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| Kanaan wins caution-filled race at Richmond |
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| Sunday, 29 June 2008 | |
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Tony Kanaan has claimed his first victory of the 2008 IndyCar Series
season today - winning Richmond International Raceway's SunTrust Indy
Challenge over Helio Castroneves. Brisbane-born Kiwi Scott Dixon was
third.
Kanaan, starting from the pole, wove through nine restarts to lead 166 of the 300 laps and claim his 13th career victory - his first since Belle Isle in September 2007. Team Penske’s Castroneves improved 16 positions to record his fourth second-place finish of the season, while Dixon’s third place saw him remain atop the IndyCar Series championship point standings, 43 points ahead of Castroneves. Dixon’s Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Dan Wheldon finished fourth, followed by KV Racing Technology’s Oriol Servia in his first start at the .75-mile oval. Servia’s Australian team-mate Will Power had an unfortunate start to his Richmond race, with the back of his #8 Aussie Vineyards - Team Australia Honda/Dallara/Firestone stepping out and seeing him make contact with the SAFER Barrier soon after the first restart of the race. Power’s Australian comrade Ryan Briscoe also saw bad luck, with the 26 year old from Sydney involved in an altercation with Vitor Meira, Darren Manning and Bruno Junqueira. Briscoe returned to the race track after a lengthy pit stop and was classified 15th on 158 laps. The race’s nine cautions saw 102 laps run under yellow, the second-most in IndyCar Series history, however, the final 72 laps were run under green. From here the IndyCar series heads to its first road-course since the Streets of St Petersburg with the Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen July 6 at Watkins Glen International as the unified series continues on a schedule that is the most diverse in world motorsports. The 2008 schedule will take the teams and drivers to short ovals, superspeedways, and road and street courses including the Gold Coast Indy 300 which is regarded as a ‘crown jewel’ in international motorsport. With 96 hours of non-stop excitement over October 23-26 as the Gold Coast comes alive to the sound of the IndyCars burning up the track and Australia’s own V8 Supercars scorching around one of the most famous beach-side cities in the world, the event is the hottest ticket in town. Tickets are now on sale for the Gold Coast Indy 300 with ticket options to suit everyone's needs. Four day Grandstand passes are available for those who prefer to watch the racing from the comfort of their own reserved seat or for those who prefer to wander around and soak up the atmosphere then a four day, weekend or single day General Admission pass might be more their style. For more information on ticket options go to indy.com.au. For information on Corporate Hospitality packages please call our Sales Team on (07) 5588 6800. WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY… Tony Kanaan - #11 Team 7-Eleven Honda/Dallara/Firestone – Finished First “It was tough race at first but once we got going, I knew we could do it with the car. The problem was we had a lot of yellows and people making mistakes,” said Kanaan. “Traffic was really good; everybody did a good job trying to keep away from the leaders. It was a great race apart from all of the yellows.” Helio Castroneves - #3 Team Penske Racing Honda/Dallara/Firestone – Finished Second “We tried everything. Team Penske did a great job in our pit stops. I was driving my wheels off of it.. I was trying everything I could to make up spots,” said Castroneves. “The only chance I got was mostly on restarts and the start of the race. Andretti Green seemed to be better than us. “They seemed to be more consistent, especially when the tires started dropping a little bit. It’s a shame. I wanted to win so bad, especially for the folks from Philip Morris. We had a good showing.” Scott Dixon - #9 Target Chip Ganassi Honda/Dallara/Firestone – Finished Third “It was a tough night. We had a very good car. Once again it was very tough to pass here. Even when the tires got old, it was very hard to get close to people. If we were out front, I think we had a car to win,” said Dixon. “TK (Tony Kanaan) definitely looked pretty strong tonight, but I think the Target car still had a good run. I think I just messed up my first pit stop and maybe the left rear or one of the rear guys had trouble getting it back on. We dropped back to about eighth or ninth, so it was good to