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Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:25 am
by mlittle
3-way fight for 8th, 9th and 10th btwn. AGR teammates Andretti, Patrick and Mutoh
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:26 am
by mlittle
Top-5 after 121 laps
Dixon, Wheldon, Kanaan, Castroneves and Briscoe
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:27 am
by mlittle
No change in the top-5 with 75 laps remaining.........
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:29 am
by mlittle
Race control reporting that they expect most all of the cars out on track to pit around lap 150 or so
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:30 am
by mlittle
Passing 130 laps; no change in the top-5
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:31 am
by mlittle
Carpenter passes Briscoe for 5th
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:33 am
by mlittle
Top-5 unchaged after lap 137; Andretti passes Patrick for 8th as she had a bit of a tank-slapper moment to avoid an accident and it costs her big as she fell from 8th down to 11th
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:35 am
by mlittle
Top-5 unchanged after 141 laps
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:37 am
by mlittle
Moraes is the first to pit; meanwhile, Carpenter passes Castroneves for 4th
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:37 am
by mlittle
Approaching 150 laps now..............race control reporting teams up and down pitlane are prepping for what is expected to be the last round of stops..........
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:38 am
by mlittle
Junquiera and Rice enter pitlane on lap 149
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:39 am
by mlittle
Dixon exits for the pits; Wheldon takes over the lead.....Foyt, Wilson and Viso also in pitlane
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:42 am
by mlittle
Carpenter overshoots his pitstall!! Viso entered the wrong stall and Carpenter had to dive into the pitlane in front of him.......!!!!
Rice smacks the turn 2 wall and brings out the caution......and he is furious as he gets out of his car
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:43 am
by mlittle
Top-5 at the moment are Wheldon, Kanaan, Mutoh, Castroneves and Briscoe; several cars were in the process of pitting as the caution came out........if everything shakes out, Dixon should retake the lead from Wheldon
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:46 am
by mlittle
Race control reporting that there is damage to the right-rear on the #7 car; Patrick's day is over with......listening to the radio, there appears to be damage to the wheel assembly on the right-rear........