Showing posts with label 2009 Watkins Glen IRL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2009 Watkins Glen IRL. Show all posts

July 7, 2009

IRL: Camping World Grand Prix at the Glen Results, with avg. finish

Justin Wilson gave car owner Dale Coyne his first victory in open wheel racing and he ran away from some heavy hitters in doing so. Roger Penske's Ryan Briscoe was bidding for sole possession of the honor of being the winningest driver, but he was busy trying to keep Chip Ganassi's Scott Dixon and his Penske teammate Helio Castroneves at bay.

Danica Patrick is not known as a particularly strong road racer and she didn't disappoint that prediction. She finished 11th, which snapped a seven-race streak of top-10s.

Results, with average finish

FinishStartDriverLapsStatusAvg Fin
12Justin Wilson60Running13.00
21Ryan Briscoe60Running5.67
33Scott Dixon60Running3.40
414Helio Castroneves60Running11.40
59Marco Andretti60Running7.75
67Mike Conway60Running6.00
711E J Viso60Running8.50
810Tony Kanaan60Running5.60
917Robert Doornbos60Running9.00
1012Dan Wheldon60Running12.20
118Danica Patrick60Running12.00
1218Raphael Matos60Running12.00
135Graham Rahal60Running10.50
144Mario Moraes60Running10.50
156Dario Franchitti59Running8.75
1621Ed Carpenter59Running13.00
1719Milka Duno58Running18.50
1813Hideki Mutoh51Accident13.50
1920Richard Antinucci47Running19.00
2015Paul Tracy29Accident20.00
2116Ryan Hunter-Reay0Accident11.00

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June 30, 2009

Busch, Speed test Daytona prototype

In advance of this week's Brumos Porsche 250 road course race at Daytona International Speedway, Kyle Busch and Scott Speed tested their Chip Ganassi Lexus at Putnam Park in Indiana, according to Grand-Am.com.

Our View: This is going to be a grueling schedule with the road course race wedged between the NASCAR Cup and Nationwide activity—particularly for Busch, who will participate in both stock car races.

Extra seat time on the twisty tracks is always beneficial for the Cup drivers, which slightly improves their odds at Watkins Glen in a couple of weeks.

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June 11, 2009

IRL: Antinucci to debut at the Glen

Richard Antinucci will make his Indy Racing League debut at Watkins Glen driving for Team 3G, according to OpenWheelWorld.net.

Our View: He could be a better value than his inexperience would suggest, since he won both races of a double-header at the Glen in 2008.

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