2007 IndyCar Series

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2007 IndyCar season
IndyCar Series
Season
Races17
Start dateMarch 24
End dateSeptember 9
Awards
Drivers' champion Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay
Indianapolis 500 winner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti
  2006
2008  
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Scott Dixon at the 2021 Indianapolis 500 (51222251497) (cropped).jpg
Dario Franchitti (left) won his first Drivers' Championship while Scott Dixon (right) finished second in the championship.

The 2007 IRL IndyCar Series began with a night race on Saturday March 24 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The season's premiere event, the 91st Indianapolis 500 was held on May 27. The season finale was held at Chicagoland Speedway on September 9. Dario Franchitti won four races during the season, including the Indy 500, clinched the 2007 IndyCar Series championship after he won the final race of the season at Chicagoland Speedway, after points leader Scott Dixon ran out of fuel in turn 3 of the final lap.

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At the conclusion of the season, Danica Patrick was voted Most Popular Driver for the third consecutive year. [1]

All races were televised on the ESPN family of networks. In addition, all races were broadcast live on the IMS Radio Network, and XM IndyCar Channel 145 and simulcast on XM Sports Nation.

The 2007 schedule was the twelfth season of the IRL IndyCar Series, and part of the 96th recognized season of top-level American open wheel racing. It was the final season that IndyCar Series ran independently before the IRL merged with Champ Car in 2008. It also marked A. J. Foyt's 50th anniversary of participation in IndyCar racing.

It was also the final season that all IndyCar Series cars ran with the sequential manual gearbox shifters before all IndyCar Series cars switched to sequential semi-automatic paddle-shifters for the following season.

2007 was also the first season that all IndyCar Series entrants utilized Dallara spec-chassis all-season long although Panoz chassis were still only used by part-time underfunded entrants for Indianapolis 500 event only, but without factory support from Panoz.

Confirmed entries

All entries utilize Honda engines and Firestone Firehawk tires.

TeamChassisNoDriversRounds
A. J. Foyt Racing Dallara 14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Manning All
50 Flag of the United States.svg Al Unser Jr. 5
Andretti Green Racing Dallara 7 Flag of the United States.svg Danica Patrick All
11 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan All
26 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti All
27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti All
39 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti 5
Chastain Motorsports Panoz 77 Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno 5
CURB/Agajanian/Beck Motorsports Dallara 98 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Barron 1, 4–5
Delphi Panther Racing
Super Aguri Panther Racing
Dallara 4 Flag of Brazil.svg Vítor Meira All
33 Flag of the United States.svg John Andretti 5
55 Flag of Japan.svg Kosuke Matsuura All
60 Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Mutoh (R)17
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dallara 5 Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Fisher All
15 Flag of the United States.svg Buddy Rice All
24 Flag of the United States.svg Roger Yasukawa 5
Hemelgarn Racing Dallara 91 Flag of the United States.svg Richie Hearn 5
Luczo-Dragon Racing Dallara 12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Briscoe 5
PDM Racing Panoz 18 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Kite 5
Playa Del Racing Panoz 21 Flag of the United States.svg Jaques Lazier 5
31 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Giebler (R)5
Racing Professionals Dallara 19 Flag of the United States.svg Jon Herb 5, 7, 13
Rahal Letterman Racing Dallara 8 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Sharp All
17 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Simmons 1–11
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay (R)12–17
Roth Racing Dallara 25 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marty Roth 1, 4–5, 17
76 Flag of the United States.svg P. J. Chesson 17
Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara 99 Flag of the United States.svg Buddy Lazier 5
SAMAX Motorsport Dallara 23 Flag of Venezuela.svg Milka Duno (R)4–5, 7–9, 13, 17
Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara 9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon All
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Wheldon All
Team Leader/Dollander Racing Dallara 40 Flag of the United States.svg P. J. Jones 5
Team Penske Dallara 3 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves All
6 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Hornish Jr. All
Vision Racing Dallara 02 Flag of the United States.svg Davey Hamilton 5
2 Flag of South Africa.svg Tomas Scheckter All
20 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Carpenter All
22 Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Foyt IV All

Driver changes

Schedule

The schedule consisted of 12 oval races, 3 road course races, and 2 street track races.

