IndyCar- Rexall Edmonton Indy

[DanicaFan]

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Race - Rexall Edmonton Indy

Location - Edmonton City Centre Airport

Date - July 26th

TV Schedule - 5pm Eastern - Versus

Course Type - 1.96 Mile Circuit

Distance - 95 Laps / 187.435 Miles

Qualifications - July 25th - 3:20-4:50 pm Eastern

2008 Pole Sitter - Ryan Briscoe

2008 Winner - Scott Dixon

[DanicaFan]

As of now, it looks like we have a 23 car count for this race. Here are the entries at this time...

#2 Raphael Matos / Luczo Dragon Racing
#3 Helio Castroneves / Team Penske
#4 Dan Wheldon / Panther Racing
#5 Mario Moraes / KV Racing Technology
#6 Ryan Briscoe / Team Penske
#7 Danica Patrick / Andretti Green Racing
#9 Scott Dixon / Target Chip Ganassi Racing
#10 Dario Franchitti / Target Chip Ganassi Racing
#11 Tony Kanaan / Andretti Green Racing
#12 Will Power / Penske Racing
#13 EJ Viso / HVM Racing
#14 Ryan Hunter-Reay / AJ Foyt Enterprises
#15 Paul Tracy / KV Racing Technology
#18 Justin Wilson / Dale Coyne Racing
#20 Ed Carpenter / Vision Racing
#23 Tomas Scheckter / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
#24 Mike Conway / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
#26 Marco Andretti / Andretti Green Racing
#27 Hideki Mutoh / Andretti Green Racing
#34 Alex Tagliani / Conquest Racing
#98 Richard Antinucci / CURB-Agajanian-Team 3G
#02 Graham Rahal / Newman-Haas-Lanigan Racing
#06 Robert Doornbos / Newman-Haas-Lanigan Racing

[racerkeke]

And of course there will be a Ten Tenths contingent in attendance. Look for me at turn 14 (the dogleg before start-finish) and Racegypsy at turn 11. Well, don't look specifically -- we always say if you can see the corner workers that's a bad thing, because the cameras like to avoid us.

I hear they're still calling for thunderstorms for qualifying on Saturday.
keke

[NAC]

Originally Posted by racerkeke

And of course there will be a Ten Tenths contingent in attendance. Look for me at turn 14 (the dogleg before start-finish) and Racegypsy at turn 11. Well, don't look specifically -- we always say if you can see the corner workers that's a bad thing, because the cameras like to avoid us.

I hear they're still calling for thunderstorms for qualifying on Saturday.
keke

Fantastic will keep eye out - will you be wearing the Danica vs Conway shirt?

[racerkeke]

Originally Posted by NAC

Fantastic will keep eye out - will you be wearing the Danica vs Conway shirt?

Well, the shirts I packed are from Le Mans, Goodwood FoS and Waterford Hills Road Racing. It was hard to choose what to take 'cause most of my shirts are Champ Car based. Ah well.

keke

[DanicaFan]

Originally Posted by racerkeke

And of course there will be a Ten Tenths contingent in attendance. Look for me at turn 14 (the dogleg before start-finish) and Racegypsy at turn 11. Well, don't look specifically -- we always say if you can see the corner workers that's a bad thing, because the cameras like to avoid us.

I hear they're still calling for thunderstorms for qualifying on Saturday.
keke

I hope it doesnt rain. They are calling for rain here in Indy Saturday as well for the Brickyard 400 qualifying.

[Taprobane]

I hope it does, rain always makes for better racing.

[Jacques Rabbit]

Originally Posted by Taprobane

I hope it does, rain always makes for better racing.

Indeed, I too hope for a wet race. I think the people who don't enjoy racing in the rain don't enjoy it because a certain Danica struggles in those conditions .

My only problem with rain in the IRL is that they are really big fans of full course cautions. I remember St. Pete 08 was just safety car after safety car until the track dried. They seemed to have a problem with letting them loose in the rain, which I thought was a bit of a joke.

