Third Day Time Trials
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- Practice summary
- The morning practice session was marred by two crashes late in the session. Mario Dominguez wrecked in the first turn, his second crash of the month. Minutes later, Max Papis crashed hard in turn three. John Andretti led the speed chart at 224.027 mph.
- Qualifications summary
- The third day of qualifications saw the field filled to 33 cars with Townsend Bell fastest of the day at 222.529 mph. Two additional crashes, along with mechanical problems, however, altered the field of non-qualified cars.
- Seventeen minutes into the qualifying session, after four cars had completed runs, a light rain shower halted track activity for 15 minutes. Oriol Servia, who was on the track when the rain fell, was allowed to re-attempt without penalty. Several former Champ Car drivers including Graham Rahal, Justin Wilson, and Will Power all qualified safely.
- For the second time in Indy history, three female drivers made the field, after Milka Duno and Sarah Fisher completed runs. A break in the qualifying line occurred around 2 p.m., with former champion Buddy Lazier the slowest in the field, and only one spot remaining.
- Just before 4 p.m., Hideki Mutoh crashed his already-qualified car. On the exit of turn two, his car went high in the groove, and brushed along the wall part way down the backstretch. About 25 minutes later, Phil Giebler, in his first significant on-track laps, crashed hard in turn one. He was taken to Methodist Hospital.
- With less than 15 minutes left in the day, A. J. Foyt IV and Marty Roth looked to make their way into the field. Foyt suffered a gearbox failure during his warm-up lap, and returned to the pits. Roth immediately went out and filled the final qualifying spot, albeit as the slowest overall in the field. Foyt's Vision crew scrambled to put the gearbox back together, in hopes of bumping into the field before the 6 o'clock gun. The team ran out of time, however, and was forced to wait until Sunday to make a qualifying attempt.
May 17, 2008 - Third Day Qualifying Results | ||||||||
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Rank | Car No. |
Driver | Team | Qual. Speed |
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12 | 99 | Townsend Bell | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 222.539 mph (358 km/h) | ||||
13 | 06 | Graham Rahal | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 222.531 mph (358 km/h) | ||||
14 | 14 | Darren Manning | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 222.430 mph (358 km/h) | ||||
15 | 18 | Bruno Junqueira | Dale Coyne Racing | 222.330 mph (358 km/h) | ||||
16 | 02 | Justin Wilson | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 222.267 mph (358 km/h) | ||||
17 | 15 | Buddy Rice | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 222.101 mph (357 km/h) | ||||
18 | 22 | Davey Hamilton | Vision Racing | 222.017 mph (357 km/h) | ||||
19 | 16 | Alex Lloyd | Rahal Letterman Racing w/ CGR | 221.788 mph (357 km/h) | ||||
20 | 17 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Rahal Letterman Racing | 221.579 mph (357 km/h) | ||||
21 | 24 | John Andretti | Roth Racing | 221.550 mph (357 km/h) | ||||
22 | 67 | Sarah Fisher | Sarah Fisher Racing | 221.246 mph (356 km/h) | ||||
23 | 8 | Will Power | KV Racing | 221.136 mph (356 km/h) | ||||
24 | 41 | Jeff Simmons | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 221.103 mph (356 km/h) | ||||
25 | 5 | Oriol Servià | KV Racing | 220.767 mph (355 km/h) | ||||
26 | 33 | E. J. Viso | HVM Racing | 220.356 mph (355 km/h) | ||||
27 | 23 | Milka Duno | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 220.305 mph (355 km/h) | ||||
28 | 19 | Mario Moraes | Dale Coyne Racing | 219.716 mph (354 km/h) | ||||
29 | 36 | Enrique Bernoldi | Conquest Racing | 219.422 mph (353 km/h) | ||||
30 | 34 | Jaime Camara | Conquest Racing | 219.345 mph (353 km/h) | ||||
31 | 98 | Roger Yasukawa | CURB/Agajanian/Beck Motorsports | 218.010 mph (351 km/h) | ||||
32 | 91 | Buddy Lazier | Hemelgarn Racing | 217.939 mph (351 km/h) | ||||
33 | 25 | Marty Roth | Roth Racing | 215.506 mph (347 km/h) | ||||
OFFICIAL REPORT |
May 17, 2008 - Top Practice Speeds | ||||||||
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Rank | Car No. |
Driver | Team | Best Speed |
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1 | 24 | John Andretti | Roth Racing | 224.027 mph (361 km/h) | ||||
2 | 18 | Bruno Junqueira | Dale Coyne Racing | 223.683 mph (360 km/h) | ||||
3 | 22 | Davey Hamilton | Vision Racing | 223.638 mph (360 km/h) | ||||
4 | 15 | Buddy Rice | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 223.557 mph (360 km/h) | ||||
5 | 99 | Townsend Bell | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 222.499 mph (358 km/h) | ||||
OFFICIAL REPORT |
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