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2008 Rexall Edmonton Indy

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{{American Championship Car race report infobox|

Country = Canada|

Race = Rexall Edmonton Indy|

Image = Edmonton Grand Prix racing track.svg|

Caption = |

Date = July 26|

Year = 2008|

Official name = Rexall Edmonton Indy|

Round_No = 13|

Series = IndyCar Series|

Location = Rexall Speedway, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada|

Course = Temporary Airport Course|

Course_mi = 1.973|

Course_km = 3.175|

Distance_laps = 91|

Distance_mi = 179.543|

Distance_km = 288.925|

Weather = Mostly cloudy with temperatures reaching up to {{convert|29|C|F}}{{cite web|url=https://www.almanac.com/weather/history/AB/Edmonton/2008-07-26 |title=2008 Rexall Edmonton Indy weather information |publisher=Old Farmers' Almanac|accessdate=2018-08-31}}|

Pole_Driver = Ryan Briscoe|

Pole_Team = {{flagicon|USA}} Team Penske|

Pole_Time = 1:00.731|

Pole_Country = Australia|

Fast_Driver = Will Power|

Fast_Team = {{flagicon|USA}} KV Racing Technology|

Fast_Time = 1:02.023|

Fast_Lap = 69|

Fast_Country = Australia|

First_Driver = Scott Dixon|

First_Team = {{flagicon|USA}} Target Chip Ganassi Racing|

First_Country = New Zealand|

Second_Driver = Hélio Castroneves|

Second_Team = {{flagicon|USA}} Team Penske|

Second_Country= Brazil|

Third_Driver = Justin Wilson|

Third_Team = {{flagicon|USA}} Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing|

Third_Country = Great Britain|

}}

The 2008 Rexall Edmonton Indy was the thirteenth round of the 2008 IndyCar Series season, and was held on July 26, 2008, at Rexall Speedway in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The race was won by Scott Dixon, followed by Hélio Castroneves and Justin Wilson. Although it was the fourth edition of the Grand Prix, it was the first race in the IndyCar Series, but also the first IndyCar Series race to be held in Canada.

Qualifying results

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Pos

! Nat

! Name

! Team

! Qual 1

! Qual 2

! Qual 3

! Best

1

| {{flagicon|AUS}}

| Ryan Briscoe

| Team Penske

| 1:01.660

| 1:01.236

| 1:00.731

| 1:00.731

2

| {{flagicon|BRA}}

| Hélio Castroneves

| Team Penske

| 1:01.164

| 1:00.946

| 1:00.836

| 1:00.836

3

| {{flagicon|ESP}}

| Oriol Servià

| KV Racing Technology

| 1:01.844

| 1:01.092

| 1:00.858

| 1:00.858

4

| {{flagicon|NZL}}

| Scott Dixon

| Chip Ganassi Racing

| 1:01.426

| 1:01.108

| 1:00.859

| 1:00.859

5

| {{flagicon|AUS}}

| Will Power

| KV Racing Technology

| 1:01.464

| 1:01.117

| 1:01.015

| 1:01.015

6

| {{flagicon|GBR}}

| Justin Wilson

| Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing

| 1:01.552

| 1:01.185

| no time

| 1:01.185

7

| {{flagicon|BRA}}

| Bruno Junqueira

| Dale Coyne Racing

| 1:02.175

| 1:01.299

| -

| 1:01.299

8

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Graham Rahal

| Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing

| 1:01.826

| 1:01.457

| -

| 1:01.457

9

| {{flagicon|GBR}}

| Dan Wheldon

| Chip Ganassi Racing

| 1:01.603

| 1:01.666

| -

| 1:01.603

10

| {{flagicon|BRA}}

| Mario Moraes (R)

| Dale Coyne Racing

| 1:01.506

| 1:01.755

| -

| 1:01.506

11

| {{flagicon|BRA}}

| Enrique Bernoldi (R)

| Conquest Racing

| 1:02.044

| 1:02.023

| -

| 1:02.023

12

| {{flagicon|BRA}}

| Tony Kanaan

| Andretti Green Racing

| 1:01.701

| no time

| -

| 1:01.701

13

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Marco Andretti

| Andretti Green Racing

| 1:02.299

| -

| -

| 1:02.299

14

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Ryan Hunter-Reay

| Rahal Letterman Racing

| 1:02.104

| -

| -

| 1:02.104

15

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Danica Patrick

| Andretti Green Racing

| 1:02.417

| -

| -

| 1:02.417

16

| {{flagicon|CAN}}

| Paul Tracy

| Vision Racing

| 1:02.239

| -

| -

| 1:02.239

17

| {{flagicon|BRA}}

| Vítor Meira

| Panther Racing

| 1:02.239

| -

| -

| 1:02.491

18

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| A. J. Foyt IV

| Vision Racing

| 1:03.135

| -

| -

| 1:03.135

19

| {{flagicon|GBR}}

| Darren Manning

| A. J. Foyt Enterprises

| 1:02.664

| -

| -

| 1:02.664

20

| {{flagicon|MEX}}

| Mario Dominguez

| Pacific Coast Motorsports

| 1:03.136

| -

| -

| 1:03.136

21

| {{flagicon|VEN}}

| E. J. Viso (R)

