2008 Rexall Edmonton Indy

The 2008 Rexall Edmonton Indy was the thirteenth round of the 2008 IndyCar Series season, and was held on July 26, 2008, at Rexall Speedway in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The race was won by Scott Dixon, followed by Hélio Castroneves and Justin Wilson. Although it was the fourth edition of the Grand Prix, it was the first race in the IndyCar Series, but also the first IndyCar Series race to be held in Canada.

2008 Rexall Edmonton Indy
Race details
13 round of the 2008 IndyCar Series season
DateJuly 26, 2008
Official nameRexall Edmonton Indy
LocationRexall Speedway, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
CourseTemporary Airport Course
1.973 mi / 3.175 km
Distance91 laps
179.543 mi / 288.925 km
WeatherMostly cloudy with temperatures reaching up to 29 °C (84 °F)[1]
Pole position
DriverRyan Briscoe ( Team Penske)
Time1:00.731
Fastest lap
DriverWill Power ( KV Racing Technology)
Time1:02.023 (on lap 69 of 91)
Podium
FirstScott Dixon ( Target Chip Ganassi Racing)
SecondHélio Castroneves ( Team Penske)
ThirdJustin Wilson ( Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing)

Qualifying results
Pos Nat Name Team Qual 1 Qual 2 Qual 3 Best
1 Ryan Briscoe Team Penske 1:01.660 1:01.236 1:00.731 1:00.731
2 Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 1:01.164 1:00.946 1:00.836 1:00.836
3 Oriol Servia KV Racing Technology 1:01.844 1:01.092 1:00.858 1:00.858
4 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 1:01.426 1:01.108 1:00.859 1:00.859
5 Will Power KV Racing Technology 1:01.464 1:01.117 1:01.015 1:01.015
6 Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 1:01.552 1:01.185 no time 1:01.185
7 Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne Racing 1:02.175 1:01.299 - 1:01.299
8 Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 1:01.826 1:01.457 - 1:01.457
9 Dan Wheldon Chip Ganassi Racing 1:01.603 1:01.666 - 1:01.603
10 Mario Moraes (R) Dale Coyne Racing 1:01.506 1:01.755 - 1:01.506
11 Enrique Bernoldi (R) Conquest Racing 1:02.044 1:02.023 - 1:02.023
12 Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 1:01.701 no time - 1:01.701
13 Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing 1:02.299 - - 1:02.299
14 Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman Racing 1:02.104 - - 1:02.104
15 Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing 1:02.417 - - 1:02.417
16 Paul Tracy Vision Racing 1:02.239 - - 1:02.239
17 Vítor Meira Panther Racing 1:02.239 - - 1:02.491
18 A. J. Foyt IV Vision Racing 1:03.135 - - 1:03.135
19 Darren Manning A. J. Foyt Enterprises 1:02.664 - - 1:02.664
20 Mario Dominguez Pacific Coast Motorsports 1:03.136 - - 1:03.136
21 E. J. Viso (R) HVM Racing 1:02.924 - - 1:02.924
22 Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green Racing 1:03.810 - - 1:03.810
23 Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 1:03.428 - - 1:03.428
24 Ed Carpenter Vision Racing 1:03.883 - - 1:03.883
25 Townsend Bell Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 1:03.640 - - 1:03.640
26 Marty Roth Roth Racing 1:09.050 - - 1:09.050
27 Jaime Camara (R) Conquest Racing 1:03.857 - - 1:03.857

Race
PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 91 1:51:05.704 4 50
2 3 Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 91 +5.9 secs 2 43
3 02 Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 91 +13.4 secs 6 35
4 22 Paul Tracy Vision Racing 91 +28.1 secs 15 32
5 5 Oriol Servia KV Racing Technology 91 +28.7 secs 3 30
6 6 Ryan Briscoe Team Penske 91 +36.9 secs 1 28
7 10 Dan Wheldon Chip Ganassi Racing 91 +41.8 secs 9 26
8 17 Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Green Racing 91 +42.1 secs 13 24
9 11 Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 91 +43.1 secs 27 22
10 14 Darren Manning A. J. Foyt Enterprises 91 +43.3 secs 18 20
11 15 Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 91 +48.4 secs 22 19
12 2 A. J. Foyt IV Vision Racing 91 +50.1 secs 17 18
13 20 Ed Carpenter Vision Racing 91 +57.6 secs 23 17
14 18 Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne Racing 91 +61.1 secs 7 16
15 33 E. J. Viso (R) HVM Racing 90 + 1 lap 20 15
16 36 Enrique Bernoldi (R) Conquest Racing 90 + 1 lap 11 14
17 26 Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing 90 + 1 lap 12 13
18 7 Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing 88 + 3 laps 14 12
19 4 Vítor Meira Panther Racing 85 + 6 laps 16 12
20 19 Mario Moraes (R) Dale Coyne Racing 85 + 6 laps 10 12
21 25 Marty Roth Roth Racing 84 + 7 laps 25 12
22 8 Will Power KV Racing Technology 72 + 19 laps 5 12
23 34 Jaime Camara (R) Conquest Racing 68 Mechanical 26 12
24 96 Mario Dominguez Pacific Coast Motorsports 51 Off Course 19 12
25 23 Townsend Bell Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 48 Contact 24 10
26 06 Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 44 Contact 8 10
27 27 Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green Racing 27 Contact 21 10

Caution flags
LapsCause
19-23Meira (4) spin
29-32Mutoh (27) contact
49-54Bell (23) contact
61-64Rahal (06)/Viso (33) contact

Notes
LapsLeader
1-3Ryan Briscoe
4-21Hélio Castroneves
22-29Marco Andretti
30Tony Kanaan
31-33Marco Andretti
34-50Hélio Castroneves
51-56Tony Kanaan
57-59A. J. Foyt IV
60-61Tony Kanaan
62-91Scott Dixon
  
DriverLaps led
Hélio Castroneves35
Scott Dixon30
Marco Andretti11
Tony Kanaan9
A. J. Foyt IV3
Ryan Briscoe3
  • Fastest Lap Will Power: 1:02.023 (Lap 68)
  • Average Speed 96.967 mph

Attendance

Race weekend attendance was estimated 160,000.[2]

References
  1. "2008 Rexall Edmonton Indy weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  2. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/bruce_martin/07/28/wrapup/?eref=sircrc
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2008 The Honda 200 at Mid-Ohio		 IndyCar Series
2008 season		 Next race:
2008 Meijer Indy 300
Previous race:
2007 Rexall Grand Prix of Edmonton		 2008 Rexall Edmonton Indy Next race:
2009 Rexall Edmonton Indy

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