RndDateRace NameTrackCity
1March 24 XM Satellite Radio Indy 300  O  Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead, Florida
2April 1 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg  R  Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida
3April 21 Indy Japan 300  O  Twin Ring Motegi Motegi, Japan
4April 29 Kansas Lottery Indy 300  O  Kansas Speedway Kansas City, Kansas
5May 27 91st Indianapolis 500  O  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana
6June 3 ABC Supply Company A. J. Foyt 225  O  The Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin
7June 9 Bombardier Learjet 550  O  Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas
8June 24 Iowa Corn Indy 250 presented by Ethanol  O  Iowa Speedway Newton, Iowa
9June 30 SunTrust Indy Challenge presented by XM Satellite Radio  O  Richmond International Raceway Richmond, Virginia
10July 8 Camping World Watkins Glen Grand Prix  R  Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York
11July 15 Firestone Indy 200  O  Nashville Superspeedway Lebanon, Tennessee
12July 22 The Honda 200 at Mid-Ohio presented by Westfield Insurance  R  Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio
13August 5 Firestone Indy 400  O  Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Michigan
14August 11 Meijer Indy 300 presented by Coca-Cola and Edy's  O  Kentucky Speedway Sparta, Kentucky
15August 26 Motorola Indy 300  R  Infineon Raceway Sonoma, California
16September 2 Detroit Indy Grand Prix presented by Firestone  R  Belle Isle Park Detroit, Michigan
17September 9 Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 presented by Mr. Clean  O  Chicagoland Speedway Joliet, Illinois

 O  Oval/Speedway
 R  Road/Street course

BOLD indicates Superspeedways.

Schedule announcements

The full schedule was ratified on October 13, 2006. Instead of a single schedule announcement, the venues for the 2007 season were announced separately between August and October 2006. Before that, the only race beyond the Indianapolis 500 that had been confirmed was the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on April 1, 2006. [4]

On December 14, 2006, it was announced that Marquis Sports Marketing, a Dallas-based company, was in coordination to add another race to the 2007 schedule. A non-points, exhibition race in the streets of Biloxi, Mississippi was in the planning stages for September or October 2007 as an effort to revitalize the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast. The race would be the first step in what were plans to build an oval track in the area by 2009. [21] However, none of these efforts eventually came to fruition.

Rule changes for 2007

Television

IndyCar Series testing

Race summaries

Round 1 of 17: XM Satellite Radio Indy 300

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
1110 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Wheldon Chip Ganassi Racing 2001:48:06.889317953
269 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 200+6.49931540
326 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske 200+17.4754035
4104 Flag of Brazil.svg Vítor Meira Panther Racing 200+22.5373032
5411 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 200+23.1179330
Race average speed: 164.825 mph (265.260 km/h)
Lead changes: 5 between 4 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 32 laps

Round 2 of 17: Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
113 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 1002:01:07.35129553
249 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 100+0.6007040
3611 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 100+7.9130035
4226 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing 100+13.5090332
5327 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Andretti Green Racing 100+14.5935030
Race average speed: 89.166 mph (143.499 km/h)
Lead changes: 4 between 3 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 20 laps

Round 3 of 17: Indy Japan 300

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
1311 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 2001:52:23.25742650
2210 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Wheldon Chip Ganassi Racing 200+0.482812643
3727 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Andretti Green Racing 200+11.5538035
469 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 200+13.0623232
526 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske 199+1 Lap330
Race average speed: 162.295 mph (261.188 km/h)
Lead changes: 9 between 5 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 30 laps

Round 4 of 17: Kansas Lottery Indy 300

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
1410 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Wheldon Chip Ganassi Racing 2001:36:56.058617753
2627 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Andretti Green Racing 200+18.4830040
333 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 200+33.2280035
459 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 200+34.42081632
572 Flag of South Africa.svg Tomas Scheckter Vision Racing 199+1 LAP030
Race average speed: 188.169 mph (302.829 km/h)
Lead changes: 9 between 3 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 15 laps

Round 5 of 17: 91st Indianapolis 500

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
1327 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Andretti Green Racing 1662:44:03.56083450
249 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 166+0.36101140
313 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 166+1.84851935
456 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske 166+4.6324232
5712 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Briscoe Luczo-Dragon Racing 166+5.2109030
Race average speed: 151.774
Lead changes: 23 between 9 drivers
Cautions: 11 for 55 laps

Round 6 of 17: ABC Supply Company A. J. Foyt 225

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
1311 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 2251:47:42.43932550
21027 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Andretti Green Racing 225+2.5707040
3410 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Wheldon Chip Ganassi Racing 225+3.11493735
429 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 225+3.4026032
594 Flag of Brazil.svg Vítor Meira Panther Racing 225+5.2864030
Race average speed: 127.22 mph (204.74 km/h)
Lead changes: 8 between 4 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 51 laps

