Averting the Split - Alternate IndyCar management series

pycku · Post by **pycku** » 29 May 2013, 11:05

Well done, Emerson! That was a wonderful race for the whole team and our first victory!

As for overall standings - I think you've missed Andrea de Caesaris, as he has some points finishes...

Ferrarist · Post by **Ferrarist** » 15 Jun 2013, 13:31

We are back with the 1996 IndyCar series, as we're visiting Surfers Paradise this time. As with the other road races, 30 cars will qualify for the race. But first, the free practice sessions:

1st free practice for the Australian IndyCar Grand Prix

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 1 Michael Andretti (Newman/Haas Racing)            1:35.306
 2 Arie Luyendyk (Team Menard)                      1:35.503
 3 Jacques Villeneuve (Team Rahal)                  1:35.754
 4 Emerson Fittipaldi (Hogan Penske)                1:35.785
 5 Robby Gordon (PacWest Racing)                    1:35.962
 6 Gil de Ferran (Team Rahal)                       1:36.019
 7 Al Unser Jr. (Marlboro Team Penske)              1:36.113
 8 Franck Freon (Comptech Racing)                   1:36.315
 9 Paul Tracy (Newman/Haas Racing)                  1:36.406
10 Scott Goodyear (Team Menard)                     1:36.499
11 Mauricio Gugelmin (PacWest Racing)               1:36.539
12 Jimmy Vasser (Team Rahal)                        1:36.574
13 Adrian Fernandez (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)    1:36.691
14 Aguri Suzuki (Della Penna Racing)                1:36.702
15 Raul Boesel (Brahma Team Green)                  1:36.802
16 Andrea Montermini (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)   1:36.871
17 Alex Zanardi (Payton/Coyne Racing)               1:36.911
18 Andrea de Cesaris (Hogan Penske)                 1:37.094
19 Derek Warwick (Bettenhausen Racing)              1:37.119
20 Parker Johnstone (Comptech Racing)               1:37.125
21 Pierluigi Martini (Payton/Coyne Racing)          1:37.159
22 Juan Manuel Fangio II (Della Penna Racing)       1:37.211
23 Vincenzo Sospiri (Bettenhausen Racing)           1:37.412
24 Naoki Hattori (Comptech Racing)                  1:37.434
25 Tony Stewart (Brahma Team Green)                 1:37.472
26 Christian Fittipaldi (Newman/Haas Racing)        1:37.491
27 Luca Badoer (Brahma Team Green)                  1:37.574
28 Mark Blundell (PacWest Racing)                   1:37.627
29 Eddie Cheever (Team Menard)                      1:37.697
30 Greg Moore (Forsythe Racing)                     1:37.842
31 Kenny Bräck (Marlboro Team Penske)               1:38.088
32 Scott Sharp (A.J. Foyt Enterprises)              1:38.221
33 Andre Ribeiro (Tasman Motorsports)               1:38.320
34 Roberto Moreno (A.J. Foyt Enterprises)           1:38.358
35 Jan Magnussen (Forsythe Racing)                  1:39.143
36 Patrick Carpentier (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)  1:39.340
37 Fredrik Ekblom (Tasman Motorsports)              1:39.365
38 Giuseppe Bacigalupo (Jim Hall Racing)            1:40.555
39 Dario Franchitti (Marlboro Team Penske)          1:41.775
40 Racin Gardner (Bettenhausen Racing)              1:42.065
41 Perry McCarthy (A.J. Foyt Enterprises)           1:42.274

