IRL: Nashville, Round 9
19th July 2003
Practice One
Pos # Driver C/E/T Time Gap To 1st Speed
1. 11 Tony Kanaan D/H/F 22.6825 206.326
2. 3 Helio Castroneves D/T/F 22.7179 0.035 0.035 206.005
3. 9 Scott Dixon G/T/F 22.7502 0.032 0.068 205.712
4. 26 Dan Wheldon D/H/F 22.7612 0.011 0.079 205.613
5. 6 Gil de Ferran D/T/F 22.7998 0.039 0.117 205.265
6. 10 Tomas Scheckter G/T/F 22.8070 0.007 0.124 205.200
7. 15 Kenny Brack D/H/F 22.8578 0.051 0.175 204.744
8. 21 Alex Barron G/T/F 22.8932 0.035 0.211 204.428
9. 27 Bryan Herta D/H/F 22.9065 0.013 0.224 204.309
10. 55 Roger Yasukawa D/H/F 23.0414 0.135 0.359 203.113
11. 8 Scott Sharp D/T/F 23.1634 0.122 0.481 202.043
12. 12 Tora Takagi G/T/F 23.2988 0.135 0.616 200.869
13. 13 Greg Ray G/H/F 23.3067 0.008 0.624 200.801
14. 52 Buddy Rice D/C/F 23.3989 0.092 0.716 200.009
15. 4 Sam Hornish Jr D/C/F 23.4625 0.064 0.780 199.467
16. 2T Vitor Meira D/C/F 23.4926 0.030 0.810 199.212
17. 91 Buddy Lazier D/C/F 23.4951 0.003 0.813 199.190
18. 31 Al Unser Jr D/T/F 23.5000 0.005 0.817 199.149
19. 14 AJ Foyt IV G/T/F 23.5177 0.018 0.835 198.999
20. 24 Robbie Buhl D/C/F 23.5362 0.018 0.854 198.843
21. 23 Sarah Fisher D/C/F 23.8397 0.303 1.157 196.311
- 2 Vitor Meira D/C/F 419.8499 6:36.01 6:37.16 11.147
Practice Two
Pos # Driver C/E/T Time Gap To 1st Speed
1. 9 Scott Dixon G/T/F 22.6416 206.699
2. 6 Gil de Ferran D/T/F 22.6443 0.003 0.003 206.675
3. 3 Helio Castroneves D/T/F 22.6653 0.021 0.024 206.483
4. 27 Bryan Herta D/H/F 22.6697 0.004 0.028 206.443
5. 26 Dan Wheldon D/H/F 22.6720 0.002 0.030 206.422
6. 10 Tomas Scheckter G/T/F 22.6978 0.026 0.056 206.187
7. 11 Tony Kanaan D/H/F 22.7267 0.029 0.085 205.925
8. 12 Tora Takagi G/T/F 22.7575 0.031 0.116 205.646
9. 21 Alex Barron G/T/F 22.8341 0.077 0.192 204.957
10. 55 Roger Yasukawa D/H/F 22.8510 0.017 0.209 204.805
11. 13 Greg Ray G/H/F 22.8557 0.005 0.214 204.763
12. 15 Kenny Brack D/H/F 22.8703 0.015 0.229 204.632
13. 8 Scott Sharp D/T/F 22.9746 0.104 0.333 203.703
14. 31 Al Unser Jr D/T/F 23.0090 0.034 0.367 203.399
15. 14 AJ Foyt IV G/T/F 23.0814 0.072 0.440 202.761
16. 2 Vitor Meira D/C/F 23.1349 0.053 0.493 202.292
17. 52 Buddy Rice D/C/F 23.3186 0.184 0.677 200.698
18. 24 Robbie Buhl D/C/F 23.3492 0.031 0.708 200.435
19. 4 Sam Hornish Jr D/C/F 23.3615 0.012 0.720 200.330
20. 91 Buddy Lazier D/C/F 23.3778 0.016 0.736 200.190
21. 23 Sarah Fisher D/C/F 23.5078 0.130 0.866 199.083
Starting Line-up
Pos # Driver C/E/T Time Gap To 1st Speed
1. 9 Scott Dixon G/T/F 22.6952 206.211
2. 3 Helio Castroneves D/T/F 22.7916 0.096 0.096 205.339
3. 12 Tora Takagi G/T/F 22.8236 0.032 0.128 205.051
4. 6 Gil de Ferran D/T/F 22.8281 0.005 0.133 205.010
5. 10 Tomas Scheckter G/T/F 22.8871 0.059 0.192 204.482
6. 21 Alex Barron G/T/F 22.9029 0.016 0.208 204.341
7. 27 Bryan Herta D/H/F 22.9086 0.006 0.213 204.290
8. 26 Dan Wheldon D/H/F 22.9144 0.006 0.219 204.238
9. 15 Kenny Brack D/H/F 22.9594 0.045 0.264 203.838
10. 11 Tony Kanaan D/H/F 22.9683 0.009 0.273 203.759
11. 55 Roger Yasukawa D/H/F 23.0367 0.068 0.341 203.154
12. 13 Greg Ray G/H/F 23.0528 0.016 0.358 203.012
13. 31 Al Unser Jr D/T/F 23.1196 0.067 0.424 202.426
14. 8 Scott Sharp D/T/F 23.1496 0.030 0.454 202.163
15. 2 Vitor Meira D/C/F 23.1780 0.028 0.483 201.916
16. 14 AJ Foyt IV D/T/F 23.2588 0.081 0.564 201.214
17. 52 Buddy Rice D/C/F 23.4696 0.211 0.774 199.407
18. 23 Sarah Fisher D/C/F 23.4983 0.029 0.803 199.163
19. 24 Robbie Buhl D/C/F 23.5075 0.009 0.812 199.085
20. 4 Sam Hornish Jr D/C/F 23.6092 0.102 0.914 198.228
21. 91 Buddy Lazier D/C/F 23.7782 0.169 1.083 196.819
Final Practice
Pos # Driver C/E/T Time Gap To 1st Speed
