Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio - 18-20 July, 2008

[mattcat]

Entry list is up on IndyCar.com.

Nice to see Viso back in the line-up...is he racing for sure?

I think that this is more of a technical road course than Watkins Glen, I believe alot more of the transition teams will be up front. So who will make it into the "Fast Six"?

I think guys like Will Power and Graham Rahal are really going to shine this weekend. Should be an interesting race!

[cos]

Viso's back as far as i know. Roth has pulled the #24 car for the rest of the season apparently. Bernoldi's still listed with Conquest despite rumours that Tags will be taking his seat soon...

[drdisque]

Also, most of the transition teams have raced at Mid-Ohio before, so at least they have an idea of what the setup should be like, even if it was with different equipment. Junqueira, Dominguez, and Servia have raced there before as well.

The #24 will run if someone brings money to run it.

Viso has been cleared to drive and is no longer contagious.

[mattcat]

Wow, Dixon almost three tenths up on the field after an hour of practice...

Going for yet another dominating performance, it seems.

Duno and Roth both over five seconds off the pace...

Edit: And just as I post this, Helio goes to P1.

[Leighton Irwin]

TK ended up fastest and Marty improved(?) to 4 seconds off. Milka still 5. "Stomping Danica" slowest of AGR cars in 13th. It is only 1st practice though.

[mattcat]

Buddy Rice is looking pretty quick so far. He needs a good race like a fish needs water. Seventh in the first session and currently in the top 5 in the second...

Could we see a podium come Sunday?

[Leighton Irwin]

Marco fastest in the 7's, the only one. Penske cars next. Danica 8th but Milka and Marty are now 6 seconds off in that order.

[gomick]

Mid Ohio Grid...

1. Helio Castroneves Team Penske 1:07.248
2. Ryan Briscoe Team Penske 1:07.266
3. Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing 1:07.411
4. Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 1:07.544
5. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 1:07.575
6. Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 1:07.593
7. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 1:07.755
8. Oriol Servia KV Racing Technology 1:07.845
9. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne Racing 1:07.869
10. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green Racing 1:07.903
11. Vitor Meira Panther Racing 1:08.003
12. Will Power KV Racing Technology 1:08.068
13. Dan Wheldon Chip Ganassi Racing 1:08.338
14. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 1:08.046
15. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman Racing 1:08.344
16. Mario Dominguez Pacific Coast Motorsports 1:08.074
17. E.J. Viso HVM Racing 1:08.467
18. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest Racing 1:08.264
19. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne Racing 1:08.558
20. Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing 1:08.361
21. Darren Manning A.J. Foyt Enterprises 1:09.156
22. Ed Carpenter Vision Racing 1:09.031
23. A.J. Foyt IV Vision Racing 1:09.361
24. Marty Roth Roth Racing 1:10.914
25. Jaime Camara Conquest Racing 1:10.511
26. Milka Duno Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 1:12.271

[Leighton Irwin]

Apparently 'Stompin' Danica had words with Milka about Milka's driving and probably deservedly so. However, Milka came right back at the 'Princess' with a bit of latin temper and the reteat was sounded.

[cos]

There's a video of the Duno/Patrick spat on indycar.com, well worth a look.. "It's not my fault that you're slow!"

[Hazard]

Quite a hoot that clip.

Anyway - time for a nice wet Indycar road race

[mac]

Two Aussies win at Mid-Ohio - magnificent performances (even though James benefitted from a Kiwi's stuff-up - felt really bad for Jonny with that).

Great drives from Will and Oriol too.

[gomick]

Great drive by Briscoe - a class act on the road courses .... Fantastic result for Will Power too

Funny stuff the Milka/Danica incident - pity Danica didnt have a filthy mouth & let some obsenity's off