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Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 8:10 am
by mlittle
Meira now breaks into pitlane; four tires and full fuel load...........
Kanaan and Patrick break into pitlane; clean stops for both......Castroneves follows them to his pitstall...........
The leaders are beginning to cycle through; Patrick out in 9 secs., Kanaan just as fast; Castroneves 8.7 sec
Hornish passes Wheldon..................Marco now into pitlane
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 8:12 am
by mlittle
With the pitstops on-going, top-5 are Franchitti, Scheckter, Michael Andretti, Dixon and Briscoe
Scheckter lights up the breaks in pitlane; Hamilton goes into pitlane.......Franchitti may also have to stop in a few laps as well
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 8:13 am
by mlittle
Top-10 at lap 141
Franchitti
Dixon
Briscoe
Sharp
Mi. Andretti
Scheckter
J. Lazier
Manning
Kanaan
Patrick
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 8:14 am
by mlittle
Franchitti's pitcrew preparing for their stop; Dixon's crew preparing as well...............the Scotsman's in; crew changing all 4 tires, a turn of front wing as he's away; Dixon's away as well
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 8:16 am
by mlittle
56 laps remaining................Jaques Lazier now leading; Playa del Racing has the lead for the first time in the team's history
only lasted a lap as he enters pitlane...........Manning now leads for Foyt Racing!
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 8:18 am
by mlittle
Manning the last of the frontrunners to pit; Kanaan reassumes the lead; top-5 at the moment are Kanaan, Hornish, Jr., Franchitti, Patrick and Castroneves.....this looks to be a barnburner' to the finish
Race control notifying teams that more bad weather is enroute......
This race is looking like a fuel-mileage race; none of the frontrunners pitted on the same lap, so is fuel going to be an issue...it most looks like it!
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 8:20 am
by mlittle
CAUTION OUT! CAUTION OUT!
Crash in turn 2; Roth got into the marbles exiting turn 2 and slid it into the wall.....................Roth's okay; he's out of the car and walking to the Delphi Safety vehicle
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 8:22 am
by mlittle
Top-10 at lap 152
Kanaan
Hornish, Jr
Franchitti
Patrick
Castroneves
Scheckter
Ma. Andretti
Wheldon
Dixon
Mi. Andretti
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 8:27 am
by mlittle
Pits are open; will anyone take a chance and top off the tanks and gamble for the checkers?
Most of the leaders breaking into pitlane; Franchitti, though, stayed out.......Dixon, Briscoe, Sharp stayed out as well
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 8:28 am
by mlittle
24 lead changes so far involving 9 different leaders...........
With the high humidity in the air, many of the teams added front-wing for additional downforce.......
Top-5 at lap 156
Franchitti*
Dixon*
Briscoe*
Sharp*
Kanaan
*--did not pit
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 8:29 am
by mlittle
GREEN! GREEN!
Wait........caution's back out; Kanaan spins but recovers and flies down pitlane
Caution's back out; Jaques Lazier's car is stopped, wrecked along the frontwall.....
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 8:31 am
by mlittle
Safety crews working feverishly to clean up all the debris and get the race back to green.........
Clouds are getting darker; everyone's looking upwards but no rain.......Repeat after me} Rain, rain, GO AWAY!!!!
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 8:33 am
by mlittle
Race control ordering Kanaan to return for a drive-through penalty; the team was only supposed to change the one flat tire....instead they changed all 4...........
Kanaan reporting for his drive-through; he must drive 60mph down the long, long pitlane; Michael Andretti and Darren Manning are back on pitlane to top off for fuel
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 8:34 am
by mlittle
One to go.....one to go from race control when they cross the start/finish line...............
Spotters reporting no rain at the moment; but it is getting closer........
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 8:37 am
by mlittle
GREEN FLAG! GREEN FLAG!
Franchitti leads, Dixon 2nd; cars spreading out 3 wide down the frontstretch!!
CAUTION! CAUTION! Big crash on the backstretch!
One car upside down; one car upside down.............it's Marco! Rice slides down into turn 3; both Penske cars touched as well......................
Wheldon also invovled; he limps into pitlane w/front-wing damage and left-front suspension damage.....Wheldon could be done for the day.