Indycar: Kentucky

[DooberRoni]

Kentucky Indy 300
Kentucky Speedway, Sparty KY
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Qualifying
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indycar.com live feed
Friday, August 8
6:30pm EASTERN
3:30pm PACIFIC

Race Broadcast on
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Saturday, August 9
6:00pm EASTERN
3:00pm PACIFIC

Come join us for live posting during the race.

Schedule info courtesy of (clicks)
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Okay, Doobers, here is your official thread for this weekend's race. Can you believe there are only four left?

[LittleAlguy]

Wow, it's hard to believe. I'm glad that they're racing this weekend. The off-weekends are tough for me as a fan. I know that the teams are glad to have that off-weekend, though.

Hmm, it looks like there could be two grooves tomorrow.

Practice 1 results: http://www.indycar.com/stats/timing_scoring_reports.php

[LittleAlguy]

News: Tony Kanaan has signed a 5-year extension with AGR.

[ÜberDoober]

News: Tony Kanaan has signed a 5-year extension with AGR.

I was just going to conjecture whether TK would stay at AGR or not and it looks like my question has been answered! With what at times looks like discord between the teammates I thought he might be looking for a ride elsewhere next season.

Looks like the qually show is about to start, it's Friday and I'm done with work so Woo Hoo!

[ÜberDoober]

Mutoh on pole! (until somebody else gets a time)

They just announced that the race was a sellout! 66,000 seats sold. That if very good.

[LittleAlguy]

Robin Miller had a scoop that TK would go to Ganassi and apparently, TK made a quick 180 that caught both Robin and Chip off guard.

Mutoh with the first laps: 217.696

This should be like Richmond as far as drivers going out later getting the edge on extra grip.

[LittleAlguy]

What happened with the camera?

[LittleAlguy]

Nevermind.

Briscoe just short of Mutoh's average speed.

[LittleAlguy]

Meira to provisional pole with a 218.409 avg. speed.

[ÜberDoober]

Respectable drive by Sarah Fisher. I like her and wish she either was on a good team or had better funding for her own.

[LittleAlguy]

Fisher did test at Kentucky before this weekend. (re: Goodyear's comment)

[LittleAlguy]

Respectable drive by Sarah Fisher. I like her and wish she either was on a good team or had better funding for her own.

I agree. Hopefully, Dollar General can step up and sponsor a full-season for her.

Marty, don't encourage her [DP].

Speaking of which, it should be fun at Chicagoland with the regular 26 and some partial season rides showing up (Fisher, Scheckter, maybe a couple others like PT and Battistini).

[ÜberDoober]

Dixon to provisional pole. The guy is just plain hot.

[LittleAlguy]

Dixon to provisional pole. 218.968, half a mph over Meira.

[ÜberDoober]

Dixon to provisional pole.

Quit reading my mind, dammit! :)

Not so good for Helio.

[LittleAlguy]

Haha. :p

It should be interesting to see how the KV Racing cars do.

[LittleAlguy]

Wheldon 3rd.

Dixon wins another pole. Great run by Meira. Nice run by Mutoh.

[ÜberDoober]

Meira breaks up an all Ganassi front row! :)

It should be a good race. The middle of the field is all really close.

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I'll see y'alls tomorrow! I'm going to watch Rolex now, grill some burgers and have some beers!

[LittleAlguy]

Heh, they're doing a dual introduction.

[ÜberDoober]

Sonofabitch! Baseball on ESPN2 and race moved to ESPN360.com.

[ÜberDoober]

Okay, the announcer guy is over the top. I want to kill him now. The dual intro is cool but I'm hoping that this guys chokes and dies real soon. :)

[ÜberDoober]

ESPN coverage just kicked in! Yea!

Mooooooootoe. Help me please! It's cracking me up actually.

[LittleAlguy]

Yeah, that was obnoxious. This should be better than the Yankees game ended up being.

[LittleAlguy]

Is this a race or a Minnesota Twins playoff game (re: towels)?

[ÜberDoober]

Wheldon going to the back. They were pretty spread out on that start.

Yellow already.

[LittleAlguy]

What a start.

This stinks for Will Power. :(

[ÜberDoober]

I thought Wheldon was getting a penalty? Guess not.

Not sure why Patrick came in to top off. Hardly seems they've run enough for it to be strategy.

Go Meira!!!

[LittleAlguy]

I think they just send the driver behind the person he or she passed.

Carpenter making a move up the field.

[ÜberDoober]

Too bad for Rahal. I have to say I've been a little disappointed in his season.

That's two Honda engine problems, if that's what it turns out to be? Kablammo?

[LittleAlguy]

That is surprising that Hondas have went kablammo. TK fell back a little.

Looks like Kanaan is understeering.

[ÜberDoober]

Milka and Sarah running just ahead of Danica! :ack2:

[LittleAlguy]

Marco up to 4th.

Castroneves falling back a bit.

[LittleAlguy]

Meira to the lead!

[ÜberDoober]

Meira squeeks through a hole. Oh My!!!

[LittleAlguy]

Looks like Meira got held up a little running up behind Duno on pit in.

[ÜberDoober]

Pitstops! Wheldon out first.

[LittleAlguy]

Looks like DP held them up a little.

Great battle there for the lower part of the top-10.

[LittleAlguy]

Whoa there, Foyt.

[ÜberDoober]

I am predicting a crash.

[ÜberDoober]

Yellow. Fisher & Patrick tangle.

[LittleAlguy]

Hello there. LOL

[LittleAlguy]

RHR spins it around.

[ÜberDoober]

Scary/lucky spin for RHR.

[LittleAlguy]

Here comes Marco.

Dreadful day for N/H/L.

[ÜberDoober]

I'm thinking a few guys got adjustments on that last stop. :)

[ÜberDoober]

Fantastic action!! :)

[LittleAlguy]

Kanaan up to 5th.

Good racing so far.

[LittleAlguy]

Marco takes the lead by picking Dixon off on the lapped car.

[ÜberDoober]

Dixon back to 3rd in a heartbeat and now battling with Meira.

[ÜberDoober]

Duno Does it!

[LittleAlguy]

Milka Duno into the wall. Just in time for pit stops.

[ÜberDoober]

Dixon beats Andretti out.

Milka slow to get out of the car. They haven't shown an update.

[ÜberDoober]

She's out and okay.

Bernoldi behind the wall and out.

[LittleAlguy]

Another gearbox problem. Foyt is the affected.

[LittleAlguy]

This should be interesting. Andretti and Kanaan right together behind Dixon. Wouldn't surprise me if they flank Dixon on the restart.

[ÜberDoober]

Long yellow.

[LittleAlguy]

Hmm, Mutoh and Castroneves trying the alternate strategy.

[LittleAlguy]

What a battle for 4th through 8th.

[ÜberDoober]

Marco back to the lead. Insane side by side racing everywhere! :)

[LittleAlguy]

Wow, another great pass by Meira.

[LittleAlguy]

You have to be kidding me.

[ÜberDoober]

Wow! That was absolutely riviting. What a race!

[LittleAlguy]

I think this was the race of the year.

[ÜberDoober]

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I was pulling for Helio to make it. What a hearbreak.

That was a fantastic race.

Thanks for hanging, once again! Time for me to make some supper. :)

[ÜberDoober]

Left everything up and running during dinner and came back in to see the Indy Lights race was on. It was fun. :)

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