IRL IndyCar Series: Michigan International Speedway, Round 11
31st July 2005 - Firestone Indy 400
Practice 1
Pos # Driver Chassis-Engine Laps Time Gap To 1st
1. 4 Tomas Scheckter Dallara-Chevrolet 26 32.876
2. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara-Honda 33 32.981 0.105 0.105
3. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara-Honda 31 33.097 0.116 0.221
4. 8 Scott Sharp Panoz-Honda 28 33.116 0.019 0.240
5. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Panoz-Honda 34 33.118 0.002 0.242
6. 95 Buddy Lazier Dallara-Chevrolet 32 33.139 0.021 0.263
7. 26 Dan Wheldon Dallara-Honda 30 33.170 0.031 0.294
8. 2 Towsend Bell Dallara-Chevrolet 56 33.177 0.007 0.301
9. 6 Sam Hornish Jr. Dallara-Toyota 39 33.211 0.034 0.335
10. 51 Alex Barron Dallara-Toyota 35 33.300 0.089 0.424
11. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara-Toyota 39 33.337 0.037 0.461
12. 15 Buddy Rice Panoz-Honda 27 33.337 0.000 0.461
13. 9 Scott Dixon Panoz-Toyota 35 33.352 0.015 0.476
14. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara-Honda 34 33.357 0.005 0.481
15. 17 Vitor Meira Panoz-Honda 37 33.437 0.080 0.561
16. 16 Danica Patrick Panoz-Honda 34 33.466 0.029 0.590
17. 10 Jaques Lazier Panoz-Toyota 47 33.488 0.022 0.612
18. 14 A.J. Foyt IV Dallara-Toyota 30 33.521 0.033 0.645
19. 83 Patrick Carpentier Dallara-Toyota 39 33.547 0.026 0.671
20. 33 Ryan Briscoe Panoz-Toyota 39 33.715 0.168 0.839
21. 24 Roger Yasukawa Dallara-Honda 25 33.769 0.054 0.893
22. 20 Ed Carpenter Dallara-Toyota 37 33.793 0.024 0.917
23. 91 Jimmy Kite Dallara-Toyota 31 33.966 0.173 1.090
Practice 2
Pos # Driver Chassis-Engine Laps Time Gap To 1st
1. 9 Scott Dixon Panoz-Toyota 13 32.774
2. 26 Dan Wheldon Dallara-Honda 41 32.932 0.158 0.158
3. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara-Honda 41 32.951 0.019 0.177
4. 4 Tomas Scheckter Dallara-Chevrolet 10 32.966 0.015 0.192
5. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara-Honda 34 33.031 0.065 0.257
6. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara-Honda 26 33.046 0.015 0.272
7. 95 Buddy Lazier Dallara-Chevrolet 33 33.073 0.027 0.299
8. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Panoz-Honda 37 33.076 0.003 0.302
9. 2 Towsend Bell Dallara-Chevrolet 24 33.087 0.011 0.313
10. 8 Scott Sharp Panoz-Honda 38 33.095 0.008 0.321
11. 15 Buddy Rice Panoz-Honda 38 33.100 0.005 0.326
12. 6 Sam Hornish Jr. Dallara-Toyota 38 33.173 0.073 0.399
13. 16 Danica Patrick Panoz-Honda 33 33.174 0.001 0.400
14. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara-Toyota 28 33.176 0.002 0.402
15. 10 Jaques Lazier Panoz-Toyota 25 33.188 0.012 0.414
16. 17 Vitor Meira Panoz-Honda 39 33.192 0.004 0.418
17. 33 Ryan Briscoe Panoz-Toyota 15 33.352 0.160 0.578
18. 24 Roger Yasukawa Dallara-Honda 37 33.362 0.010 0.588
19. 51 Alex Barron Dallara-Toyota 14 33.510 0.148 0.736
20. 83 Patrick Carpentier Dallara-Toyota 41 33.514 0.004 0.740
21. 14 A.J. Foyt IV Dallara-Toyota 4 33.642 0.128 0.868
