2007 Firestone Indy 200

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Track map of Nashville Superspeedway

The 2007 Firestone Indy 200 was a race in the 2007 IRL IndyCar Series, held at Nashville Superspeedway. It was originally to be held over 12 -July 14, 2007, as the eleventh round of the seventeen-race calendar. However, persistent rain pushed the race back to July 15, 2007.

Classification

Fin.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridLaps
Led
Points
19 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 2001:35:06.2615110550+3
227 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Andretti Green Racing 200+2.340028840
37 Flag of the United States.svg Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing 200+3.18847035
46 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske 200+3.29144032
526 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing 200+4.14098030
63 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 200+4.50986028
78 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Sharp Rahal Letterman Racing 200+5.244910026
810 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Wheldon Chip Ganassi Racing 200+5.75815424
914 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Manning A.J. Foyt Racing 199+1 Lap13022
104 Flag of Brazil.svg Vítor Meira Panther Racing 199+1 Lap15320
112 Flag of South Africa.svg Tomas Scheckter Vision Racing 199+1 Lap12019
1222 Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Foyt IV Vision Racing 198+2 Laps11018
1320 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Carpenter Vision Racing 197+3 Laps14017
1417 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Simmons Rahal Letterman Racing 196+4 Laps9016
155 Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Fisher Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 194+6 Laps17015
1655 Flag of Japan.svg Kosuke Matsuura Panther Racing 182Accident18014
1715 Flag of the United States.svg Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 166Handling16013
1811 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 35Accident3012
Lead changes: 7 between 4 drivers

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References

Preceded by IRL IndyCar Series
round 11

2007
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