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92nd Indianapolis 500
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis 500
DateMay 25, 2008
WinnerTBD
Average speedTBD
Pole positionNew Zealand Scott Dixon
Pole speed226.080 mph
Fastest qualifierScott Dixon
Rookie of the YearTBD
Most laps ledTBD
Pre-race ceremonies
National anthemJulianne Hough
"Back Home Again in Indiana"Jim Nabors
Starting commandMari Hulman George
Pace carChevrolet Corvette
Pace car driverEmerson Fittipaldi
Honorary starterFloyd Mayweather, Jr.
Estimated attendanceTBD
TV in the United States
NetworkESPN on ABC
AnnouncersMarty Reid, Scott Goodyear, Eddie Cheever, Jr.
Nielsen ratingsTBD / TBD
Chronology
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2007 2009

The 92nd Indianapolis 500-Mile Race is scheduled to be run on Sunday, May 25, 2008 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. It will be the thirteenth Indy 500 sanctioned by the Indy Racing League, and will serve as the showcase event of the 2008 IndyCar Series in DIRECTV HD season.

IndyCar Series practice began May 4. Time trials will take place over the two weekends prior to the race (May 10–11 and 17–18). The final practice, as well as the Firestone Freedom 100, will be held Friday, May 23.

Schedule

Date(s) Day(s) Event
May 3 Saturday OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon
May 4–5 Sunday – Monday IRL IndyCar Series Rookie Orientation
May 6–9 Tuesday – Friday IRL IndyCar Series practice
May 10 Saturday Pole Day Time Trials
May 11 Sunday Second Day Time Trials
May 12–13 Monday – Tuesday No track activity
May 14–16 Wednesday - Friday IRL IndyCar Series practice
May 17 Saturday Coke Zero College Fest / Third Day Time Trials
May 18 Sunday Armed Forces Day / Bump Day Time Trials
May 19–20 Monday – Tuesday No track activity
May 21 Wednesday AFI 500 Festival Community Day
May 22 Thursday Firestone Indy Lights practice and qualifying
May 23 Friday Miller Lite Carb Day
IndyCar Series final practice
Pit Stop Challenge
Firestone Freedom 100
Stone Temple Pilots Concert
May 24 Saturday Public Drivers' Meeting
IPL 500 Festival Parade
May 25 Sunday 92nd Indianapolis 500-Mile Race

News

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  • The purse for this year's Indy 500 will be increased substaintially from previous records. Under a new league revenue sharing program, the winner of the 2008 Indy 500 will receive an estimated $2.5 million, while the entire race purse will total at least $13.4 million.[1]
  • Two-time Indianapolis 500 and Formula One champion Emerson Fittipaldi will drive the Chevrolet Corvette pace car.[2]
  • 2007 IndyCar rookie of the year Ryan Hunter-Reay will be eligible to compete for the Rookie of the Year award, under race rules. Even though he is an established IndyCar driver, he has not yet made a start at Indianapolis. Several other former Champ Car drivers will be individually evaluated and may be eligible to require only a "refresher" level test in lieu of the traditional four-phase rookie test.
  • With the IRL/CC merger, the 2008 running is expected to one of the most competitive in many years.[3]
  • Peak motor oil will sponsor the $100,000 pole position award.[4]
  • The official entry list was released April 11.[5] The initial list features 39 cars and 32 drivers. Additional drivers will be announced during practice and qualifying.
  • 2006 MotoGP World Champion, Nicky Hayden, will ride around the oval track approximately one hour prior to the 500 start aboard a Honda RC212V Grand Prix motorcycle, demonstrating the 2-wheel machinery that will be racing at Indianapolis in September.[6]

Broadcasting

The 92nd Indianapolis 500 broadcast presented by GoDaddy.com will be televised in the United States on ABC, the 44th consecutive year on the network. Shown in high definition, this will be the last Indy 500 broadcast in the U.S. in the analog television format, as the DTV transition takes place on February 17, 2009. Time trials will be shown live in high definition on ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2 at various timeslots. 1998 Indianapolis 500 winner Eddie Cheever will join the announcing crew, led by Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, and Jack Arute.

The race will be broadcast on the radio by the IMS Radio Network for the 56th consecutive year. Mike King will serve as anchor. Joining him on the crew will be Johnny Parsons, Donald Davidson, Chris Economaki, Bob Jenkins, Chris Denari, and several other radio network regulars.