22. 20 Ed Carpenter Dallara-Toyota 30 33.772 0.130 0.998
23. 91 Jimmy Kite Dallara-Toyota 31 33.940 0.168 1.166
Starting Line-up
Pos # Driver Chassis-Engine Laps Time Gap To 1st
1. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara-Honda 2 32.856
2. 4 Tomas Scheckter Dallara-Chevrolet 2 32.862 0.006 0.006
3. 15 Buddy Rice Panoz-Honda 2 32.890 0.028 0.034
4. 9 Scott Dixon Panoz-Toyota 2 32.893 0.003 0.037
5. 95 Buddy Lazier Dallara-Chevrolet 2 32.898 0.005 0.042
6. 8 Scott Sharp Panoz-Honda 2 32.915 0.017 0.059
7. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara-Honda 2 32.941 0.026 0.085
8. 16 Danica Patrick Panoz-Honda 2 32.955 0.014 0.099
9. 17 Vitor Meira Panoz-Honda 2 33.090 0.135 0.234
10. 2 Townsend Bell Dallara-Chevrolet 2 33.103 0.013 0.247
11. 26 Dan Wheldon Dallara-Honda 2 33.106 0.003 0.250
12. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Panoz-Honda 2 33.120 0.014 0.264
13. 6 Sam Hornish Jr. Dallara-Toyota 2 33.123 0.003 0.267
14. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara-Honda 2 33.154 0.031 0.298
15. 10 Jaques Lazier Panoz-Toyota 2 33.187 0.033 0.331
16. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara-Toyota 2 33.203 0.016 0.347
17. 33 Ryan Briscoe Panoz-Toyota 2 33.254 0.051 0.398
18. 24 Roger Yasukawa Dallara-Honda 2 33.441 0.187 0.585
19. 83 Patrick Carpentier Dallara-Toyota 2 33.484 0.043 0.628
20. 51 Alex Barron Dallara-Toyota 2 33.517 0.033 0.661
21. 91 Jimmy Kite Dallara-Toyota 2 33.630 0.113 0.774
22. 14 A.J. Foyt IV Dallara-Toyota 2 33.639 0.009 0.783
23. 20 Ed Carpenter Dallara-Toyota 2 33.896 0.257 1.040
Final Practice
Pos # Driver Chassis-Engine Laps Time Gap To 1st
1. 9 Scott Dixon Panoz-Toyota 30 32.972
2. 26 Dan Wheldon Dallara-Honda 31 32.984 0.012 0.012
3. 17 Vitor Meira Panoz-Honda 27 33.006 0.022 0.034
4. 4 Tomas Scheckter Dallara-Chevrolet 27 33.018 0.012 0.046
5. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara-Honda 29 33.022 0.004 0.050
6. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara-Honda 34 33.034 0.012 0.062
7. 8 Scott Sharp Panoz-Honda 32 33.068 0.034 0.096
8. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara-Honda 34 33.112 0.044 0.140
9. 95 Buddy Lazier Dallara-Chevrolet 24 33.118 0.006 0.146
10. 24 Roger Yasukawa Dallara-Honda 26 33.157 0.039 0.185
11. 83 Patrick Carpentier Dallara-Toyota 40 33.179 0.022 0.207
12. 2 Townsend Bell Dallara-Chevrolet 22 33.180 0.001 0.208
13. 6 Sam Hornish Jr. Dallara-Toyota 30 33.203 0.023 0.231
14. 51 Alex Barron Dallara-Toyota 32 33.224 0.021 0.252
15. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara-Toyota 31 33.244 0.020 0.272
16. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Panoz-Honda 28 33.264 0.020 0.292
17. 10 Jaques Lazier Panoz-Toyota 26 33.297 0.033 0.325
18. 16 Danica Patrick Panoz-Honda 29 33.304 0.007 0.332
19. 33 Ryan Briscoe Panoz-Toyota 23 33.456 0.152 0.484
20. 14 A.J. Foyt IV Dallara-Toyota 31 33.489 0.033 0.517
