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Can Scott Dixon make it 4 in a row at Watkins Glen?

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2008 IRL Rd. 10--Camping World Indy Grand Prix

Post by mlittle » Tue Jul 01, 2008 1:27 pm

For the second year in a row, the stars of the IndyCar Series turn their attentions to the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York and the scenic, yet very challenging 3.4-mile Watkins Glen International road course. With the points battle in full swing, all eyes will be on points leader Scott Dixon......can he make it four in a row, or will someone else lay claim to the Argetsinger trophy and the Seneca wreath that goes with it?


Event schedule........................
~~Practice Session #1, 10:15-11:45am, 4 July 2008
~~Practice Session #2, 3:30-4:30pm, 4 July 2008
~~Practice Session #3, 9:30-10:30am, 5 July 2008
~~PEAK Motor Oil Qualifying*, 1:30-3pm, 5 July 2008
*--3 round knockout qualifying similar to the system used in F1
~~Final Practice Session, 10:30-11am, 6 July 2008
~~Camping World Indy Grand Prix, 3:30pm, 6 July 2008

~~broadcast partners.......................
--domestic TV, ABC Sports
--domestic AM radio, IMS Radio Network
--internet, IMS Radio Network through indycar.com
--satellite radio, XM Satellite Radio Chs. 144-145
--international shortwave/TV simulcast courtesy of the United States Armed Forces Network

Past Winners........................
~~Bobby Unser, 1979-1980
~~Rick Mears, 1981
~~Scott Dixon, 2005-2007
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Post by mlittle » Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:06 pm

Camping World Indy Grand Prix Entry List........................

A.J. Foyt, IV, #2 Vision Wellness
Helio Castroneves, #3 Team Penske
Vitor Meira, #4 National Guard/Delphi
Oriol Servia, #5 Plantronics/i-Rise
Ryan Briscoe, #6 Team Penske
Danica Patrick, #7 Motorola
(R)Will Power, #8 Aussie Vineyards
Scott Dixon, #9 Target
Dan Wheldon, #10 Target
Tony Kanaan, #11 Team 7-11
Darren Manning, #14 ABC Supply Co.
Buddy Rice, #15 RollCoater
Ryan Hunter-Reay, #17 Ethanol
Bruno Junquiera, #18 Z-Line Designs
(R)Mario Moraes, #19 Sonny's Real Pit BBQ
Ed Carpenter, #20 Menards/DirecTV
Milka Duno, #23 CITGO
(R)Jay Howard, #24 Cirrus Aircraft
Marty Roth, #25 Cirrus Aircraft
Marco Andretti, #26 Blockbuster
(R)Hideki Mutoh, #27 Formula Dream
(R)Ernesto[E.J.] Viso, #33 PDVSA
(R)Jaime Camara, #34 Sangari
(R)Enrique Bernoldi, #36 Sangari
(R)Mario Dominguez, #96 Visit Mexico City
(R)Justin Wilson, #02 McDonald's
(R)Graham Rahal, #06 Hole in the Wall Camps
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Firestone Tire Update..........

Post by mlittle » Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:38 pm

Officials with Bridgestone Motorsports(parent company for Firestone Racing in North America) announced the tire specifications for this weekend's race at Watkins Glen...............
--teams will receive 14 sets of Firestone Firehawk racing tires[10 sets of dry-weather slicks, 4 sets of wet-weather tires]; teams that make it into the third and final round of PEAK Motor Oil Qualifying(a/k/a the Firestone Pole Shootout) will receive one additional set of dry-weather slicks
--the tires for this weekend's race are a new specification for Watkins Glen; the tires were recently tested during an Indy Lights test a week or so earlier during their recent Open Test


Al Speyer, Executive Director--Bridgestone Motorsports:
If June was short-oval month for the IndyCar Series, then July is definitely a road-course month since three of the four events (on the calendar) call for our road-course tire inventory. This weekend we visit Watkins Glen international, one of the most historic and renowned permanent road courses in the United States. The racing is always exciting on this long, winding track with many elevation changes. Being so long and so fast, the Glen is also demanding on tires, which is why Firestone is bringing an updated version of our road-course tires this weekend. We believe our new Firestone Firehawk spec will give the drivers the added durability they desire, while still providing the necessary grip to attack this always challenging and legendary racetrack.
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Post by mlittle » Sat Jul 05, 2008 9:55 am

Watkins Glen Practice Session #1 top-5...........................
1} Dan Wheldon, Target/Ganassi Racing, 1:30.659 sec/133.821 mph
2} Scott Dixon, Target/Ganassi Racing, 1:30.877 sec/133.499 mph
3} Tony Kanaan, Andretti-Green Racing, 1:30.914 sec/133.445 mph
4} Helio Castroneves, Team Penske, 1:31.071 sec/133.215 mph
5} Oriol Servia, KV Racing Tech., 1:31.194 sec/133.035 mph
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Post by mlittle » Sat Jul 05, 2008 9:59 am

Watkins Glen Practice Session #2 top-5...........................
1} Scott Dixon, Target/Ganassi Racing, 1:30.195 sec/134.509 mph
2} Helio Castroneves, Team Penske, 1:30.289 sec/134.134.368 mph
3} Vitor Meira, Panther Racing, 1:30.695 sec/133.766 mph
4}(R)Will Power, KV Racing Tech., 1:30.745 sec/133.693 mph
5} Tony Kanaan, Andretti-Green Racing, 1:30.770 sec/133.656 mph
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Post by mlittle » Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:08 am

Watkins Glen Practice Session #3 top-5..........................
1} Ryan Briscoe, Team Penske, 1:29.582 sec/135.429 mph
2} Scott Dixon, Target/Ganassi Racing, 1:30.221 sec/134.469 mph
3} Tony Kanaan, Andretti-Green Racing, 1:30.271 sec/134.396 mph
4} Danica Patrick, Andretti-Green Racing, 1:30.285 sec/134.375 mph
5} Dan Wheldon, Target/Ganassi Racing, 1:30.370 sec/134.248 mph
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Post by mlittle » Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:42 am

A last-second flyer in qualifying was all Team Penske's Ryan Briscoe needed to nip Newman-Haas-Lanigan's Justin Wilson for the pole for Sunday's Camping World Indy Grand Prix................


