IRL IndyCar Series: Nashville Superspeedway, Round 8

17th July 2004 - Firestone Indy 200



Practice 1

Pos # Driver Chassis-Engine Time Gap To 1st Speed 1. 17 Vitor Meira G-Force-Honda 23.414 199.881 mph 2. 1 Scott Dixon G-Force-Toyota 23.437 0.023 0.023 199.687 3. 15 Buddy Rice G-Force-Honda 23.443 0.006 0.029 199.636 4. 10 Darren Manning G-Force-Toyota 23.530 0.087 0.116 198.897 5. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara-Honda 23.607 0.077 0.193 198.249 6. 24 Felipe Giaffone Dallara-Chevrolet 23.629 0.022 0.215 198.063 7. 5 Adrian Fernandez G-Force-Honda 23.639 0.010 0.225 197.974 8. 12 Tora Takagi Dallara-Toyota 23.729 0.090 0.315 197.229 9. 26 Dan Wheldon Dallara-Honda 23.731 0.002 0.317 197.214 10. 55 Kosuke Matsuura G-Force-Honda 23.759 0.028 0.345 196.981 11. 20 Jaques Lazier Dallara-Chevrolet 23.790 0.031 0.376 196.720 12. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara-Honda 23.815 0.025 0.401 196.516 13. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara-Honda 23.828 0.013 0.414 196.408 14. 4 Tomas Scheckter Dallara-Chevrolet 23.861 0.033 0.447 196.135 15. 6 Sam Hornish Jr. Dallara-Toyota 23.872 0.011 0.458 196.049 16. 8 Scott Sharp Dallara-Toyota 23.883 0.011 0.469 195.952 17. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara-Toyota 23.906 0.023 0.492 195.768 18. 52 Ed Carpenter Dallara-Chevrolet 23.924 0.018 0.510 195.620 19. 13 Mark Taylor G-Force-Honda 23.930 0.006 0.516 195.573 20. 51 Alex Barron Dallara-Chevrolet 23.967 0.037 0.553 195.266 21. 2 Townsend Bell Dallara-Chevrolet 23.981 0.014 0.567 195.154 22. 14 A.J. Foyt IV Dallara-Toyota 24.056 0.075 0.642 194.549

Practice 2

Pos # Driver Chassis-Engine Time Gap To 1st Speed 1. 17 Vitor Meira G-Force-Honda 23.238 201.392 2. 26 Dan Wheldon Dallara-Honda 23.373 0.135 0.135 200.229 3. 10 Darren Manning G-Force-Toyota 23.488 0.115 0.250 199.251 4. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara-Honda 23.488 0.000 0.250 199.246 5. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara-Honda 23.524 0.036 0.286 198.942 6. 55 Kosuke Matsuura G-Force-Honda 23.601 0.077 0.363 198.296 7. 20 Jaques Lazier Dallara-Chevrolet 23.643 0.042 0.405 197.941 8. 2 Townsend Bell Dallara-Chevrolet 23.656 0.013 0.418 197.833 9. 12 Tora Takagi Dallara-Toyota 23.697 0.041 0.459 197.493 10. 13 Mark Taylor G-Force-Honda 23.704 0.007 0.466 197.434 11. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara-Honda 23.706 0.002 0.468 197.421 12. 6 Sam Hornish Jr. Dallara-Toyota 23.721 0.015 0.483 197.289 13. 24 Felipe Giaffone Dallara-Chevrolet 23.726 0.005 0.488 197.255 14. 5 Adrian Fernandez G-Force-Honda 23.938 0.212 0.700 195.503 15. 51 Alex Barron Dallara-Chevrolet 24.764 0.826 1.526 188.982 16. 14 A.J. Foyt IV Dallara-Toyota 25.028 0.264 1.790 186.988 17. 8 Scott Sharp Dallara-Toyota 25.174 0.146 1.936 185.902 18. 4 Tomas Scheckter Dallara-Chevrolet 25.656 0.482 2.418 182.416 19. 1 Scott Dixon G-Force-Toyota 25.983 0.327 2.745 180.118 20. 52 Ed Carpenter Dallara-Chevrolet 27.053 1.070 3.815 172.991

