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12 Jul 2005, 14:41 (Ref:1353584)
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Nashville race weekend thread (includes starting Grid)
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Firestone Indy 200 Nashville Superspeedway   Weekend schedule: (ET) Practice 1 Fri Jul 15 :: 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Practice 2 Fri Jul 15 :: 1:45 - 3:15 p.m. Qualifications Fri Jul 15 :: 5 - 6:05 p.m. Final Practice Fri Jul 15 :: 8 - 8:30 p.m. Firestone Indy 200 Sat Jul 16 :: 7 p.m. Weekend weather forecast: Friday 87°F (31°C) | 73°F (23°C) Thunder Saturday 87°F (31°C) | 73°F (23°C) Thunder Website: www.nashvillesuperspeedway.com TV: U.S. - Race live on ESPN at 7 p.m. ET U.K. - Race live on Sky Sports 12 p.m. GMT Canada: - Live on TSN at 7 p.m. ET Australia: - Live on ESPN at 9.00pm Saturday Night Radio : IMS First IRL race: 2001 Total IRL races: 4 Race distance: 200 laps/266 miles Defending champion: Tony Kanaan  Last edited by marcus; 15 Jul 2005 at 05:24. |
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12 Jul 2005, 15:44 (Ref:1353641)
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I'm looking forward to this one. If TK can get a result here like last year then he'll crank up the pressure some more on Dan.
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12 Jul 2005, 16:40 (Ref:1353701)
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That is assuming Dan doesn't finish 2nd again!
For the continued advancement of the series it would be good if Wheldon had some mechanical gremlins or botched strategies in the next 2-3 races. A DNF in one of the next races and a strong points haul for the chasing pack would spice things up greatly. In order to continue the momentum gathered this summer the IRL needs a tense season finale and not one where Wheldon is cruising to the title with 2 or 3 races to spare. Remember the Chase for the Nextel Cup will be sparking off at the same time... |
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12 Jul 2005, 17:11 (Ref:1353709)
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He got over hump number 1 at Kansas where he never finished higher then 9th until this year.
Nashville last year he had the best car IMO,and would've won the thing if that incident didn't happen.I exspect they will not gamble on tires this time around,even though they did prove they could've finished the race fine on the tire they had by only changing the one that went flat. Milwaukee was his worst race the whole season,I think he'll be better this time around for sure.After that he didn't finish lower then 4th the whole rest of the season. |
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12 Jul 2005, 20:13 (Ref:1354047)
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I'm looking for an upset here!
Scott Sharp, and Vitor Meira, have been extremely close to victories this season, but have just fallen short. Both of these guys are due for a win IMO, and one win, can lead to more for these guys, which could change the complexion for the season. And you can't count out Danica, Rice, or Enge either. They are due also... Should be a great race!
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12 Jul 2005, 20:50 (Ref:1354086)
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I don't think Danica is ready for the win, especially not at Nashville. She showed at Kansas that she has a lot to learn about the side by side stuff, is terrified of the high groove, and that slippery concrete at Nashville isn't going to make her any more brave.
Vitor Meira.. man, that guy has to win soon. His mid-season form last year was spectacular - too bad in coincided with Buddy's good form! I'd love Vitor to be in victory lane on Saturday, with TK second, Buddy a strong third - his luck has got to change soon. If Dan finishes outside the top ten then the championship standings will look much more interesting on Sunday. |
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13 Jul 2005, 07:30 (Ref:1354381)
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I would be very suprised to see Danica up there. I wouldn't bet against Vitor Meira having a strong finish. And well Hornish has got to be favourite...
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13 Jul 2005, 22:22 (Ref:1355045)
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13 Jul 2005, 23:32 (Ref:1355084)
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excellent news
I love this guy
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14 Jul 2005, 21:53 (Ref:1355805)
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So Buddy is back to the IRL. The Nashville concrete short Superspeedway is definately a tricky one to learn and you can see that his experience will pay of and no doubt he will be competitive. Where as rookies such as Danica and also Briscoe and Enge who have very little oval experience.
