IRL IndyCar Series: Homestead, Round 1

6th March 2005 - Toyota Indy 300



Practice 1

Pos # Driver Chassis-Engine Time Gap To 1st Speed 1. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara-Honda 25.081 213.148 mph 2. 15 Buddy Rice Panoz-Honda 25.115 0.034 0.034 212.861 3. 26 Dan Wheldon Dallara-Honda 25.162 0.047 0.081 212.465 4. 17 Vitor Meira Panoz-Honda 25.171 0.009 0.090 212.388 5. 4 Tomas Scheckter Dallara-Chevrolet 25.207 0.036 0.126 212.081 6. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara-Honda 25.224 0.017 0.143 211.938 7. 6 Sam Hornish Jr. Dallara-Toyota 25.294 0.070 0.213 211.357 8. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara-Honda 25.295 0.001 0.214 211.343 9. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Panoz-Honda 25.308 0.013 0.227 211.239 10. 24 Roger Yasukawa Dallara-Honda 25.309 0.001 0.228 211.232 11. 2 Tomas Enge Dallara-Chevrolet 25.320 0.011 0.239 211.136 12. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara-Toyota 25.330 0.010 0.249 211.052 13. 8 Scott Sharp Panoz-Honda 25.331 0.001 0.250 211.042 14. 16 Danica Patrick Panoz-Honda 25.413 0.082 0.332 210.369 15. 9 Scott Dixon Panoz-Toyota 25.500 0.087 0.419 209.644 16. 33 Ryan Briscoe Panoz-Toyota 25.527 0.027 0.446 209.421 17. 10 Darren Manning Panoz-Toyota 25.618 0.091 0.537 208.685 18. 83 Patrick Carpentier Dallara-Toyota 25.643 0.025 0.562 208.476 19. 51 Alex Barron Dallara-Toyota 25.659 0.016 0.578 208.348 20. 14 A.J. Foyt IV Dallara-Toyota 25.759 0.100 0.678 207.543 21. 91 Paul Dana Dallara-Toyota 26.194 0.435 1.113 204.090 22. 20 Ed Carpenter Dallara-Toyota 26.375 0.181 1.294 202.696

Practice 2

Pos # Driver Chassis-Engine Time Gap To 1st Speed 1. 15 Buddy Rice Panoz-Honda 25.038 213.514 2. 4 Tomas Scheckter Dallara-Chevrolet 25.096 0.058 0.058 213.025 3. 17 Vitor Meira Panoz-Honda 25.154 0.058 0.116 212.532 4. 9 Scott Dixon Panoz-Toyota 25.194 0.040 0.156 212.194 5. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara-Toyota 25.200 0.006 0.162 212.140 6. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara-Honda 25.201 0.001 0.163 212.131 7. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Panoz-Honda 25.212 0.011 0.174 212.040 8. 8 Scott Sharp Panoz-Honda 25.217 0.005 0.179 212.002 9. 2 Tomas Enge Dallara-Chevrolet 25.244 0.027 0.206 211.775 10. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara-Honda 25.302 0.058 0.264 211.288 11. 10 Darren Manning Panoz-Toyota 25.310 0.008 0.272 211.219 12. 6 Sam Hornish Jr. Dallara-Toyota 25.344 0.034 0.306 210.934 13. 33 Ryan Briscoe Panoz-Toyota 25.353 0.009 0.315 210.862 14. 51 Alex Barron Dallara-Toyota 25.407 0.054 0.369 210.414 15. 26 Dan Wheldon Dallara-Honda 25.429 0.022 0.391 210.234 16. 16 Danica Patrick Panoz-Honda 25.451 0.022 0.413 210.051 17. 24 Roger Yasukawa Dallara-Honda 25.460 0.009 0.422 209.972 18. 83 Patrick Carpentier Dallara-Toyota 25.567 0.107 0.529 209.098 19. 20 Ed Carpenter Dallara-Toyota 25.709 0.142 0.671 207.944 20. 91 Paul Dana Dallara-Toyota 26.295 0.586 1.257 203.310

Practice 3

Pos # Driver Chassis-Engine Time Gap To 1st Speed 1. 4 Tomas Scheckter Dallara-Chevrolet 24.934 214.404 2. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara-Honda 24.952 0.018 0.018 214.251 3. 26 Dan Wheldon Dallara-Honda 24.960 0.008 0.026 214.184 4. 15 Buddy Rice Panoz-Honda 25.038 0.078 0.104 213.520 5. 8 Scott Sharp Panoz-Honda 25.039 0.001 0.105 213.505 6. 2 Tomas Enge Dallara-Chevrolet 25.047 0.008 0.113 213.443 7. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara-Toyota 25.053 0.006 0.119 213.389 8. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Panoz-Honda 25.082 0.029 0.148 213.140 9. 17 Vitor Meira Panoz-Honda 25.088 0.006 0.154 213.087 10. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara-Honda 25.096 0.008 0.162 213.024 11. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara-Honda 25.110 0.014 0.176 212.902 12. 24 Roger Yasukawa Dallara-Honda 25.175 0.065 0.241 212.354 13. 6 Sam Hornish Jr. Dallara-Toyota 25.186 0.011 0.252 212.257 14. 16 Danica Patrick Panoz-Honda 25.233 0.047 0.299 211.862 15. 10 Darren Manning Panoz-Toyota 25.312 0.079 0.378 211.207 16. 51 Alex Barron Dallara-Toyota 25.333 0.021 0.399 211.030 17. 33 Ryan Briscoe Panoz-Toyota 25.394 0.061 0.460 210.523 18. 9 Scott Dixon Panoz-Toyota 25.419 0.025 0.485 210.315 19. 83 Patrick Carpentier Dallara-Toyota 25.557 0.138 0.623 209.181 20. 14 A.J. Foyt IV Dallara-Toyota 25.643 0.086 0.709 208.474 21. 20 Ed Carpenter Dallara-Toyota 25.822 0.179 0.888 207.034 22. 91 Paul Dana Dallara-Toyota 25.956 0.134 1.022 205.963