Round 7 of 17: Bombardier Learjet 550

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
126 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske 2281:52:15.287315953
2411 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 228+0.0786140
367 Flag of the United States.svg Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing 228+0.3844235
4327 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Andretti Green Racing 228+3.9765032
5134 Flag of Brazil.svg Vítor Meira Panther Racing 228+4.0019330
Race average speed: 177.314
Lead changes: 16 between 7 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 28 laps

Round 8 of 17: Iowa Corn Indy 250 presented by Ethanol

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
1327 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Andretti Green Racing 2501:48:14.13449653
21226 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing 250+0.0681440
348 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Sharp Rahal Letterman Racing 250+1.0577435
41715 Flag of the United States.svg Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 250+4.2426532
51514 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Manning A. J. Foyt Enterprises 250+5.2156030
Race average speed: 123.896 mph (199.391 km/h)
Lead changes: 13 between 8 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 67 laps

Round 9 of 17: SunTrust Indy Challenge presented by XM Satellite Radio

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
1127 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Andretti Green Racing 2501:24:19.668424253
239 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 250+0.4194040
3410 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Wheldon Chip Ganassi Racing 250+1.3629035
4211 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 250+2.9088832
51215 Flag of the United States.svg Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 250+5.9130030
Race average speed: 133.408
Lead changes: 4 between 3 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 33 laps

Round 10 of 17: Camping World Watkins Glen Grand Prix

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
129 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 601:43:51.50942353
256 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske 60+6.2591040
3327 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Andretti Green Racing 60+9.7492035
4411 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 60+14.4830032
5626 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing 60+15.4749930
Race average speed: 116.813
Lead changes: 5 between 5 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 7 laps

Round 11 of 17: Firestone Indy 200

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
119 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 2001:35:06.261510553
2227 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Andretti Green Racing 200+2.24008840
377 Flag of the United States.svg Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing 200+3.1884035
446 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske 200+3.2914032
5826 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing 200+4.1409030
Race average speed: 164.030 mph (263.981 km/h)
Lead changes: 6 between 4 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 25 laps

Round 12 of 17: The Honda 200 at Mid-Ohio presented by Westfield Insurance

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
169 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi 851:47:24.06632950
2527 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Andretti Green Racing 85+2.6917640
313 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 85+8.67833738
4311 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 85+8.96111332
527 Flag of the United States.svg Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing 85+25.2578030
Race average speed: 107.222 mph (172.557 km/h)
Lead changes: 8 between 4 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 9 laps

Round 13 of 17: Firestone Indy 400

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
1811 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 2002:49:38.05092950
21326 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing 200+0.05951240
348 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Sharp Rahal Letterman Racing 200+0.38671135
41455 Flag of Japan.svg Kosuke Matsuura Panther Racing 200+0.4703032
51715 Flag of the United States.svg Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 200+4.9097030
Race average speed: 141.481 mph (227.692 km/h)
Lead changes: 23 between 9 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 63 laps

Round 14 of 17: Meijer Indy 300 presented by Coca-Cola and Edy's

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
1111 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 2001:38:21.707813153
249 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 200+1.7457440
31022 Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Foyt IV Vision Racing 200+2.10701335
41526 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing 200+2.2998032
562 Flag of South Africa.svg Tomas Scheckter Vision Racing 200+2.3660030
Race average speed: 180.558
Lead changes: 10 between 4 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 23 laps

Round 15 of 17: Motorola Indy 300

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
159 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 801:51:58.55331550
243 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 80+0.5449040
3127 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Andretti Green Racing 80+8.38146241
4311 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 80+8.9864032
566 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske 80+9.9473030
Race average speed: 98.593 mph (158.670 km/h)
Lead changes: 9 between 4 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 5 laps

Round 16 of 17: Detroit Indy Grand Prix presented by Firestone

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
1411 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 892:11:50.50972050
2117 Flag of the United States.svg Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing 89+0.4865940
31610 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Wheldon Chip Ganassi Racing 89+1.2207035
4814 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Manning A. J. Foyt Enterprises 89+1.9217032
51455 Flag of Japan.svg Kosuke Matsuura Panther Racing 88+1 Lap030
Race average speed: 83.841 mph (134.929 km/h)
Lead changes: 5 between 5 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 19 laps

