IRL: Richmond, Round 7

28th June 2003 - Richmond Indy SunTrust 250



Practice One

Pos # Driver C/E/T Time Gap To 1st Speed (mph) 1. 9 Scott Dixon G/T/F 16.4294 164.340 2. 11 Tony Kanaan D/H/F 16.5276 0.098 0.098 163.363 3. 8 Scott Sharp D/T/F 16.6167 0.089 0.187 162.487 4. 3 Helio Castroneves D/T/F 16.6664 0.050 0.237 162.003 5. 15 Kenny Brack D/H/F 16.6729 0.006 0.243 161.939 6. 21 Felipe Giaffone G/T/F 16.6842 0.011 0.255 161.830 7. 10 Tomas Scheckter G/T/F 16.6872 0.003 0.258 161.801 8. 6 Gil de Ferran D/T/F 16.7093 0.022 0.280 161.587 9. 12 Tora Takagi G/T/F 16.7958 0.087 0.366 160.754 10. 31 Al Unser Jr D/T/F 16.7967 0.001 0.367 160.746 11. 52 Buddy Rice D/C/F 16.8447 0.048 0.415 160.288 12. 23 Sarah Fisher D/C/F 16.8489 0.004 0.419 160.248 13. 4 Sam Hornish Jr D/C/F 16.8752 0.026 0.446 159.998 14. 24 Robbie Buhl D/C/F 16.8902 0.015 0.461 159.856 15. 27 Bryan Herta D/H/F 16.9694 0.079 0.540 159.110 16. 91 Buddy Lazier D/C/F 17.0580 0.089 0.629 158.284 17. 55 Roger Yasukawa D/H/F 17.1622 0.104 0.733 157.322 18. 14 AJ Foyt IV D/T/F 17.2307 0.069 0.801 156.697 19. 2 Vitor Meira D/C/F 17.2457 0.015 0.816 156.561 20. 5 Jaques Lazier D/T/F 17.4688 0.223 1.039 154.561 21. 26 Dan Wheldon D/H/F 17.6347 0.166 1.205 153.107 22. 13 Greg Ray G/H/F 20.2491 2.614 3.820 133.339

Practice Two

Pos # Driver C/E/T Time Gap To 1st Speed 1. 9 Scott Dixon G/T/F 16.1144 167.552 2. 3 Helio Castroneves D/T/F 16.1401 0.026 0.026 167.285 3. 23 Sarah Fisher D/C/F 16.2417 0.102 0.127 166.239 4. 13 Greg Ray G/H/F 16.2666 0.025 0.152 165.984 5. 11 Tony Kanaan D/H/F 16.2724 0.006 0.158 165.925 6. 12 Tora Takagi G/T/F 16.3349 0.062 0.221 165.290 7. 6 Gil de Ferran D/T/F 16.3817 0.047 0.267 164.818 8. 4 Sam Hornish Jr D/C/F 16.3987 0.017 0.284 164.647 9. 2 Vitor Meira D/C/F 16.4172 0.018 0.303 164.462 10. 24 Robbie Buhl D/C/F 16.4344 0.017 0.320 164.290 11. 31 Al Unser Jr D/T/F 16.4832 0.049 0.369 163.803 12. 8 Scott Sharp D/T/F 16.5016 0.018 0.387 163.620 13. 10 Tomas Scheckter G/T/F 16.5218 0.020 0.407 163.420 14. 52 Buddy Rice D/C/F 16.5339 0.012 0.419 163.301 15. 15 Kenny Brack D/H/F 16.5402 0.006 0.426 163.239 16. 5 Jaques Lazier D/T/F 16.6948 0.155 0.580 161.727 17. 27 Bryan Herta D/H/F 16.7235 0.029 0.609 161.449 18. 26 Dan Wheldon D/H/F 16.7916 0.068 0.677 160.795 19. 55 Roger Yasukawa D/H/F 16.7946 0.003 0.680 160.766 20. 21 Felipe Giaffone G/T/F 16.8770 0.082 0.763 159.981 21. 91 Buddy Lazier D/C/F 17.0680 0.191 0.954 158.191 22. 14 AJ Foyt IV D/T/F 17.9783 0.910 1.864 150.181

