2008 RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300
The 2008 RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300 was the fourth round of the 2008 IndyCar Series season and took place on April 27, 2008 at the 1.520-mile (2.446 km) Kansas Speedway. At the start, Scott Dixon took the lead from the pole position. Meanwhile, Enrique Bernoldi spun and headed to the pits. On lap 23, Will Power crashed in turn 2. While the field pitted under the caution, Justin Wilson stayed out and took the lead. Dixon took the lead back on the restart, and maintained the lead through the next series of pit stops. On lap 98, the caution came out again for a crash involving E. J. Viso and Tomas Scheckter. After another long green flag segment, Buddy Rice brought out the yellow on lap 153 with a heavy crash in turn 2. In the pits, Danica Patrick retired from the race with a broken wheel hub. Meanwhile, Dixon, who had dominated most of the race, was shuffled back to seventh place.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 4th round of the 2008 IndyCar Series season | |
| Date | April 27, 2008 |
| Official name | RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300 |
| Location | Kansas Speedway |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.520 mi / 2.446 km |
| Distance | 200 laps 304.000 mi / 489.241 km |
| Weather | 59°F, Mostly sunny |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Scott Dixon ( |
| Time | 1:42.3014 (4 laps) |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Scott Dixon ( |
| Time | 25.5084 (on lap 175 of 200) |
| Podium | |
| First | Dan Wheldon ( |
| Second | Tony Kanaan ( |
| Third | Scott Dixon ( |
The race resumed after a long yellow with Dan Wheldon leading. Wheldon pulled away and led the final 49 laps to record his first IndyCar Series victory since April 2007.
| Finish | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |  |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | 1:52:49.9806 | 2 | 49 | 50 |
| 2 | 11 |  |
Andretti Green Racing | 200 | +2.1778 | 11 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 9 |  |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | +4.3922 | 1 | 145 | 38 |
| 4 | 3 | |
Penske Racing | 200 | +9.2889 | 8 | 1 | 32 |
| 5 | 26 | |
Andretti Green Racing | 200 | +9.2986 | 14 | 0 | 30 |
| 6 | 27 |  |
Andretti Green Racing | 200 | +9.5717 | 13 | 0 | 28 |
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Penske Racing | 200 | +9.7123 | 9 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | 2 | |
Vision Racing | 200 | +14.2868 | 5 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | 02 | |
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 199 | +1 Lap | 22 | 5 | 22 |
| 10 | 20 | |
Vision Racing | 198 | +2 Laps | 6 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | 5 |  |
KV Racing | 198 | +2 Laps | 23 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | 06 | |
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 198 | +2 Laps | 20 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | 24 | |
Roth Racing | 197 | +3 Laps | 15 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | 33 |  |
HVM Racing | 197 | +3 Laps | 17 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | 18 | |
Dale Coyne Racing | 196 | +4 Laps | 26 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | 23 | |
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 195 | +5 Laps | 24 | 0 | 14 |
| 17 | 19 | |
Dale Coyne Racing | 193 | +7 Laps | 27 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | 17 | |
Rahal Letterman Racing | 169 | +31 Laps | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 | 7 | |
Andretti Green Racing | 156 | Wheel Hub | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 20 | 15 | |
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 150 | Accident | 21 | 0 | 12 |
| 21 | 34 | |
Conquest Racing | 150 | +50 Laps | 19 | 0 | 12 |
| 22 | 4 | |
Panther Racing | 101 | Mechanical | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| 23 | 12 |  |
Luczo Dragon Racing | 96 | Handling | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 24 | 14 | |
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 76 | Handling | 16 | 0 | 12 |
| 25 | 36 | |
Conquest Racing | 54 | Handling | 25 | 0 | 10 |
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Roth Racing | 41 | Handling | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 27 | 8 | |
KV Racing | 22 | Accident | 18 | 0 | 10 |
| Race average speed: 161.774 mph (260.350 km/h) | ||||||||
| Lead changes: 5 between 4 drivers | ||||||||
| Cautions: 4 for 41 laps | ||||||||
References
- IndyCar Series (Archived 2009-05-28)
| Preceded by Indy Japan 300 (IRL teams; 3A) Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach (Transition teams; 3B) |
IRL IndyCar Series round 4 2008 |
Succeeded by Indianapolis 500 |