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Power ready for pole day after solid fast friday practise PDF Print E-mail
Saturday, 10 May 2008
Will Power has completed his fourth day on track and is ready for the first day of Indy 500 qualifying tomorrow after driving to 21st fastest in ‘Fast Friday’ practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana today.
Power is all set for Pole Day tomorrow, where the first 11 spots on the 33-car grid for this year’s 92nd running of the Indianapolis 500 are set.

Today was day four of official practice but only the second day that all drivers and teams were on track for practice after two consecutive days of practice were rained out. Power has four days on track by virtue of participating in Rookie Orientation on Sunday and Monday before official practice commenced on Tuesday.

Practice today was cut short by further rain. The next two days on track will be all-important qualifying days, with Pole Day followed by Second Day qualifying on Sunday, which will set positions 12 to 22 on the starting grid for race start on May 25.

Power turned 32 laps today and has turned 236 laps this month, the most of any driver. A total of 35 cars are currently at the Speedway and have passed technical inspection. Thirty-three drivers have been on the track to date and have turned 3,734 laps this month.

New Zealand’s Scott Dixon topped the time sheets today on Fast Friday, ahead of Marco Andretti and Tony Kanaan.

WHAT THE TEAM HAD TO SAY …

Will Power - #8 Aussie Vineyards - Team Australia Honda/Dallara/Firestone

“It was not a very productive day for the Aussie Vineyards - Team Australia guys,” said Power.

“There were a lot of yellows this afternoon, and then the rain came, so we didn’t get the track time we needed. That put us back a bit.

“There were also a lot of cars running around in tows today, so it is really hard to get a feel for what speeds people are actually running.

“It is going to be very interesting tomorrow.”

Craig Gore - Aussie Vineyards - Team Australia

“Will got some more laps in the Aussie Vineyards car today and while he didn’t improve his fastest time for the month so far, he still got the opportunity to try some things before the next two days of qualifying,” said Gore.

“It’s a long month but so far things are on track. Will is a rookie driver with a rookie team. The goal is to make the race in the next two days of qualifying and that’s what we are concentrating on at the moment.”

RESULTS: ‘Fast Friday’ Practice
1. #9 Scott Dixon 226.968mph (lap average speed)
2. #26 Marco Andretti 226.710
3. #11 Tony Kanaan 226.688
4. #6 Ryan Briscoe 226.143
5. #27 Hideki Mutoh 225.990
6. #10 Dan Wheldon 225.674
7. #4T Vitor Meira 224.811
8. #7 Danica Patrick 224.744
9. #12 Tomas Scheckter 224.712
10. #17 Ryan Hunter-Reay 224.125
21. #8 Will Power 222.311

TV NEWS FEED DETAILS – INDY 500 QUALIFYING

The IndyCar Series will provide a Video News Feed each day of practice and qualifying for the 2008 Indianapolis 500.

The Video News Feed will include b-roll of on-track activity and sound from various drivers following the day's activity.

Coordinates for the Video News Feeds:
Coordinates: AMC 16 K22 (Note: AMC 16 was formerly AMC 2)
Downlink Frequency: 12140 MHz Horizontal
Position: 85 Degrees West
Audio: 6.2/6.8
Uplink phone: (404) 638-2000

Saturday May 10 (Pole Day Qualifying)
9:00pm - 9:30pm US Eastern
11:00am – 11:30am AEST (Sunday May 11)

Sunday May 11 (Second Day Qualifying)
8:00-8:30 pm US Eastern
10:00am – 10:30am AEST (Monday May 12)

2008 IndyCar Series Points Standings - After Race 4
1. #3 Helio Castroneves 144
2. #9 Scott Dixon 138
3. #10 Dan Wheldon 135
4. #11 Tony Kanaan 129
5. #7 Danica Patrick 110
6. #8 Will Power 97
7. #26 Marco Andretti 95
8. #5 Oriol Servia 93
9. #20 Ed Carpenter 90
10. #06 Graham Rahal! 88

2008 Bombardier Rookie of the Year Standings - After Race 4
1. #8 Will Power 97
2. #06 Graham Rahal 88
3. #27 Hideki Mutoh 87
4. #36 Enrique Bernoldi 84
5. #33 EJ Viso 83
6. #02 Justin Wilson 71
7. #24 Jay Howard 62
8. #34 Franck Perera 56
9. #19 Mario Moraes 53
10. #96 Mario Dominguez 35

92nd INDIANAPOLIS 500 ‘Month of May’ SCHEDULE
All Times US Eastern
‘Pole Day’ Practice
Saturday 10 May 2008
9:00am – 11:00am

‘Pole Day’ Qualifying
Saturday 10 May 2008
12:00pm – 6:00pm

‘Second Day’ Practice
Sunday 11 May 2008
10:15am – 11:15am

‘Second Day’ Qualifying
Sunday 11 May 2008
12:00pm – 6:00pm

Practice
Wednesday 14 May 2008
12:00pm – 6:00pm

Practice
Thursday 15 May 2008
12:00pm – 6:00pm

Practice
Friday 16 May 2008
‘Third Day’ Practice
Saturday 17 May 2008
10:15am – 11:15am

‘Third Day’ Qualifying
Saturday 17 May 2008
12:00pm – 6:00pm

‘Bump Day’ Practice
Sunday 18 May 2008
10:15am – 11:15am

‘Bump Day’ Qualifying
Sunday 18 May 2008
12:00pm – 6:00pm

Miller Lite ‘Carb Day’
Friday 23 May 2008
11:00am – 12:00pm

Checkers/Rally’s Pit Stop Challenge
Friday 23 May 2008
1:30pm – 3:00pm

92nd Indianapolis 500
Sunday 25 May 2008
1:00pm US Eastern

UNITED STATES TV SCHEDULE
All Times are US Eastern

‘Pole Day’ Qualifying:
Saturday 10 May 2008
12:00pm – 2:00pm (ESPN2)
3:00pm – 6:00pm (ABC)
6:00pm – 7:00pm (ESPN2)

‘Second Day’ Qualifying:
Sunday 11! May 2008
12:00pm – 2:00pm (ESPN2)
5:00pm – 6:! 30pm (ES PN2)

‘Third Day’ Qualifying:
Saturday 17 May 2008
4:00pm – 6:30pm (ESPN2)

‘Bump Day’ Qualifying:
Sunday 18 May 2008
12:00pm – 3:00pm (ABC)
5:00pm – 6:30pm (ESPN2)

Miller Lite ‘Carb Day’ Practice:
Friday 23 May 2008
4:00pm – 6:30pm (ESPN2)

Festival Parade & Pre-Race Programming:
Saturday 24 May 2008
5:00pm – 7:00pm (ESPN2)

92nd Indianapolis 500
Sunday 25 May 2008
ABC
12:00pm US Eastern

UNITED STATES TV REPLAY
Saturday 14 June 2008
ESPN2
7:00pm US Eastern

AUSTRALIAN TV SCHEDULE
Qualifying Highlights
Monday 12 May 2008
ESPN
4:30pm – 6:00pm

92nd Indianapolis 500
Monday 26 May 2008
ESPN
2:50am AEST

AUSTRALIAN ! TV REPLAY
Monday 26 May 2008
ESPN
7:30pm AEST
 
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