Starting Line-up

Pos # Driver Chassis-Engine Time Gap To 1st Speed 1. 15 Buddy Rice G-Force-Honda 23.257 201.231 2. 17 Vitor Meira G-Force-Honda 23.287 0.030 0.030 200.967 3. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara-Honda 23.289 0.002 0.032 200.955 4. 26 Dan Wheldon Dallara-Honda 23.401 0.112 0.144 199.992 5. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara-Honda 23.423 0.022 0.166 199.804 6. 10 Darren Manning G-Force-Toyota 23.505 0.082 0.248 199.108 7. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara-Honda 23.507 0.002 0.250 199.089 8. 1 Scott Dixon G-Force-Toyota 23.514 0.007 0.257 199.027 9. 6 Sam Hornish Jr. Dallara-Toyota 23.517 0.003 0.260 199.003 10. 4 Tomas Scheckter Dallara-Chevrolet 23.538 0.021 0.281 198.829 11. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara-Toyota 23.541 0.003 0.284 198.801 12. 2 Townsend Bell Dallara-Chevrolet 23.547 0.006 0.290 198.747 13. 5 Adrian Fernandez G-Force-Honda 23.553 0.006 0.296 198.701 14. 55 Kosuke Matsuura G-Force-Honda 23.591 0.038 0.334 198.381 15. 8 Scott Sharp Dallara-Toyota 23.617 0.026 0.360 198.162 16. 51 Alex Barron Dallara-Chevrolet 23.637 0.020 0.380 197.993 17. 20 Jaques Lazier Dallara-Chevrolet 23.708 0.071 0.451 197.400 18. 13 Mark Taylor G-Force-Honda 23.728 0.020 0.471 197.237 19. 24 Felipe Giaffone Dallara-Chevrolet 23.728 0.000 0.471 197.237 20. 12 Tora Takagi Dallara-Toyota 23.798 0.070 0.541 196.653 21. 52 Ed Carpenter Dallara-Chevrolet 23.829 0.031 0.572 196.399 22. 14 A.J. Foyt IV Dallara-Toyota 24.233 0.404 0.976 193.125

Final Practice

Pos # Driver Chassis-Engine Time Gap To 1st Speed 1. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara-Honda 23.652 197.872 2. 26 Dan Wheldon Dallara-Honda 23.688 0.036 0.036 197.568 3. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara-Honda 23.727 0.039 0.075 197.246 4. 17 Vitor Meira G-Force-Honda 23.733 0.006 0.081 197.191 5. 10 Darren Manning G-Force-Toyota 23.810 0.077 0.158 196.559 6. 2 Townsend Bell Dallara-Chevrolet 23.836 0.026 0.184 196.344 7. 24 Felipe Giaffone Dallara-Chevrolet 23.842 0.006 0.190 196.293 8. 15 Buddy Rice G-Force-Honda 23.846 0.004 0.194 196.261 9. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara-Toyota 23.860 0.014 0.208 196.147 10. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara-Honda 23.861 0.001 0.209 196.138 11. 1 Scott Dixon G-Force-Toyota 23.865 0.004 0.213 196.106 12. 5 Adrian Fernandez G-Force-Honda 23.878 0.013 0.226 195.994 13. 13 Mark Taylor G-Force-Honda 23.884 0.006 0.232 195.945 14. 4 Tomas Scheckter Dallara-Chevrolet 23.884 0.000 0.232 195.944 15. 6 Sam Hornish Jr. Dallara-Toyota 23.907 0.023 0.255 195.756 16. 55 Kosuke Matsuura G-Force-Honda 23.917 0.010 0.265 195.677 17. 20 Jaques Lazier Dallara-Chevrolet 23.938 0.021 0.286 195.503 18. 8 Scott Sharp Dallara-Toyota 23.965 0.027 0.313 195.286 19. 52 Ed Carpenter Dallara-Chevrolet 24.013 0.048 0.361 194.893 20. 12 Tora Takagi Dallara-Toyota 24.172 0.159 0.520 193.615 21. 14 A.J. Foyt IV Dallara-Toyota 24.423 0.251 0.771 191.620 22. 51 Alex Barron Dallara-Chevrolet 37.451 13.028 13.799 124.964