[Tim Northcutt]

Originally Posted by Jacques Rabbit

Indeed, I too hope for a wet race. I think the people who don't enjoy racing in the rain don't enjoy it because a certain Danica struggles in those conditions .

My only problem with rain in the IRL is that they are really big fans of full course cautions. I remember St. Pete 08 was just safety car after safety car until the track dried. They seemed to have a problem with letting them loose in the rain, which I thought was a bit of a joke.

It was the result of a severe thunderstorm that left fairly deep standing water in the apexes of corners and such and they did want to get it at least somewhat dry due to that issue.

One of the early Watkins Glen races was in heavy rain all day, but the ponding issue did not occur so they ran green.

I've seen red flag conditions for practice sessions and qualifying at the 12 Hours at Sebring due to conditions similar to that St. Pete race (heavy storms and ponding of water in corners) that you referred to as well, so the IRL shouldn't be criticized for that, IMO...

[macdaddy]

My cable company doesn't carry Versus, so ONCE AGAIN the race won't be televised here.

[DanicaFan]

The first practice group that goes out tomorrow at 1:45 PM Eastern time is the rookie/out of top 10 drivers.

Here is a list of the drivers...

#27 Hideki Mutoh
#2 Raphael Matos
#06 Robert Doornbos
#20 Ed Carpenter
#23 Tomas Scheckter
#5 Mario Moraes
#14 Ryan Hunter-Reay
#24 Mike Conway
#13 EJ Viso
#98 Richard Antinucci
#12 Will Power
#34 Alex Tagliani
#15 Paul Tracy

[DanicaFan]

Vaseline is sponsoring Dario Franchitti's car for this weekend.

Check it out..

[NAC]

Originally Posted by DanicaFan

Vaseline is sponsoring Dario Franchitti's car for this weekend.

Check it out..

That puts a on whole new meaning to slip stream



My prediction for the weekend is Conway will bet Patrick, any takers on that bet? - looser gets to wear a avatar of the winners choosing for a week.

[NAC]

Originally Posted by NAC

That puts a on whole new meaning to slip stream



My prediction for the weekend is Conway will bet Patrick, any takers on that bet? - looser gets to wear a avatar of the winners choosing for a week.

Come on DanicaFan - money where the mouth is

[DanicaFan]

Practice Session 1 is over. Here are the results..

Here are the times for Practice Session 1..

Rank / Car # & Driver / Lap Time / Speed

1. #12 Will Power / 1:02.2840 / 114.039
2. #2 Raphael Matos / 1:02.7084 / 113.267
3. #6 Ryan Briscoe / 1:02.7561 / 113.181
4. #3 Helio Castroneves / 1:02.7816 / 113.135
5. #15 Paul Tracy / 1:02.8520 / 113.008
6. #24 Mike Conway / 1:02.9546 / 112.824
7. #18 Justin Wilson / 1:03.1026 / 112.560
8. #06 Robert Doornbos / 1:03.2693 / 112.263
9. #27 Hideki Mutoh / 1:03.3363 / 112.144
10. #10 Dario Franchitti / 1:03.4095 / 112.015
11. #5 Mario Moraes / 1:03.4434 / 111.955
12. #9 Scott Dixon / 1:03.6812 / 111.537
13. #14 Ryan Hunter-Reay / 1:03.8273 / 111.282
14. #02 Graham Rahal / 1:03.9191 / 111.122
15. #23 Tomas Scheckter / 1:04.0201 / 110.946
16. #11 Tony Kanaan / 1:04.1162 / 110.780
17. #13 EJ Viso / 1:04.1282 / 110.759
18. #98 Richard Antinucci / 1:04.2159 / 110.608
19. #4 Dan Wheldon / 1:04.6254 / 109.907
20. #26 Marco Andretti / 1:04.9379 / 109.378
21. #7 Danica Patrick / 1:05.3368 / 108.711
22. #20 Ed Carpenter / 1:05.3386 / 108.708
23. #34 Alex Tagliani / 1:06.3707 / 107.017