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Post by mlittle » Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:37 am

Watching the race coverage, it looked as though Meira tapped the rear of Castroneves, sending both drivers into the turn 1 wall..........
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Post by mlittle » Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:39 am

Think about this for a moment.....in 6 laps, Dario Franchitti moved from 18th-place(shotgun on the field)...to 2nd! Reminds you of Wheldon's 11-lap charge at Homestead back in March, doesn't it? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Post by mlittle » Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:41 am

Third round of stops done..........care to guess who's leading? Wait for it, wait for it..............Franchitti's leading. :shock: :shock2: :shock2:


Top-5 at lap 62, Franchitti from Scheckter, then Dixon, Andretti and Manning...........
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Post by mlittle » Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:51 am

Race control reporting the green flag will come back out on lap 70..........and the green's back out!

lap leaders as of lap 70..........
Franchitti 54 laps
Dixon 14 laps
Hornish 1 lap
Kanaan 1 lap
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Post by mlittle » Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:52 am

Kanaan passes Manning for 4th
Hornish moves up from 15th to 13th
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Post by mlittle » Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:53 am

Several drivers are moving up to the front; Patrick, Hornish and Andretti have advanced a few spots in the past lap or so
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Post by mlittle » Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:54 am

Patrick moves up to 6th; the top-5, however, have a bit of separation btwn. themselves and Patrick
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Post by mlittle » Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:55 am

P1-P5 separated by less than a 1/2-second; P6-P7 .1 seconds apart and then the next few cars are separated by 1/2-second
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Post by mlittle » Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:56 am

Franchitti continues to lead; Kanaan drafts Dixon and tries to pass him, but can't quite get it done for 3rd; Patrick and Marco look to be working in lockstep, trying to reel in the front-5
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Post by mlittle » Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:57 am

Kanaan and Wheldon pass Dixon for 3rd; Dixon falls back to 5th.....passing lap 81
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Post by mlittle » Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:58 am

Scheckter tried to pass Franchitti for the lead in turn 1 but had to drop back into line; Patrick and Andretti still in lockstep and they are slowly reeling in the front-5
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Post by mlittle » Mon Aug 06, 2007 8:00 am

And we have our fifth caution of the day for a crash in turns 1 and 2; the #5 car of Sarah Fisher made very hard contact with the SAFER barrier; she is okay and has gotten out of the car unassisted


And, once again, everyone has filed down pitlane for another round of stops........
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Post by mlittle » Mon Aug 06, 2007 8:04 am

Top-5 rundown as we pass lap 86..........
1--Wheldon
2--Franchitti
3--Kanaan
4--Andretti
5--Dixon
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Post by mlittle » Mon Aug 06, 2007 8:07 am

Race control reporting that the race will be official on lap 101(past the halfway point of 200 laps)

Lights out on the safety car; engines coming up to full song and we're back to racing!
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Post by mlittle » Mon Aug 06, 2007 8:09 am

Watching the television feed, one can tell that everyone is on the gas; they think the weather's going to go south soon and it's back to a sprint race now.............three-wide down the backstretch; three-wide!
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