Qualifying

Rained out

Starting Line-up

Pos # Driver C/E/T Time Gap To 1st Speed 1. 9 Scott Dixon G/T/F 16.0582 168.138 2. 23 Sarah Fisher D/C/F 16.1673 0.109 0.109 167.004 3. 12 Tora Takagi G/T/F 16.1944 0.027 0.136 166.724 4. 4 Sam Hornish Jr D/C/F 16.2360 0.042 0.178 166.297 5. 11 Tony Kanaan D/H/F 16.2516 0.016 0.193 166.137 6. 13 Greg Ray G/H/F 16.2602 0.009 0.202 166.050 7. 6 Gil de Ferran D/T/F 16.2686 0.008 0.210 165.964 8. 21 Felipe Giaffone G/T/F 16.3057 0.037 0.248 165.586 9. 27 Bryan Herta D/H/F 16.3233 0.018 0.265 165.408 10. 2 Vitor Meira D/C/F 16.3340 0.011 0.276 165.299 11. 3 Helio Castroneves D/T/F 16.4108 0.077 0.353 164.526 12. 26 Dan Wheldon D/H/F 16.4434 0.033 0.385 164.200 13. 52 Buddy Rice D/C/F 16.4456 0.002 0.387 164.178 14. 10 Tomas Scheckter G/T/F 16.5008 0.055 0.443 163.628 15. 15 Kenny Brack D/H/F 16.5280 0.027 0.470 163.359 16. 24 Robbie Buhl D/C/F 16.5712 0.043 0.513 162.933 17. 31 Al Unser Jr D/T/F 16.5948 0.024 0.537 162.702 18. 8 Scott Sharp D/T/F 16.6040 0.009 0.546 162.611 19. 55 Roger Yasukawa D/H/F 16.6249 0.021 0.567 162.407 20. 5 Jaques Lazier D/T/F 16.7501 0.125 0.692 161.193 21. 91 Buddy Lazier D/C/F 16.8893 0.139 0.831 159.865 22. 14 AJ Foyt IV D/T/F 17.5953 0.706 1.537 153.450

Final Practice

Pos # Driver C/E/T Time Gap To 1st Speed 1. 9 Scott Dixon G/T/F 16.7256 161.429 2. 4 Sam Hornish Jr D/C/F 17.0185 0.293 0.293 158.651 3. 13 Greg Ray G/H/F 17.0530 0.035 0.327 158.330 4. 11 Tony Kanaan D/H/F 17.0678 0.015 0.342 158.193 5. 15 Kenny Brack D/H/F 17.0860 0.018 0.360 158.024 6. 6 Gil de Ferran D/T/F 17.0930 0.007 0.367 157.959 7. 2 Vitor Meira D/C/F 17.1415 0.049 0.416 157.512 8. 3 Helio Castroneves D/T/F 17.1432 0.002 0.418 157.497 9. 52 Buddy Rice D/C/F 17.2150 0.072 0.489 156.840 10. 31 Al Unser Jr D/T/F 17.2624 0.047 0.537 156.409 11. 8 Scott Sharp D/T/F 17.2624 0.000 0.537 156.409 12. 21 Felipe Giaffone G/T/F 17.3138 0.051 0.588 155.945 13. 27 Bryan Herta D/H/F 17.3431 0.029 0.617 155.682 14. 26 Dan Wheldon D/H/F 17.3489 0.006 0.623 155.629 15. 10 Tomas Scheckter G/T/F 17.3927 0.044 0.667 155.238 16. 24 Robbie Buhl D/C/F 17.4324 0.040 0.707 154.884 17. 91 Buddy Lazier D/C/F 17.4693 0.037 0.744 154.557 18. 5 Jaques Lazier D/T/F 17.4875 0.018 0.762 154.396 19. 55 Roger Yasukawa D/H/F 17.5016 0.014 0.776 154.272 20. 12 Tora Takagi G/T/F 17.7605 0.259 1.035 152.023 21. 23 Sarah Fisher D/C/F 18.2458 0.485 1.520 147.979 22. 14 AJ Foyt IV D/T/F 18.3608 0.115 1.635 147.052

