2008 ABC Supply Company A.J. Foyt 225
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{{American Championship Car race report infobox|
Country = USA|
Race = Milwaukee|
Image = The Milwaukee Mile.svg|
Caption = |
Date = June 1|
Year = 2008|
Official name = ABC Supply Company A.J. Foyt 225|
Round_No = 6th|
Series = IndyCar Series|
Location = Milwaukee Mile|
Course = Permanent racing facility|
Course_mi = 1.000|
Course_km = 1.609|
Distance_laps = 225|
Distance_mi = 225|
Distance_km = 362.102|
Weather = Temperatures reaching up to {{convert|71.6|F|C}}; wind speeds approaching {{convert|9.9|mph|km/h}}|
Pole_Driver = Marco Andretti|
Pole_Team = {{flagicon|USA}} Andretti Green Racing|
Pole_Time = 1:26.9591 (4 laps)|
Pole_Country = USA|
Fast_Driver = Scott Dixon|
Fast_Team = {{flagicon|USA}} Chip Ganassi Racing|
Fast_Time = 22.2185|
Fast_Lap = 76|
Fast_Country = New Zealand|
First_Driver = Ryan Briscoe|
First_Team = {{flagicon|USA}} Penske Racing|
First_Country = Australia|
Second_Driver = Scott Dixon|
Second_Team = {{flagicon|USA}} Chip Ganassi Racing|
Second_Country= New Zealand|
Third_Driver = Tony Kanaan|
Third_Team = {{flagicon|USA}} Andretti Green Racing|
Third_Country = Brazil|
}}
The 2008 ABC Supply Company A.J. Foyt 225 was the sixth round of the 2008 IndyCar Series season and took place on June 1, 2008 at the {{convert|1.015|mi|km|adj=on}} Milwaukee Mile, in West Allis, Wisconsin. Marco Andretti took the lead from the pole position, and led the first 40 laps. He was chased early by Scott Dixon and teammate Tony Kanaan. Graham Rahal, who started on the outside of the front row, shuffled back, but remained in the top 5 for the first half of the race. The first half was mostly green, with only a minor caution involving Oriol Servià and another for debris. Later in the first fuel segment, Andretti's handling started to suffer, and Dixon took over the lead. Hélio Castroneves took over second, and Andretti fell back as deep as tenth.
On lap 130, Rahal went high in turn three to pass Darren Manning. He got into the marbles, and brushed along the wall in turn four. After holding the lead for 136 laps, Dixon was finally challenged by Ryan Briscoe. Briscoe took over the lead on lap 177, and held it until a green flag pit stop on lap 194. After a sequence of pit stops, Castroneves, Andretti and Dan Wheldon all cycled near the front. When all pit stops were complete, Briscoe held a half-second lead over Dixon. The two battled for the lead over the final 21 laps.
With less than three laps to go, Andretti dove underneath Ed Carpenter in turn one. The cars touched, and both cars spun into the wall. Vítor Meira became caught up in the smoke, and rode up over Andretti, becoming airborne. He landed upright, and all drivers were uninjured. The race finished under caution with Briscoe picking up his first career IndyCar victory, and 300th overall win for the Mooresville, North Carolina–based Penske Racing in all motorsports series.
Result
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" | ||||||||
| Finish | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1
|style="background:#FF0000; color:black;" align=center|6 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Ryan Briscoe |align=center|225 |align=center|1:42:41.7387 |align=center|11 |align=center|36 |align=center|50 | ||||||||
| 2
|style="background:white; color:red;" align=center|9 |{{flagicon|NZ}} Scott Dixon |align=center|225 |align=center|+0.0487 |align=center|3 |align=center|147 |align=center|43 | ||||||||
| 3
|style="background:#00AF00; color:white;" align=center|11 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Tony Kanaan |align=center|225 |align=center|+1.8413 |align=center|6 |align=center|0 |align=center|35 | ||||||||
| 4
|style="background:red; color:white;" align=center|10 |{{flagicon|UK}} Dan Wheldon |align=center|225 |align=center|+2.9314 |align=center|7 |align=center|0 |align=center|32 | ||||||||
| 5
|style="background:#FF0000; color:black;" align=center|3 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Hélio Castroneves |align=center|225 |align=center|+4.6704 |align=center|5 |align=center|2 |align=center|30 | ||||||||
| 6
|style="background:black; color:silver;" align=center|5 |{{flagicon|ESP}} Oriol Servià (R) |align=center|225 |align=center|+14.2217 |align=center|9 |align=center|0 |align=center|28 | ||||||||
| 7
|style="background:red; color:yellow;" align=center|02 |{{flagicon|UK}} Justin Wilson (R) |align=center|224 |align=center|+1 Lap |align=center|22 |align=center|0 |align=center|26 | ||||||||
| 8