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15 Jul 2005, 05:27 (Ref:1355951)
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well looking at the previous winners Buddy is in fact in there as the first winner
2001 : Buddy Lazier 2002 : Alex Barron 2003 : Gil de Ferran 2004 : Tony Kanaan |
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16 Jul 2005, 03:36 (Ref:1356640)
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STARTING GRID
1. Tomas Schekter 203.117 (8th Career Pole)  53rd Career Start 2. Danica Patrick 203.088 (2nd time starting 2nd)  9th Career Start 3. Buddy Lazier 202.927 (3rd time starting 3rd)  85th Career Start 4. Dario Franchitti 202.892 (6th Time starting 4th)  29th Career Start 5. Dan Wheldon 202.602 (5th time starting 5th)  41st Career Start 6. Vitor Meira 202.561 (4th time starting 6th)  38th Career Start 7. Tony Kanaan 202.515 (1st time starting 7th)  42nd Career Start 8. Scott Sharp 202.511 (5th time starting 8th)  107th Career Start 9. Darren Manning 202.491 (2nd time starting 9th)  23rd Career Start 10. Ryan Briscoe 202.489 (2nd time starting 10th)  9th Career Start 11. Tomas Enge 202.345 (1st time starting 11th)  10th Career Start 12. Scott Dixon 202.196 (4th time starting 12th)  40th Career Start 13. Sam Hornish Jnr 202.175 (4th time starting 13th)  77th Career Start 14. Buddy Rice 201.937 (2nd time starting 14th)  42nd Career Start 15. Helio Castroneves 201.493 (2nd time starting 15th)  56th Career Start 16. Bryan Herta 201.140 (2nd time starting 16th)  36th Career Start 17. Patrick Carpentier 201.035 (1st time starting 17th)  9th Career Start 18. Kosuke Matsuura 200.119 (3rd time starting 18th)  25th Career Start 19. Alex Barron 199.546 (3rd time starting 19th)  51st Career Start 20. AJ Foyt IV 199.200 (3rd time starting 20th)  41st Career Start 21. Roger Yasukawa 198.847 (2nd time starting 21st)  27th Career Start 22. Ed Carpenter 198.141 (3rd time starting 22nd)  27th Career Start 23. Jimmy Kite 197.593 (4th time starting 23rd)  28th Career Start Last edited by marcus; 16 Jul 2005 at 04:13. |
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In Loving memory of Peter Brock I hate it when im driving in a straight line & Seb Vettel runs into me GO THE MIGHTY HAWKS !!!! |
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17 Jul 2005, 01:17 (Ref:1357052)
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"You're so ****** loud in my ear!"
Teehee, shame we lost pictures at the end to not see Dario take the win in this high attrition race...two Rahals, two Panthers, 3 Andretti-Green's, a Ganassi and a Cheever at least to my very rough count. Good result for Cheever with a 3rd for Carpentier...(what do you think, 'Patrick on thd podium' might shift a few papers?). On to Milwaukee madness. |
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17 Jul 2005, 01:29 (Ref:1357053)
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That was a rather underwhelming race. Apart from Franchitti, Hornish and Patrick with about 50 to go, there wasn't much going on that caught my attention.
Why did Rahal decide to put Patrick out of sequence? The strategy was never going to work, and they were *very* lucky to even stay on the same lap. The cynic in me says that they only did that to give her some air-time. Anyways, nice to see Dario win again. |
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17 Jul 2005, 11:42 (Ref:1357182)
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Rahal put Danica on that strategy to get her up front in case it rained - which was a very real possibility.
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17 Jul 2005, 14:37 (Ref:1357245)
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He also took her out of sequence because she was back in 12th place....they had to do something to see if she could catch a break....
Look at what it did later in the event for Carpentier to stay out....He was never in the hunt until both of their cars stayed out... |
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17 Jul 2005, 14:44 (Ref:1357246)
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Dario finaly got what he deserved, should have been a multiple winner this year so far.
Weird suspension faliure for Kanaan when both fronts failed under the caution and obviouly poor luck for Manning who was collected up in it. Shame there was a technical fault in the last 3 or so laps! |
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17 Jul 2005, 14:49 (Ref:1357247)
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17 Jul 2005, 16:21 (Ref:1357270)
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There is news that Enge has broken his back.... Early reports are fractures of the L1 and T12 vertabrate...
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17 Jul 2005, 16:51 (Ref:1357289)
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To say he's "broken his back" is maybe an exaggeration, but it does seem he has a couple of fractures which may keep him out of the Milwaukee race.
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17 Jul 2005, 17:08 (Ref:1357296)
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It is on many sites with the title 'broken back'.
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17 Jul 2005, 17:46 (Ref:1357320)
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Would you care to explain the L1 and T12 vertebrae luke?
 Pretty average race really, plenty of incidents of the wrong kind. Roll on Milwaukee, I say. It didn't help that we lost the coverage at the end. But Keith Heuwen made up for it as the credits rolled. |
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18 Jul 2005, 10:15 (Ref:1357640)
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About time too!
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 It's a start... Dario's victory was long overdue. I think Michael's comments post-race summed up the situation nicely: Dario & his team have consistently produced the strongest car this season but their luck has been non-existent. Arguably this could have been his 3rd or 4th victory of the season. Here's to a strong rally by Franchitti and the rest of the chasing pack in the second half of the season...and a really close season finale! |
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18 Jul 2005, 12:55 (Ref:1357751)
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Latest news on Enge is that he has injured a couple of vertebrae but not fractured them.
He's hoping to be fit for Milwaukee, which would be good news. |
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