2008 Gainsco Auto Insurance Indy 300
The 2008 GAINSCO Auto Insurance Indy 300 was the opening round of the 2008 IndyCar Series season and took place on March 29, 2008 at the 1.485-mile (2.390 km) Homestead-Miami Speedway. For the first time in series history, the reigning champion was not on the grid to defend his title, as Dario Franchitti had moved to the No. 40 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car for Chip Ganassi Racing. Graham Rahal was supposed to make his debut in this race however due to a crash in testing his team could not get his car repaired in time for the race. 2003 champion Scott Dixon kicked off the season with the victory, on his way to the series championship.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 1 of 17 in the 2008 IndyCar Series season | |
 | |
| Date | March 29, 2008 |
| Official name | GAINSCO Auto Insurance Indy 300 |
| Location | Homestead-Miami Speedway |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.485 mi / 2.390 km |
| Distance | 200 laps 297.000 mi / 477.975 km |
| Weather | 78°F, Fair skies |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Scott Dixon ( |
| Time | 1:40.2341 (4 laps) |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Ryan Briscoe ( |
| Time | 25.0624 (on lap 3 of 200) |
| Podium | |
| First | Scott Dixon ( |
| Second | Marco Andretti ( |
| Third | Dan Wheldon ( |
Qualifying
- All cars run four laps and the car which completes the laps in the quickest time, wins the pole.
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Speed (mph) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |  |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:40.2341 | 213.341 |
| 2 | 20 | |
Vision Racing | 1:40.2482 | 213.311 |
| 3 | 2 | |
Vision Racing | 1:40.7676 | 212.211 |
| 4 | 7 | |
Andretti Green Racing | 1:40.8066 | 212.129 |
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Penske Racing | 1:40.8166 | 212.108 |
| 6 | 26 | |
Andretti Green Racing | 1:40.9452 | 211.838 |
| 7 | 3 |  |
Penske Racing | 1:41.0675 | 211.581 |
| 8 | 11 | |
Andretti Green Racing | 1:41.0683 | 211.580 |
| 9 | 27 |  |
Andretti Green Racing | 1:41.1024 | 211.508 |
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Roth Racing | 1:41.1264 | 211.458 |
| 11 | 17 | |
Rahal Letterman Racing | 1:41.4689 | 210.744 |
| 12 | 4 | |
Panther Racing | 1:41.6762 | 210.315 |
| 13 | 15 | |
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 1:42.0784 | 209.486 |
| 14 | 14 |  |
A.J. Foyt Enterprises | 1:42.1598 | 209.319 |
| 15 | 34 |  |
Conquest Racing | 1:42.2034 | 209.230 |
| 16 | 5 |  |
KV Racing | 1:42.3056 | 209.021 |
| 17 | 02 | |
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 1:42.4349 | 208.757 |
| 18 | 23 |  |
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 1:42.6559 | 208.308 |
| 19 | 36 | |
Conquest Racing | 1:42.7433 | 208.130 |
| 20 | 33 | |
HVM Racing | 1:42.7577 | 208.101 |
| 21 | 8 | |
KV Racing | 1:42.7935 | 208.029 |
| 22 | 18 | |
Dale Coyne Racing | 1:43.0882 | 207.434 |
| 23 | 19 | |
Dale Coyne Racing | 1:43.2707 | 207.067 |
| 24 | 10 | |
Chip Ganassi Racing | Disallowed | |
| 25 | 24 | |
Roth Racing | Disallowed | |
- Before the race, the cars of Ed Carpenter and A. J. Foyt IV failed technical inspection, their times were disallowed, and were dropped to 24th and 25th on the grid respectively. All drivers behind them moved up two places from their original grid positions.
Race
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | 1:44:03.5914 | 1 | 67 | 50 |
| 2 | 26 | |
Andretti Green Racing | 200 | +0.5828 | 4 | 85 | 43 |
| 3 | 10 | |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | +1.4728 | 22 | 9 | 35 |
| 4 | 3 | |
Penske Racing | 200 | +8.0340 | 5 | 4 | 32 |
| 5 | 20 | |
Vision Racing | 199 | +1 Lap | 24 | 0 | 30 |
| 6 | 7 | |
Andretti Green Racing | 199 | +1 Lap | 2 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | 17 | |
Rahal Letterman Racing | 199 | +1 Lap | 9 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | 11 | |
Andretti Green Racing | 198 | +2 Laps | 6 | 35 | 24 |
| 9 | 2 | |
Vision Racing | 198 | +2 Laps | 25 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | 4 | |
Panther Racing | 197 | +3 Laps | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | 15 | |
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 196 | +4 Laps | 11 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | 5 | |
KV Racing | 195 | +5 Laps | 14 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | 14 | |
A.J. Foyt Enterprises | 194 | +6 Laps | 12 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | 34 | |
Conquest Racing | 194 | +6 Laps | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | 02 | |
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 193 | +7 Laps | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | 19 | |
Dale Coyne Racing | 187 | +13 laps | 21 | 0 | 14 |
| 17 | 33 | |
HVM Racing | 183 | Accident | 18 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | 36 | |
Conquest Racing | 149 | Handling | 17 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 | 6 | |
Penske Racing | 126 | Collision | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 20 | 23 | |
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 122 | Collision | 16 | 0 | 12 |
| 21 | 25 | |
Roth Racing | 53 | Handling | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| 22 | 24 | |
Roth Racing | 50 | Handling | 23 | 0 | 12 |
| 23 | 18 | |
Dale Coyne Racing | 40 | Handling | 20 | 0 | 12 |
| 24 | 27 | |
Andretti Green Racing | 32 | Mechanical | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 25 | 8 | |
KV Racing | 24 | Mechanical | 19 | 0 | 10 |
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References
- "2008 Gainsco Auto Insurance Indy 300". Champ Car Stats. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- "Gainsco Auto Insurance Indy 300". Ultimate Racing History. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
| Preceded by none |
IRL IndyCar Series 2008 |
Succeeded by 2008 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg |
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