Round 17 of 17: Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 presented by Mr. Clean

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
1127 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Andretti Green Racing 2001:44:53.79501050
269 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 200+1.84394140
326 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske 199+1 Lap9038
433 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 199+1 Lap5632
5118 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Sharp Rahal Letterman Racing 199+1 Lap030
Race average speed: 173.886 mph (279.842 km/h)
Lead changes: 13 between 5 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 27 laps

Season summary

Race results

RndDateRace Name Pole position Fastest lap Most Laps LedWinner
1March 24 XM Satellite Radio Indy 300 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Wheldon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Wheldon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Wheldon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Wheldon
2April 1 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves
3April 21 Indy Japan 300 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Wheldon Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan
4April 29 Kansas Lottery Indy 300 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Wheldon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Wheldon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Wheldon
5May 27 91st Indianapolis 500 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti
6June 3 ABC Supply Company A. J. Foyt 225 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Wheldon Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan
7June 9 Bombardier Learjet 550 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Sharp Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Flag of the United States.svg Sam Hornish Jr. Flag of the United States.svg Sam Hornish Jr.
8June 24 Iowa Corn Indy 250
presented by Ethanol
Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti
9June 30 SunTrust Indy Challenge
presented by XM Satellite Radio
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Wheldon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti
10July 8 Camping World Watkins Glen Grand Prix Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon
11July 15 Firestone Indy 200 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Wheldon Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon
12July 22 The Honda 200 at Mid-Ohio
presented by Westfield Insurance
Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon
13August 5 Firestone Indy 400 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Flag of the United States.svg Danica Patrick Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan
14August 11 Meijer Indy 300
presented by Coca-Cola and Edy's
Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Wheldon Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan
15August 26 Motorola Indy 300 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon
16September 2 Detroit Indy Grand Prix
presented by Firestone
Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan
17September 9 Peak Antifreeze Indy 300
presented by Mr. Clean
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Mutoh Flag of the United States.svg Sam Hornish Jr. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti

Final driver standings

PosDriver HMS STP MOT KAN INDY MIL TXS IOW RIR WGL NSH MDO MIS KTY SNM DET CHI Pts
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti 75321241*1*32213*83*6*1637
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon 224424121021*1*1102182624
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan 5311512*12164418411*416576
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Wheldon 1*92*1*22315113781012177313466
5 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Hornish Jr. 3756491*141524149185123*465
6 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves 91*73316*168111863*1792144446
7 Flag of the United States.svg Danica Patrick 14811788313611357166211424
8 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Sharp 121161366738147113614115412
9 Flag of the United States.svg Buddy Rice 10101020251884561785121179360
10 Flag of South Africa.svg Tomas Scheckter 8695717141971311911581320357
11 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti 2041619241519212551824161722350
12 Flag of Brazil.svg Vítor Meira 416178105599171017181091518334
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Manning 13121211201113514996151312421332
14 Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Foyt IV 181313914131712131512138315910315
15 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Carpenter 618151717718610121316147131016309
16 Flag of Japan.svg Kosuke Matsuura 161718181611915178161241110517303
17 Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Fisher 111514121814107161615151614171612275
18 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Simmons 17148101110617181014201
19 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay  RY 761518187119
20 Flag of Venezuela.svg Milka Duno  R 1431111819191596
21 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marty Roth 1521281453
22 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Barron 19161541
23 Flag of the United States.svg Jon Herb 32202034
24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Briscoe 530
25 Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Mutoh  R 824
26 Flag of the United States.svg Davey Hamilton 922
27 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti 1317
28 Flag of the United States.svg Buddy Lazier 1912
29 Flag of the United States.svg P. J. Chesson 1912
30 Flag of the United States.svg Roger Yasukawa 2112
31 Flag of the United States.svg Richie Hearn 2312
32 Flag of the United States.svg Al Unser Jr. 2610
33 Flag of the United States.svg Jaques Lazier 2710
34 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Giebler  R 2910
35 Flag of the United States.svg John Andretti 3010
36 Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno 3310
Flag of the United States.svg P. J. Jones DNQ0
Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Kite DNQ0
Flag of France.svg Stéphan Grégoire Wth0
PosDriver HMS STP MOT KAN INDY MIL TXS IOW RIR WGL NSH MDO MIS KTY SNM DET CHI Pts
ColorResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
Green4th & 5th place
Light Blue6th–10th place
Dark BlueFinished
(Outside Top 10)
PurpleDid not finish
(Ret)
RedDid not qualify
(DNQ)
BrownWithdrawn
(Wth)
BlackDisqualified
(DSQ)
WhiteDid not start
(DNS)
BlankDid not
participate
(DNP)
Not competing
In-line notation
Bold Pole position
ItalicsRan fastest race lap
*Led most race laps
(3 points)
DNSAny driver who qualifies
but does not start (DNS),
earns half the points
had they taken part.
 RY  Rookie of the Year
 R  Rookie

