2008 Rexall Edmonton Indy
The 2008 Rexall Edmonton Indy was the thirteenth round of the 2008 IndyCar Series season, and was held on July 26, 2008, at Rexall Speedway in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The race was won by Scott Dixon, followed by Hélio Castroneves and Justin Wilson. Although it was the fourth edition of the Grand Prix, it was the first race in the IndyCar Series, but also the first IndyCar Series race to be held in Canada.
Qualifying results
Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Qual 3 | Best |
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1 | Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske | 1:01.660 | 1:01.236 | 1:00.731 | 1:00.731 | |
2 | Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | 1:01.164 | 1:00.946 | 1:00.836 | 1:00.836 | |
3 | Oriol Servià | KV Racing Technology | 1:01.844 | 1:01.092 | 1:00.858 | 1:00.858 | |
4 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:01.426 | 1:01.108 | 1:00.859 | 1:00.859 | |
5 | Will Power | KV Racing Technology | 1:01.464 | 1:01.117 | 1:01.015 | 1:01.015 | |
6 | Justin Wilson | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 1:01.552 | 1:01.185 | no time | 1:01.185 | |
7 | Bruno Junqueira | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:02.175 | 1:01.299 | - | 1:01.299 | |
8 | Graham Rahal | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 1:01.826 | 1:01.457 | - | 1:01.457 | |
9 | Dan Wheldon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:01.603 | 1:01.666 | - | 1:01.603 | |
10 | Mario Moraes (R) | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:01.506 | 1:01.755 | - | 1:01.506 | |
11 | Enrique Bernoldi (R) | Conquest Racing | 1:02.044 | 1:02.023 | - | 1:02.023 | |
12 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti Green Racing | 1:01.701 | no time | - | 1:01.701 | |
13 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Green Racing | 1:02.299 | - | - | 1:02.299 | |
14 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Rahal Letterman Racing | 1:02.104 | - | - | 1:02.104 | |
15 | Danica Patrick | Andretti Green Racing | 1:02.417 | - | - | 1:02.417 | |
16 | Paul Tracy | Vision Racing | 1:02.239 | - | - | 1:02.239 | |
17 | Vítor Meira | Panther Racing | 1:02.239 | - | - | 1:02.491 | |
18 | A. J. Foyt IV | Vision Racing | 1:03.135 | - | - | 1:03.135 | |
19 | Darren Manning | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 1:02.664 | - | - | 1:02.664 | |
20 | Mario Dominguez | Pacific Coast Motorsports | 1:03.136 | - | - | 1:03.136 | |
21 | E. J. Viso (R) | HVM Racing | 1:02.924 | - | - | 1:02.924 | |
22 | Hideki Mutoh | Andretti Green Racing | 1:03.810 | - | - | 1:03.810 | |
23 | Buddy Rice | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 1:03.428 | - | - | 1:03.428 | |
24 | Ed Carpenter | Vision Racing | 1:03.883 | - | - | 1:03.883 | |
25 | Townsend Bell | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 1:03.640 | - | - | 1:03.640 | |
26 | Marty Roth | Roth Racing | 1:09.050 | - | - | 1:09.050 | |
27 | Jaime Camara (R) | Conquest Racing | 1:03.857 | - | - | 1:03.857 |
Race
Caution flags
Laps | Cause |
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19-23 | Meira (4) spin |
29-32 | Mutoh (27) contact |
49-54 | Bell (23) contact |
61-64 | Rahal (06)/Viso (33) contact |
Notes
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- Fastest Lap Will Power: 1:02.023 (Lap 68)
- Average Speed 96.967 mph
Attendance
Race weekend attendance was estimated 160,000.
References
- ^ "2008 Rexall Edmonton Indy weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ^ "Tire troubles spoil NASCAR's day at Brickyard, IndyCar's Canada debut, more - Bruce Martin - SI.com". Archived from the original on 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2008-07-29.