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Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 11:51 am
by mlittle
Rahal and Wheldon pit
Both Penske cars are in also...............

Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 11:52 am
by mlittle
Patrick now assumes the lead but will she have to make a last-second stop?
..........and she pits from P1

Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 11:53 am
by mlittle
Carpenter re-assumes the lead; can he get his first IndyCar Series win?

Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 11:53 am
by mlittle
Lap 179: Carpenter has regained the lead after everyone has pitted.

Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 11:53 am
by mlittle
Lap 181: If Carpenter can hang on for another 19 laps it will be his first IndyCar Series Victory!

Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 11:54 am
by mlittle
Top-5 after 181 laps
Carpenter, Kanaan, Dixon, Briscoe, Franchitti

Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 11:55 am
by mlittle
Kanaan is slowly reeling in Carpenter; could he steal the thunder from Carpenter?

Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 11:56 am
by mlittle
Carpenter continues to lead; Kanaan & Briscoe 2nd-3rd

Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 11:56 am
by mlittle
Lap 189: With Briscoe and TK racing side by side it will help Carpenter build up a small lead.

Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 12:04 pm
by mlittle
Lap 200: Briscoe just edges the win from Ed Carpenter by 0.0162 sec.
...................that was CLOSE!

16 thousandths' of a second!
Congratulations to Ryan Briscoe for the win, but definitely a round of congratulations should go to Vision's Ed Carpenter, who ran one hell of a race tonight and earned his best career IndyCar finish! :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: