2007 IndyCar Series
| 2007 IndyCar season | |
|---|---|
| IndyCar Series | |
| Season | |
| Races | 17 |
| Start date | March 24 |
| End date | September 9 |
| Awards | |
| Drivers' champion |  Dario Franchitti |
| Rookie of the Year |  Ryan Hunter-Reay |
| Indianapolis 500 winner | Dario Franchitti |
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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.
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
XM Sports Nation
.
The 2007 schedule was the twelfth season of the
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 drivers for Indianapolis 500 event, but without factory support from Panoz.
Confirmed entries
All entries utilize
Honda engines and Firestone Firehawk
tires.
Driver changes
- Andretti Green Racing.
- Forsythe Racing. Afterwards, he signed full-time for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
- Super Aguri Fernández Racing to Panther Racing.
- Delphi Fernandez Racingto Rahal Letterman Racing.
- A. J. Foyt Racing signed Darren Manningfor a one car operation.
- Andretti Green Racing in both the IndyCar Series and ALMS.
- Vision Racing signed A. J. Foyt IV as their third driver.
- Sarah Fisher rejoined Dreyer & Reinbold Racing for a full-time ride.
- Andretti Green Racing.
- Alex Barron.
- Milka Duno signed to compete in ten races, including Indianapolis, for SAMAX Motorsport in 2007.
- On August 6, 2007, Duno was put on probation by chief steward Brian Barnhart. She was required to improve her skills before racing in another event.[2]
- On July 19, 2007, it was announced that Rahal Letterman Racing.[3]
- On July 21, 2007, it was announced that Hideki Mutoh would run the final race of the IndyCar Series season at Chicago in a third Panther entry.
- On August 21, 2007, it was announced that both P. J. Chesson and Marty Roth would run the final race of the IndyCar Series season at Chicagoland.
Schedule
The schedule consisted of 12 oval races, 3 road course races, and 2 street track races.
| Rnd | Date | Race Name | Track | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 24 | XM Satellite Radio Indy 300
|
O Homestead-Miami Speedway
|
Homestead, Florida |
| 2 | April 1 | Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
|
R Streets of St. Petersburg
|
St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 3 | April 21 | Indy Japan 300 | O Twin Ring Motegi | Motegi, Japan |
| 4 | April 29 | Kansas Lottery Indy 300 | O Kansas Speedway | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 5 | May 27 | 91st Indianapolis 500 | O Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana |
| 6 | June 3 | ABC Supply Company A. J. Foyt 225
|
O The Milwaukee Mile
|
West Allis, Wisconsin |
| 7 | June 9 | Bombardier Learjet 550
|
O Texas Motor Speedway | Fort Worth, Texas |
| 8 | June 24 | Iowa Corn Indy 250 presented by Ethanol
|
O Iowa Speedway | Newton, Iowa |
| 9 | June 30 | SunTrust Indy Challenge presented by XM Satellite Radio
|
O Richmond International Raceway
|
Richmond, Virginia |
| 10 | July 8 | Camping World Watkins Glen Grand Prix
|
R Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York |
| 11 | July 15 | Firestone Indy 200 | O Nashville Superspeedway | Lebanon, Tennessee |
| 12 | July 22 | The Honda 200 at Mid-Ohio presented by Westfield Insurance
|
R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
| 13 | August 5 | Firestone Indy 400
|
O Michigan International Speedway | Brooklyn, Michigan |
| 14 | August 11 | Meijer Indy 300 presented by Coca-Cola and Edy's | O Kentucky Speedway | Sparta, Kentucky |
| 15 | August 26 | Motorola Indy 300
|
R Infineon Raceway
|
Sonoma, California |
| 16 | September 2 | Detroit Indy Grand Prix presented by Firestone
|
R Belle Isle Park | Detroit, Michigan
|
| 17 | September 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]
- August 2, 2006 – The first event at Iowa Speedway (June 24).[5]
- August 10, 2006 – Milwaukee (June 3). The race moved from July to the weekend following the Indy 500.[6]
- August 17, 2006 – Texas (June 9) and Kentucky (August 11). Kentucky switched to a night race.[7] On December 8, 2006, the IRL announced that the Texas race would be lengthened to 550 kilometers (228 laps/342 miles).[8]
- September 12, 2006 – Nashville (July 14).[9]
- September 19, 2006 – Kansas (April 29) and Watkins Glen (July 8). Kansas became the final race before the Indy 500. The change was made to avoid hot and humid July temperatures.[10]
- September 20, 2006 – Richmond (June 30).[11]
- September 21, 2006 – Chicagoland Speedway (September 9). It would serve as the season finale.[12]
- September 25, 2006 – Twin Ring Motegi (April 21)[13]
- September 27, 2006 – Homestead (March 24). The race switched to a Saturday night race.[14]
- September 29, 2006 – The Belle Isle returned (September 2).[15]
- October 12, 2006 – Sonoma (August 26)[17]
- October 13, 2006 –
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
- All cars will utilize a 100% fuel blend of CART, and IRL used a 100% methanol blend.
- All cars will re-utilize 3.5-liter displacement engines. From 2004 to 2006, the IndyCar Series used 3.0-liter engines. From 2000 to 2003, the IndyCar Series also used 3.5-liter engines and from 1997 to 1999, the Indy Racing League was also used 4.0-liter engines. The increase in displacement is to counter the expected horsepower loss resulting from the switch to a 100% ethanol fuel blend.
- Fuel cells in the cars will be reduced from 30 gallons to 22 gallons to offset the improved mileage experienced by ethanol.[22]
- All cars will carry a rear-mounted safety light (similar use in Formula One and other single-seater formula racing championships), to be controlled by race officials.
- On short ovals and road courses, front wings may be set at any angle between negative 5 and positive 5 degrees.
- Race day morning warm-up practice sessions have been eliminated. As a result, pre-qualifying practice sessions will be extended by 15 minutes.
- If qualifications are canceled for an event, the starting lineup will be based on entrant points. In previous seasons, top practice speeds have been used.
- Series officials will have the discretion to determine the rookie status of any driver, regardless of the number of races started in previous seasons.[23]
- IndyCar Series teams that participate in the Indy Pro Seriescan earn bonus testing days for the 2007 calendar year. The bonus testing days will be awarded following participation in designated 2007 IPS events, and are shared by the team's IndyCar Series driver and IPS driver. They can be conducted at any IndyCar Series venue except Indianapolis or Mid-Ohio.
Television
- All races will be shown on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Classic, or ESPN on ABC. Broadcast rights for the 2007 season adhere to a contract extension signed May 27, 2004, which extended broadcast rights to the IndyCar Series on ABC/ESPN through the 2009 season. 2007 will mark ABC's twelfth year broadcasting events of the IndyCar Series, and 43rd year at the Indianapolis 500.
- The announcing crew for the 2007 IndyCar Series season will be play-by-play announcer), Scott Goodyear (Color commentator), along with three pit reporters: Jack Arute, Vince Welch and Brienne Pedigo. Rusty Wallace (analyst) and Jamie Little (pits) will join the crew for the broadcast of the Indy 500.[24]
- The television ratings for the March 24 season-opening race at Homestead earned a 0.7 rating, the highest-rated IndyCar Series race ever on ESPN2. It was the fourth-highest IndyCar Series cable rating since 2000 and the highest cable rating since June 2005.
IndyCar Series testing
- Jeff Simmons.
- Daytona (September 26–27, 2006) – A highly anticipated compatibility test took place at Daytona International Speedway, utilizing a 10-turn, 2.73-mile (4.39 km) combined road course layout. Drivers participating included Vítor Meira, Sam Hornish Jr., Scott Dixon, Dan Wheldon and Tony Kanaan. No major incidents were reported.[25]
- Jeff Simmons, Dan Wheldon, Hélio Castroneves participated. The top speed reported was 224.3 mph (361.0 km/h) by Kanaan. Jeff Simmons crashed exiting turn two on the backstretch. He was uninjured.[26]
- Iowa (October 9–10, 2006) – The first IndyCar Series test featured drivers Vítor Meira, and Scott Sharp.[27]
- Daytona (January 31 – February 1, 2007) – Seventeen cars tested nearly 1,700 laps around the combined road course. Hélio Castroneves completed the fastest lap at 1:12.3538.[28]
- Indy Pro Series also tested at the track during daylight hours.[29]
- Mid-Ohio (June 13, 2007) – A one-day open test featured eighteen car and driver combinations. Dario Franchitti drove the fastest lap (1:07.6667) on the 2.258-mile (3.634 km) circuit.[30]
- Iowa (June 22, 2007) – Half-day open test. Scott Dixon was fastest at 182.857 mph (294.280 km/h).[31]
- Detroit (July 24, 2007) – Helio Castroneves conducted a brief compatibility test on roads that comprise the circuit.[32]
Race summaries
Round 1 of 17: XM Satellite Radio Indy 300
- Saturday March 24, 2007 – 8:00 p.m. EDT
- Homestead-Miami Speedway – Homestead, Florida(1.485 mile oval)
- Distance: 200 laps / 297 miles
- Race weather: 73 °F (23 °C), mostly cloudy, isolated showers, windy
- Television: ESPN2 – race advertised as the Ethanol 300 Presented by XM Satellite Radio.
- Announcers: Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, Jack Arute, Vince Welch, Brienne Pedigo
- Ratings: 0.39 (pre-race), 0.7 (race)[33]
- Attendance: 30,000+ (estimated)[34]
- Pole position winner: Dan Wheldon- 24.9438 seconds, 214.322 mph (344.918 km/h)
- Race Summary: The start of the race was delayed about 30 minutes due to a short shower and was interrupted by a brief mist on lap 67. Even with the weather conditions the race was able to take place and complete all 200 laps. The race was dominated by driver Homestead and allowed only four other cars to finish on the lead lap. This marked the first race by a major racing series to use renewable fuel, as a 100% ethanolblend was used by all cars.
| Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fin. Pos |
St. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led |
Points |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | Dan Wheldon
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | 1:48:06.8893 | 179 | 53 |
| 2 | 6 | 9 |  Scott Dixon
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | +6.4993 | 15 | 40 |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | Sam Hornish Jr.
|
Team Penske | 200 | +17.4754 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 10 | 4 |  Vítor Meira
|
Panther Racing | 200 | +22.5373 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | Tony Kanaan
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
200 | +23.1179 | 3 | 30 |
| 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
- Sunday April 1, 2007 – 2:30 p.m. EDT
- Streets of St. Petersburg – St. Petersburg, Florida(1.8-mile street/airport course)
- Distance: 100 laps / 180 miles
- Race weather: 79 °F (26 °C), sunny
- Television: ESPN – race advertised as Honda Indycar Grand Prix presented by XM Satellite Radio.
- Announcers: Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, Jack Arute, Vince Welch, Brienne Pedigo
- Ratings: 0.6 national, 0.4 coverage area
- Attendance: 100,000+ (estimated weekend attendance)[35]
- Pole position winner: Hélio Castroneves- 1:01.6839, 105.052 mph (169.065 km/h)
- Race Summary: Pole winner Foyt team in a few season, Darren Manningran as high as third until a late spin dropped him to 13th. After the first lap spin, Tony Kanaan recovered to finish third.
| Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fin. Pos |
St. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led |
Points |
| 1 | 1 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves
|
Team Penske | 100 | 2:01:07.3512 | 95 | 53 |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | Scott Dixon
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 100 | +0.6007 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 6 | 11 | Tony Kanaan
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
100 | +7.9130 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 2 | 26 | Marco Andretti
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
100 | +13.5090 | 3 | 32 |
| 5 | 3 | 27 | Dario Franchitti
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
100 | +14.5935 | 0 | 30 |
| 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
- Saturday April 21 – 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Twin Ring Motegi – Motegi, Japan (1.52 mile oval)
- Distance: 200 laps / 304 miles
- Race weather: 70 °F (21 °C), cloudy
- Television: EDT) – race advertised as Firestone Indycar 300
- Announcers: Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, Jack Arute
- Broadcast originally scheduled for 12 noon EDT, rescheduled for 3:00 p.m. due to NBA playoffs coverage.
- Broadcast delayed 6 minutes due to Nets/Raptors game running long.
- Ratings: 0.4
- Attendance:
- Pole Position winner: Hélio Castroneves 26.6416 seconds, 205.393 mph (330.548 km/h)
- Race Summary: For the second time in two oval races this season, Dan Wheldon dominated much of the race. However, unlike at Homestead, he would not be victorious, and even lost use of his two-way radio. With about 15 laps to go, the final sequence of pit stops for fuel began, and threatened to shuffle the field. Tony Kanaan's AGR team used a late-pit strategy, which saw him take on less fuel and a shorter stop. With four laps to go, Kanaan took the lead and held off Wheldon to claim his first victory of the season. With Kanaan's win, the first three races of the season have produced three different winners representing three different teams. During practice, both Kosuke Matsuura and Danica Patrick turned in some of their best on-track performances thus far this season. Neither were factors during the race however, and Matsuura, in fact, crashed out on the first lap in front of his home country.
| Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fin. Pos |
St. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led |
Points |
| 1 | 3 | 11 | Tony Kanaan
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
200 | 1:52:23.2574 | 26 | 50 |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | Dan Wheldon
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | +0.4828 | 126 | 43 |
| 3 | 7 | 27 | Dario Franchitti
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
200 | +11.5538 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 6 | 9 | Scott Dixon
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | +13.0623 | 2 | 32 |
| 5 | 2 | 6 | Sam Hornish Jr.
|
Team Penske | 199 | +1 Lap | 3 | 30 |
| 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
- Sunday April 29 – 3:30 p.m. EDT
- Kansas Speedway – Kansas City, Kansas (1.52 mile oval)
- Distance: 200 laps / 304 miles
- Race weather: 85 °F (29 °C), Sunny
- Television: ESPN2 – race advertised as Kansas IndyCar 300
- Announcers: Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, Jack Arute, Vince Welch, Brienne Pedigo
- Attendance: 70,000 (media estimate) [38]
- AAMCO Pole Award: Tony Kanaan25.5476 sec, 214.188 mph (344.702 km/h)
- Race Summary: Tony Kanaan and Dan Wheldon dueled until the first pit stop when Kanaan and his teammate Danica Patrick made contact during the stop and Kanaan lost several laps due to repairs. The only other car that could run with Wheldon for the remainder of the race was teammate Scott Dixon until Dixon was brought in for a penalty for entering the pits improperly. Wheldon dominated the remainder of the race which finished under caution after a solo crash by Scott Sharp with 2 laps to go. This race made history as it was the first major open-wheel race to feature three female drivers: Patrick, Sarah Fisher, and rookie Milka Duno. It also registered the highest average speed of any race at Kansas Speedway.
| Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fin. Pos |
St. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led |
Points |
| 1 | 4 | 10 | Dan Wheldon
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | 1:36:56.0586 | 177 | 53 |
| 2 | 6 | 27 | Dario Franchitti
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
200 | +18.4830 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves
|
Team Penske | 200 | +33.2280 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 5 | 9 | Scott Dixon
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | +34.4208 | 16 | 32 |
| 5 | 7 | 2 |  Tomas Scheckter
|
Vision Racing | 199 | +1 LAP | 0 | 30 |
| 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
- Sunday May 27 – 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Speedway, Indiana (2.50 mile oval)
- Distance: 200 laps / 500 miles, although reduced to 166 laps / 415 miles, due to rain.
- Race weather: Overcast, with rain throughout the day, high 76 °F (24 °C).
- Television: ABC – race advertised as Indianapolis 500 broadcast presented by GoDaddy.com
- Announcers: Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, Rusty Wallace, Jack Arute, Vince Welch, Brienne Pedigo, Jamie Little
- Ratings: 4.3/12
- Attendance: 251,000 (estimated based on track capacity)
- AAMCO Pole Award: Hélio Castroneves– 2:42.3336, 225.817 mph (363.417 km/h)
- Race Summary: Rain fell overnight, and in the morning, but the race started on-time as scheduled. In the early segments of the race, the competition was intense as Hélio Castroneves, Tony Kanaan, Marco Andretti, and Scott Dixon all took their turn at the lead. After a caution period, with rain only a few miles away, a restart on lap 107 could have decided the winner. As the green came out, Tony Kanaan got the jump on Marco Andretti, and took the lead in turn 1. Moments later, Phil Giebler crashed, bringing the yellow out once again. Before safety crews could clear the track, heavy rain fell, and the race was red flagged after lap 113. After nearly three hours, the race resumed, with Kanaan leading. On the 156th lap, the field went back to green after Marty Roth's crash, however, in turn four, Tony Kanaan came up on the back of Jacques Lazier, sending Lazier into the wall, and sending Kanaan's car into a spin. He blew a tire and coasted into the pits. Moments later, the field assembled for what was expected to be the final restart before the rains came. Franchitti, working lap 163, held the lead into the backstretch. Behind him, Marco Andretti tangled with Dan Wheldon, and Andretti's car flipped down the backstretch. Before the track could be cleared, a heavy rainstorm fell on the track, and the race was called after 166 laps with Dario Franchitti declared the winner.
| Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fin. Pos |
St. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led |
Points |
| 1 | 3 | 27 | Dario Franchitti
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
166 | 2:44:03.5608 | 34 | 50 |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | Scott Dixon
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 166 | +0.3610 | 11 | 40 |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves
|
Team Penske | 166 | +1.8485 | 19 | 35 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | Sam Hornish Jr.
