2007 Peak Antifreeze Indy 300
The 2007 Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 was a race in the 2007 IRL IndyCar Series, held at Chicagoland Speedway. It was held over the weekend of 7 -September 9, 2007, as the seventeenth and final round of the 2007 calendar.
Dario Franchitti secured the title after title rival Scott Dixon ran out of fuel, some 800 metres shy of the line. After this race, Franchitti moved on to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, meaning that for the first time in IRL history, a champion would not defend his title in the following season. Franchitti returned to IndyCar in 2009.
Another notable farewell was 2006 Indy 500 winner & three time Indy Racing League champion Sam Hornish, Jr. as he would also move in 2008 to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with Team Penske. Unlike Franchitti, Hornish never came back to IndyCar since then.
Classification
Fin. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 27 | Dario Franchitti | Andretti Green Racing | 200 | 1:44:53.7950 | 1 | 10 | 50 |
2 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | +1.8439 | 6 | 41 | 40 |
3 | 6 | Sam Hornish, Jr. | Team Penske | 199 | +1 Lap | 2 | 90 | 35+3 |
4 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | 199 | +1 Lap | 3 | 56 | 32 |
5 | 8 | Scott Sharp | Rahal Letterman Racing | 199 | +1 Lap | 8 | 0 | 30 |
6 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti Green Racing | 199 | +1 Lap | 4 | 0 | 28 |
7 | 17 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Rahal Letterman Racing | 198 | +2 Laps | 12 | 0 | 26 |
8 | 60 | Hideki Mutoh (R) | Panther Racing | 198 | +2 Laps | 13 | 0 | 24 |
9 | 15 | Buddy Rice | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 198 | +2 Laps | 19 | 0 | 22 |
10 | 22 | A. J. Foyt IV | Vision Racing | 198 | +2 Laps | 18 | 0 | 20 |
11 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Andretti Green Racing | 198 | +2 Laps | 7 | 0 | 19 |
12 | 5 | Sarah Fisher | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 196 | +4 Laps | 17 | 0 | 18 |
13 | 10 | Dan Wheldon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 193 | Gearbox | 5 | 3 | 17 |
14 | 25 | Marty Roth | Roth Racing | 190 | +10 Laps | 21 | 0 | 16 |
15 | 23 | Milka Duno (R) | SAMAX Motorsport | 184 | +16 Laps | 22 | 0 | 15 |
16 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Vision Racing | 164 | +36 Laps | 14 | 0 | 14 |
17 | 55 | Kosuke Matsuura | Panther Racing | 156 | Electrical | 16 | 0 | 13 |
18 | 4 | Vítor Meira | Panther Racing | 133 | Accident | 15 | 0 | 12 |
19 | 76 | P.J. Chesson | Roth Racing | 94 | +106 Laps | 20 | 0 | 12 |
20 | 2 | Tomas Scheckter | Vision Racing | 73 | Mechanical | 9 | 0 | 12 |
21 | 14 | Darren Manning | A.J. Foyt Racing | 62 | Mechanical | 8 | 0 | 12 |
22 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Green Racing | 34 | Accident | 10 | 0 | 12 |
Lead changes: 14 between 5 drivers |
References
Preceded by 2007 Detroit Indy Grand Prix |
IRL IndyCar Series round 17 2007 |
Succeeded by 2008 GAINSCO Auto Insurance Indy 300 |