1. 21 Alex Barron G/T/F 22.9691 203.752
2. 27 Bryan Herta D/H/F 23.0068 0.038 0.038 203.418
3. 55 Roger Yasukawa D/H/F 23.0359 0.029 0.067 203.161
4. 6 Gil de Ferran D/T/F 23.1070 0.071 0.138 202.536
5. 11 Tony Kanaan D/H/F 23.1740 0.067 0.205 201.950
6. 15 Kenny Brack D/H/F 23.2211 0.047 0.252 201.541
7. 26 Dan Wheldon D/H/F 23.2691 0.048 0.300 201.125
8. 9 Scott Dixon G/T/F 23.2785 0.009 0.309 201.044
9. 91 Buddy Lazier D/C/F 23.2830 0.005 0.314 201.005
10. 13 Greg Ray G/H/F 23.2928 0.010 0.324 200.920
11. 8 Scott Sharp D/T/F 23.3577 0.065 0.389 200.362
12. 2 Vitor Meira D/C/F 23.3665 0.009 0.397 200.287
13. 4 Sam Hornish Jr D/C/F 23.3895 0.023 0.420 200.090
14. 12 Tora Takagi G/T/F 23.3932 0.004 0.424 200.058
15. 3 Helio Castroneves D/T/F 23.3988 0.006 0.430 200.010
16. 10 Tomas Scheckter G/T/F 23.4035 0.005 0.434 199.970
17. 52 Buddy Rice D/C/F 23.4393 0.036 0.470 199.665
18. 24 Robbie Buhl D/C/F 23.5957 0.156 0.627 198.341
19. 31 Al Unser Jr D/T/F 23.8190 0.223 0.850 196.482
20. 14 AJ Foyt IV D/T/F 23.8579 0.039 0.889 196.161
21. 23 Sarah Fisher D/C/F 24.3369 0.479 1.368 192.301
Race Results
Pos # Driver Team Chassis Engine Laps Gap Status
1. 6 Gil de Ferran Team Penske Dallara Toyota 200 Running
2. 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing G-Force Toyota 200 0.1322 Running
3. 3 Helio Castroneves Team Penske Dallara Toyota 200 1.1722 Running
4. 26 Dan Wheldon Andretti-Green Racing Dallara Honda 200 3.7822 Running
5. 21 Alex Barron Mo Nunn Racing G-Force Toyota 200 4.3871 Running
6. 15 Kenny Brack Rahal Letterman Racing Dallara Honda 200 4.7114 Running
7. 12 Tora Takagi Mo Nunn Racing G-Force Toyota 200 4.8993 Running
8. 31 Al Unser Jr Kelley Racing Dallara Toyota 200 7.5813 Running
9. 11 Tony Kanaan Andretti-Green Racing Dallara Honda 200 7.7050 Running
10. 10 Tomas Scheckter Chip Ganassi Racing G-Force Toyota 200 8.5755 Running
11. 4 Sam Hornish Jr Panther Racing Dallara Chevrolet 200 10.0053 Running
12. 27 Bryan Herta Andretti-Green Racing Dallara Honda 199 1 lap Running
13. 8 Scott Sharp Kelley Racing Dallara Toyota 199 3.0175 Running
14. 91 Buddy Lazier Hemelgarn Racing Dallara Chevrolet 197 3 laps Accident
15. 55 Roger Yasukawa Super Aguri Fernandez Dallara Honda 197 1:15.1965 Running
16. 13 Greg Ray Access Motorsports G-Force Honda 196 4 laps Running
17. 14 AJ Foyt IV AJ Foyt Racing Dallara Toyota 194 6 laps Running
18. 52 Buddy Rice Cheever Racing Dallara Chevrolet 161 39 laps Running
19. 2 Vitor Meira Team Menard Racing Dallara Chevrolet 108 92 laps Accident
20. 23 Sarah Fisher Dreyer & Reinbold Dallara Chevrolet 44 156 laps Handling
21. 24 Robbie Buhl Dreyer & Reinbold Dallara Chevrolet 2 198 laps Accident
Race Winning Time: 1h53m18.4386
Note: Jaques Lazier was entered by AJ Foyt in a Dallara-Toyota, but was withdrawn before practice
Championship Standings
Pos Driver Points
1. Tony Kanaan 303
2. Gil de Ferran 289
3. Scott Dixon 288
4. Helio Castroneves 282
5. Kenny Brack 245
6. Al Unser Jr. 227
7. Scott Sharp 193
8. Sam Hornish Jr. 186
9. Tomas Scheckter 179
10. Tora Takagi 175
11. Felipe Giaffone 159
12. Buddy Rice 155
13. Roger Yasukawa* 153
14. Greg Ray 133
15. Dan Wheldon* 123
16. Robbie Buhl 121
17. Buddy Lazier 119
18. Bryan Herta 114
19. Sarah Fisher 112
20. Jaques Lazier 111
21. A.J. Foyt IV* 103
22. Michael Andretti 80
23. Vitor Meira 79
24. Dario Franchitti 72
25. Alex Barron 71
26. Shigeaki Hattori 43
27. Shinji Nakano 35
28. Scott Mayer* 26
28. Tony Renna 26
29. Jimmy Kite 17
30. Robby Gordon 8
31. Airton Dare 6
32. Robby McGehee 5
33. Jimmy Vasser 4
34. Richie Hearn 2
35. Billy Boat 1
* Series rookie