The 2008 Firestone Indy 200 was the eleventh round of the 2008 IndyCar Series season. It took place on July 12, 2008, at the Nashville Superspeedway. It was the eighth edition of the Music City Grand Prix, and the last on the oval until 2024. Scott Dixon won the race.[1]
Race results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |  Scott Dixon
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 171 | 1:30:04.6499 | 5 | 53 | 50 |
| 2 | 10 |  Dan Wheldon
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 171 | +1.0680 | 6 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 3 |  Hélio Castroneves
|
Team Penske | 171 | +4.1054 | 1 | 54 | 35 |
| 4 | 11 | Tony Kanaan
|
Andretti Green Racing | 171 | +6.4612 | 7 | 59 | 35 |
| 5 | 7 |  Danica Patrick
|
Andretti Green Racing | 171 | +7.8301 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
| 6 | 4 | Vítor Meira
|
Panther Racing | 171 | +9.5615 | 15 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | 15 | Buddy Rice
|
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 171 | +13.2509 | 12 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | 20 | Ed Carpenter
|
Vision Racing | 171 | +16.0567 | 8 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | 14 | Darren Manning
|
A. J. Foyt Racing | 171 | +24.9236 | 18 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | 19 | Mario Moraes (R)
|
Dale Coyne Racing | 170 | +1 Lap | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | 8 |  Will Power (R)
|
KV Racing Technology | 170 | +1 Lap | 14 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | 06 | Graham Rahal (R)
|
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 170 | +1 Lap | 10 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | 25 |  Marty Roth
|
Roth Racing | 170 | +1 Lap | 21 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | 27 |  Hideki Mutoh (R)
|
Andretti Green Racing | 169 | +2 Laps | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | 18 | Bruno Junqueira
|
Dale Coyne Racing | 169 | +2 Laps | 22 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | 5 |  Oriol Servia
|
KV Racing Technology | 169 | +2 Laps | 17 | 5 | 14 |
| 17 | 23 |  Milka Duno
|
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 168 | +3 Laps | 16 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | 02 | Justin Wilson (R)
|
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 143 | +28 Laps | 13 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 | 17 | Ryan Hunter-Reay (R)
|
Rahal Letterman Racing | 99 | Crash | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 20 | 36 | Enrique Bernoldi (R)
|
Conquest Racing | 66 | Handling | 19 | 0 | 12 |
| 21 | 34 | Jaime Camara (R)
|
Conquest Racing | 50 | Handling | 23 | 0 | 12 |
| 22 | 2 | A. J. Foyt IV
|
Vision Racing | 45 | Steering | 24 | 0 | 12 |
| 23 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe
|
Team Penske | 3 | Crash | 9 | 0 | 12 |
| 24 | 26 | Marco Andretti
|
Andretti Green Racing | 2 | Crash | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| Race average speed: 148.072 mph (238.299 km/h) | ||||||||
| Lead changes: 5 between 4 drivers | ||||||||
| Cautions: 4 for 37 laps | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Nashville: Series race report". Motorsport.com. July 12, 2008. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
This page was last edited on 17 February 2024, at 03:21