Entertainment

Julianne Hough, who partnered with two-time Indy 500 winner Hélio Castroneves to win Dancing with the Stars, will sing the national anthem.[7] Jim Nabors will return to sing "Back Home Again in Indiana" after an illness prevented him from doing so in 2007.[7] Floyd Mayweather, Jr. will serve as the honorary starter and wave the green flag.[8]

Stone Temple Pilots will perform during the annual Carb Day Concert. Other bands performing during the month include: Healing Sixes, DJ Orion, Chevelle, Ludo, Yellowcard, The Bravery, Psychodots, Forever the Sickest Kids, OK Go, Sum 41, Jon McLaughlin, and Jack's Mannequin.[9]

Entry List

No Driver Sponsor(s) Team Chassis Engine Tires Race Strategist
02 United Kingdom Justin Wilson McDonald's Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing Dallara Honda Firestone Mike Talbott
2 United States A.J. Foyt IV TBA Vision Racing Dallara Honda Firestone Tony George
3 Brazil Hélio Castroneves Marlboro (unbranded) Team Penske Dallara Honda Firestone Tim Cindric
4 Brazil Vitor Meira National Guard/Delphi Panther Racing Dallara Honda Firestone John Barnes
5 Spain Oriol Servià Plantronics KV Racing Technology Dallara Honda Firestone Jimmy Vasser
06 United States Graham Rahal TBA Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing Dallara Honda Firestone Todd Malloy
6 Australia Ryan Briscoe Marlboro (unbranded) Team Penske Dallara Honda Firestone Roger Penske
7 United States Danica Patrick Motorola Andretti Green Racing Dallara Honda Firestone Kyle Moyer
8 Australia Will Power Aussie Vineyards KV Racing Technology Dallara Honda Firestone Mark Johnson
9 New Zealand Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda Firestone Mike Hull
10 United Kingdom Dan Wheldon Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda Firestone Chip Ganassi
11 Brazil Tony Kanaan 7-Eleven Andretti Green Racing Dallara Honda Firestone George Klotz
12 South Africa Tomas Scheckter Symantec Luczo Dragon Racing Dallara Honda Firestone Jay Penske
14 United Kingdom Darren Manning ABC Supply Company A.J. Foyt Enterprises Dallara Honda Firestone A.J. Foyt
15 United States Buddy Rice TBA Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dallara Honda Firestone Dennis Reinbold
16 United Kingdom Alex Lloyd TBA Rahal Letterman Racing/Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda Firestone TBA
17 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Ethanol Promotion and Information Council Rahal Letterman Racing Dallara Honda Firestone Scott Roembke
18 Brazil Bruno Junqueira Z-Line Designs Dale Coyne Racing Dallara Honda Firestone Dale Coyne
19 Brazil Mario Moraes Sonny's Real Pit Bar-B-Q Dale Coyne Racing Dallara Honda Firestone Adam Schaechter
20 United States Ed Carpenter Menards Vision Racing Dallara Honda Firestone TBA
21 United States Phil Giebler TBA American Dream Motorsports Panoz Honda Firestone TBA
22 United States Davey Hamilton HP Vision Racing Dallara Honda Firestone TBA
23 Venezuela Milka Duno Citgo Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dallara Honda Firestone Robbie Buhl
24 United States John Andretti TBA Roth Racing Dallara Honda Firestone Jeremy Milless
25 Canada Marty Roth Cirrus Design Roth Racing Dallara Honda Firestone David Cripps
26 United States Marco Andretti Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull/Blockbuster Andretti Green Racing Dallara Honda Firestone Paul Harcus
27 Japan Hideki Mutoh Panasonic/Formula Dream Andretti Green Racing Dallara Honda Firestone Kim Green
33 Venezuela E.J. Viso PDVSA HVM Racing Dallara Honda Firestone Michael Cannon
34 Brazil Jaime Camara Sangari Conquest Racing Dallara Honda Firestone Eric Zeto
36 Brazil Enrique Bernoldi Sangari Conquest Racing Dallara Honda Firestone Brandon Fry
41 United States Larry Foyt TBA A.J. Foyt Enterprises Dallara Honda Firestone Craig Baranouski
44 Italy Max Papis LifeLock Rubicon Race Team Dallara Honda Firestone Tim Neff
67 United States Sarah Fisher RESQ Pure Energy Power Drink Sarah Fisher Racing Dallara Honda Firestone John O'Gara
77 TBA TBA Team Penske Dallara Honda Firestone TBA
83 TBA TBA Panther Racing Dallara Honda Firestone TBA
91 United States Buddy Lazier TBA Hemelgarn Johnson Racing Dallara Honda Firestone Lee Kunzman
96 Mexico Mario Domínguez Mexico City Tourism Board Pacific Coast Motorsports Dallara Honda Firestone Michael Harvey
98 TBA Curb Records CURB/Agajanian/Beck Motorsports Dallara Honda Firestone Greg Beck
99 United States Townsend Bell William Rast Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dallara Honda Firestone TBA
TBA TBA TBA American Dream Motorsports Panoz Honda Firestone TBA
TBA TBA TBA PDM Racing Panoz Honda Firestone TBA

Entry list current as of May 11, 2008.