Race Results

Pos # Driver Team Chassis Engine Laps Gap Status 1. 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing G-Force Toyota 206 Running 2. 3 Helio Castroneves Team Penske Dallara Toyota 206 5.0350 Running 3. 6 Gil de Ferran Team Penske Dallara Toyota 206 7.8264 Running 4. 4 Sam Hornish Jr Panther Racing Dallara Chevrolet 206 9.9058 Running 5. 11 Tony Kanaan Andretti-Green Racing Dallara Honda 206 19.3246 Running 6. 21 Felipe Giaffone Mo Nunn Racing G-Force Toyota 206 20.2327 Running 7. 15 Kenny Brack Team Rahal Dallara Honda 206 21.5820 Running 8. 26 Dan Wheldon Andretti-Green Racing Dallara Honda 206 22.8563 Running 9. 52 Buddy Rice Cheever Racing Dallara Chevrolet 206 25.0312 Running 10. 31 Al Unser Jr Kelley Racing Dallara Toyota 206 26.9971 Running 11. 55 Roger Yasukawa Super Aguri Fernandez Dallara Honda 205 1 lap Running 12. 13 Greg Ray Access Motorsports G-Force Honda 205 2.8259 Running 13. 12 Tora Takagi Mo Nunn Racing G-Force Toyota 205 4.7778 Running 14. 27 Bryan Herta Andretti-Green Racing Dallara Honda 205 7.9976 Running 15. 24 Robbie Buhl Dreyer& Reinbold Racing Dallara Chevrolet 205 9.8622 Running 16. 5 Jaques Lazier AJ Foyt Racing Dallara Toyota 204 2 laps Running 17. 8 Scott Sharp Kelley Racing Dallara Toyota 204 3.2008 Running 18. 10 Tomas Scheckter Chip Ganassi Racing G-Force Toyota 204 22.6519 Running 19. 23 Sarah Fisher Dreyer& Reinbold Racing Dallara Chevrolet 200 6 laps Running 20. 91 Buddy Lazier Hemelgarn Racing Dallara Chevrolet 200 0.7133 Running 21. 14 AJ Foyt IV AJ Foyt Racing Dallara Toyota 127 79 laps Accident 22. 2 Vitor Meira Team Menard Dallara Chevrolet 54 152 laps Accident Race called after 206 laps due to rain.

Championship Standings

Pos Driver Points 1. Tony Kanaan 247 2. Scott Dixon 220 3. Helio Castroneves 207 4. Gil de Ferran 202 5. Al Unser Jr. 187 =. Kenny Brack 187 7. Scott Sharp 162 8. Sam Hornish Jr. 154 9. Felipe Giaffone 151 10. Tomas Scheckter 137 =. Tora Takagi 137 12. Buddy Rice 132 13. Roger Yasukawa* 112 14. Greg Ray 95 15. Robbie Buhl 94 16. Jaques Lazier 91 17. Buddy Lazier 86 18. Sarah Fisher 83 19. Dan Wheldon* 82 20. Michael Andretti 80 21. A.J. Foyt IV* 75 22. Dario Franchitti 72 23. Vitor Meira 58 24. Bryan Herta 46 25. Shigeaki Hattori 43 26. Alex Barron 41 27. Shinji Nakano 35 28. Scott Mayer* 26 =. Tony Renna 26 30. Jimmy Kite 17 31. Robby Gordon 8 32. Airton Dare 6 33. Robby McGehee 5 34. Jimmy Vasser 4 35. Richie Hearn 2 36. Billy Boat 1 * Series rookie