JOLIET, Illinois — Ryan Briscoe edged Scott Dixon by 0.0077 of a second to win the PEAK Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300 at Chicagoland Speedway.
The victory, the third of the season for Briscoe, was the fourth-closest finish in IndyCar Series history and helped the Team Penske driver increase his championship points lead to 25 over Dario Franchitti, who finished fourth in the 200-lap race on the 1.5-mile oval. Dixon, who was runner-up at Chicagoland Speedway for the fourth year in a row, is 33 points back with two races remaining.
Also on Aug. 29, Daniel Herrington claimed his first Firestone Indy Lights victory, winning the Chicagoland 100 by 0.0613 of a second over James Davison.
J.R Hildebrand finished fifth, clinching the second consecutive Firestone Firehawk Cup for Andretti Green Racing/AFS Racing.
DAY 2 NOTEBOOK:
Logan Gomez, who set a Guinness World Record for closest finish of an automobile race when he won the Chicagoland 100 in 2007, is working with Brandon Wagner this weekend. Gomez, who lives in nearby Crown Point, Ind., has tested and worked on setup for Davey Hamilton/Kingdom Racing this season and is trying to put together a deal to race at the season-finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
LOGAN GOMEZ: "I'm talking to a couple of teams, and I'm hopeful I can get something put together for Miami."
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ELFF Racing has enlisted the help of Paul Diatlovich's PDM Racing crew this weekend at Chicagoland Speedway for the No. 55 car of Rodrigo Barbosa. PDM Racing scored wins for Winner Circle Group at the St. Petersburg doubleheader earlier this season and has not competed since Indianapolis in May.
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Richard Philippe's car is carrying a decal with get well wishes for his older brother Nelson Philippe and Will Power. Both IndyCar Series drivers are at home recuperating from their injuries suffered last weekend at Infineon Raceway.
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Luczo Dragon Racing co-owner Steve Luczo, who presented driver Raphael Matos with a cake to celebrate his 28th birthday on Aug. 28, gave the driver his birthday gift earlier today. Luczo gave Matos an autographed U.S. Postal Team cycling jersey signed by seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, who is one of Matos' heroes.
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Penske Racing driver Will Power was released from Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital in Santa Rosa, Calif. on Thursday afternoon. Power flew back to Indianapolis, where he is resting at his home.
Power will undergo further examination by IndyCar Series orthopedic specialist, Dr. Terry Trammell, on Monday to determine the next course of treatment and recovery.
Power suffered a concussion and compression fractures of his second and fourth lumbar vertebrae during a practice incident at Infineon Raceway last Saturday.
"It feels great to be home," said Power. "I'm looking forward to seeing Dr. Trammell next week and continuing my recovery. I'm feeling better and stronger every day and I really have to say thanks for all the good wishes and support over the last week. We've heard from so many people in the IndyCar community and the fans have been great - they really helped keep my spirits up. I especially want to thank Roger Penske, Tim Cindric and the Penske Racing team for all they've done. It means so much to be part of this team and I wish I could be with them in Chicago this weekend."
| PEAK Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300 |
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| 1. (1) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running 2. (6) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running 3. (8) Mario Moraes, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running 4. (3) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running 5. (5) Graham Rahal, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running 6. (12) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running 7. (9) Oriol Servia, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running 8. (14) Tomas Scheckter, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running 9. (17) Raphael Matos, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running 10. (15) Justin Wilson, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running 11. (7) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running 12. (10) Danica Patrick, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running 13. (4) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running 14. (19) Sarah Fisher, Dallara-Honda, 199, Running 15. (18) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Honda, 199, Running 16. (16) Mike Conway, Dallara-Honda, 199, Running 17. (20) E.J. Viso, Dallara-Honda, 198, Running 18. (22) Robert Doornbos, Dallara-Honda, 197, Running 19. (23) Jaques Lazier, Dallara-Honda, 195, Running 20. (2) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Honda, 184, Contact 21. (21) Milka Duno, Dallara-Honda, 155, Mechanical 22. (11) Dan Wheldon, Dallara-Honda, 95, Mechanical 23. (13) Hideki Mutoh, Dallara-Honda, 90, Contact Race Statistics Winner's average speed: 177.826 mph Time of race: 1:42:34.3051 Margin of victory: 0.0077 of a second Cautions: 3 caution flags for 23 laps Lead changes: 18 among 6 drivers Lap leaders: Briscoe 1-46, Dixon 47-55, Briscoe 56-59, Dixon 60, Briscoe 61-74, Castroneves 75-95, Dixon 96-102, Castroneves 103, Dixon 104-106, Castroneves 107, Dixon 108- 112, Scheckter 113-116, Kanaan 117-123, Franchitti 124-157, Briscoe 158-160, Dixon 161-195, Briscoe 196-197, Dixon 198, Briscoe 199-200. Point standings: Briscoe 550, Franchitti 525, Dixon 517, Castroneves 383, Patrick 353, Andretti 342, Kanaan 335, Rahal 331, Wheldon 318, Wilson 316. |