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The 2006 IRL IndyCar Series began on March 26 and concluded on September 10. Sam Hornish Jr. won his third IndyCar Series championship. Hornish also won the 90th Indianapolis 500, passing rookie Marco Andretti on the final lap less than 500 feet (150 m) from the finish line. The title chase was very dramatic between Penske drivers Hornish and Hélio Castroneves battling Ganassi drivers Dan Wheldon and Scott Dixon. The four drivers occupied the first four positions in the final race at Chicagoland Speedway, with Wheldon leading Dixon home for a Ganassi 1–2, but Hornish finishing third, edging out reigning champion Wheldon on a tiebreak. Third would have been enough to catapult fourth-place finisher Castroneves to take the title, but he instead ended up two points behind Hornish and Wheldon. Dixon was also in strong title contention, finishing a mere 15 points adrift of the championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2004 IndyCar Series</span> Sports season

The 2004 IRL IndyCar Series was dominated by two teams, Andretti Green Racing and Rahal Letterman Racing. While there was great parity in 2003 between Honda and Toyota powered teams, in 2004 Honda began to outshine Toyota bringing their teams Penske Racing and Chip Ganassi Racing down with it, leaving Scott Dixon winless and in 10th place in his attempt to defend his 2003 championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2003 IndyCar Series</span> Sports season

The 2003 IRL IndyCar Series brought some of the biggest changes in its history. The league adopted the name IndyCar Series, after a settlement with CART prohibiting its use had expired. Several former CART teams brought their full operations to the IRL, most notably major squads Chip Ganassi Racing and Andretti Green Racing, as well as former CART engine manufacturers Toyota and Honda, replacing Infiniti who shifted its efforts to the new feeder series Infiniti Pro Series. Many of the IRL's old guard including Robbie Buhl, Greg Ray, and Buddy Lazier had difficulty competing in this new manufacturer-driven landscape. The league also added its first international race this year, taking over the CART date at Twin Ring Motegi.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2004 Indianapolis 500</span> 88th running of the Indianapolis 500

The 88th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday, May 30, 2004. It was part of the 2004 IndyCar Series season and the ninth Indy 500 sanctioned by the Indy Racing League. Buddy Rice won the pole position, the pit stop contest, led the most laps, and won the race for team owners Bobby Rahal and David Letterman.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2003 Indianapolis 500</span> 87th running of the Indianapolis 500

The 87th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday, May 25, 2003. Two-time defending champion Hélio Castroneves won the pole position and was trying to become the first driver in Indy history to win three in a row. With 31 laps to go, however, Castroneves was passed by his Penske teammate Gil de Ferran, and the duo finished 1st–2nd, with de Ferran winning his first Indy 500. The race was sanctioned by the Indy Racing League and was part of the 2003 IndyCar Series season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2006 Indianapolis 500</span> 90th running of the Indianapolis 500

The 90th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday May 28, 2006. Sam Hornish Jr. won from the pole position. It was Hornish's first and only win at Indianapolis, and the record fourteenth Indy victory for Penske Racing. Hornish would later win the IndyCar Series championship, the second driver in a row to sweep the Indy 500 and season championship in the same season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2007 Indianapolis 500</span> 91st running of the Indianapolis 500

The 91st Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday May 27, 2007. It was the twelfth Indianapolis 500 sanctioned by the Indy Racing League and the fifth race of the 2007 IndyCar Series season. Hélio Castroneves started the race on the pole position.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peak Antifreeze Indy 300</span>

The Peak Antifreeze and Motor Oil Indy 300 was an IndyCar Series race held at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois, United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2008 IndyCar Series</span> 13th season of the IndyCar Series