|style="background:black; color:lime;" align=center|33 |{{flagicon|VEN}} E. J. Viso (R) |align=center|224 |align=center|+1 Lap |align=center|10 |align=center|0 |align=center|24 | ||||||||
| 9
|style="background:black; color:aqua;" align=center|7 |{{flagicon|US}} Danica Patrick |align=center|224 |align=center|+1 Lap |align=center|13 |align=center|0 |align=center|22 | ||||||||
| 10
|style="background:#000080; color:white;" align=center|15 |{{flagicon|US}} Buddy Rice |align=center|224 |align=center|+1 Lap |align=center|19 |align=center|0 |align=center|20 | ||||||||
| 11
|style="background:red; color:white;" align=center|23 |{{flagicon|US}} Townsend Bell |align=center|224 |align=center|+1 Lap |align=center|21 |align=center|0 |align=center|19 | ||||||||
| 12
|style="background:blue; color:white;" align=center|27 |{{flagicon|Japan}} Hideki Mutoh (R) |align=center|224 |align=center|+1 Lap |align=center|14 |align=center|0 |align=center|18 | ||||||||
| 13
|style="background:#ff0000; color:white;" align=center|14 |{{flagicon|UK}} Darren Manning |align=center|223 |align=center|+2 Laps |align=center|20 |align=center|0 |align=center|17 | ||||||||
| 14
|style="background:yellow; color:green;" align=center|8 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Will Power (R) |align=center|223 |align=center|+2 Laps |align=center|4 |align=center|16 |align=center|16 | ||||||||
| 15
|style="background:#00FF00; color:Black;" align=center|17 |{{flagicon|US}} Ryan Hunter-Reay (R) |align=center|223 |align=center|+2 Laps |align=center|12 |align=center|0 |align=center|15 | ||||||||
| 16
|style="background:orange; color:white;" align=center|36 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Enrique Bernoldi |align=center|222 |align=center|+3 Laps |align=center|8 |align=center|0 |align=center|14 | ||||||||
| 17
|style="background:black; color:red;" align=center|2 |{{flagicon|US}} A. J. Foyt IV |align=center|222 |align=center|+3 Laps |align=center|18 |align=center|0 |align=center|13 | ||||||||
| 18
|style="background:#FF0000; color:black;" align=center|18 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Bruno Junqueira |align=center|222 |align=center|+3 Laps |align=center|15 |align=center|0 |align=center|12 | ||||||||
| 19
|style="background:white; color:red;" align=center|24 |{{flagicon|US}} John Andretti |align=center|222 |align=center|+3 Laps |align=center|16 |align=center|0 |align=center|12 | ||||||||
| 20
|style="background:yellow; color:black;" align=center|20 |{{flagicon|US}} Ed Carpenter |align=center|221 |align=center|Contact |align=center|17 |align=center|0 |align=center|12 | ||||||||
| 21
|style="background:black; color:orange;" align=center|26 |{{flagicon|US}} Marco Andretti |align=center|221 |align=center|Contact |align=center|1 |align=center|40 |align=center|12 | ||||||||
| 22
|style="background:red; color:white;" align=center|4 ||{{flagicon|BRA}} Vítor Meira |align=center|220 |align=center|Contact |align=center|26 |align=center|0 |align=center|12 | ||||||||
| 23
|style="background:red; color:white;" align=center|19 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Mario Moraes (R) |align=center|218 |align=center|+7 Laps |align=center|23 |align=center|0 |align=center|12 | ||||||||
| 24
|style="background:orange; color:white;" align=center|34 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Jaime Camara (R) |align=center|218 |align=center|+7 Laps |align=center|24 |align=center|0 |align=center|12 | ||||||||
| 25
|style="background:white; color:black;" align=center|06 |{{flagicon|USA}} Graham Rahal |align=center|129 |align=center|Contact |align=center|2 |align=center|0 |align=center|12 | ||||||||
| 26
|style="background:white; color:Red;" align=center|96 |{{flagicon|MEX}} Mario Domínguez (R) |align=center|107 |align=center|Handling |align=center|25 |align=center|0 |align=center|12 | ||||||||
| 27
|style="background:black; color:white;" align="center" |25 |{{flagicon|CAN}} Marty Roth |align=center|0 |align=center|DNS |align=center | ||||||||
| align=center|0
|align=center|5 | ||||||||
| colspan=9|Race average speed: {{convert|133.428|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} | ||||||||
| colspan=9|Lead changes: 5 between 4 drivers | ||||||||
| colspan=9|Cautions: 4 for 29 laps |
References
- [http://www.indycar.com/stats/full_race_results.php?event_date=2008-06-01&year=2008 IndyCar Series] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20081216023955/http://www.indycar.com/stats/full_race_results.php?event_date=2008-06-01&year=2008 Archived] 2009-05-21)
- [http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/WI/West%20Allis/2008-06-01 Weather report]
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ABC Supply Company A.J. Foyt 225