2007 IRL Rd. 13--Firestone Indy 400

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:26 am

Marco leads, Sharp, Kanaan and Patrick right behind; Sharp grabs the leads, Danica right behind Sharp.......

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:27 am

Sharp leads, Patrick on the outside w/Kanaan in tow behind her

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:28 am

Kanaan takes over the lead from Sharp, Andretti 2nd, Sharp and Patrick battling' for 3rd/4th

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:28 am

Race control reporting that Penske crewmen are wheeling the #6 back out to pitlane; AGR now running 1-2-3(Kanaan, Andretti, Patrick)

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:29 am

Dixon back onto pitlane and parks the car; he ran just long enough to jump ahead of Franchitti and gains a few points on the Scotsman

AGR still running in lockstep 1-2-3

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:30 am

AGR 1-2-3, the three of them still in lockstep, slowly pulling away from Sharp in 4th

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:31 am

Now Sharp pulls into lockstep behind Patrick; Kanaan and Andretti still 1-2

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:31 am

20 laps remaining; the front 4 are in literal lockstep(Kanaan, Andretti, Patrick and Sharp)

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:32 am

Race control reporting a possible spray coming from the #6 car; Hornish pulling into pitlane

AGR 1-2-3 now pulling a little away from Sharp in 4th

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:35 am

AGR still in a 1-2-3 freight train(Kanaan leads, Marco 2nd, Patrick 3rd)..............and race control reporting that the right-rear on Patrick's car is losing tire pressure; they replace the tire, but any chance of winning as gone out the window

Kanaan and Andretti still 1-2

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:35 am

10 laps to go; Kanaan and Andretti 1-2, Sharp and Matsuura 3-4

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:37 am

Kanaan and Andretti still 1-2, but they are dicing for the lead; Sharp and Matsuura 3-4 but they are too far back to challenge for the win it appears

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:37 am

8 laps left; Kanaan still leads, Andretti tries the high line through 3 and 4 but can't make it stick

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:39 am

6 laps left; Andretti again tries to pass up high but ducks back inside

They're side-by-side through the backstretch into three.........Andretti falls back behind Kanaan in four

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:40 am

Kanaan and Andretti lockstep 1-2, Matsuura in 3rd now

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