2008 IRL Rd. 4--RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300

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Who will win the RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300?

Poll ended at Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:42 am

Danica Patrick
1
33%
Helio Castroneves
1
33%
Dan Wheldon
0
No votes
Scott Dixon
1
33%
none of the above
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 3
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Post by mlittle » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:16 am

And the command to start the engines has been given.......cars beginning to roll off of pit lane onto the track......
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Post by mlittle » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:19 am

One lap until green.
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Post by mlittle » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:20 am

GREEN FLAG! GREEN FLAG! The race is underway as Dixon leads 'em into turn 1..........



Caution's out...........caution's out!!!! Crash in turn 2 at the back, looks like the #36 of Enrique Bernoldi...... :shock: :shock: :shock:
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Post by mlittle » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:23 am

Damage was light to the front wing on Bernoldi's car

Dixon leads from Wheldon; Scheckter, Patrick and Foyt round out the top-5 on lap 3
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Post by mlittle » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:25 am

Listening to the radio feed, there is a ticked-off driver in the #7 car; watching the video, it looked like Scheckter pushed Patrick below the white line at the start........race control has warned Scheckter not to do anything of that nature again..... :shock: :shock: :shock:



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Post by mlittle » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:26 am

And the green's back out.........Dixon leads the field to the stripe, Scheckter right behind him
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Post by mlittle » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:28 am

4-way scrum a little ways' back btwn. Meira, Carpenter, Kanaan and Castroneves for 6th-9th

Dixon still leads, Scheckter hanging off the right-rear corner
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Post by mlittle » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:30 am

Passing lap 14...............Dixon still leads from Scheckter; Wheldon in 3rd


Further back, Power passes Wilson for P21
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Post by mlittle » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:31 am

Now passing lap 18......Wheldon gets around Scheckter; both Target cars 1-2
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Post by mlittle » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:32 am

Dixon and Wheldon in lockstep, starting to stretch out the lead from Scheckter
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Post by mlittle » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:34 am

Caution's out...............looks like the Aussie Vineyards D/H of Will Power smacked the right-side of the car going through turn 2; suspension damage on the right-side and his day is apparently done :shock:
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Post by mlittle » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:36 am

Top-5 passing lap 25
Dixon, Wheldon, Scheckter, Patrick and Foyt, IV



Race control reporting most of the teams will come in for their first round of stops....
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Post by mlittle » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:39 am

And there's a problem in the Scheckter pits; looks like the #25 of Marty Roth ran into Scheckter entering his pit lane.......very close call, no one's hurt thankfully but that was close........ :shock: :shock: :shock:


Watching the cars exit.............Foyt's the big winner, picking up 3 spaces; Patrick, on the other hand, lost three spots on that stop.....the big winner in all that schmozzle, ironically, was that of NHLR's Justin Wilson, who is being scored in 1st
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Post by mlittle » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:41 am

Correction.....Wilson didn't pit with the others; he pitted on lap 5 and inheirted the lead when everyone else pitted


Top-5 after 29 laps,
Wilson, Dixon, Foyt, Wheldon and Carpenter
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Post by mlittle » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:41 am

Race control reporting that Roth will have to serve a 30-second stop-n'-go penalty once the green flag comes back out
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