21. 15 Buddy Rice Panoz-Honda 13 33.530 0.041 0.558
22. 91 Jimmy Kite Dallara-Toyota 27 33.596 0.066 0.624
23. 20 Ed Carpenter Dallara-Toyota 25 33.759 0.163 0.787
Race Result
Pos # Driver Team Chassis-Engine Laps Time
1. 7 Bryan Herta Andretti Green Racing Dallara-Honda 200 2h23m32.5979, 209.380 mph
2. 26 Dan Wheldon Andretti Green Racing Dallara-Honda 200 + 0.0374
3. 4 Tomas Scheckter Panther Racing Dallara-Chevrolet 200 0.1488
4. 11 Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing Dallara-Honda 200 0.2357
5. 6 Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske Dallara-Toyota 200 0.4677
6. 95 Buddy Lazier Panther Racing Dallara-Chevrolet 200 0.5268
7. 8 Scott Sharp Fernandez Racing Panoz-Honda 200 0.9021
8. 27 Dario Franchitti Andretti Green Racing Dallara-Honda 200 0.9717
9. 83 Patrick Carpentier Cheever Racing Dallara-Toyota 199 1 lap
10. 33 Ryan Briscoe Chip Ganassi Racing Panoz-Toyota 199 0.1851
11. 51 Alex Barron Cheever Racing Dallara-Toyota 199 0.3817
12. 14 A.J. Foyt IV AJ Foyt Enterprises Dallara-Toyota 198 2 laps
13. 91 Jimmy Kite Hemelgarn Racing Dallara-Toyota 197 3 laps
14. 17 Vitor Meira Rahal Letterman Racing Panoz-Honda 185 15 laps Handling
15. 2 Townsend Bell Panther Racing Dallara-Chevrolet 180 20 laps Accident
16. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Super Aguri Fernandez Racing Panoz-Honda 180 1.5535 Accident
17. 10 Jaques Lazier Chip Ganassi Racing Panoz-Toyota 179 21 laps Accident
18. 24 Roger Yasukawa Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dallara-Honda 179 0.5099 Accident
19. 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Panoz-Toyota 166 34 laps Electrical
20. 16 Danica Patrick Rahal Letterman Racing Panoz-Honda 163 37 laps Engine
21. 3 Helio Castroneves Team Penske Dallara-Toyota 138 62 laps Engine
22. 15 Buddy Rice Rahal Letterman Racing Panoz-Honda 126 74 laps Engine
23. 20 Ed Carpenter Vision Racing Dallara-Toyota 118 82 laps Engine
Fastest Lap: Bell, 32.806s (219.475 mph)
Championship Standings
Drivers' Championship
Pos Driver Points
1. Dan Wheldon 417
2. Sam Hornish Jr. 339
3. Tony Kanaan 338
4. Dario Franchitti 333
5. Bryan Herta 291
6. Helio Castroneves 286
7. Scott Sharp 276
8. Tomas Scheckter 275
9. Vitor Meira 257
10. Patrick Carpentier 249
11. Danica Patrick 221
12. Alex Barron 209
13. Kosuke Matsuura 199
14. Darren Manning 186
15. Scott Dixon 184
16. Ryan Briscoe 179
17. Buddy Rice 173
18. A.J. Foyt IV 166
19. Ed Carpenter 164
20. Roger Yasukawa 155
21. Tomas Enge 131
22. Jimmy Kite 101
23. Buddy Lazier 92
24. Paul Dana 44
25. Jaques Lazier 27
26. Jeff Bucknum 24
27. Sebastien Bourdais 18
28. Adrian Fernandez 16
29. Felipe Giaffone 15
30. Townsend Bell 15
31. Marty Roth 10
32. Kenny Brack 10
33. Jeff Ward 10
34. Larry Foyt 10
35. Richie Hearn 10
36. Bruno Junqueira 10
Rookie of the Year
Pos Driver Points
1. Danica Patrick 221
2. Ryan Briscoe 179
3. Tomas Enge 131
4. Paul Dana 44
5. Jeff Bucknum 24
6. Marty Roth 10
7. Larry Foyt 10