2008 IRL Rd. 4--RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:42 am

Green's back out...............Carpenter makes an outside pass around Wheldon and picks up 4th

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:43 am

Didn't last long; Wheldon retakes 4th and sets his sights on Foyt in 3rd

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:43 am

Top-5 passing lap 34
Dixon, Wilson, Carpenter, Foyt and Carpenter

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:45 am

Nice thinking, Roth.........after serving his penalty, he came out right in front of the field and its' a d----- miracle he didn't wreck himself and/or anyone else!

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:46 am

Passing lap 39......top-5 are Dixon, Wheldon, Carpenter, Foyt and Castroneves

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:47 am

Dixon, Wheldon and Carpenter have broken away from the field for the moment in lockstep w/about the next 11-13 cars in one big gaggle trying to catch them

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:48 am

Patrick passes the #33 of Viso for 10th........didn't last, Viso back around her

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:50 am

P1-P3 now within .7 seconds of each other, then its' a 4-sec. gap to 4th

Foyt holding off Kanaan for 4th at the moment

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:50 am

Quarter-distance now.....top-5
Dixon, Wheldon, Carpenter, Foyt and Kanaan

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:53 am

Race control reporting that Manning has come back to pit road.........

Mutoh passes Wilson for P12; gets past Meira for 11th

Wilson, who pitted back on lap 5, makes his way onto pitlane for fuel and tires; Camara also pitting for fuel and tires

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:54 am

Meira gets back around Mutoh for 11th; top-5 after 59 laps--Dixon, Wheldon, Carpenter, Kanaan and Foyt

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:56 am

Foyt and Kanaan still battling' for 4th-5th; they've been at it for about a dozen laps.......TK finally loses Foyt and, in the meantime, Briscoe takes advantage of a lap car to pass Foyt, dropping Quattro to 6th

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:58 am

Passing lap 69 now......top-5 are Dixon, Wheldon, Carpenter, Kanaan and Briscoe

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:00 am

Viso, Howard and Servia have come in for their second round of stops; Scheckter is back in again for fuel

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:02 am

Leaders beginning to stop now.....Kanaan first to come in; race control reporting that his pit-to-car radios are out; he's having to talk to his spotter and his spotter then has to talk to the pit lane

Briscoe, Foyt, Meira and Mutoh in.........Duno also in as well; Castroneves makes his way, as do both Target cars and Patrick as well; race control reporting that they have taken the engine cowling off of the #17 of Ryan Hunter-Reay

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