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mlittle wrote:

Julian Mayo wrote:The Briscoe seems to be around about

You'd be right; Briscoe's doing a one-off for the Captain(a/k/a Roger Penske) with a "satellite" team, Luczo-Dragon Racing; he's 10th on the combined practice sheets following today's practice

Not too shabby

Dark horse has to be S Dixon

Julian Mayo wrote:Dark horse has to be S Dixon

Speaking of the series' resident Kiwi, the Iceman was fastest in today's practice......

Practice Session #3 top-10..........................

1st} Scott Dixon, #9 Target D/H..........................................39.740 sec/226.473 mph(47 total laps)
2nd} Danica Patrick, #7 Motorola D/H..................................39.760 sec/226.358 mph(33 total laps)
3rd} Dan Wheldon, #10 Target D/H......................................39.787 sec/226.206 mph(54 total laps)
4th} Tomas Scheckter, #2 Indy Vision on Joost D/H...............39.795 sec/226.161 mph(32 total laps)
5th} Ryan Briscoe, #12 Symantec 360 D/H............................39.824 sec/225/995 mph(85 total laps)
6th} Marco Andretti, #27 NYSE Group/i-Shares D/H................39.844 sec/225.881 mph(33 total laps)
7th} Sam Hornish, Jr., #6 Team Penske D/H..........................39.858 sec/225.803 mph(43 total laps)
8th} Vitor Meira, #4 Delphi D/H.............................................39.922 sec/225.441 mph(62 total laps)
9th} Kosuke Matsuura, #55 Panasonic/ARTA/TPR D/H..............39.938 sec/225.350 mph(63 total laps)
10th} Helio Castroneves, #3 Team Penske D/H........................39.983 sec/225.095 mph(54 total laps)

~~26 drivers completed a total of 1283 incident-free laps; track temperatures were in the low 80's with light winds from the west at 8-10 mph

Combined Practice Top-10...................
(3)Dixon, 39.740 sec/226.473 mph
(2)Wheldon, 39.754 sec/226.391 mph
(3)Patrick, 39.760 sec/226.358 mph
(3)Scheckter, 39.795 sec/226.161 mph
(3)Briscoe, 39.824 sec/225.995 mph
(3)Ma. Andretti, 39.844 sec/225.881 mph
(2)Castroneves, 39.855 sec/225.820 mph
(3)Hornish, Jr., 39.858 sec/225.803 mph
(3)Meira, 39.922 sec/225.441 mph
(3)Matsuura, 39.938 sec/225.350 mph

The Anzacs could do well

IMS officials released the qualifying order for Pole Day Qualifications Saturday; under the new format, which likely will see its' first use tomorrow, each driver gets 3 attempts per day of qualifying..........tomorrow's qualifications will lock in positions 1-11, while Sunday's qualifications will lock in positions 12-22. Next Saturday, positions 23-33 will be locked in, with any bumping to occur next Sunday....

Indianapolis 500 Qualifying Order..............
Buddy Rice, #15 A1 Team USA, Dreyer & Reinbold
Scott Dixon, #9 Target, Target/Ganassi Racing
Ryan Briscoe, #12 Symantec 360, Luczo-Dragon Racing
Scott Sharp, #8 Patron Tequila, Rahal-Letterman Racing
Stephan Gregoire, #77 Effen Vodka, Chastain Motorsports
Dan Wheldon, #10 Target, Target/Ganassi Racing
Jeff Simmons, #17 Ethanol, Rahal-Letterman Racing
(R)Milka Duno, #23 CITGO, SAMAX Motorsports
Jaques Lazier, #21 Indiana Ice/Venture Logistics, Playa del Racing
Ed Carpenter, #20 Hitachi Power Tools, Vision Racing
Helio Castroneves, #3 Team Penske, Team Penske
P.J. Jones, #40 (sponsor tba), Beck Motorsports
A.J. Foyt, IV, #22 Indy Vision, Vision Racing
Davey Hamilton, #02 HP Computers, Vision Racing
Jimmy Kite, #18 (sponsor tba), PDM Racing
Buddy Lazier, #99 SANITEC, Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Phil Giebler, #31 (sponsor tba), Playa del Racing
Kosuke Matsuura, #55 Panasonic/ARTA/TPR, Aguri-Panther Racing
Vitor Meira, #4 Delphi, Aguri-Panther Racing
Danica Patrick, #7 Motorola, Andretti-Green Racing
Jon Herb, #19 (sponsor tba), Racing Professionals
Dario Franchitti, #27 Canadian Club/Argent, Andretti-Green Racing
Tomas Scheckter, #2 Indy Vision on Joost, Vision Racing
Darren Manning, #14 ABC Supply Co., A.J. Foyt Racing
Marco Andretti, #27 NYSE Group/i-Shares, Andretti-Green Racing
Tony Kanaan, #11 Team 7-11, Andretti-Green Racing
Sarah Fisher, #5 AAMCO Transmissions, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
Michael Andretti, #39 Motorola/Jim Beam, Andretti-Green Racing
Al Unser, Jr., #50 (sponsor tba), A.J. Foyt Racing
Sam Hornish, Jr., #6 Team Penske, Team Penske
Marty Roth, #25 Fountain Powerboats, Roth Racing

notes........list subject to change and doesn't include drivers' backup racecars; in addition, there were several entries listed without drivers(those entries were not listed)

