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2008 RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300
Country = USA| Race = Kansas| Image = Kansas Speedway diagram.svg| Caption = | Date = April 27| Year = 2008| Official name = RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300| Round_No = 4th| Series = IndyCar Series| Location = Kansas Speedway| Course = Permanent racing facility| Course_mi = 1.520| Course_km = 2.446| Distance_laps = 200| Distance_mi = 304.000| Distance_km = 489.241| Weather = 59 F, Mostly sunny| Pole_Driver = Scott Dixon| Pole_Team = USA Chip Ganassi Racing| Pole_Time = 1:42.3014 (4 laps)| Pole_Country = New Zealand| Fast_Driver = Scott Dixon| Fast_Team = USA Chip Ganassi Racing| Fast_Time = 25.5084| Fast_Lap = 175| Fast_Country = New Zealand| First_Driver = Dan Wheldon| First_Team = USA Chip Ganassi Racing| First_Country = UK| Second_Driver = Tony Kanaan| Second_Team = USA Andretti Green Racing| Second_Country= Brazil| Third_Driver = Scott Dixon| Third_Team = USA Chip Ganassi Racing| Third_Country = New Zealand|
The 2008 RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300 was the fourth round of the 2008 IndyCar Series season and took place on April 27, 2008 at the 1.520 mi Kansas Speedway. At the start, Scott Dixon took the lead from the pole position. Meanwhile, Enrique Bernoldi spun and headed to the pits. On lap 23, Will Power crashed in turn 2. While the field pitted under the caution, Justin Wilson stayed out and took the lead. Dixon took the lead back on the restart, and maintained the lead through the next series of pit stops. On lap 98, the caution came out again for a crash involving E. J. Viso and Tomas Scheckter. After another long green flag segment, Buddy Rice brought out the yellow on lap 153 with a heavy crash in turn 2. In the pits, Danica Patrick retired from the race with a broken wheel hub. Meanwhile, Dixon, who had dominated most of the race, was shuffled back to seventh place.
The race resumed after a long yellow with Dan Wheldon leading. Wheldon pulled away and led the final 49 laps to record his first IndyCar Series victory since April 2007.
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| No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Led | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | Race average speed: 161.774 mi/h | Lead changes: 5 between 4 drivers | Cautions: 4 for 41 laps | ||||||||
| 10 | UK Dan Wheldon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | 1:52:49.9806 | 2 | 49 | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | BRA Tony Kanaan | Andretti Green Racing | 200 | +2.1778 | 11 | 0 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | NZL Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | +4.3922 | 1 | 145 | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Brazil Hélio Castroneves | Penske Racing | 200 | +9.2889 | 8 | 1 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | US Marco Andretti | Andretti Green Racing | 200 | +9.2986 | 14 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Japan Hideki Mutoh (R) | Andretti Green Racing | 200 | +9.5717 | 13 | 0 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | AUS Ryan Briscoe | Penske Racing | 200 | +9.7123 | 9 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | US A. J. Foyt IV | Vision Racing | 200 | +14.2868 | 5 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02 | UK Justin Wilson (R) | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 199 | +1 Lap | 22 | 5 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | US Ed Carpenter | Vision Racing | 198 | +2 Laps | 6 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | ESP Oriol Servià (R) | KV Racing | 198 | +2 Laps | 23 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06 | USA Graham Rahal | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 198 | +2 Laps | 20 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | GBR Jay Howard | Roth Racing | 197 | +3 Laps | 15 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | VEN E. J. Viso (R) | HVM Racing | 197 | +3 Laps | 17 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | BRA Bruno Junqueira | Dale Coyne Racing | 196 | +4 Laps | 26 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | VEN Milka Duno | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 195 | +5 Laps | 24 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | BRA Mario Moraes (R) | Dale Coyne Racing | 193 | +7 Laps | 27 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | US Ryan Hunter-Reay (R) | Rahal Letterman Racing | 169 | +31 Laps | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | US Danica Patrick | Andretti Green Racing | 156 | Wheel Hub | 3 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | US Buddy Rice | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 150 | Accident | 21 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | BRA Jaime Camara (R) | Conquest Racing | 150 | +50 Laps | 19 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | BRA Vítor Meira | Panther Racing | 101 | Mechanical | 10 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | RSA Tomas Scheckter | Luczo Dragon Racing | 96 | Handling | 4 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | UK Darren Manning | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 76 | Handling | 16 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | BRA Enrique Bernoldi (R) | Conquest Racing | 54 | Handling | 25 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | CAN Marty Roth | Roth Racing | 41 | Handling | 7 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | AUS Will Power (R) | KV Racing | 22 | Accident | 18 | 0 | 10 |
References
- IndyCar Series (Archived 2009-05-28)
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