|
Team Penske | 166 | +4.6324 | 2 | 32 |
| 5 | 7 | 12 |  Ryan Briscoe
|
Luczo-Dragon Racing
|
166 | +5.2109 | 0 | 30 |
| 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
- Sunday June 3 – 3:00 p.m. EDT
- Milwaukee Mile – West Allis, Wisconsin (1-mile oval)
- Distance: 225 laps / 225 miles
- Race weather: 70 °F (21 °C), mostly cloudy
- Television: ABC
- Announcers: Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, Jack Arute, Vince Welch, Brienne Pedigo
- Ratings: 1.0 (final), 1.2 (overnight)
- Attendance: 31,838
- AAMCO Pole Award: Hélio Castroneves– 21.3596 sec., 171.071 mph (275.312 km/h)
- Race Summary: Polesitter AGR teammates Tony Kanaan and Dario Franchitti to cruise to a 1–2 finish. On lap 89, Danica Patrick and Dan Wheldon touched wheels, sending Patrick spinning. Both recovered to finish in the top ten, however, the incident led to a post-race confrontation where Patrick grabbed and pushed Wheldon, starting a feud between the two. Neither driver received any penalty.[1]
| Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fin. Pos |
St. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led |
Points |
| 1 | 3 | 11 | Tony Kanaan
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
225 | 1:47:42.4393 | 25 | 50 |
| 2 | 10 | 27 | Dario Franchitti
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
225 | +2.5707 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 4 | 10 | Dan Wheldon
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 225 | +3.1149 | 37 | 35 |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | Scott Dixon
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 225 | +3.4026 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 9 | 4 | Vítor Meira
|
Panther Racing | 225 | +5.2864 | 0 | 30 |
| 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
- Saturday June 9 – 8:30 p.m. EDT
- Texas Motor Speedway – Fort Worth, Texas (1.5-mile oval)
- Distance: 228 laps / 342 miles (550 Kilometers)
- Race weather: 85 °F (29 °C) Hazy
- Television: ESPN2 (tape delayed 30 minutes)
- Announcers: Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, Jack Arute, Vince Welch, Brienne Pedigo
- Ratings: 0.7/2
- Attendance: 86,000[39]
- AAMCO Pole Award: Scott Sharp24.3334 sec 215.260 mph (346.427 km/h)
- Race Summary: Sam Hornish Jr. had built up a sizeable lead by lap 196 when A. J. Foyt IV lost his right rear wheel, causing Sarah Fisher to check up and several contenders including Hélio Castroneves, Dan Wheldon, and Scott Dixon to be collected in the resulting melee. After the restart, Andretti Green teammates Tony Kanaan and Danica Patrick attempted to mount an attack on Hornish but he was able to hold them off to collect his first win of the season. Danica Patrick's resulting 3rd place was the best finish of her career.
| Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fin. Pos |
St. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led |
Points |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | Sam Hornish Jr.
|
Team Penske | 228 | 1:52:15.2873 | 159 | 53 |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | Tony Kanaan
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
228 | +0.0786 | 1 | 40 |
| 3 | 6 | 7 | Danica Patrick
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
228 | +0.3844 | 2 | 35 |
| 4 | 3 | 27 | Dario Franchitti
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
228 | +3.9765 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 13 | 4 | Vítor Meira
|
Panther Racing | 228 | +4.0019 | 3 | 30 |
| 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
- Sunday June 24 – 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Iowa Speedway – Newton, Iowa (0.894 mile oval)
- Distance: 250 laps / 223.5 miles
- Race weather: Cloudy, high humidity, 71 °F (22 °C)
- Television: ABC – race advertised as Ethanol IndyCar 250
- Announcers: Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, Jack Arute, Vince Welch, Brienne Pedigo
- Ratings: 1.2/3 (overnight rating); 1.1/3 final
- Attendance: over 35,000 (sold out)
- AAMCO Pole Award: #9 Scott Dixon17.6486 sec, 182.360 mph (293.480 km/h)
- Race Summary: The first IndyCar Series race at the Ed Carpenter, Danica Patrick, A. J. Foyt IV and Dario Franchitti running four-wide down the front straight. Carpenter, Foyt, and Patrick made contact entering turn one and Kosuke Matsuura spun into the wall trying to miss them. The final 100 laps were more orderly with fewer cars on the track and Franchitti was able to hold off teammate Marco Andrettifor his second victory of the season.
| Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fin. Pos |
St. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led |
Points |
| 1 | 3 | 27 | Dario Franchitti
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
250 | 1:48:14.1344 | 96 | 53 |
| 2 | 12 | 26 | Marco Andretti
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
250 | +0.0681 | 4 | 40 |
| 3 | 4 | 8 | Scott Sharp
|
Rahal Letterman Racing
|
250 | +1.0577 | 4 | 35 |
| 4 | 17 | 15 | Buddy Rice
|
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 250 | +4.2426 | 5 | 32 |
| 5 | 15 | 14 | Darren Manning
|
A. J. Foyt Enterprises
|
250 | +5.2156 | 0 | 30 |
| 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
- Saturday June 30 – 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Richmond International Raceway – Richmond, Virginia(0.75 mile oval)
- Distance: 250 laps / 187.5 miles
- Race weather: 82 °F (28 °C), Mostly Cloudy
- Television: ESPN – race advertised as Richmond IndyCar 250 presented by XM Satellite Radio
- Announcers: Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, Jack Arute, Vince Welch, Brienne Pedigo
- Ratings: 0.6
- Attendance: 45,000[40]
- AAMCO Pole Award: Dario Franchitti(rained out, field set by owner points)
- Race Summary: Qualifying was rained out and the field was set by entrant points. As a result, points leader Jeff Simmons. Hélio Castroneves led for a solitary lap, before serving a drive-through penalty for illegal blending under the pace car. The pace car then picked up what driver Johnny Rutherford believed was a puncture while leading the field, and had to switch to one of the others. Ultimately an excess amount of rubber debris had built up on the car's tires. Franchitti led the rest of the way, despite another caution for contact between Hornish and Kosuke Matsuura. Franchitti held on to win by 0.4194 seconds from the Ganassi pair of Dixon and Dan Wheldon, with Kanaan coming home 4th. Buddy Ricecontinued on his recent success, rounding out the top five despite starting on the outside of the sixth row.
| Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fin. Pos |
St. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led |
Points |
| 1 | 1 | 27 | Dario Franchitti
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
250 | 1:24:19.6684 | 242 | 53 |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | Scott Dixon
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 250 | +0.4194 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 4 | 10 | Dan Wheldon
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 250 | +1.3629 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 2 | 11 | Tony Kanaan
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
250 | +2.9088 | 8 | 32 |
| 5 | 12 | 15 | Buddy Rice
|
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 250 | +5.9130 | 0 | 30 |
| 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
- Sunday July 8 – 3:30 p.m. EDT
- Watkins Glen International – Watkins Glen, New York (3.37 mile permanent road course)
- Distance: 60 laps / 202.5 miles
- Race weather:
- Television: ABC
- Announcers: Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, Jack Arute, Vince Welch, Brienne Pedigo
- Ratings: 1.0
- Attendance:
- AAMCO Pole Award: Hélio Castroneves1:29.1919, 136.021 mph (218.905 km/h)
- Race Summary: Castroneves led the first 19 laps, and on lap 20, under growing pressure from AGR, was also involved in breaking up the melée. In total, some 15 to 20 people were involved in the incident.
| Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fin. Pos |
St. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led |
Points |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | Scott Dixon
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 60 | 1:43:51.5094 | 23 | 53 |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | Sam Hornish Jr.
|
Team Penske | 60 | +6.2591 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 3 | 27 | Dario Franchitti
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
60 | +9.7492 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 4 | 11 | Tony Kanaan
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
60 | +14.4830 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 6 | 26 | Marco Andretti
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
60 | +15.4749 | 9 | 30 |
| Race average speed: 116.813 | ||||||||
| Lead changes: 5 between 5 drivers | ||||||||
| Cautions: 3 for 7 laps | ||||||||
Round 11 of 17: Firestone Indy 200
- Sunday July 15 – 1:00 p.m. EDT, postponed from Saturday July 14 – 7:30 p.m. EDT due to rain
- Nashville Superspeedway – Lebanon, Tennessee (1.33 mile concrete oval)
- Distance: 200 laps / 266 miles
- Race weather: 90 °F (32 °C), Scattered clouds and showers
- Television: ESPN2 (originally scheduled for ESPN)
- Announcers: Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, Jack Arute, Vince Welch, Brienne Pedigo
- Attendance: 25,000 [41]
- AAMCO Pole Award: Scott Dixon22.8947 sec 204.414 mph (328.972 km/h)
- Race Summary:
| Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fin. Pos |
St. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led |
Points |
| 1 | 1 | 9 | Scott Dixon
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | 1:35:06.2615 | 105 | 53 |
| 2 | 2 | 27 | Dario Franchitti
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
200 | +2.2400 | 88 | 40 |
| 3 | 7 | 7 | Danica Patrick
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
200 | +3.1884 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | Sam Hornish Jr.
|
Team Penske | 200 | +3.2914 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 8 | 26 | Marco Andretti
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
200 | +4.1409 | 0 | 30 |
| 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
- Sunday July 22 – 1:30 p.m. EDT
- Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course – Lexington, Ohio (2.25 mile permanent road course)
- Distance: 85 laps / 192 miles
- Race weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Mostly Sunny
- Television: 2007 British Openrunning long)
- Announcers: Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, Jack Arute, Vince Welch, Brienne Pedigo
- Ratings: 1.7/5 (final), 1.9/5 (overnight)
- Attendance: 60,000[42]
- AAMCO Pole Award: #3 Hélio Castroneves1 min 06.8375 sec 121.620 mph (195.728 km/h)
- Race Summary: Castroneves' sixth pole of the season tied Billy Boat's record for most poles in a season, set in 1998. On the first lap, Andretti Green teammates Danica Patrick, Tony Kanaan, and Marco Andretti tangled, resulting in Andretti's car flipping over Kanaan's rear tire and landing upside-down. Andretti was uninjured. On the final fuel stop, Scott Dixon's Chip Ganassi Racing crew was able to short-fill and get him out ahead of rivals Castroneves and Dario Franchitti. This was Dixon's third win in a row, tying Kenny Bräck (1998) and Dan Wheldon (2005) for the longest win streak in league history.
| Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fin. Pos |
St. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led |
Points |
| 1 | 6 | 9 | Scott Dixon
|
Target Chip Ganassi | 85 | 1:47:24.0663 | 29 | 50 |
| 2 | 5 | 27 | Dario Franchitti
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
85 | +2.6917 | 6 | 40 |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves
|
Team Penske | 85 | +8.6783 | 37 | 38 |
| 4 | 3 | 11 | Tony Kanaan
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
85 | +8.9611 | 13 | 32 |
| 5 | 2 | 7 | Danica Patrick
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
85 | +25.2578 | 0 | 30 |
| 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
- Sunday August 5–12:00 p.m. EDT
- Michigan International Speedway – Brooklyn, Michigan (2-mile oval)
- Distance: 200 laps / 400 miles
- Race weather: 77 °F (25 °C) Rainy/Foggy
- Television: ESPN Classic (rain delay coverage aired on ESPN2)
- Announcers: Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, Jack Arute, Vince Welch, Brienne Pedigo
- Ratings: 0.28 (ESPN 2 rain delay coverage), no ratings available for ESPN Classic
- Attendance: 35,000[43]
- AAMCO Pole Award: Dario Franchitti32.981 sec 218.308 mph (351.333 km/h)
- Race Summary: The race start was delayed 4+1⁄2 hours due to persistent rainy conditions. As a result, the US telecast was moved to 2008 calendar, and as of 2023, this is the last time IndyCar has raced at the track.
| Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fin. Pos |
St. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led |
Points |
| 1 | 8 | 11 | Tony Kanaan
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
200 | 2:49:38.0509 | 29 | 50 |
| 2 | 13 | 26 | Marco Andretti
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
200 | +0.0595 | 12 | 40 |
| 3 | 4 | 8 | Scott Sharp
|
Rahal Letterman Racing
|
200 | +0.3867 | 11 | 35 |
| 4 | 14 | 55 |  Kosuke Matsuura
|
Panther Racing | 200 | +0.4703 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 17 | 15 | Buddy Rice
|
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 200 | +4.9097 | 0 | 30 |
| 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
- Saturday August 11 – 6:30 p.m. EDT
- Kentucky Speedway – Sparta, Kentucky (1.5-mile oval)
- Distance: 200 laps / 300 miles
- Race weather: 91 °F (33 °C) Sunny
- Television: ABC
- Announcers: Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, Jack Arute, Vince Welch, Brienne Pedigo
- Ratings: 0.6
- Attendance: 56,482[45]
- AAMCO Pole Award: Tony Kanaan24.4307 sec 218.086 mph (350.975 km/h)
- Race Summary: Starting from the pole for the first time since Delphi safety crew. Next time by, still under caution, a tyre blew on the #7 car in turn 2, making her spin again, and narrowly avoided the safety crew. Foyt would lead the field to the restart on lap 190, but Kanaan was not to be denied, taking the lead for good on lap 191. Leading 131 of the 200 laps, the Brazilian won his 4th race of this season, and moved back into the championship running. Dixon finished 2nd, to further close on Franchitti's championship lead. The Scotsman, suffered his second backflip in a row, after hitting the #55 car of Kosuke Matsuura. He put all the blame on himself, saying that he thought the race was not over. He was the last of the cars on the lead lap, finishing in 8th, giving up 16 of his 24-point championship lead. Foyt finished a career-high 3rd, just holding off the final AGR car of Marco Andretti and his Vision Racing teammate Tomas Scheckter.
| Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fin. Pos |
St. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led |
Points |
| 1 | 1 | 11 | Tony Kanaan
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
200 | 1:38:21.7078 | 131 | 53 |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | Scott Dixon
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | +1.7457 | 4 | 40 |
| 3 | 10 | 22 | A. J. Foyt IV
|
Vision Racing | 200 | +2.1070 | 13 | 35 |
| 4 | 15 | 26 | Marco Andretti
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
200 | +2.2998 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 6 | 2 | Tomas Scheckter
|
Vision Racing | 200 | +2.3660 | 0 | 30 |
| Race average speed: 180.558 | ||||||||
| Lead changes: 10 between 4 drivers | ||||||||
| Cautions: 3 for 23 laps | ||||||||
Round 15 of 17: Motorola Indy 300
- Sunday August 26 – 3:30 p.m. EDT
- Infineon Raceway – Sonoma, California(2.3-mile road course)
- Distance: 80 laps / 184 miles
- Race weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Sunny
- Television: ESPN
- Announcers: Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, Jack Arute, Vince Welch, Brienne Pedigo
- Ratings: 0.6
- Attendance: 40,000[46]
- AAMCO Pole Award: Dario Franchitti1:16.7017, 107.961 mph (173.746 km/h)
- Race Summary: Points leader AGR teammate Marco Andretti was exiting the pits, and entered the track directly in front of Franchitti. In turn two, the two cars made contact, and Andretti was spun out into the barrier. Franchitti suffered a badly damaged front wing, but stayed out on the track. The race went back to green with eight laps to go, with Scott Dixon and Hélio Castroneves in close pursuit. Both Dixon and Castroneves were able to pass Franchitti's ill-handling machine, and went on to finish 1st–2nd. Tony Kanaan, however, stayed behind Franchitti and refused to pass him, and helped his teammate by preventing anyone from passing either, which protected Franchitti's third-place finish. With the victory, Scott Dixon took over the championship points lead. Franchitti's contact with Marco Andretti, son of team co-owner Michael Andretti, sparked an in-house feud as the elder Andretti considered Franchitti's actions "impatient."
| Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fin. Pos |
St. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led |
Points |
| 1 | 5 | 9 | Scott Dixon
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 80 | 1:51:58.5533 | 15 | 50 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves
|
Team Penske | 80 | +0.5449 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 1 | 27 | Dario Franchitti
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
80 | +8.3814 | 62 | 41 |
| 4 | 3 | 11 | Tony Kanaan
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
80 | +8.9864 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 6 | 6 | Sam Hornish Jr.
|
Team Penske | 80 | +9.9473 | 0 | 30 |
| 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
- Sunday September 2–3:30 p.m. EDT
- (2.07 mile temporary street course)
- Distance: 90 laps / 186.3 miles (shortened to 89 laps 184.23 miles (296.49 km) due to time limit)
- Race weather: 77 °F (25 °C), sunny
- Television: ABC
- Announcers: Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, Jack Arute, Vince Welch, Brienne Pedigo
- Ratings: 1.0 [47]
- Attendance: 30,000 (est. raceday)[48] 100,000 (weekend attendance) [49]
- AAMCO Pole Award: Hélio Castroneves1:12.0688, 103.401 mph (166.408 km/h)
- Race Summary: After a six-year absence, open wheel racing returned to the Belle Isle circuit. Minor track modifications intended to increase passing opportunities, however, saw lead changes only during pit stops, and several crashes. On the 31st lap, AGR co-owner Michael Andrettiwas quick to accuse Dixon of intentionally taking out Franchitti by letting off the brakes and rolling into the path of Franchitti. The incident tightened the championship chase, and moved Franchitti into the points lead by only three points with one race remaining.
| Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fin. Pos |
St. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led |
Points |
| 1 | 4 | 11 | Tony Kanaan
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
89 | 2:11:50.5097 | 20 | 50 |
| 2 | 11 | 7 | Danica Patrick
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
89 | +0.4865 | 9 | 40 |
| 3 | 16 | 10 | Dan Wheldon
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 89 | +1.2207 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 8 | 14 | Darren Manning
|
A. J. Foyt Enterprises
|
89 | +1.9217 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 14 | 55 | Kosuke Matsuura
|
Panther Racing | 88 | +1 Lap | 0 | 30 |
| 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
- Sunday September 9 – 3:30 p.m. CDT
- Chicagoland Speedway – Joliet, Illinois (1.52 mile oval)
- Distance: 200 laps / 304 miles
- Race weather: 82 °F (28 °C), sunny
- Television: ABC
- Announcers: Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, Jack Arute, Vince Welch, Brienne Pedigo
- Ratings: 0.9 [50]
- Attendance:
- AAMCO Pole Award: Dario Franchitti– 25.4931 seconds, 214.646 mph (345.439 km/h)
- Race Summary: The final race of the season saw 2006 and 2007 Indianapolis 500and IndyCar Series champions respectively.
| Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fin. Pos |
St. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led |
Points |
| 1 | 1 | 27 | Dario Franchitti
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
200 | 1:44:53.7950 | 10 | 50 |
| 2 | 6 | 9 | Scott Dixon
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | +1.8439 | 41 | 40 |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | Sam Hornish Jr.
|
Team Penske | 199 | +1 Lap | 90 | 38 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves
|
Team Penske | 199 | +1 Lap | 56 | 32 |
| 5 | 11 | 8 | Scott Sharp
|
Rahal Letterman Racing
|
199 | +1 Lap | 0 | 30 |
| Race average speed: 173.886 mph (279.842 km/h) | ||||||||
| Lead changes: 13 between 5 drivers | ||||||||
| Cautions: 3 for 27 laps | ||||||||
Season summary
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- Ties in points broken by number of wins, followed by number of 2nds, 3rds, etc., and then by number of pole positions, followed by number of times qualified 2nd, etc.
See also
- 2007 Indianapolis 500
- 2007 Indy Pro Series season
- 2007 Champ Car season
- 2007 Champ Car Atlantic season
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