Race Results

Pos # Driver Team Chassis-Engine Laps Gap Status 1. 11 Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing Dallara-Honda 200 1h55m34.6367 2. 6 Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske Dallara-Toyota 200 0.3755 3. 3 Helio Castroneves Team Penske Dallara-Toyota 200 0.4842 4. 10 Darren Manning Chip Ganassi Racing G Force-Toyota 200 0.6439 5. 2 Townsend Bell Panther Racing Dallara-Chevrolet 200 1.2579 6. 15 Buddy Rice Rahal-Letterman Racing G Force-Honda 200 1.4371 7. 13 Mark Taylor Access Motorsports G Force-Honda 200 4.4590 8. 1 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing G Force-Toyota 200 4.6462 9. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Super Aguri Fernandez G Force-Honda 200 6.7168 10. 5 Adrian Fernandez Fernandez Racing G Force-Honda 200 7.6183 11. 12 Tora Takagi Mo Nunn Racing Dallara-Toyota 200 8.9285 12. 17 Vitor Meira Rahal-Letterman Racing G Force-Honda 200 16.9409 13. 26 Dan Wheldon Andretti Green Racing Dallara-Honda 199 1 lap 14. 8 Scott Sharp Kelley Racing Dallara-Toyota 199 6.2988 15. 24 Felipe Giaffone Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dallara-Chevrolet 198 2 laps 16. 14 A.J. Foyt IV AJ Foyt Racing Dallara-Toyota 190 10 laps 17. 51 Alex Barron Cheever Racing Dallara-Chevrolet 178 22 laps Suspension 18. 7 Bryan Herta Andretti Green Racing Dallara-Honda 161 39 laps Accident 19. 4 Tomas Scheckter Panther Racing Dallara-Chevrolet 108 92 laps Accident 20. 27 Dario Franchitti Andretti Green Racing Dallara-Honda 65 135 laps Transmission 21. 20 Jaques Lazier Patrick Racing Dallara-Chevrolet 64 136 laps Mechanical 22. 52 Ed Carpenter Cheever Racing Dallara-Chevrolet 60 140 laps Accident Fastest Lap: Meira, 23.6263s (198.084 mph)

Championship Standings

Drivers' Championship Pos Driver Points 1. Tony Kanaan 325 2. Dan Wheldon 264 3. Buddy Rice 253 4. Helio Castroneves 242 5. Sam Hornish Jr. 200 6. Scott Dixon 188 7. Darren Manning 187 8. Bryan Herta 177 9. Dario Franchitti 173 10. Vitor Meira 170 11. Alex Barron 162 12. Adrian Fernandez 154 13. Tora Takagi 151 14. Kosuke Matsuura 145 15. Scott Sharp 140 16. Tomas Scheckter 125 17. A.J. Foyt IV 118 18. Ed Carpenter 106 19. Mark Taylor 105 20. Greg Ray 99 21. Felipe Giaffone 86 22. Robbie Buhl 44 23. Al Unser Jr. 44 24. Townsend Bell 43 25. Roger Yasukawa 39 26. Bruno Junqueira 30 27. Jeff Simmons 26 28. Sarah Fisher 12 29. Richie Hearn 12 30. Jaques Lazier 12 31. Buddy Lazier 12 32. Robby McGehee 12 33. Marty Roth 12 34. Larry Foyt 10 35. Robby Gordon 10 36. PJ Jones 10 Rookie of the Year Pos Driver Points 1. Kosuke Matsuura 145 2. Ed Carpenter 106 3. Mark Taylor 105 4. Jeff Simmons 26 5. Marty Roth 12 6. Larry Foyt 10