bertrand Baguette
13. #06 Hideki Mutoh
14. #7 Danica Patrick
15. #67 Sarah Fisher
16. #12 Will Power
17. #32 Mario Moraes
18. #21 Davey Hamilton
19. #18 Milka Duno
20. #20 Ed Carpenter
21. #19 Alex Lloyd
22. #66 Jay Howard
23. #78 Simona De Silvestro
24. #24 Ana Beatriz
25. #77 Alex Tagliani
26. #5 Takuma Sato
27. #8 EJ Viso
28. #36 Tomas Scheckter
29. #2 Raphael Matos
 
the last half of this race was great (no comment on the first half because i didn't see it). i felt bad for will power losing because of a bad pit but that happens sometimes. it certainly made for an exciting finish. is dario/chip lucky or what? gutsy call taking only fuel on the last pit stop. power and dario have a heck of a points race going. i think dario is going to win it again. glad sarah had a nice showing. she done real good. :)
 
This was quite the race to see in person...Will post pictures sometime. Seats were great and having it at night is soooo much better than the last time I was there baking in the Illinois sun in the middle of the afternoon.
 
Dionysius said:
This was quite the race to see in person...Will post pictures sometime. Seats were great and having it at night is soooo much better than the last time I was there baking in the Illinois sun in the middle of the afternoon.
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Eager to see your pics.

I really enjoyed the race last night. Nice close finish.:beerbang:
 
Here are the photos...

From left to right:
My son
My Dad
View of the Indy Lights from our seats - we were in the shade the entire time
My daughter and I with my brother as Mr. Photobomb
Marco zooming by
Awesome sunset
Walking out to the car I turned around and saw this

Didn't go to the pits, get autographs or anything like that. Meeting celebrities however cool they may be doesn't really do anything for me.
 

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Cool pics Dionysious,....always cool to see pics. Your family looks cool.....your brother however....is he OK?..Lol

You were in the stands watching it live while I'm at my computer watching it online from new Zealand:angry:...somhow it doesn't seem fair
 
5 girls in the race and not one finished in the top 10, dang. did anyone see Milka finish in the top 20, they should've let her pull into victory lane for just being able to finish...
 
Restrictor Plate King! said:
5 girls in the race and not one finished in the top 10, dang. did anyone see Milka finish in the top 20, they should've let her pull into victory lane for just being able to finish...
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Other than Danica, none of those women are on the big money teams (Andretti, Gennassi & Penske).

Sarah Fisher had a decent showing by hanging with the big boys for 20 (or whatever it was) laps. Even though she was out of sync with the leaders in pit stops she did demonstrate she has the skills to stay up front. If she could just get a sponsor for full time 2 car team she'd rock.

Milka on the other hand was the moving chicane yet again. It absolutely blows my mind that she did not cause a huge wreck when the lead pack passed her toward the end of the race. I remember hearing over the scanner, Marco's spotter telling him, "They just told Milka to go low and the pack pass high." Did she do that? Of course not. I held my breath as I saw the top ten whiz by her on both sides because she either ignored her spotter or she's too stupid to know what "low" means on an oval. Mark my words (again) if the IRL does not act soon, there will be a huge wreck because of Milka's incompetence.

If you ever get a chance to see one of these races in person...do it. It is worth every penny.

Clutch...We've been wondering about my bro for many many years. ;) Actually, he's a great guy and awesome father with a whacky sense of humor.
 
I couldn't watch the race Sat. night, is there a repeat showing of the race shown anywhere? If so does anyone know the channel and time?

TIA
 
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