| HVM Racing

| 1:02.924

| -

| -

| 1:02.924

22

| {{flagicon|JPN}}

| Hideki Mutoh

| Andretti Green Racing

| 1:03.810

| -

| -

| 1:03.810

23

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Buddy Rice

| Dreyer & Reinbold Racing

| 1:03.428

| -

| -

| 1:03.428

24

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Ed Carpenter

| Vision Racing

| 1:03.883

| -

| -

| 1:03.883

25

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Townsend Bell

| Dreyer & Reinbold Racing

| 1:03.640

| -

| -

| 1:03.640

26

| {{flagicon|CAN}}

| Marty Roth

| Roth Racing

| 1:09.050

| -

| -

| 1:09.050

27

| {{flagicon|BRA}}

| Jaime Camara (R)

| Conquest Racing

| 1:03.857

| -

| -

| 1:03.857

Race

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PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

| 9

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott Dixon

| Chip Ganassi Racing

| 91

| 1:51:05.704

| 4

| 50

2

| 3

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Hélio Castroneves

| Team Penske

| 91

| +5.9 secs

| 2

| 43

3

| 02

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Justin Wilson

| Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing

| 91

| +13.4 secs

| 6

| 35

4

| 22

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Paul Tracy

| Vision Racing

| 91

| +28.1 secs

| 15

| 32

5

| 5

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Oriol Servià

| KV Racing Technology

| 91

| +28.7 secs

| 3

| 30

6

| 6

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Ryan Briscoe

| Team Penske

| 91

| +36.9 secs

| 1

| 28

7

| 10

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Dan Wheldon

| Chip Ganassi Racing

| 91

| +41.8 secs

| 9

| 26

8

| 17

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Hunter-Reay

| Andretti Green Racing

| 91

| +42.1 secs

| 13

| 24

9

| 11

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Tony Kanaan

| Andretti Green Racing

| 91

| +43.1 secs

| 27

| 22

10

| 14

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Darren Manning

| A. J. Foyt Enterprises

| 91

| +43.3 secs

| 18

| 20

11

| 15

| {{flagicon|USA}} Buddy Rice

| Dreyer & Reinbold Racing

| 91

| +48.4 secs

| 22

| 19

12

| 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} A. J. Foyt IV

| Vision Racing

| 91

| +50.1 secs

| 17

| 18

13

| 20

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ed Carpenter

| Vision Racing

| 91

| +57.6 secs

| 23

| 17

14

| 18

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Bruno Junqueira

| Dale Coyne Racing

| 91

| +61.1 secs

| 7

| 16

15

| 33

| {{flagicon|VEN}} E. J. Viso (R)

| HVM Racing

| 90

| + 1 lap

| 20

| 15

16

| 36

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Enrique Bernoldi (R)

| Conquest Racing

| 90

| + 1 lap

| 11

| 14

17

| 26

| {{flagicon|USA}} Marco Andretti

| Andretti Green Racing

| 90

| + 1 lap

| 12

| 13

18

| 7

| {{flagicon|USA}} Danica Patrick

| Andretti Green Racing

| 88

| + 3 laps

| 14

| 12

19

| 4

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Vítor Meira

| Panther Racing

| 85

| + 6 laps

| 16

| 12

20

| 19

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Mario Moraes (R)

| Dale Coyne Racing

| 85

| + 6 laps

| 10

| 12

21

| 25

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Marty Roth

| Roth Racing

| 84

| + 7 laps

| 25

| 12

22

| 8

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Power

| KV Racing Technology

| 72

| + 19 laps

| 5

| 12

23

| 34

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Jaime Camara (R)

| Conquest Racing

| 68

| Mechanical

| 26

| 12

24

| 96

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Mario Dominguez

| Pacific Coast Motorsports

| 51

| Off Course

| 19

| 12

25

| 23

| {{flagicon|USA}} Townsend Bell

| Dreyer & Reinbold Racing

| 48

| Contact

| 24

| 10

26

| 06

| {{flagicon|USA}} Graham Rahal

| Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing

| 44

| Contact

| 8

| 10

27

| 27

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Hideki Mutoh

| Andretti Green Racing

| 27

| Contact

| 21

| 10

Caution flags

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LapsCause
19-23Meira (4) spin
29-32Mutoh (27) contact
49-54Bell (23) contact
61-64Rahal (06)/Viso (33) contact

Notes

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{| border=2 cellspacing=0

LapsLeader
1-3Ryan Briscoe
4-21Hélio Castroneves
22-29Marco Andretti
30Tony Kanaan
31-33Marco Andretti
34-50Hélio Castroneves
51-56Tony Kanaan
57-59A. J. Foyt IV
60-61Tony Kanaan
62-91Scott Dixon

|width="50"| 

|valign="top"|

border=2 cellspacing=0
DriverLaps led
Hélio Castroneves35
Scott Dixon30
Marco Andretti11
Tony Kanaan9
A. J. Foyt IV3
Ryan Briscoe3

|}

  • Fastest Lap Will Power: 1:02.023 (Lap 68)
  • Average Speed 96.967 mph

Attendance

Race weekend attendance was estimated 160,000.{{Cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/bruce_martin/07/28/wrapup/?eref=sircrc |title = Tire troubles spoil NASCAR's day at Brickyard, IndyCar's Canada debut, more - Bruce Martin - SI.com |access-date=2008-07-29 |archive-date=2011-06-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622064321/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/bruce_martin/07/28/wrapup/?eref=sircrc |url-status=dead }}

References

{{IndyCar Series race report|

Name_of_race = 2008 Rexall Edmonton Indy |

Year_of_race = 2008 |

Previous_race_in_season = 2008 The Honda 200 at Mid-Ohio |

Next_race_in_season = 2008 Meijer Indy 300 |

Previous_year's_race = 2007 Rexall Grand Prix of Edmonton |

Next_year's_race = 2009 Rexall Edmonton Indy

}}

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