Camping World Indy Grand Prix Starting Grid...................
note....positions 1-6 set in the Firestone Pole Shootout, positions 7-12 set following round 2 of qualifying and all remaining positions set after the first round of qualifying

1} Ryan Briscoe, #6 Team Penske, 1:29.345 sec
2}(R)Justin Wilson, #02 McDonald's, 1:29.380 sec

3} Ryan Hunter-Reay, #17 Ethanol, 1:29.636 sec
4} Scott Dixon, #9 Target, 1:29.678 sec

5} Oriol Servia, #5 Plantronics/i-Rise, 1:29.708 sec
6} Tony Kanaan, #11 Team 7-11, 1:29.994 sec

7} Marco Andretti, #26 Blockbuster, 1:29.997 sec
8} Darren Manning, #14 ABC Supply Co., 1:30.047 sec

9} Dan Wheldon, #10 Target, 1:30.057 sec
10} Vitor Meira, #4 National Guard/Delphi, 1:30.117 sec

11} Bruno Junquiera, #18 Z-Line Designs, 1:30.621 sec
12}(R)Will Power, #8 Aussie Vineyards, 1:32.852 sec

13}(R)Mario Moraes, #19 Sonny's Real Pit BBQ, 1:30.349 sec
14} Danica Patrick, #7 Motorola, 1:30.565 sec

15}(R)E.J. Viso, #33 PDVSA, 1:30.689 sec
16}(R)Enrique Bernoldi, #36 Sangari, 1:31.096 sec

17} Buddy Rice, #15 RollCoater, 1:31.047 sec
18}(R)Graham Rahal, #06 Hole in the Wall Camps, 1:31.247 sec

19}(R)Mario Dominguez, #96 Visit Mexico City, 1:31.361 sec
20}(R)Hideki Mutoh, #27 Formula Dream, 1:31.470 sec

21} Ed Carpenter, #20 Menards/DirecTV, 1:32.238 sec
22} A.J. Foyt, IV, #2 Vision Wellness, 1:32.850 sec

23}(R)Jaime Camara, #34 Sangari, 1:34.552 sec
24}(R)Jay Howard, #24 Cirrus Aircraft, 1:35.014 sec

25} Milka Duno, #23 CITGO, 1:36.033 sec
26} Helio Castroneves, #3 Team Penske, no posted time
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RHR wins at the Glen......

Post by mlittle » Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:36 am

Four times already in 2008(Graham Rahal at St. Pete., Dancia Patrick at Motegi, Will Power at Long Beach and Ryan Briscoe at the Milwaukee Mile) we've seen a first-time winner......add Ryan Hunter-Reay's name to the list as he drove a flawless race to notch his first IndyCar Series win(his third career AOW win, counting wins at Surfers Paradise and Milwaukee) in what was an interesting and sometimes[at least for the frontrunners....... :shock: :shock: :shock: ] bizarre Camping World Indy Grand Prix........more later this evening.
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Post by mlittle » Mon Jul 07, 2008 12:56 pm

Back in 2004, Rahal-Letterman Racing last won an IndyCar Series race w/driver Buddy Rice at the wheel in Michigan.......fast forward to July 2008, where, thanks to some smart driving on the part of race winner Ryan Hunter-Reay, the team returned to Victory Lane for the first time since Michigan. Taking advantage of a rare case of brain fade from points leader Scott Dixon, whos' late-race spin took both himself and Ryan Briscoe out of contention for the win, RHR quickly dispatched Darren Manning on a late re-start and never looked back as he drove off to victory.

The other major story coming from the Glen was the numerous examples of brain-fade on the part of several IndyCar Series drivers during the course of the race................
~~Dixon's late-race spin and the ensuing crash into him by Briscoe
~~E.J. Viso seemingly running Vitor Meira into the wall at turn 8
~~Enrique Bernoldi spinning by himself at turn 1
~~Milka Duno and A.J. Foyt, IV crashing into each other btwn. turns 8 and 9
~~Danica Patrick's qtr.-spin on pitlane that nearly, it seemed, to take out several TGR crew members
(Mod's note......aren't these drivers supposed to be professionals? :lol: :shock: :shock: )


In the end, though, it was the Texan, RHR, who finally gave Rahal-Letterman their first win over three years. Rounding out the podium in 2nd was Foyt Racing's Darren Manning and AGR's Tony Kanaan.

Top-10 from an interesting trip to the Glen...................
1st} #17 Ryan Hunter-Reay, 60 laps
2nd} #14 Darren Manning, -2.401 sec
3rd} #11 Tony Kanaan, -4.105 sec
4th} #15 Buddy Rice, -4.811 sec
5th} #26 Marco Andretti, -5.313 sec
6th} #18 Bruno Junquiera, -5.808 sec
7th}(R)#19 Mario Moraes, -8.625 sec
8th}(R)#06 Graham Rahal, -9.456 sec
9th}(R)#27 Hideki Mutoh, -10.179 sec
10th}(R)#33 E.J. Viso, -10.862 sec
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