2007 Firestone Indy 400

2007 Firestone Indy 400

Race details
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2007 Firestone Indy 400 program cover
Date	August 5, 2007
Official name	Firestone Indy 400
Location	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan
Course	Permanent racing facility 2.000 mi / 3.219 km
Distance	200 laps 400.000 mi / 643.738 km
Weather	Cloudy
Pole position
Driver	Dario Franchitti  (Andretti Green Racing)
Time	32.9810
Fastest lap
Driver	Danica Patrick  (Andretti Green Racing)
Time	32.9067 [1] (on lap 4 of 200)
Podium
First	Tony Kanaan  (Andretti Green Racing)
Second	Marco Andretti  (Andretti Green Racing)
Third	Scott Sharp  (Rahal Letterman Racing)

The 2007 Firestone Indy 400 was an IRL IndyCar Series motor race held on August 5, 2007, in Brooklyn, Michigan at Michigan International Speedway. It was the thirteenth round of the 2007 IRL IndyCar Series and the sixth and final running of the event. Andretti Green Racing driver Tony Kanaan won the 200-lap race from the eighth starting position. Kanaan's teammate Marco Andretti finished second and Scott Sharp of Rahal Letterman Racing finished third.

Background

Main article: 2007 IndyCar Series § Teams and drivers

Michigan International Speedway (pictured in 2010), where the race was held.

The Firestone Indy 400 was the thirteenth of 17 scheduled open-wheel races for the 2007 IRL IndyCar Series and the sixth annual edition of the event dating back to 2002. It was held on August 5, 2007, in Brooklyn, Michigan, United States, at Michigan International Speedway, a four-turn 2 mi (3.2 km) asphalt tri-oval track with 18-degree banking in the corners, 12-degree banking in the front stretch, and 5-degree banking in the back stretch, and was contested over 200 laps and 400 miles (640 km). ^{[2] [3]}

Classification

Fin. Pos	Car No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps Led	Points
1	11	Tony Kanaan	Andretti Green Racing	200	2:49:38.0509	8	29	50
2	26	Marco Andretti	Andretti Green Racing	200	+0.0595	13	12	40
3	8	Scott Sharp	Rahal Letterman Racing	200	+0.3867	4	11	35
4	55	Kosuke Matsuura	Panther Racing	200	+0.4703	14	0	32
5	15	Buddy Rice	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	200	+4.9097	17	0	30
6	17	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Rahal Letterman Racing	200	+10.0114	12	0	28
7	7	Danica Patrick	Andretti Green Racing	199	+1 Lap	9	5	26
8	22	A. J. Foyt IV	Vision Racing	167	Mechanical	15	0	24
9	6	Sam Hornish Jr.	Team Penske	148	Mechanical	2	1	22
10	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	145	Handling	7	14	20
11	2	Tomas Scheckter	Vision Racing	144	Collision	6	2	19
12	10	Dan Wheldon	Chip Ganassi Racing	143	Collision	5	24	18
13	27	Dario Franchitti	Andretti Green Racing	143	Collision	1	102	17+3
14	20	Ed Carpenter	Vision Racing	143	Collision	10	0	16
15	14	Darren Manning	A.J. Foyt Racing	113	Accident	18	0	15
16	5	Sarah Fisher	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	83	Accident	16	0	14
17	3	Hélio Castroneves	Team Penske	58	Collision	3	0	13
18	4	Vítor Meira	Panther Racing	58	Collision	11	0	12
19	23	Milka Duno (R)	SAMAX Motorsport	43	Mechanical	19	0	12
20	19	Jon Herb	Racing Professionals	26	Accident	20	0	12
Lead changes: 23 between 9 drivers

References

1. "Official Box Score – IndyCar Series – Firestone Indy 400 at Michigan International Speedway – Sunday, August 5, 2007" (PDF). Indy Racing League. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 18, 2011. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
2. "2007 Firestone Indy 400". Racing-Reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media. Archived from the original on August 2, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
3. "IRL: Michigan: Round 13 preview". motorsport.com . Archived from the original on February 5, 2026. Retrieved February 5, 2026.

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