IRL IndyCar Series: Richmond, Round 7
25th June 2005 - SunTrust Indy Challenge
Practice 1
Pos # Driver Chassis-Engine Laps Time Gap To 1st
1. 6 Sam Hornish Jr. Dallara-Toyota 85 15.485
2. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara-Toyota 114 15.597 0.112 0.112
3. 2 Tomas Enge Dallara-Chevrolet 84 15.612 0.015 0.127
4. 33 Ryan Briscoe Panoz-Toyota 90 15.625 0.013 0.140
5. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara-Honda 74 15.715 0.090 0.230
6. 51 Alex Barron Dallara-Toyota 63 15.764 0.049 0.279
7. 26 Dan Wheldon Dallara-Honda 63 15.766 0.002 0.281
8. 83 Patrick Carpentier Dallara-Toyota 40 15.782 0.016 0.297
9. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara-Honda 52 15.795 0.013 0.310
10. 8 Scott Sharp Panoz-Honda 75 15.800 0.005 0.315
11. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara-Honda 54 15.812 0.012 0.327
12. 91 Jimmy Kite Dallara-Toyota 82 15.854 0.042 0.369
13. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Panoz-Honda 69 15.942 0.088 0.457
14. 17 Vitor Meira Panoz-Honda 79 15.969 0.027 0.484
15. 20 Ed Carpenter Dallara-Toyota 74 16.030 0.061 0.545
16. 9 Scott Dixon Panoz-Toyota 49 16.065 0.035 0.580
17. 10 Darren Manning Panoz-Toyota 73 16.067 0.002 0.582
18. 4 Tomas Scheckter Dallara-Chevrolet 62 16.105 0.038 0.620
19. 14 A.J. Foyt IV Dallara-Toyota 64 16.141 0.036 0.656
20. 24 Roger Yasukawa Dallara-Honda 73 16.259 0.118 0.774
21. 15 Buddy Rice Panoz-Honda 78 16.381 0.122 0.896
22. 16 Danica Patrick Panoz-Honda 105 16.556 0.175 1.071
Practice 2
Pos # Driver Chassis-Engine Laps Time Gap To 1st
1. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara-Toyota 28 15.354
2. 6 Sam Hornish Jr. Dallara-Toyota 31 15.377 0.023 0.023
3. 33 Ryan Briscoe Panoz-Toyota 44 15.512 0.135 0.158
4. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara-Honda 32 15.543 0.031 0.189
5. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara-Honda 33 15.578 0.035 0.224
6. 8 Scott Sharp Panoz-Honda 38 15.584 0.006 0.230
7. 2 Tomas Enge Dallara-Chevrolet 31 15.599 0.015 0.245
8. 51 Alex Barron Dallara-Toyota 45 15.664 0.065 0.310
9. 83 Patrick Carpentier Dallara-Toyota 45 15.675 0.011 0.321
10. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara-Honda 39 15.681 0.006 0.327
11. 26 Dan Wheldon Dallara-Honda 36 15.692 0.011 0.338
12. 4 Tomas Scheckter Dallara-Chevrolet 49 15.717 0.025 0.363
13. 10 Darren Manning Panoz-Toyota 28 15.773 0.056 0.419
14. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Panoz-Honda 44 15.803 0.030 0.449
15. 91 Jimmy Kite Dallara-Toyota 31 15.815 0.012 0.461
16. 17 Vitor Meira Panoz-Honda 45 15.981 0.166 0.627
17. 14 A.J. Foyt IV Dallara-Toyota 41 16.033 0.052 0.679
18. 20 Ed Carpenter Dallara-Toyota 41 16.154 0.121 0.800
19. 15 Buddy Rice Panoz-Honda 22 16.197 0.043 0.843
20. 24 Roger Yasukawa Dallara-Honda 38 16.334 0.137 0.980
21. 9 Scott Dixon Panoz-Toyota 30 16.479 0.145 1.125
22. 16 Danica Patrick Panoz-Honda 39 16.486 0.007 1.132
Starting Line-up
Pos # Driver Chassis-Engine Laps Time Gap To 1st
1. 6 Sam Hornish Jr. Dallara-Toyota 2 15.320
2. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara-Toyota 2 15.359 0.039 0.039
3. 33 Ryan Briscoe Panoz-Toyota 1 15.459 0.100 0.139
4. 83 Patrick Carpentier Dallara-Toyota 1 15.537 0.078 0.217
5. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara-Honda 1 15.539 0.002 0.219
6. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara-Honda 2 15.566 0.027 0.246
7. 26 Dan Wheldon Dallara-Honda 1 15.601 0.035 0.281
8. 2 Tomas Enge Dallara-Chevrolet 1 15.628 0.027 0.308
9. 51 Alex Barron Dallara-Toyota 1 15.629 0.001 0.309
10. 10 Darren Manning Panoz-Toyota 2 15.634 0.005 0.314
11. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Panoz-Honda 1 15.668 0.034 0.348
12. 8 Scott Sharp Panoz-Honda 1 15.677 0.009 0.357
13. 91 Jimmy Kite Dallara-Toyota 1 15.818 0.141 0.498
14. 15 Buddy Rice Panoz-Honda 1 15.818 0.000 0.498
15. 17 Vitor Meira Panoz-Honda 1 15.917 0.099 0.597
16. 20 Ed Carpenter Dallara-Toyota 1 15.983 0.066 0.663
17. 14 A.J. Foyt IV Dallara-Toyota 1 16.030 0.047 0.710
18. 24 Roger Yasukawa Dallara-Honda 2 16.035 0.005 0.715
19. 4 Tomas Scheckter Dallara-Chevrolet 1 16.046 0.011 0.726