come away with third.” Ryan Briscoe - #6 Team Penske Racing Honda/Dallara/Firestone “It was pretty crazy out there,” said Briscoe. “We were able to hold our position through the first stint, but the restart after our first stop was a complete mess. I heard green, and then I glanced in my mirrors. "The next thing I know is that the guys in front of me were on their brakes, and I was into the back of the No. 14 car. It was just a chain reaction from there, and I got hit from behind. ”I’ve got to hand it to my guys for working so hard and getting us back out there tonight, I’m just sorry we couldn’t do more." RESULTS: IndyCar Series SunTrust Indy Challenge Results Saturday of the SunTrust Indy Challenge IndyCar Series event at the .75-mile Richmond International Raceway, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, laps completed and reason out (if any): 1. (1) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Honda, 300, Running 2. (18) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Honda, 300, Running 3. (4) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 300, Running 4. (6) Dan Wheldon, Dallara-Honda, 300, Running 5. (10) Oriol Servia, Dallara-Honda, 300, Running 6. (14) Danica Patrick, Dallara-Honda, 300, Running 7. (23) Justin Wilson, Dallara-Honda, 300, Running 8. (21) Townsend Bell, Dallara-Honda, 300, Running 9. (2) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 299, Running 10. (19) EJ Viso, Dallara-Honda, 298, Running 11. (13) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Honda, 238, Running 12. (22) Darren Manning, Dallara-Honda, 235, Running 13. (7) Hideki Mutoh, Dallara-Honda, 220, Mechanical 14. (24) Jaime Camara, Dallara-Honda, 217, Contact 15. (11) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara-Honda, 158, Pits 16. (25) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Honda, 143, Contact 17. (20) Mario Mor! aes, Dallara-Honda, 143, Contact 18. (3) Graham Rahal, Dallara-Honda, 131, Contact 19. (15) Marty Roth, Dallara-Honda, 117, Handling 20. (17) Vitor Meira, Dallara-Honda, 91, Contact 21. (12) John Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 91, Contact 22. (5) Buddy Rice, Dallara-Honda, 80, Contact 23. (9) Bruno Junqueira, Dallara-Honda, 78, Contact 24. (8) A.J. Foyt IV, Dallara-Honda, 29, Contact 25. (16) Will Power, Dallara-Honda, 8, Contact 26. (26) Enrique Bernoldi, Dallara-Honda, 6, Handling RACE STATISTICS - Winner's average speed: 108.790 mph - Time of race: 2:04:05.5111 - Margin of victory: 4.7691 seconds - Cautions: 9 caution flags for 102 laps - Lead changes: 3 among 3 drivers - Lap leaders: Kanaan 1-71, Camara 72-115, M. Andretti 116-205, - Kanaan 206-300. - Point standings: Dixon 351, Castroneves 308, Wheldon 299, - Kana! an 269, Patrick 220, Mutoh 216, M. Andretti 211, Briscoe INDYCAR SERIES POINTS STANDINGS – POST RACE 9 – TOP TEN 1. Scott Dixon - 351 points 2. Helio Castroneves - 308 3. Dan Wheldon - 299 4. Tony Kanaan - 269 5. Danica Patrick - 220 6. Hideki Mutoh - 216 7. Marco Andretti - 211 8. Ryan Briscoe - 210 9. Oriol Servia - 194 10. Ed Carpenter - 185 11. Will Power - 179 BOMBARDIER ROOKIE OF THE YEAR POINTS STANDINGS – POST RACE 9 1. Hideki Mutoh - 216 points 2. Will Power - 179 3. E.J. Viso - 170 4. Justin Wilson - 161 5. Graham Rahal - 159 6. Enrique Bernoldi - 148 7. Mario Moraes - 114 8. Jaime Camara - 74 SUNTRUST INDY CHALLENGE POST-RACE NOTES - This is Tony Kanaan’s 13th career victory and his first since Belle Isle last season. - This is Andretti Green Racing’s 34th victory in the IndyCar Series and its second this season. Danica Patrick won earlier this year at Twin Ring Motegi. - There were 102 laps under caution, second-most in IndyCar Series history. The 2002 race at Nazareth had 116 laps run under caution. There were 99 caution laps at Dover in 1998. - Helio Castroneves improved 16 positions to finish second, his fourth second-place finish of the season (St. Petersburg, Motegi and Texas). - Scott Dixon finished third, his seventh consecutive top-five finish and eighth top-five finish of the season. - Oriol Servia finished fifth, his best finish in the IndyCar Series. His previous best was sixth at Milwaukee. - Justin Wilson finished seventh, tying his best finish in the IndyCar Series. He also finished seventh at Milwaukee. - Townsend Bell finished a season-best eighth. His previous best was 10th at Motegi and Indianapolis. - Jaime Camara led his first laps in the IndyCar Series. They also were the first laps led for a Conquest Racing driver on an oval since Laurent Redon led 39 laps at Richmond in 2002.
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