2nd free practice for the Australian IndyCar Grand Prix

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 1 Michael Andretti (Newman/Haas Racing)            1:35.282
 2 Arie Luyendyk (Team Menard)                      1:35.485
 3 Emerson Fittipaldi (Hogan Penske)                1:35.564
 4 Robby Gordon (PacWest Racing)                    1:35.981
 5 Jacques Villeneuve (Team Rahal)                  1:36.089
 6 Gil de Ferran (Team Rahal)                       1:36.115
 7 Franck Freon (Comptech Racing)                   1:36.256
 8 Jimmy Vasser (Team Rahal)                        1:36.297
 9 Al Unser Jr. (Marlboro Team Penske)              1:36.398
10 Adrian Fernandez (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)    1:36.516
11 Aguri Suzuki (Della Penna Racing)                1:36.520
12 Paul Tracy (Newman/Haas Racing)                  1:36.531
13 Scott Goodyear (Team Menard)                     1:36.574
14 Mauricio Gugelmin (PacWest Racing)               1:36.660
15 Andrea Montermini (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)   1:36.812
16 Raul Boesel (Brahma Team Green)                  1:36.895
17 Alex Zanardi (Payton/Coyne Racing)               1:37.085
18 Vincenzo Sospiri (Bettenhausen Racing)           1:37.134
19 Parker Johnstone (Comptech Racing)               1:37.148
20 Pierluigi Martini (Payton/Coyne Racing)          1:37.153
21 Derek Warwick (Bettenhausen Racing)              1:37.214
22 Christian Fittipaldi (Newman/Haas Racing)        1:37.324
23 Juan Manuel Fangio II (Della Penna Racing)       1:37.344
24 Eddie Cheever (Team Menard)                      1:37.457
25 Tony Stewart (Brahma Team Green)                 1:37.481
26 Luca Badoer (Brahma Team Green)                  1:37.505
27 Mark Blundell (PacWest Racing)                   1:37.562
28 Naoki Hattori (Comptech Racing)                  1:37.582
29 Andrea de Cesaris (Hogan Penske)                 1:37.759
30 Greg Moore (Forsythe Racing)                     1:37.897
31 Kenny Bräck (Marlboro Team Penske)               1:37.924
32 Roberto Moreno (A.J. Foyt Enterprises)           1:38.223
33 Scott Sharp (A.J. Foyt Enterprises)              1:38.652
34 Fredrik Ekblom (Tasman Motorsports)              1:39.122
35 Patrick Carpentier (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)  1:39.234
36 Andre Ribeiro (Tasman Motorsports)               1:39.302
37 Jan Magnussen (Forsythe Racing)                  1:39.337
38 Giuseppe Bacigalupo (Jim Hall Racing)            1:40.572
39 Perry McCarthy (A.J. Foyt Enterprises)           1:41.773
40 Dario Franchitti (Marlboro Team Penske)          1:41.837
41 Racin Gardner (Bettenhausen Racing)              1:42.067

As always, Michael Andretti dominates the practice sessions. But performing in qualifying is an all-different matter. Let's head to the first session:
1st qualifying session for the Australian IndyCar Grand Prix

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 1 Michael Andretti (Newman/Haas Racing)            1:35.254
 2 Arie Luyendyk (Team Menard)                      1:35.509
 3 Al Unser Jr. (Marlboro Team Penske)              1:36.391
 4 Robby Gordon (PacWest Racing)                    1:36.490
 5 Emerson Fittipaldi (Hogan Penske)                1:36.838
 6 Jacques Villeneuve (Team Rahal)                  1:37.094
 7 Parker Johnstone (Comptech Racing)               1:37.143
 8 Raul Boesel (Brahma Team Green)                  1:37.166
 9 Andrea de Cesaris (Hogan Penske)                 1:37.240
10 Christian Fittipaldi (Newman/Haas Racing)        1:37.334
11 Pierluigi Martini (Payton/Coyne Racing)          1:37.384
12 Juan Manuel Fangio II (Della Penna Racing)       1:37.566
13 Vincenzo Sospiri (Bettenhausen Racing)           1:38.040
14 Franck Freon (Comptech Racing)                   1:38.086
15 Paul Tracy (Newman/Haas Racing)                  1:38.148
16 Scott Sharp (A.J. Foyt Enterprises)              1:38.226
17 Alex Zanardi (Payton/Coyne Racing)               1:38.253
18 Gil de Ferran (Team Rahal)                       1:38.691
19 Roberto Moreno (A.J. Foyt Enterprises)           1:38.771
20 Adrian Fernandez (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)    1:38.869
21 Kenny Bräck (Marlboro Team Penske)               1:38.934
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22 Scott Goodyear (Team Menard)                     1:39.268
23 Mark Blundell (PacWest Racing)                   1:39.938
24 Patrick Carpentier (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)  1:40.006
25 Naoki Hattori (Comptech Racing)                  1:40.369
26 Greg Moore (Forsythe Racing)                     1:40.680
27 Andrea Montermini (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)   1:40.834
28 Tony Stewart (Brahma Team Green)                 1:41.025
29 Eddie Cheever (Team Menard)                      1:41.049
30 Aguri Suzuki (Della Penna Racing)                1:41.295
31 Mauricio Gugelmin (PacWest Racing)               1:41.417
32 Giuseppe Bacigalupo (Jim Hall Racing)            1:41.704
33 Racin Gardner (Bettenhausen Racing)              1:42.365
34 Luca Badoer (Brahma Team Green)                  1:42.451
35 Fredrik Ekblom (Tasman Motorsports)              1:42.768
36 Derek Warwick (Bettenhausen Racing)              1:43.062
37 Jan Magnussen (Forsythe Racing)                  1:43.490
38 Jimmy Vasser (Team Rahal)                        1:43.534
39 Perry McCarthy (A.J. Foyt Enterprises)           1:43.852
40 Andre Ribeiro (Tasman Motorsports)               1:46.654
41 Dario Franchitti (Marlboro Team Penske)          1:52.011

And what is Franchitti doing?