The 2008 IndyCar Series was the 13th season of the IndyCar Series. It was the 97th recognized season of top-level American open wheel racing. On February 26, 2008, the managements of Indy Racing League and Champ Car came to an agreement to become a single entity, ending a twelve-year split and resulting in the cancellation of the 2008 Champ Car World Series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 Indianapolis 500</span> 93rd running of the Indianapolis 500

The 93rd Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday May 24, 2009. It was the 14th Indy 500 sanctioned by the Indy Racing League, and the premier event of the 2009 IndyCar Series season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 IndyCar Series</span> 14th season of the IndyCar Series

The 2009 IndyCar Series was the 14th season of the IndyCar Series. The 17-race season began on April 5, and its premier event, the 93rd Indianapolis 500 was held May 24. All races were broadcast on ABC or Versus in high-definition. It represented the 98th recognized season of top-level American open wheel racing.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2007 Detroit Indy Grand Prix</span> Motor car race

The 2007 Detroit Indy Grand Prix presented by Firestone was an IndyCar Series race that was held on September 2, 2007 on the Raceway on Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan. It was the sixteenth race of the 2007 IndyCar Series season. Originally scheduled to run over 90 laps, it was shortened to 89 laps. The race was won by Tony Kanaan for the Andretti Green Racing team. Danica Patrick finished second, and Dan Wheldon clinched third.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2008 Nikon Indy 300</span> Motor car race

The 2008 Nikon Indy 300 was a non-championship Indycar exhibition race that was held as the 19th and final race of the 2008 IndyCar Series season. It was held on 26 October 2008 at the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit in Queensland, Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 IndyCar Series</span> 16th season of the IndyCar Series

The 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series was the 16th season of the IndyCar Series and the 100th recognized season of American open-wheel motor racing. The season was sanctioned by IndyCar and was part of the Mazda Road to Indy. The season began in March and concluded in October, consisting of seventeen events.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2008 Iowa Corn Indy 250</span> Motor car race

The 2008 Iowa Corn Indy 250 was the eighth round of the 2008 IndyCar Series season. The race was held on June 22, 2008 at the 0.894-mile (1.439 km) Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. At the green flag, Hélio Castroneves took the lead in turn 1 from polesitter Scott Dixon. Tony Kanaan quickly moved up to second position. Over the next 10-15 laps, Castroneves and Kanaan battled back-and-forth for the lead, side-by-side on many laps. Kanaan finally muscled the lead away on lap 16, and gained a lead of roughly one second. On lap 39, Ed Carpenter brushed the outside wall in turn 2. The leaders pit, and Kanaan exited the pits as the leader. On lap 51, the green came back out, and a lap later, Castroneves got by Kanaan for the lead. Jaime Camara brought out the yellow on lap 106 when his car lost power and stopped on the course. After another sequence of pit stops, Kanaan led Dan Wheldon and Marco Andretti. On the restart, Wheldon lost control and slid up the track, falling to 8th place.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2007 Indy Japan 300</span> Motor car race

The 2007 Indy Japan 300 was an IndyCar Series motor race held on April 21, 2007, at the Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Tochigi, Japan. It was the third race of the 2007 IndyCar Series season, the fifth annual edition of the Indy Japan 300 in the IndyCar Series, and the tenth anniversary running of the race. Andretti Green Racing driver Tony Kanaan won the race with a 0.4828 second margin of victory over Chip Ganassi Racing's Dan Wheldon. Dario Franchitti, Scott Dixon, and Sam Hornish Jr. rounded out the top five.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grand Prix of St. Petersburg</span> Annual auto race held in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

The Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is an IndyCar Series race held in St. Petersburg, Florida. In most years since 2009, the race has served as the season opener. The race is held annually in the spring, with the exception of 2020, when it was postponed until October due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 IndyCar Series</span> 19th season of the IndyCar Series

The 2014 Verizon IndyCar Series was the 19th season of the IndyCar Series and the 103rd season of American open wheel racing. Its premier event was the 98th Indianapolis 500, held on Sunday, May 25. Scott Dixon entered the season as the defending IndyCar Champion, while Chevrolet entered as the reigning Manufacturers' champion.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2013 Pocono IndyCar 400</span> Motor car race

The 2013 Pocono IndyCar 400 fueled by Sunoco, the twentieth running of the event, was an IndyCar Series race held on July 7, 2013, at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The race was the eleventh in the 2013 IndyCar Series season. The event made a return to the IndyCar schedule after a 23-year hiatus. Marco Andretti of Andretti Autosport won the pole position, while Chip Ganassi Racing driver Scott Dixon won the race.

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