2007 SunTrust Indy Challenge
The 2007 SunTrust Indy Challenge was a race in the 2007 IRL IndyCar Series, held at Richmond International Raceway. It was held over 28 -June 30, 2007, as the ninth round of the seventeen-race calendar. It was the third of four night races on the 2007 calendar.
Classification
[edit]| Fin. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 |  Dario Franchitti
|
Andretti Green Racing | 250 | 1:24:19.6684 | 1 | 241 | 50+3 |
| 2 | 9 |  Scott Dixon
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 250 | +0.4194 | 3 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 10 | Dan Wheldon
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 250 | +1.3629 | 4 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 11 |  Tony Kanaan
|
Andretti Green Racing | 250 | +2.9088 | 2 | 8 | 32 |
| 5 | 15 |  Buddy Rice
|
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 250 | +5.9130 | 12 | 0 | 30 |
| 6 | 7 | Danica Patrick
|
Andretti Green Racing | 250 | +6.3619 | 8 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | 2 |  Tomas Scheckter
|
Vision Racing | 250 | +7.5597 | 10 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | 8 | Scott Sharp
|
Rahal Letterman Racing | 250 | +8.5739 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | 4 | Vítor Meira
|
Panther Racing | 250 | +9.5276 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | 20 | Ed Carpenter
|
Vision Racing | 250 | +10.3247 | 15 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves
|
Team Penske | 249 | +1 Lap | 6 | 1 | 19 |
| 12 | 26 | Marco Andretti
|
Andretti Green Racing | 249 | +1 Lap | 14 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | 22 | A. J. Foyt IV
|
Vision Racing | 249 | +1 Lap | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | 14 | Darren Manning
|
A.J. Foyt Racing | 249 | +1 Lap | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | 6 | Sam Hornish Jr.
|
Team Penske | 248 | +2 Laps | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | 5 | Sarah Fisher
|
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 247 | +3 Laps | 16 | 0 | 14 |
| 17 | 55 |  Kosuke Matsuura
|
Panther Racing | 236 | Crash | 18 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | 17 | Jeff Simmons
|
Rahal Letterman Racing | 153 | Crash | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 | 23 |  Milka Duno (R)
|
SAMAX Motorsport | 79 | Too slow* | 19 | 0 | 12 |
| Lead changes: 5 between 3 drivers | ||||||||
Note
[edit]Milka Duno was for the second race in a row parked by race officials for failing to meet the minimum speed.
Caution Periods
[edit]There were four caution periods during the race, with a total of thirty-three laps run under yellow.
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 1-3 | Sam Hornish Jr spun on the frontstretch |
| 61-70 | Debris in turn 2 |
| 86-98 | Tony Kanaan and Jeff Simmons crash in turn 2 |
| 100-120 | Jeff Simmons crash in turn 2 |
| 239-243 | Sam Hornish Jr and Kosuke Matsuura crash in turn 4 |
References
[edit]- IndyCar Series Archived 2020-10-17 at the Wayback Machine