von Rundkursen zurück zum Oval: 1 Meile hat das Oval in Loudon, New England und nennt sich New Hampshire Motor Speedway, erbaut 1990 also noch recht jung und trotzdem nicht neu im Rennkalender der Indycars. Vor dem Split von Indycar in CART und IRL fuhr man bereits in Loudon.
Nachdem Franchitti im freien Training bereits die Nase vorn hatte, schaffte er auch die Pole. Oriol Servia steht neben ihm in der ersten Startreihe was mir zeigt, dass er in Milwaukee eine Menge gelernt haben muss, denn dort war er nicht so gut im Qualifying dafür fuhr er aber im Rennen auf`s Podium. Oriol könnte hier der Underdog werden, mal sehen aber wie schon in Milwaukee: ein 1-Meilen Oval ist busy, da kann viel passieren
Oriol Servia und James Hinchcliffe (Newman/Haas Racing), beide haben sich gut qualifiziert
Startaufstellung:
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Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011
STARTING LINEUP
SP Car Driver Hometown Car Name Entrant Time
1 10 Dario Franchitti Edinburgh, Scotland Nikon Target Chip Ganassi Racing 00:43.1976 170.843
2 2 Oriol Servia Pals, Spain Telemundo Newman/Haas Racing Newman/Haas Racing 00:43.4549 169.831
3 82 Tony Kanaan Salvador, Brazil GEICO-KV Racing Technology-Lotus KV Racing Technology - Lotus 00:43.4890 169.698
4 06 James Hinchcliffe (R) Toronto Sprott Newman/Haas Racing Newman/Haas Racing 00:43.5168 169.590
5 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Team DHL/Circle K/Sun Drop Citrus Soda Andretti Autosport 00:43.5219 169.570
6 6 Ryan Briscoe Sydney, Australia Penske Truck Rental Team Penske 00:43.5524 169.451
7 9 Scott Dixon Auckland, New Zealand Target Chip Ganassi Racing Target Chip Ganassi Racing 00:43.6391 169.114
8 5 Takuma Sato Tokyo KV Racing Technology - Lotus KV Racing Technology - Lotus 00:43.6573 169.044
9 3 Helio Castroneves Sao Paulo, Brazil Guidepoint Systems Team Penske Team Penske 00:43.6981 168.886
10 83 Charlie Kimball (R) Camarillo, Calif. Levemir and NovoLog Flex Pen Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing 00:43.8155 168.434
11 4 JR Hildebrand (R) Sausalito, Calif. National Guard Panther Racing Panther Racing 00:43.9164 168.047
12 27 Mike Conway Bromley, England @FollowAndretti Andretti Autosport 00:43.9672 167.852
13 12 Will Power Toowoomba, Australia Verizon Team Penske Team Penske 00:44.1886 167.011
14 19 Alex Lloyd Manchester, England Boy Scouts of America Dale Coyne Racing 00:44.2242 166.877
15 7 Danica Patrick Roscoe, Ill. Team GoDaddy Andretti Autosport 00:44.2356 166.834
16 77 Alex Tagliani Lechanaie, Quebec Bowers & Wilkins/Schmidt Pelfrey Racing Sam Schmidt Motorsports 00:44.2421 166.809
17 59 E.J. Viso Caracas, Venezuela PDVSA-KV Racing Technology-Lotus KV Racing Technology - Lotus 00:44.3148 166.536
18 22 Tomas Scheckter Cape Town, South Africa Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 00:44.3561 166.381
19 14 Vitor Meira Brasilia, Brazil ABC Supply Co./A.J. Foyt Racing A.J. Foyt Racng 00:44.3901 166.253
20 18 James Jakes (R) Leeds, England Acorn Stairlifts Dale Coyne Racing 00:44.6556 165.265
21 24 Ana Beatriz (R) Sao Paulo, Brazil Team Ipiranga/DRR Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 00:44.7387 164.958
22 26 Marco Andretti Nazareth, Pa. Team All Natural Snapple Andretti Autosport 00:44.8027 164.722
23 38 Graham Rahal New Albany, Ohio Service Central Service Central Chip Ganassi Racing 00:45.0505 163.816
24 34 Sebastian Saavedra (R) Bogata, Colombia Bogata Es Mundial Conquest Racing Conquest Racing 00:45.4755 162.285
25 67 Ed Carpenter Indianapolis Dollar General/Sarah Fisher Racing Sarah Fisher Racing 00:45.6304 161.734
26 78 Simona De Silvestro Thun, Switzerland Nuclear Clean Air Energy/HVM Racing HVM Racing 00:46.8758 157.437
27 30 Pippa Mann (R) Ipswich, England Rahal Letterman Racing Rahal Letterman Racing No time No speed
PEAK Perfomance Pole Award Winner ($10,000) : #10 Dario Franchitti
Legend: R - Sunoco Rookie of the Year Candidate All cars use Dallara chassis, Honda engines and Firestone tires
Issued: Aug. 13, 2011