Seriously, I consider starting an Indy Lights series for 1997, to give guys like Franchitti (That came from F3, mind you) more experience.

takagi_for_the_win · Post by **takagi_for_the_win** » 15 Jun 2013, 13:41

Nice to see we're continuing our trend of acing practice before flunking in qualifying

Onxy Wrecked · Post by **Onxy Wrecked** » 15 Jun 2013, 18:40

Ferrarist wrote:And what is Franchitti doing?

Seriously, I consider starting an Indy Lights series for 1997, to give guys like Franchitti (That came from F3, mind you) more experience.

Look at Scott Goodyear. I suspect mechanical problems for both.

Ferrarist · Post by **Ferrarist** » 15 Jun 2013, 19:41

Now off to the 2nd qualifying session, where we're looking for nine cars that fill up the rest of the grid:

2nd qualifying session for the Australian IndyCar Grand Prix

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 1 Jimmy Vasser (Team Rahal)                        1:36.357
 2 Mauricio Gugelmin (PacWest Racing)               1:37.555
 3 Scott Goodyear (Team Menard)                     1:37.672
 4 Mark Blundell (PacWest Racing)                   1:37.778
 5 Andre Ribeiro (Tasman Motorsports)               1:38.311
 6 Naoki Hattori (Comptech Racing)                  1:38.333
 7 Andrea Montermini (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)   1:38.334
 8 Tony Stewart (Brahma Team Green)                 1:38.387
 9 Derek Warwick (Bettenhausen Racing)              1:38.505
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10 Aguri Suzuki (Della Penna Racing)                1:38.813
11 Greg Moore (Forsythe Racing)                     1:39.173
12 Patrick Carpentier (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)  1:39.397
13 Fredrik Ekblom (Tasman Motorsports)              1:40.016
14 Giuseppe Bacigalupo (Jim Hall Racing)            1:40.668
15 Eddie Cheever (Team Menard)                      1:40.704
16 Jan Magnussen (Forsythe Racing)                  1:40.777
17 Dario Franchitti (Marlboro Team Penske)          1:42.086
18 Racin Gardner (Bettenhausen Racing)              1:42.813
19 Perry McCarthy (A.J. Foyt Enterprises)           1:43.116
20 Luca Badoer (Brahma Team Green)                  1:43.377

Starting grid for the Australian IndyCar Grand Prix

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 1 Michael Andretti (Newman/Haas Racing)            1:35.254
 2 Arie Luyendyk (Team Menard)                      1:35.509
 3 Al Unser Jr. (Marlboro Team Penske)              1:36.391
 4 Robby Gordon (PacWest Racing)                    1:36.490
 5 Emerson Fittipaldi (Hogan Penske)                1:36.838
 6 Jacques Villeneuve (Team Rahal)                  1:37.094
 7 Parker Johnstone (Comptech Racing)               1:37.143
 8 Raul Boesel (Brahma Team Green)                  1:37.166
 9 Andrea de Cesaris (Hogan Penske)                 1:37.240
10 Christian Fittipaldi (Newman/Haas Racing)        1:37.334
11 Pierluigi Martini (Payton/Coyne Racing)          1:37.384
12 Juan Manuel Fangio II (Della Penna Racing)       1:37.566
13 Vincenzo Sospiri (Bettenhausen Racing)           1:38.040
14 Franck Freon (Comptech Racing)                   1:38.086
15 Paul Tracy (Newman/Haas Racing)                  1:38.148
16 Scott Sharp (A.J. Foyt Enterprises)              1:38.226
17 Alex Zanardi (Payton/Coyne Racing)               1:38.253
18 Gil de Ferran (Team Rahal)                       1:38.691
19 Roberto Moreno (A.J. Foyt Enterprises)           1:38.771
20 Adrian Fernandez (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)    1:38.869
21 Kenny Bräck (Marlboro Team Penske)               1:38.934
22 Jimmy Vasser (Team Rahal)                        1:36.357
23 Mauricio Gugelmin (PacWest Racing)               1:37.555
24 Scott Goodyear (Team Menard)                     1:37.672
25 Mark Blundell (PacWest Racing)                   1:37.778
26 Andre Ribeiro (Tasman Motorsports)               1:38.311
27 Naoki Hattori (Comptech Racing)                  1:38.333
28 Andrea Montermini (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)   1:38.334
29 Tony Stewart (Brahma Team Green)                 1:38.387
30 Derek Warwick (Bettenhausen Racing)              1:38.505

The race will come tomorrow.

The Dutch Bear · Post by **The Dutch Bear** » 15 Jun 2013, 21:02

Comptech Racing seems to like the number 7, with P7, P14 and P27 in qualifying.

Also (pleasantly) surprised about the pace of Team Menard and my avatar in particular so far this year. Interesting how much difference 10 inHg (about 0.3 bar in the metric system) can make.
I would think that the less fluent Menard-Buick V6 would suffer on especially street tracks to the quadcam V8's. The engine also made the car harder to set up, at least at Indy it did.

FantometteBR · Post by **FantometteBR** » 15 Jun 2013, 21:58

Shame on you, Luca...

Onxy Wrecked · Post by **Onxy Wrecked** » 16 Jun 2013, 00:34

I think Jimmy Vassar will be charging up the field with that time, which I am certain is 5th fastest.

HonoraryNortherner · Post by **HonoraryNortherner** » 16 Jun 2013, 12:57

Hmmm... it's true Franchitti isn't doing well, but I've only brought him into the series 1 year ahead of schedule, and he was racing in the ITC in 1996 in real life..... Anyway if he keeps being this bad a might part him for a few races and let someone like Bryan Herta have a go....

Could I enter Herta for the 500?

Ferrarist · Post by **Ferrarist** » 16 Jun 2013, 13:41

HonoraryNortherner wrote:Hmmm... it's true Franchitti isn't doing well, but I've only brought him into the series 1 year ahead of schedule, and he was racing in the ITC in 1996 in real life..... Anyway if he keeps being this bad a might part him for a few races and let someone like Bryan Herta have a go....

Could I enter Herta for the 500?

The problem with Franchitti (As well as Magnussen) is that I categorized him as a former F3 driver. I gather that his skills weren't good enough. To be fair, the problem would have carried over to 1997, which is why I'm toying with the Indy Lights idea. This could give drivers like Franchitti a chance to improve themselves.

I'll allow guest entries of course, but only for those teams that have less than three full season entries. So unless you sack Franchitti, you can't run an additional car for Herta at the 500.

Results of the 1996 IndyCar Grand Prix of Australia

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 1 Jacques Villeneuve (Team Rahal)                   1:43:30.247
 2 Al Unser Jr. (Marlboro Team Penske)               1:43:30.961
 3 Kenny Bräck (Marlboro Team Penske)                1:43:50.826
 4 Naoki Hattori (Comptech Racing)                   1:43:54.444
 5 Emerson Fittipaldi (Hogan Penske)                 1:43:57.600
 6 Arie Luyendyk (Team Menard)                       1:43:57.678
 7 Adrian Fernandez (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)     1:44:12.620
 8 Robby Gordon (PacWest Racing)                     1:44:19.605
 9 Andrea de Cesaris (Hogan Penske)                  1:44:20.380
10 Pierluigi Martini (Payton/Coyne Racing)           1:44:22.326
11 Vincenzo Sospiri (Bettenhausen Racing)            1:44:36.053
12 Roberto Moreno (A.J. Foyt Enterprises)            1:44:46.100
13 Derek Warwick (Bettenhausen Racing)               1:44:47.960
14 Scott Goodyear (Team Menard)                      1:44:54.761
15 Juan Manuel Fangio II (Della Penna Racing)        1:44:59.376
16 Parker Johnstone (Comptech Racing)                1:45:02.059
17 Gil de Ferran (Team Rahal)                        1:45:02.589
18 Mark Blundell (PacWest Racing)                    1:45:08.293
19 Franck Freon (Comptech Racing)                    1:45:16.605
20 Michael Andretti (Newman/Haas Racing)                  1 lap
21 Alex Zanardi (Payton/Coyne Racing)                     1 lap
22 Paul Tracy (Newman/Haas Racing)                        1 lap
23 Andrea Montermini (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)         1 lap
24 Mauricio Gugelmin (PacWest Racing)                     1 lap
25 Christian Fittipaldi (Newman/Haas Racing)              1 lap
26 Andre Ribeiro (Tasman Motorsports)                     1 lap
27 Jimmy Vasser (Team Rahal)                              1 lap
Raul Boesel (Brahma Team Green)                    DNF lap 63
Tony Stewart (Brahma Team Green)                   DNF lap 39
Scott Sharp (A.J. Foyt Enterprises)                 DNF lap 3

Points Standings for the IndyCar World Series after Round 3

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1. Adrian Fernandez (Target Chip Ganassi Racing) - 32pts.
=. Al Unser Jr. (Marlboro Team Penske) - 32pts.   
3. Emerson Fittipaldi (Hogan Penske) - 30pts.
=. Jacques Villeneuve (Team Rahal) - 30pts.   
5. Arie Luyendyk (Team Menard) - 28pts.
6. Kenny Bräck (Marlboro Team Penske) - 18pts.   
7. Paul Tracy (Newman/Haas Racing) - 14pts.
=. Franck Freon (Comptech Racing) - 14pts.                 
9. Alex Zanardi (Payton/Coyne Racing) - 12pts.
=. Raul Boesel (Brahma Team Green) - 12pts.
=. Naoki Hattori (Comptech Racing) - 12pts.               
12. Jimmy Vasser (Team Rahal) - 10pts.                           
=. Derek Warwick (Bettenhausen Racing) - 10pts.
14. Juan Manuel Fangio II (Della Penna Racing) - 9pts.           
15. Robby Gordon (PacWest Racing) - 8pts.
16. Vincenzo Sospiri (Bettenhausen Racing) - 7pts.   
17. Scott Goodyear (Team Menard) - 6pts.
18. Andre Ribeiro (Tasman Motorsports) - 5pts.                
19. Luca Badoer (Brahma Team Green) - 4pts.  
=. Andrea de Cesaris (Hogan Penske) - 4pts. 
21. Pierluigi Martini (Payton/Coyne Racing) - 3pts.                       
22. Parker Johnstone (Comptech Racing) - 1pt. 
=. Fredrik Ekblom (Tasman Motorsports) - 1pt.
=. Roberto Moreno (A.J. Foyt Enterprises) - 1pt.

A very close finish between Villeneuve and Unser, with JV having a slight edge over Little Al at the finish. Both men have now a good place at the front of the championship. A place Michael Andretti hasn't yet, after yet another unlucky race. Trouble throughout the race caused him to lose a lap. Worse yet, Michael hasn't scored any points this season, thus increasing his pressure for the next races at Long Beach, as well as the ovals in Phoenix and Nazareth.
To add further insult to injury with regards to Dario Franchitti's current performance: His team mate Kenny Bräck's done a surprisingly good race, earning a 3rd place in the process. This should solidify his position with Penske Racing, and calm down the increasingly impatient Roger Penske...

HonoraryNortherner · Post by **HonoraryNortherner** » 16 Jun 2013, 14:30

Ferrarist wrote:
HonoraryNortherner wrote:Hmmm... it's true Franchitti isn't doing well, but I've only brought him into the series 1 year ahead of schedule, and he was racing in the ITC in 1996 in real life..... Anyway if he keeps being this bad a might part him for a few races and let someone like Bryan Herta have a go....

Could I enter Herta for the 500?

The problem with Franchitti (As well as Magnussen) is that I categorized him as a former F3 driver. I gather that his skills weren't good enough. To be fair, the problem would have carried over to 1997, which is why I'm toying with the Indy Lights idea. This could give drivers like Franchitti a chance to improve themselves.

I'll allow guest entries of course, but only for those teams that have less than three full season entries. So unless you sack Franchitti, you can't run an additional car for Herta at the 500.

I see - sounds like a good idea. So I couldn't just switch between Herta and Franchitti in the 3rd car? Good to see Brack doing well.

The Dutch Bear · Post by **The Dutch Bear** » 16 Jun 2013, 18:48

Naoki Hattori in 4th after starting 27th :shock:

Nice to see all three Comptech Racing cars finishing.

Bleu · Post by **Bleu** » 16 Jun 2013, 19:09

Not a good race this time, but hopefully the performance will improve in the next races.

FantometteBR · Post by **FantometteBR** » 16 Jun 2013, 21:53

Oh crapper

Onxy Wrecked · Post by **Onxy Wrecked** » 17 Jun 2013, 05:24

Eddie Cheever will be released in favor of Richie Hearn if Cheever fails to qualify for the next race.

SeedStriker · Post by **SeedStriker** » 17 Jun 2013, 12:03

Adrian still hold into the fight, but now, Andrea is making miles and learning about the car (with the benefit of the circuits) and even Carpentier has improved (so close, so far

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Onxy Wrecked · Post by **Onxy Wrecked** » 17 Jun 2013, 19:32

Ferrarist wrote:
HonoraryNortherner wrote:Hmmm... it's true Franchitti isn't doing well, but I've only brought him into the series 1 year ahead of schedule, and he was racing in the ITC in 1996 in real life..... Anyway if he keeps being this bad a might part him for a few races and let someone like Bryan Herta have a go....

Could I enter Herta for the 500?

The problem with Franchitti (As well as Magnussen) is that I categorized him as a former F3 driver. I gather that his skills weren't good enough. To be fair, the problem would have carried over to 1997, which is why I'm toying with the Indy Lights idea. This could give drivers like Franchitti a chance to improve themselves.

I'll allow guest entries of course, but only for those teams that have less than three full season entries. So unless you sack Franchitti, you can't run an additional car for Herta at the 500.

Results of the 1996 IndyCar Grand Prix of Australia
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 1 Jacques Villeneuve (Team Rahal)                   1:43:30.247
 2 Al Unser Jr. (Marlboro Team Penske)               1:43:30.961
 3 Kenny Bräck (Marlboro Team Penske)                1:43:50.826
 4 Naoki Hattori (Comptech Racing)                   1:43:54.444
 5 Emerson Fittipaldi (Hogan Penske)                 1:43:57.600
 6 Arie Luyendyk (Team Menard)                       1:43:57.678
 7 Adrian Fernandez (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)     1:44:12.620
 8 Robby Gordon (PacWest Racing)                     1:44:19.605
 9 Andrea de Cesaris (Hogan Penske)                  1:44:20.380
10 Pierluigi Martini (Payton/Coyne Racing)           1:44:22.326
11 Vincenzo Sospiri (Bettenhausen Racing)            1:44:36.053
12 Roberto Moreno (A.J. Foyt Enterprises)            1:44:46.100
13 Derek Warwick (Bettenhausen Racing)               1:44:47.960
14 Scott Goodyear (Team Menard)                      1:44:54.761
15 Juan Manuel Fangio II (Della Penna Racing)        1:44:59.376
16 Parker Johnstone (Comptech Racing)                1:45:02.059
17 Gil de Ferran (Team Rahal)                        1:45:02.589
18 Mark Blundell (PacWest Racing)                    1:45:08.293
19 Franck Freon (Comptech Racing)                    1:45:16.605
20 Michael Andretti (Newman/Haas Racing)                  1 lap
21 Alex Zanardi (Payton/Coyne Racing)                     1 lap
22 Paul Tracy (Newman/Haas Racing)                        1 lap
23 Andrea Montermini (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)         1 lap
24 Mauricio Gugelmin (PacWest Racing)                     1 lap
25 Christian Fittipaldi (Newman/Haas Racing)              1 lap
26 Andre Ribeiro (Tasman Motorsports)                     1 lap
27 Jimmy Vasser (Team Rahal)                              1 lap
Raul Boesel (Brahma Team Green)                    DNF lap 63
Tony Stewart (Brahma Team Green)                   DNF lap 39
Scott Sharp (A.J. Foyt Enterprises)                 DNF lap 3
Points Standings for the IndyCar World Series after Round 3
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1. Adrian Fernandez (Target Chip Ganassi Racing) - 32pts.
=. Al Unser Jr. (Marlboro Team Penske) - 32pts.   
3. Emerson Fittipaldi (Hogan Penske) - 30pts.
=. Jacques Villeneuve (Team Rahal) - 30pts.   
5. Arie Luyendyk (Team Menard) - 28pts.
6. Kenny Bräck (Marlboro Team Penske) - 18pts.   
7. Paul Tracy (Newman/Haas Racing) - 14pts.
=. Franck Freon (Comptech Racing) - 14pts.                 
9. Alex Zanardi (Payton/Coyne Racing) - 12pts.
=. Raul Boesel (Brahma Team Green) - 12pts.
=. Naoki Hattori (Comptech Racing) - 12pts.               
12. Jimmy Vasser (Team Rahal) - 10pts.                           
=. Derek Warwick (Bettenhausen Racing) - 10pts.
14. Juan Manuel Fangio II (Della Penna Racing) - 9pts.           
15. Robby Gordon (PacWest Racing) - 8pts.
16. Vincenzo Sospiri (Bettenhausen Racing) - 7pts.   
17. Scott Goodyear (Team Menard) - 6pts.
18. Andre Ribeiro (Tasman Motorsports) - 5pts.                
19. Luca Badoer (Brahma Team Green) - 4pts.  
=. Andrea de Cesaris (Hogan Penske) - 4pts. 
21. Pierluigi Martini (Payton/Coyne Racing) - 3pts.                       
22. Parker Johnstone (Comptech Racing) - 1pt. 
=. Fredrik Ekblom (Tasman Motorsports) - 1pt.
=. Roberto Moreno (A.J. Foyt Enterprises) - 1pt.
A very close finish between Villeneuve and Unser, with JV having a slight edge over Little Al at the finish. Both men have now a good place at the front of the championship. A place Michael Andretti hasn't yet, after yet another unlucky race. Trouble throughout the race caused him to lose a lap. Worse yet, Michael hasn't scored any points this season, thus increasing his pressure for the next races at Long Beach, as well as the ovals in Phoenix and Nazareth.
To add further insult to injury with regards to Dario Franchitti's current performance: His team mate Kenny Bräck's done a surprisingly good race, earning a 3rd place in the process. This should solidify his position with Penske Racing, and calm down the increasingly impatient Roger Penske...