20. 9 Scott Dixon Panoz-Toyota 1 16.132 0.086 0.812
21. 16 Danica Patrick Panoz-Honda 2 16.393 0.261 1.073
22. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara-Honda 0 No time
Final Practice
Pos # Driver Chassis-Engine Laps Time Gap To 1st
1. 2 Tomas Enge Dallara-Chevrolet 75 15.935
2. 6 Sam Hornish Jr. Dallara-Toyota 27 15.936 0.001 0.001
3. 51 Alex Barron Dallara-Toyota 50 15.988 0.052 0.053
4. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara-Toyota 51 16.007 0.019 0.072
5. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara-Honda 55 16.143 0.136 0.208
6. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara-Honda 58 16.148 0.005 0.213
7. 33 Ryan Briscoe Panoz-Toyota 70 16.180 0.032 0.245
8. 9 Scott Dixon Panoz-Toyota 47 16.183 0.003 0.248
9. 4 Tomas Scheckter Dallara-Chevrolet 69 16.187 0.004 0.252
10. 26 Dan Wheldon Dallara-Honda 39 16.188 0.001 0.253
11. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Panoz-Honda 61 16.204 0.016 0.269
12. 10 Darren Manning Panoz-Toyota 63 16.272 0.068 0.337
13. 83 Patrick Carpentier Dallara-Toyota 55 16.284 0.012 0.349
14. 8 Scott Sharp Panoz-Honda 54 16.303 0.019 0.368
15. 17 Vitor Meira Panoz-Honda 60 16.319 0.016 0.384
16. 14 A.J. Foyt IV Dallara-Toyota 55 16.445 0.126 0.510
17. 91 Jimmy Kite Dallara-Toyota 46 16.467 0.022 0.532
18. 16 Danica Patrick Panoz-Honda 54 16.497 0.030 0.562
19. 20 Ed Carpenter Dallara-Toyota 56 16.524 0.027 0.589
20. 24 Roger Yasukawa Dallara-Honda 54 16.599 0.075 0.664
21. 15 Buddy Rice Panoz-Honda 43 16.666 0.067 0.731
Race Result
Pos # Driver Team Chassis-Engine Laps Time Status
1. 3 Helio Castroneves Team Penske Dallara-Toyota 250 1h38m33.1105
2. 27 Dario Franchitti Andretti Green Racing Dallara-Honda 250 + 0.5588
3. 83 Patrick Carpentier Cheever Racing Dallara-Toyota 250 1.8140
4. 4 Tomas Scheckter Panther Racing Dallara-Chevrolet 250 3.0675
5. 26 Dan Wheldon Andretti Green Racing Dallara-Honda 250 3.5400
6. 51 Alex Barron Cheever Racing Dallara-Toyota 250 4.2376
7. 2 Tomas Enge Panther Racing Dallara-Chevrolet 249 1 lap
8. 7 Bryan Herta Andretti Green Racing Dallara-Honda 249 3.5680
9. 55 Kosuke Matsuura Super Aguri Fernandez Racing Panoz-Honda 249 3.8311
10. 16 Danica Patrick Rahal Letterman Racing Panoz-Honda 247 3 laps
11. 15 Buddy Rice Rahal Letterman Racing Panoz-Honda 246 4 laps
12. 20 Ed Carpenter Vision Racing Dallara-Toyota 246 2.4799
13. 91 Jimmy Kite Hemelgarn Racing Dallara-Toyota 245 5 laps
14. 14 A.J. Foyt IV AJ Foyt Enterprises Dallara-Toyota 244 6 laps
15. 10 Darren Manning Chip Ganassi Racing Panoz-Toyota 240 10 laps Accident
16. 24 Roger Yasukawa Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dallara-Honda 235 15 laps Accident
17. 8 Scott Sharp Fernandez Racing Panoz-Honda 201 49 laps Accident
18. 6 Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske Dallara-Toyota 164 86 laps Accident
19. 11 Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing Dallara-Honda 150 100 laps Accident
20. 17 Vitor Meira Rahal Letterman Racing Panoz-Honda 145 105 laps Accident
21. 33 Ryan Briscoe Chip Ganassi Racing Panoz-Toyota 88 162 laps Accident
22. 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Panoz-Toyota 37 213 laps Accident
Fastest Lap: Matsuura, 15.7552s (171.372 mph)
Championship Standings
Drivers' Championship
Pos Driver Points
1. Dan Wheldon 292
2. Tony Kanaan 209
3. Helio Castroneves 206
4. Sam Hornish Jr. 198
5. Dario Franchitti 187
6. Bryan Herta 183
7. Scott Sharp 170
8. Vitor Meira 170
9. Tomas Scheckter 162
10. Patrick Carpentier 150
11. Danica Patrick 149
12. Kosuke Matsuura 138
13. Darren Manning 136
14. Alex Barron 134
15. Buddy Rice 116
16. Scott Dixon 115
17. Ryan Briscoe 111
18. A.J. Foyt IV 104
19. Ed Carpenter 101
20. Tomas Enge 100
21. Roger Yasukawa 97
22. Paul Dana 44
23. Jimmy Kite 39
24. Buddy Lazier 30
25. Jeff Bucknum 24
26. Sebastien Bourdais 18
27. Adrian Fernandez 16
28. Felipe Giaffone 15
29. Jaques Lazier 14
30. Marty Roth 10
31. Kenny Brack 10
32. Jeff Ward 10
33. Larry Foyt 10
34. Richie Hearn 10
35. Bruno Junqueira 10
Rookie of the Year
Pos Driver Points
1. Danica Patrick 149
2. Ryan Briscoe 111
3. Tomas Enge 100
4. Paul Dana 44
5. Jeff Bucknum 24
6. Marty Roth 10
7. Larry Foyt 10