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- Sunday September 7, 2008
- Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Illinois
- Race weather: Sunny
- Pole position winner: #27 Raphael Matos
- Race summary: The Team AGR-AFS Racing cars of Raphael Matos and Arie Luyendyk Jr. led 1-2 throughout the race, quickly followed by Ana Beatriz and Bobby Wilson who battled for third. A pivotal crash involving Richard Antinucci and Sean Guthrie on lap 26 sealed the 2008 Series Championship for Rafael Matos when Antinucci was unable to continue. Matos led his teammate entering the final lap. Luyendyk challenged and both Luyendyk and Beatriz passed Matos. Beatriz challenged for the lead but was unable to pass Luyendyk at the wire. Luyendyk won his first race after 62 starts in the series.
| Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fin. Pos |
St. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led |
Points |
| 1 | 3 | 26 | Arie Luyendyk, Jr. | AGR-AFS Racing | 67 | 1 | 50 | |
| 2 | 2 | 20 | Ana Beatriz | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 67 | 0 | 40 | |
| 3 | 1 | 27 | Raphael Matos | AGR-AFS Racing | 67 | 66 | 38 | |
| 4 | 12 | 15 | Bobby Wilson | Panther Racing | 67 | 0 | 32 | |
| 5 | 6 | 11 | James Davison | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 67 | 0 | 30 | |
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Read more about this topic: 2008 Indy Lights Season, Race Summaries