2007 IRL Rd. 13--Firestone Indy 400

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Should the IRL return to Michigan following the 2007 race?

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Post by mlittle » Mon Aug 06, 2007 6:45 am

Awaiting the word for the engines to start................all the jet dryers and series/track safety vehicles are off the track
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Post by mlittle » Mon Aug 06, 2007 6:47 am

And the command has been given--the engines are coming up to full song and it's time to go racing 400 miles at Michigan!!! 8) :D :drive: :drive: :burnout: :burnout:
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Post by mlittle » Mon Aug 06, 2007 6:48 am

Cars exiting pitlane to begin the parade/formation laps(expecting two formation laps before the green, although race control might run the first two or three laps under caution as they did in 2006)
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Post by mlittle » Mon Aug 06, 2007 6:52 am

Race control reporting that the race will begin under caution on lap 1; the green will fly on lap 4
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Post by mlittle » Mon Aug 06, 2007 6:53 am

Cars forming up two-by-two for the start................GREEN FLAG! GREEN FLAG!

Three-wide going into turns 1 and 2
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Post by mlittle » Mon Aug 06, 2007 6:54 am

Correction, that was lap 1 rather than lap 4........(thanks, timing and scoring! :oops: :evil: )
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Post by mlittle » Mon Aug 06, 2007 6:55 am

Dixon moves into slipstream behind Sharp, tries to set him up for the pass through 2......can't get it done, though

Hunter-Reay falling back through the field at the start
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Post by mlittle » Mon Aug 06, 2007 6:57 am

5 laps in.....Franchitti leads from Hornish and Castroneves, then Sharp, Dixon and Wheldon
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Post by mlittle » Mon Aug 06, 2007 6:58 am

Most of the cars running nose-to-tail, using the draft off the cars in front of them to build momentum going into 1 and 2.........
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Post by mlittle » Mon Aug 06, 2007 6:59 am

Franchitti beginning to pull away from Hornish and Castroneves; Dixon tried to pass Castroneves but couldn't, falling back a hair from the first three
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Post by mlittle » Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:00 am

Scheckter passes Sharp for 7th; Franchitti still leads
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Post by mlittle » Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:01 am

Top-5 remain unchanged through 13 laps

Franchitti, Hornish, Castroneves, Dixon and Wheldon
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Post by mlittle » Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:03 am

Hornish, for a moment, looked as though he was going to make a high-side pass for the lead around the Scotsman; he got back behind Franchitti, though and remains in 2nd


Patrick passes Carpenter for 9th; Carpenter got high going through turn 2 and Patrick slipped past him
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Post by mlittle » Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:04 am

For the second time, Hornish tries to pass Franchitti up high, but can't make it stick

Race control reporting the frontrunners and beginning to catch the backmarkers
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Post by mlittle » Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:06 am

Scheckter passes Kanaan for 6th; Patrick around Sharp for 8th

The separation btwn. Franchitti and the Team Penske cars is roughly .2 seconds
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