Practice (week 1)

Sunday May 4, 2008 - Indianapolis Star Opening Day presents the Unsers / Rookie Orientation

May 4, 2008 - Top Practice Speeds
Rank Car
No.		 Driver Team Best
Speed
1 8 Australia Will Power KV Racing 220.694
2 33 Venezuela E. J. Viso HVM Racing 220.445
3 5 Spain Oriol Servià KV Racing 220.102
4 16 United Kingdom Alex Lloyd Rahal Letterman Racing w/ CGR 219.964
5 27 Japan Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green Racing 219.824
OFFICIAL REPORT

Monday May 5, 2008 - Rookie Orientation

  • Weather: Sunny, 69° F
  • Practice summary: The second day of orientation saw more cars on track and a significant increase in speeds. Enrique Bernoldi completed the fourth and final phase of his rookie test, bringing the total to 11 drivers who have done so. Davey Hamilton and Bruno Junqueira returned to the cockpit for a refresher session. Around 1 p.m., Jamie Camara did a half spin and crashed in turn one. Mario Domínguez and Mario Moraes completed the first three phases of their rookie tests and will be allowed to complete the fourth phase during open practice. Alex Lloyd set the fastest lap of the day late in the session at just over 223 mph, a speed that would put him tenth in the 2007 field in only his second day of practice. The sixteen cars on the track turned 655 laps.
May 5, 2008 - Top Practice Speeds
Rank Car
No.		 Driver Team Best
Speed
1 16 United Kingdom Alex Lloyd Rahal Letterman Racing w/ CGR 223.033
2 27 Japan Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green Racing 222.600
3 8 Australia Will Power KV Racing 222.267
4 5 Spain Oriol Servià KV Racing 222.089
5 06 United States Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 221.155
OFFICIAL REPORT

Tuesday May 6, 2008 - IndyCar Series practice

  • Weather: Mostly cloudy, 82° F
  • Practice summary: The first day of veteran practice saw 33 car/driver combinations take to the Speedway. AGR teammates Marco Andretti and Tony Kanaan led the speed charts, with Ganassi and Penske entries also filling out the top ten. 2004 winner Buddy Rice put the Dreyer & Reinbold team back near the top of the speed chart for the first time in several years. No major incidents occured. Early in the afternoon, Graham Rahal slid loose in the southchute, but maintained control and did not hit the wall. With rain in the forecast over the next two days, the participants logged 1,385 laps. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, in the Indianapolis area campaigning for the Indiana primary, visted the track as a guest of Sarah Fisher. Fisher went on to take her first laps on the track in the final hour of the session.
May 6, 2008 - Top Practice Speeds
Rank Car
No.		 Driver Team Best
Speed
1 26 United States Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing 226.599
2 11 Brazil Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 225.269
3 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 225.011
4 6 Australia Ryan Briscoe Penske Racing 224.804
5 10 United Kingdom Dan Wheldon Chip Ganassi Racing 224.727
OFFICIAL REPORT

Wednesday May 7, 2008 - IndyCar Series practice

  • Weather: Rain, windy, 65° F
  • Practice summary: Practice was scheduled to begin at 12:00 p.m., but rain delayed the start. Twice the track was nearly dry and preparing to open, but both times rain returned. At 3:20 p.m., the track was closed for the day.

Thursday May 8, 2008 - IndyCar Series practice

  • Weather: Rain, windy, 61° F
  • Practice summary: The rain from the previous day continued through the night and the day's on-track activities were canceled at approximately 1:45 p.m., when it was clear that the rain would not cease and the track could not be dried.