Dixon
Briscoe
Well Done

"Fast Friday" Practice Session top-10............
(note).....driver lap totals not listed

1st} Scott Dixon, #9 Target D/H................................................39.618 sec/227.167 mph
2nd} Dan Wheldon, #10 Target D/H...........................................39.709 sec/226.650 mph
3rd} Tony Kanaan, #11 Team 7-11 D/H......................................39.781 sec/226.236 mph
4th} Marco Andretti, #26 NYSE Group/i-Shares D/H.....................39.783 sec/226.230 mph
5th} Dario Franchitti, #27 Canadian Clb/Argent D/H.....................39.790 sec/226.189 mph
6th} Sam Hornish, Jr., #6 Team Penske D/H................................39.896 sec/225.587 mph
7th} Danica Patrick, #7 Motorola D/H..........................................39.948 sec/225.295 mph
8th} Ed Carpenter, #20 Hitachi Power Tools D/H...........................39.997 sec/225.015 mph
9th} Helio Castroneves, #3 Team Penske D/H..............................40.049 sec/224.726 mph
10th} Tomas Scheckter, #2 Indy Vision on Joost D/H....................40.140 sec/224.415 mph

Quote of the day..................prior to practice today, 3-time 500 winner Johnny Rutherford drove selected celebrities around the Brickyard, including Josey Scott, lead singer of the rock band Saliva. When asked how fast he was going to drive Scott around, Lone Star J.R. slyly grinned and said,

I'm going to blow the paint out of his hair.

Julian Mayo wrote:Dixon
Briscoe
Well Done

Briscoe's surprising a lot of people at the Brickyard so far; BTW, Dixon was fastest in today's practice..........

mlittle wrote:

Julian Mayo wrote:Dixon
Briscoe
Well Done

Briscoe's surprising a lot of people at the Brickyard so far; BTW, Dixon was fastest in today's practice..........

, I am not surprised

Julian Mayo wrote:

mlittle wrote:

Julian Mayo wrote:Dixon
Briscoe
Well Done

Briscoe's surprising a lot of people at the Brickyard so far; BTW, Dixon was fastest in today's practice..........

, I am not surprised

Considering he's driving a Penske "satellite" entry, I'm not surprised.....

Let's see......Julian and I are debating what the great motorsports races are(I say INDY!, You say BATHURST!....... ), T-K's giving flying lessons in the Cessna plider(..... ......) and pole qualifying is set for tomorrow.......

While roaming aboust the paddock and pit areas today, there were lots of talk about what the speed necessary for pole Saturday would be......here's what the drivers had to say:

~~Ryan Briscoe: 227
~~Ed Carpenter: 227, "I'm thinking maybe high 227."
~~Helio Castroneves: 228.5
~~Milka Duno: 227
~~A.J. Foyt, IV: 227.5
~~Stephan Gregoire: 226.5
~~Davey Hamilton: 227.4
~~Jon Herb: 230
~~Sam Hornish, Jr.: 228
~~Buddy Lazier: 228, "It's always weather-dependent, but I wouldn't shy away from a 228."
~~Jaques Lazier: 227.4
~~Darren Manning: 228, "Well, high 228. If anyone makes 230, they deserve the pole."
~~Kosuke Matsuura: 229
~~Danica Patrick: 225.5
~~Jeff Simmons: 228
~~Dan Wheldon: 228, "To tell you the truth, I have no idea." (Mod's note......YEAH RIGHT, Dan! )

low 228 should just about do it

Saturday Event Schedule............

9 am-11 am} IndyCar Series practice
12-6 pm} Pole Day Qualifications
~~each qualification run consists of four timed laps; the speeds are averaged and it is that average that is used to set the field for the race; if there are no cars attempting qualifying runs, series/track officials have the option of opening the track for practice

Event chronology....................