Michael Andretti has been beaten by the likes of Parker Johnstone and Andrea de Cesaris.

Bleu · Post by **Bleu** » 18 Jun 2013, 18:55

Della Penna will have three cars in Indy 500 (for only that race). Teo Fabi will drive the third car.

Gerudo Dragon · Post by **Gerudo Dragon** » 18 Jun 2013, 19:07

30th to 13th, good job Derek!

Ferrarist · Post by **Ferrarist** » 05 Jul 2013, 10:33

Our next weekend brings us to Phoenix International Raceway. The road to the Indianapolis 500 will really begin there, because only Nazareth will be on the team's list before the teams head for the brickyard. But first, free practice on Phoenix International Raceway:

1st free practice session for the Dura-Lube 200

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 1 Michael Andretti (Newman/Haas Racing)              19.555
 2 Arie Luyendyk (Team Menard)                        19.650
 3 Emerson Fittipaldi (Hogan Penske)                  19.708
 4 Jacques Villeneuve (Team Rahal)                    19.735
 5 Gil de Ferran (Team Rahal)                         19.782
 6 Robby Gordon (PacWest Racing)                      19.806
 7 Al Unser Jr. (Marlboro Team Penske)                19.819
 8 Franck Freon (Comptech Racing)                     19.831
 9 Jimmy Vasser (Team Rahal)                          19.833
10 Paul Tracy (Newman/Haas Racing)                    19.930
11 Aguri Suzuki (Della Penna Racing)                  19.997
12 Raul Boesel (Brahma Team Green)                    19.999
13 Alex Zanardi (Payton/Coyne Racing)                 20.006
14 Adrian Fernandez (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)      20.016
15 Scott Goodyear (Team Menard)                       20.020
16 Andrea Montermini (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)     20.055
17 Derek Warwick (Bettenhausen Racing)                20.085
18 Vincenzo Sospiri (Bettenhausen Racing)             20.107
19 Juan Manuel Fangio II (Della Penna Racing)         20.112
20 Christian Fittipaldi (Newman/Haas Racing)          20.122
21 Mauricio Gugelmin (PacWest Racing)                 20.145
22 Pierluigi Martini (Payton/Coyne Racing)            20.169
23 Parker Johnstone (Comptech Racing)                 20.184
24 Andrea de Cesaris (Hogan Penske)                   20.187
25 Mark Blundell (PacWest Racing)                     20.190
26 Tony Stewart (Brahma Team Green)                   20.190
27 Luca Badoer (Brahma Team Green)                    20.195
28 Naoki Hattori (Comptech Racing)                    20.197
29 Eddie Cheever (Team Menard)                        20.238
30 Kenny Bräck (Marlboro Team Penske)                 20.308
31 Greg Moore (Forsythe Racing)                       20.339
32 Roberto Moreno (A.J. Foyt Enterprises)             20.425
33 Andre Ribeiro (Tasman Motorsports)                 20.484
34 Fredrik Ekblom (Tasman Motorsports)                20.638
35 Patrick Carpentier (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)    20.649
36 Jan Magnussen (Forsythe Racing)                    20.738
37 Scott Sharp (A.J. Foyt Enterprises)                20.928
38 Giuseppe Bacigalupo (Jim Hall Racing)              21.165
39 Dario Franchitti (Marlboro Team Penske)            21.401
40 Perry McCarthy (A.J. Foyt Enterprises)             21.494
41 Racin Gardner (Bettenhausen Racing)                21.510