Friday May 9, 2008 - IndyCar Series Fast Friday practice

  • Weather: Cloudy, windy, 56° F
  • Practice summary: After two days of rainouts practice resumed. Despite cool temperatures, the final day of practice before pole qualifying saw intense action. About 90 minutes into the session, Mario Domínguez spun exiting the pits, and hit the inside wall, suffering suspension damage. At 1:40 p.m., Alex Lloyd crashed hard in turn one, spinning and hitting the wall again in turn two. Around 2:00 p.m. in the pit area, Danica Patrick's car struck a member from Mario Moraes' pit crew. Chuck Buckman, a pit crew member from Dale Coyne Racing team, suffered a concussion.[10] At 3:15 p.m., the session was halted by rain, with Scott Dixon posting the fastest lap of the day to that point. At 4:00 p.m., the track was officially closed for the day.
May 9, 2008 - Top Practice Speeds
Rank Car
No.		 Driver Team Best
Speed
1 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 226.968
2 26 United States Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing 226.710
3 11 Brazil Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 226.688
4 6 Australia Ryan Briscoe Penske Racing 226.143
5 27 Japan Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green Racing 225.990
OFFICIAL REPORT

Time trials (weekend 1)

Saturday May 10, 2008 - Pole Day time trials

Scott Dixon makes his pole-winning qualification run.
Scoring pylon at the close of pole day qualifications.
  • Weather: Sunny, Blue skies, 64° F
  • Practice summary
Morning practice was delayed 45 minutes due to a slightly damp track from overnight rain. All of the cars were broken into two groups for practice. Marco Andretti set the fastest lap of the first session, and the fastest lap of the month at 228.318 mph. No incidents were reported.
  • Qualifications summary
Ryan Briscoe was the first driver to make an attempt, turning a speed of 224.883 mph, which suggested that speeds would be lower than those which had been achieved in the morning practice by drafting. Danica Patrick later took over the provisional pole with a run over 225 mph. Hélio Castroneves then pulled out of line in favor of going out later in the day. Spins involving A. J. Foyt IV and Bruno Junqueira did not cause any damage.
After 11 positions were filled, bumping began. Dan Wheldon took to the track, and knocked Patrick from the provisional pole. In the mid-afternoon, Hideki Mutoh failed post-qualifying inspection, and was disqualified.
Around 3 p.m., Hélio Castroneves had been practicing faster than Wheldon. He went out for his first attempt, but fell short of taking over the pole position. He did not rule out another attempt later in the day. At 3:34 p.m. Ryan Briscoe became the first driver to withdraw his earlier speed, and attempt to re-qualify. He knocked Wheldon from the top spot, only to be knocked down to second moments later by Scott Dixon.
The final hour concentrated largely on teams trying to bump their way into the top 11. Hideki Mutoh was successful, but Ryan Hunter-Reay crashed hard in turn 3. Former Champ Car entries Graham Rahal, Will Power and Justin Wilson all fell short of the top 11. Meanwhile the AGR and Penske entries gave up on their efforts to secure the pole position, and pulled their cars out of line for the day. Dan Wheldon was the final driver to withdraw his speed and make a run for the pole. After two fast laps, his second two dropped off, and he settled for second position. When the gun sounded to close the track at 6:00 p.m., Scott Dixon won his first Indianapolis 500 pole position, and Chip Ganassi Racing secured their third Indy pole.
May 10, 2008 - Pole Day Qualifying Results
Rank Car
No.		 Driver Team Qual.
Speed
1 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 226.366
2 10 United Kingdom Dan Wheldon Chip Ganassi Racing 226.110
3 6 Australia Ryan Briscoe Penske Racing 226.080
4 3 Brazil Hélio Castroneves Penske Racing 225.733
5 7 United States Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing 225.197
6 11 Brazil Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 224.794
7 26 United States Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing 224.417
8 4T Brazil Vitor Meira Panther Racing 224.346
9 27 Japan Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green Racing 223.887
10 20 United States Ed Carpenter Vision Racing 223.835
11 12 South Africa Tomas Scheckter Luczo-Dragon Racing 223.496
OFFICIAL REPORT
May 10, 2008 - Top Practice Speeds
Rank Car
No.		 Driver Team Best
Speed
1 26 United States Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing 228.318
2 10 United Kingdom Dan Wheldon Chip Ganassi Racing 227.223
3 6 Australia Ryan Briscoe Penske Racing 227.163
4 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 227.055
5 12 South Africa Tomas Scheckter Luczo-Dragon Racing 227.015
OFFICIAL REPORT

Sunday May 11, 2008 - Second day time trials

  • Weather: Rain, 51° F
  • Qualifications summary: Rain cancelled all track activity for the day. Around 12:25 p.m., with continuing rain in the forecast, the track was officially closed. Starting positions 12-33 will be filled during the third day of qualifying, Saturday May 17.