12:03 pm, Buddy Rice(#15 A1 Team USA D/H) attempt #1
~~Lap 1, 221.873 mph
~~Lap 2, 221.868 mph
~~Lap 3, 221.649 mph
~~Lap 4, 221.672 mph(4-lap avg. 221.766 mph)

12:08 pm, Scott Dixon(#9 Target D/H) attempt #1
~~Lap 1, 224.997 mph
~~Lap 2, 224.007 mph
~~Lap 3, 224.080 mph
~~Lap 4, 224.323 mph(4-lap avg. 224.351 mph)
**Dixon bumps Rice from pole position

12:12 pm, Ryan Briscoe(#12 Symantec 360 D/H) attempt #1
~~Lap 1, 224.771 mph
~~Lap 2, 224.369 mph
~~Lap 3, 224.361 mph
~~Lap 4, 224.139 mph(4-lap avg. 224.410 mph)
**Briscoe bumps Dixon from pole position

12:18 pm, Scott Sharp(#8 Patron Tequila D/H) attempt #1
~~Lap 1, 222.951 mph
~~Lap 2, 222.456 mph
~~Lap 3, 222.027 mph
~~Lap 4, 222.559 mph(4-lap avg. 222.498 mph)

12:21 pm, Dan Wheldon(#10 Target D/H) attempt #1
~~Lap 1, 223.614 mph
~~Lap 2, 223.738 mph
~~Lap 3, 223.517 mph
~~Lap 4, 223.874 mph(4-lap avg. 223.686 mph)

12:27 pm, Ed Carpenter(#20 Hitachi Power Tools D/H) attempt #1
~~Lap 1, 222.403 mph
~~Lap 2, 222.695 mph
~~Lap 3, 222.813 mph
~~Lap 4, 222.831 mph(4-lap avg. 222.685 mph)

12:31 pm, A.J. Foyt, IV(#22 Indy Vision D/H) attempt #1
~~Lap 1, 221.632 mph
~~Lap 2, 221.486 mph
~~Lap 3, 221.460 mph
~~Lap 4, 221.289 mph(4-lap avg. 221.467 mph)

12:36 pm, Kosuke Matsuura(#55 Panasonic/ARTA/TPR D/H) attempt #1
~~Lap 1, 221.867 mph
~~Lap 2, 221.997 mph
~~Lap 3, 221.675 mph
~~Lap 4, 221.924 mph(4-lap avg. 221.866 mph)

12:40 pm, Danica Patrick(#7 Motorola D/H) attempt #1
~~Lap 1, 224.175 mph
~~Lap 2, 224.152 mph
~~Lap 3, 224.044 mph
~~Lap 4, 223.934 mph(4-lap avg. 224.076 mph)

12:45 pm, Vitor Meira(#4 Delphi D/H) attempt #1
~~Lap 1, 221.051 mph
~~Lap 2, 220.827 mph
~~Lap 3.......waved off
#--Meira has 2 attempts remaining in today's session

12:48 pm, Tony Kanaan(#11 Team 7-11 D/H) attempt #1
~~Lap 1, 224.793 mph
~~Lap 2, 224.740 mph
~~Lap 3, 224.512 mph
~~Lap 4, 224.428 mph(4-lap avg. 224.618 mph)
**Kanaan bumps Briscoe from pole position

12:53 pm, Dario Franchitti(#27 Canadian Club/Argent D/H) attempt #1
~~Lap 1, 225.078 mph
~~Lap 2, 225.289 mph
~~Lap 3, 225.318 mph
~~Lap 4, 225.079 mph(4-lap avg. 225.191 mph)
**Franchitti bumps Kanaan from pole position

12:58 pm, Tomas Scheckter(#2 Indy Vision on Joost D/H) attempt #1
~~Lap 1, 222.864 mph
~~Lap 2, 222.964 mph
~~Lap 3, 222.907 mph
~~Lap 4, 222.773 mph(4-lap avg. 222.877 mph)
#-Scheckter bumps Foyt IV from field

1:03 pm, Michael Andretti(#39 Motorola/Jim Beam D/H) attempt #1
~~Lap 1, 222.569 mph
~~Lap 2, 222.526 mph
~~Lap 3, 222.946 mph
~~Lap 4, 223.116 mph(4-lap avg. 222.789 mph)
#-Mi. Andretti bumps Rice from field

1:07 pm, Jeff Simmons(#17 Ethanol D/H) attempt #1
~~Lap 1, 222.938 mph
~~Lap 2, 223.077 mph
~~Lap 3, 222.630 mph
~~Lap 4, 222.106 mph(4-lap avg. 222.687 mph)
#-Simmons bumps Matsuura from field

1:11 pm, Marco Andretti(#26 NYSE Group/i-Shares D/H) attempt #1
~~Lap 1, 223.308 mph
~~Lap 2, 223.292 mph
~~Lap 3, 223.205 mph
~~Lap 4, 223.391 mph(4-lap avg. 223.299 mph)
#-Ma. Andretti bumps Sharp from field

from 1:31 pm to 4:07 pm the track was open for free practice; track temps. were btwn. 118-126 deg.(F) with air temps. btwn. 75-82 deg.(F)