2009 IRL Rd. 8---SunTrust Indy Challenge

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Who will win the SunTrust Indy Challenge?

Poll ended at Tue Jun 30, 2009 6:12 am

Ryan Briscoe
1
50%
Dario Franchitti
0
No votes
Tony Kanaan
0
No votes
Scott Dixon
0
No votes
Helio Castroneves
1
50%
none of the above
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 2
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Post by mlittle » Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:22 am

the #27 team is laying out tires for a stop; so is the #7 crew as well
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Post by mlittle » Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:23 am

Mutoh enters pitlane; gives up the lead to Franchitti.............tires and fuel for the Formula Dream car...............Mutoh cycles back into the field in 17th
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Post by mlittle » Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:24 am

Moraes pits for tires and fuel..........
the #7 team is setting up for a stop........
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Post by mlittle » Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:25 am

111 lap-stint for the #7 as Patrick rolls into pitlane for her stop.........fuel and tires; she's away and will cycle back into 16th........


111 laps? Shades of Motegi? :lol: :lol: :shock:
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Post by mlittle » Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:28 am

Thing to remember about Mutoh and Patrick being on split strategies..........it will work on 2 conditions: (1)that are aren't any cautions during their respective stints and (2)that the remainder of the field stops as expected at about the same length of laps as they did
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Post by mlittle » Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:29 am

Top-5 after 125 laps
Franchitti, Dixon, Castroneves, Matos, Kanaan
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Post by mlittle » Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:29 am

Doornbos and RHR pit.................
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Post by mlittle » Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:30 am

Conway, Rahal, Wilson making their stops now.................
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Post by mlittle » Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:31 am

Closing in on halfway at Richmond
Matos pits from 4th
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Post by mlittle » Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:31 am

Wheldon pits from 10th
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Post by mlittle » Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:32 am

Viso pits from 8th
Dario pits from the lead
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Post by mlittle » Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:34 am

Most of the other cars yet to stop, Mutoh and Patrick excepted, are making their next round of stops...................


Caution's out...........................Conway hits the wall exiting turn 4 in about the same area that Moraes crashed during Friday's evening practice :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
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Post by mlittle » Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:35 am

I'm guessing on this one, but even with this caution, both Mutoh and Patrick should make their second round of stops around lap 225-235; most of the other cars, I would guess, will likely pit about 25 or so laps later, barring cautions................ :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
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Post by mlittle » Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:36 am

140 laps in the books; top-5.................
Dixon, Franchitti, Rahal, Mutoh and Patrick
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Post by mlittle » Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:42 am

Race control reporting that the reason for the extended caution is that safety crews are sweeping up "marbles" along the inside and outside of turns 1 and 4
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