Practice (week 2)

Wednesday May 14, 2008 - IndyCar Series practice

  • Weather: tba
  • Practice summary: tba
May 14, 2008 - Top Practice Speeds
Rank Car
No.		 Driver Team Best
Speed
1 0 000.000
2 0 000.000
3 0 000.000
4 0 000.000
5 0 000.000
OFFICIAL REPORT

Qualifying Chronology

Pole Day - Saturday, May 10, 2008[11][12]
Attempt Time Day Car Driver Laps Total
Time		 Speed
(mph)		 Result Position Rank
1 12:04 1 6 Australia Ryan Briscoe 4 2:40.1191 224.833 Qualified; withdrawn — —
2 12:08 1 19 Brazil Mario Morales 4 2:43.6685 219.957 Qualified; bumped by Power — —
3 12:13 1 26 United States Marco Andretti 4 2:40.5984 224.162 Qualified; withdrawn — —
4 12:17 1 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon 4 2:39.8738 225.178 Qualified; withdrawn — —
5 12:21 1 06 United States Graham Rahal 4 2:41.1782 223.355 Qualified; bumped by Mutoh — —
6 12:25 1 27 Japan Hideki Mutoh 4 2:40.9636 223.653 Qualified; attempt disallowed — —
7 12:30 1 17 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay 4 2:41.3609 223.102 Qualified; bumped by Kanaan — —
8 12:35 1 7 United States Danica Patrick 4 2:39.8601 225.197 Qualified 5 5
9 12:39 1 14 United Kingdom Darren Manning 1 0:40.3671 222.954 Waved off — —
10 12:41 1 5 Spain Oriol Servià 4 2:41.7225 222.604 Qualified; bumped by Scheckter — —
11 12:50 1 4T Brazil Vitor Meira 4 2:40.4663 224.346 Qualified 8 8
12 12:55 1 22 United States Davey Hamilton 4 2:41.2274 223.287 Qualified; bumped by Castroneves* — —
13 13:00 1 8 Australia Will Power 4 2:41.7977 222.500 Qualified, bumping Morales; bumped by Wheldon — —
14 13:09 1 10 United Kingdom Dan Wheldon 4 2:39.4052 225.840 Qualified, bumping Power; withdrawn — —
15 13:14 1 12 South Africa Tomas Scheckter 4 2:40.8727 223.779 Qualified, bumping Servià; withdrawn — —
16 13:19 1 11 Brazil Tony Kanaan 4 2:40.1463 224.794 Qualified, bumping Hunter-Reay 6 6
17 13:22 1 99 United States Townsend Bell 4 2:41.8730 222.397 Failed to qualify — —
18 13:27 1 20 United States Ed Carpenter 4 2:40.8324 223.835 Qualified, bumping Hamilton 10 10
19 13:31 1 02 United Kingdom Justin Wilson 4 2:41.5919 222.783 Failed to qualify — —
20 15:03 1 3 Brazil Hélio Castroneves 4 2:39.4806 225.733 Qualified, bumping Hamilton 4 4
21 15:34 1 6 Australia Ryan Briscoe 4 2:39.2358 226.080 Qualified 3 3
22 15:39 1 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon 4 2:39.0348 226.366 Qualified 1 1
23 16:34 1 26 United States Marco Andretti 4 2:40.4155 224.417 Qualified 7 7
24 17:15 1 27 Japan Hideki Mutoh 4 2:40.7952 223.887 Qualified, bumping Rahal 9 9
25 17:20 1 17 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay 1 0:40.3555 223.018 Crashed in turn 3 on 2nd lap — —
26 17:34 1 06 United States Graham Rahal 3 2:00.9564 223.221 Waved off — —
27 17:39 1 10 United Kingdom Dan Wheldon 4 2:39.2143 226.110 Qualified 2 2
28 17:43 1 12 South Africa Tomas Scheckter 4 2:41.0767 223.496 Qualified 11 11
29 17:48 1 8 Australia Will Power 2 1:21.0422 222.107 Waved off — —
30 17:52 1 02 United Kingdom Justin Wilson 4 2:41.6704 222.675 Failed to qualify — —

* Originally recorded as bumped by Carpenter, but reinstated when Mutoh's attempt was disallowed.

Starting grid (tentative)

Row Inside Middle Outside
1 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon 10 United Kingdom Dan Wheldon 6 Australia Ryan Briscoe
2 3 Brazil Hlio Castroneves 7 United States Danica Patrick 11 Brazil Tony Kanaan
3 26 United States Marco Andretti 4T Brazil Vitor Meira 27 Japan Hideki Mutoh
4 20 United States Ed Carpenter 12 South Africa Tomas Scheckter
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OFFICIAL REPORT

(W) = Former Indianapolis 500 winner; (R) = Indianapolis 500 rookie

Failed to Qualify:

See also

References

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