2008 IndyCar Points Standings

After Watkins Glen - Race 10
1. 370 Scott Dixon
2. 322 Helio Castroneves -48
3. 311 Dan Wheldon -59
4. 304 Tony Kanaan -66
5. 241 Marco Andretti -129
6. 238 Hideki Mutoh -132
7. 236 Danica Patrick -134
8. 231 Ryan Briscoe -139
9. 220 Ryan Hunter-Reay -150
10. 206 Oriol Servia -164
11. 198 Ed Carpenter -172
12. 194 Will Power -176

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Dr. Indy Photos of the Day - June 11th - 2008 Indy 500

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

EJ Viso Pit Sequence - Leaves pits too soon

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Love Me

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

Why would anyone in the world hate me, EJ Viso?. An open letter to all of those that have unkind things to say about Ernesto EJ Viso. (You see, I have even changed my name so that you would undersand and like me better, boy the things I do for some love. - [...]

Note to Drivers - The SAFER barriers have been completely tested and do not need any more testing this month

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

Rookie drivers E.J. Viso and Will Power crashed Friday during practice for the Indianapolis 500.
Graham Rahal bounced off the SAFER barrier in the final half-hour, the three rookies giving their crews overtime work before Saturday’s qualifying
Viso, a 23-year-old Venezuelan, hit the wall first. He had completed only one lap early in the session and was [...]

Will Power fastest at 253? - Prepares for Indy 804.672

Monday, May 5th, 2008

When I was reading all of the articles about the rookie orientation program for the Indianapolis 500 I read that Australia’s Will Power has set the fastest time driving the No. 8 Aussie Vineyards-Team Australia car for KV Racing Technology at a top speed of 253.110km/h. (skynews.com.au)
Dr. Indy saw 253 and did a double take [...]

EJ Running from Kanaan & Danica or Scheckter? No - Just running in the 500 Mini-Marathon

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

(AP Photo/Paul Kizzle) Forgive E.J. Viso if he’s a bit tired for the first day of Rookie Orientation at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway May 4.
eviso100The 23-year-old Venezuelan rookie will compete in the 32nd running of the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon in Downtown Indianapolis the day before he begins preparations for the 92nd running of the [...]

Kansas Honda Race Report - Dan Wheldon Repeats at Kansas

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Almost a year to the day since he last visited Victory Circle, Target Chip Ganassi Racing’s Dan Wheldon took advantage of teammate Scott Dixon’s misfortune to win Sunday’s Road Runner Turbo Indy 300, his second consecutive victory at Kansas Speedway and his first IndyCar Series win since last year’s race here.
Dixon started from the pole [...]

Dan Wheldon - Kansas Repeat - Dr. Indy’s Punchy Review

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

But the true story was, I tuned in for an Auto-Race and a Hockey Game/Fight broke out. They announce that Floyd Maywether, Jr. will be waving the green flag at the 500 and now everyone wants to start throwing punches.
The first punches were wanting to be thrown by the IndyCar fans when ESPN showed [...]

Updated OH-FER List - No more Danica, Vitor Meira is OH-FER 79

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

Vitor Meira OH-FER 79
Ed Carpenter OH-FER 68
A.J. Foyt IV OH-FER 68
Darren Manning OH-FER 44
Ryan Briscoe OH-FER 22
The Rest of the Pack:
Races Without a Win
Marty Roth 11
Ryan Hunter-Reay 9
Milka Duno 8
Bruno Junqueira 7
Hideki Mutoh 4
Oriol Servia 3
Franck Perera 3
Justin Wilson 3
Mario Moraes 3
Ernesto Viso 3
Enrique Bernoldi 3
Jay Howard 3
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Rahal wins the fourth-annual Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

Honda Race Report
Second-generation IndyCar racer Graham Rahal became the youngest race winner in the history of North American open-wheel racing, and just the fourth IndyCar driver to win in his series debut Sunday in an action-filled Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.

To score the win, the 19-year-old son of 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby [...]

Drivers look forward to St. Petersburg - Quotes leading into the weekend

Friday, April 4th, 2008

Scott Dixon - Chip Ganassi Racing
“Well, we just need to win. The new qualifying system will be a little harder for everyone just to figure out what the best strategy is. It is vital to qualify up front for you to do well. So that will be our main goal - to qualify well and [...]

Races since last win - Career Wins and Oh’ Fer - IndyCar Racing

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Races Since Last Win - Updated after Homestead

Driver
Races Since Last Win

Buddy Rice
54

Marco Andretti
19

Helio Castroneves
16

Dan Wheldon
14

Tony Kanaan
2

Scott Dixon
0

Career Wins:

Driver
Career Wins

Dan Wheldon
13

Helio Castroneves
12

Tony Kanaan
12

Scott Dixon
11

Buddy Rice
3

Marco Andretti
1

Zero For ____

Vitor Meira
0
77

Ed Carpenter
0
66

A.J. Foyt IV
0
66

Danica Patrick
0
48

Darren Manning
0
42

Ryan Briscoe
0
20

Marty Roth
0
10

Milka Duno
0
8

Ryan Hunter-Reay
0
7

Bruno Junqueira
0
5

Hideki Mutoh
0
2

Oriol Servia
0
1

Franck Perera
0
1

Justin Wilson
0
1

Mario Moraes
0
1

Ernesto Viso
0
1

Enrique Bernoldi
0
1

Jay Howard
0
1

Will Power
0
1

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Dr. Indy wants to know: Some questions and thoughts following Race 1

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Why was it that the Andretti Green Racing Cars always had to pit 2-3 laps before everyone else the other night for fuel? I know that the IndyCar series is running a fuel setting adjustment this year, and I think that this is a great re-introduction that adds strategy back to the pit-box, but [...]

2008 Homestead-Miami IndyCar Videos

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Milka Dono takes herself out and collects a passing Ryan Briscoe.

Tony Kanaan does all he can to avoid Ernesto Viso to no avail.

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Honda Race Report - Homestead Miami

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Dixon Claims First Win of Unified IndyCar Era
The statistics make it appear simple. It was anything but.
Starting from the pole, Target Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon won Saturday night’s season-opening Gainsco Insurance Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, going into the record books as the first victor of the newly-merged IndyCar Series, which has assimilated teams [...]

SCOTT DIXON takes Homestead - Kanaan has heartbreak

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

Scott Dixon held off Andretti Green Racing’s Marco Andretti after a Lap 197 restart to win the GAINSCO Auto Insurance Indy 300 by 0.5828 of a second. Dixon’s Target-Chip Ganassi Racing teammate, Dan Wheldon, who had won the previous three season openers on the 1.5-mile oval, advanced from the rear starting position to finish third. [...]