Starting Line-up

Pos # Driver Chassis-Engine Time Gap To 1st Speed 1. 4 Tomas Scheckter Dallara-Chevrolet 24.852 215.115 2. 17 Vitor Meira Panoz-Honda 24.944 0.092 0.092 214.317 3. 2 Tomas Enge Dallara-Chevrolet 24.964 0.020 0.112 214.152 4. 15 Buddy Rice Panoz-Honda 24.981 0.017 0.129 214.006 5. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara-Honda 24.993 0.012 0.141 213.899 6. 8 Scott Sharp Panoz-Honda 25.044 0.051 0.192 213.463 7. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara-Toyota 25.062 0.018 0.210 213.313 8. 6 Sam Hornish Jr. Dallara-Toyota 25.112 0.050 0.260 212.887 9. 16 Danica Patrick Panoz-Honda 25.114 0.002 0.262 212.871 10. 24 Roger Yasukawa Dallara-Honda 25.118 0.004 0.266 212.838 11. 26 Dan Wheldon Dallara-Honda 25.126 0.008 0.274 212.768 12. 10 Darren Manning Panoz-Toyota 25.172 0.046 0.320 212.377 13. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara-Honda 25.180 0.008 0.328 212.311 14. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara-Honda 25.187 0.007 0.335 212.255 15. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Panoz-Honda 25.231 0.044 0.379 211.880 16. 9 Scott Dixon Panoz-Toyota 25.250 0.019 0.398 211.726 17. 51 Alex Barron Dallara-Toyota 25.431 0.181 0.579 210.218 18. 14 A.J. Foyt IV Dallara-Toyota 25.587 0.156 0.735 208.931 19. 83 Patrick Carpentier Dallara-Toyota 25.619 0.032 0.767 208.670 20. 20 Ed Carpenter Dallara-Toyota 25.869 0.250 1.017 206.657 21. 91 Paul Dana Dallara-Toyota 26.073 0.204 1.221 205.037

Race Result

Pos # Driver Team Chassis-Engine Laps Gap Status 1. 26 Dan Wheldon Andretti Green Racing Dallara-Honda 200 2h05m27.8062 2. 6 Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske Dallara-Toyota 200 +3.6936 3. 11 Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing Dallara-Honda 200 3.7033 4. 17 Vitor Meira Rahal Letterman Racing Panoz-Honda 200 3.7150 5. 3 Helio Castroneves Team Penske Dallara-Toyota 200 3.8508 6. 10 Darren Manning Chip Ganassi Racing Panoz-Toyota 200 11.4461 7. 83 Patrick Carpentier Cheever Racing Dallara-Toyota 200 11.6269 8. 51 Alex Barron Cheever Racing Dallara-Toyota 199 1 lap 9. 14 A.J. Foyt IV AJ Foyt Enterprises Dallara-Toyota 196 4 laps 10. 91 Paul Dana Hemelgarn Racing Dallara-Toyota 192 8 laps 11. 4 Tomas Scheckter Panther Racing Dallara-Chevrolet 158 42 laps Accident 12. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Super Aguri Fernandez Racing Panoz-Honda 158 0.1131 Accident 13. 8 Scott Sharp Fernandez Racing Panoz-Honda 158 0.3344 Accident 14. 7 Bryan Herta Andretti Green Racing Dallara-Honda 158 0.5151 Accident 15. 16 Danica Patrick Rahal Letterman Racing Panoz-Honda 158 0.8311 Accident 16. 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Panoz-Toyota 158 0.8427 Accident 17. 24 Roger Yasukawa Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dallara-Honda 158 1.0125 Accident 18. 20 Ed Carpenter Vision Racing Dallara-Toyota 154 46 laps Accident 19. 15 Buddy Rice Rahal Letterman Racing Panoz-Honda 92 108 laps Engine 20. 33 Ryan Briscoe Chip Ganassi Racing Panoz-Toyota 61 139 laps Accident 21. 2 Tomas Enge Panther Racing Dallara-Chevrolet 41 159 laps Engine 22. 27 Dario Franchitti Andretti Green Racing Dallara-Honda 12 188 laps Engine Fastest Lap: Rice, 24.9009s (214.691 mph)

Championship Standings

Drivers' Championship Pos Driver Points 1. Dan Wheldon 53 2. Sam Hornish Jr. 40 3. Tony Kanaan 35 4. Vitor Meira 32 5. Helio Castroneves 30 6. Darren Manning 28 7. Patrick Carpentier 26 8. Alex Barron 24 9. A.J. Foyt IV 22 10. Paul Dana 20 11. Tomas Scheckter 19 12. Kosuke Matsuura 18 13. Scott Sharp 17 14. Bryan Herta 16 15. Danica Patrick 15 16. Scott Dixon 14 17. Roger Yasukawa 13 18. Tomas Enge 12 19. Dario Franchitti 12 20. Ryan Briscoe 12 21. Ed Carpenter 12 22. Buddy Rice 12 Rookie of the Year Pos Driver Points 1. Paul Dana 20 2. Danica Patrick 15 3. Tomas Enge 12 4. Ryan Briscoe 12