2nd free practice session for the Dura-Lube 200

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 1 Michael Andretti (Newman/Haas Racing)              19.581
 2 Emerson Fittipaldi (Hogan Penske)                  19.629
 3 Arie Luyendyk (Team Menard)                        19.632
 4 Jacques Villeneuve (Team Rahal)                    19.738
 5 Gil de Ferran (Team Rahal)                         19.767
 6 Al Unser Jr. (Marlboro Team Penske)                19.784
 7 Robby Gordon (PacWest Racing)                      19.789
 8 Jimmy Vasser (Team Rahal)                          19.831
 9 Franck Freon (Comptech Racing)                     19.864
10 Paul Tracy (Newman/Haas Racing)                    19.917
11 Scott Goodyear (Team Menard)                       19.967
12 Aguri Suzuki (Della Penna Racing)                  19.990
13 Alex Zanardi (Payton/Coyne Racing)                 20.005
14 Raul Boesel (Brahma Team Green)                    20.046
15 Adrian Fernandez (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)      20.058
16 Mauricio Gugelmin (PacWest Racing)                 20.089
17 Andrea de Cesaris (Hogan Penske)                   20.095
18 Parker Johnstone (Comptech Racing)                 20.098
19 Vincenzo Sospiri (Bettenhausen Racing)             20.098
20 Derek Warwick (Bettenhausen Racing)                20.137
21 Pierluigi Martini (Payton/Coyne Racing)            20.156
22 Andrea Montermini (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)     20.161
23 Juan Manuel Fangio II (Della Penna Racing)         20.164
24 Eddie Cheever (Team Menard)                        20.182
25 Luca Badoer (Brahma Team Green)                    20.189
26 Mark Blundell (PacWest Racing)                     20.194
27 Tony Stewart (Brahma Team Green)                   20.221
28 Christian Fittipaldi (Newman/Haas Racing)          20.268
29 Greg Moore (Forsythe Racing)                       20.288
30 Kenny Bräck (Marlboro Team Penske)                 20.291
31 Roberto Moreno (A.J. Foyt Enterprises)             20.412
32 Scott Sharp (A.J. Foyt Enterprises)                20.420
33 Andre Ribeiro (Tasman Motorsports)                 20.420
34 Naoki Hattori (Comptech Racing)                    20.481
35 Jan Magnussen (Forsythe Racing)                    20.652
36 Fredrik Ekblom (Tasman Motorsports)                20.669
37 Patrick Carpentier (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)    20.904
38 Giuseppe Bacigalupo (Jim Hall Racing)              21.129
39 Dario Franchitti (Marlboro Team Penske)            21.419
40 Perry McCarthy (A.J. Foyt Enterprises)             21.453
41 Racin Gardner (Bettenhausen Racing)                21.665

But of course, drivers could run as many laps as they desired in free practice, but can only do 12 fast laps in qualifying. Let's see how it shakes up the order:
1st qualifying session for the Dura-Lube 200

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 1 Gil de Ferran (Team Rahal)                         19.832
 2 Paul Tracy (Newman/Haas Racing)                    19.903
 3 Scott Goodyear (Team Menard)                       19.919
 4 Franck Freon (Comptech Racing)                     19.932
 5 Mauricio Gugelmin (PacWest Racing)                 19.997
 6 Raul Boesel (Brahma Team Green)                    20.009
 7 Michael Andretti (Newman/Haas Racing)              20.064
 8 Jimmy Vasser (Team Rahal)                          20.066
 9 Arie Luyendyk (Team Menard)                        20.094
10 Emerson Fittipaldi (Hogan Penske)                  20.118
11 Juan Manuel Fangio II (Della Penna Racing)         20.119
12 Adrian Fernandez (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)      20.126
13 Christian Fittipaldi (Newman/Haas Racing)          20.165
14 Jacques Villeneuve (Team Rahal)                    20.197
15 Aguri Suzuki (Della Penna Racing)                  20.219
16 Luca Badoer (Brahma Team Green)                    20.238
17 Andrea Montermini (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)     20.258
18 Tony Stewart (Brahma Team Green)                   20.314
19 Pierluigi Martini (Payton/Coyne Racing)            20.344
20 Scott Sharp (A.J. Foyt Enterprises)                20.398
21 Vincenzo Sospiri (Bettenhausen Racing)             20.446
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22 Al Unser Jr. (Marlboro Team Penske)                20.463
23 Mark Blundell (PacWest Racing)                     20.556
24 Eddie Cheever (Team Menard)                        20.822
25 Robby Gordon (PacWest Racing)                      20.854
26 Alex Zanardi (Payton/Coyne Racing)                 20.999
27 Kenny Bräck (Marlboro Team Penske)                 21.065
28 Roberto Moreno (A.J. Foyt Enterprises)             21.079
29 Naoki Hattori (Comptech Racing)                    21.118
30 Patrick Carpentier (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)    21.171
31 Greg Moore (Forsythe Racing)                       21.321
32 Derek Warwick (Bettenhausen Racing)                21.340
33 Fredrik Ekblom (Tasman Motorsports)                21.532
34 Dario Franchitti (Marlboro Team Penske)            21.555
35 Perry McCarthy (A.J. Foyt Enterprises)             21.668
36 Parker Johnstone (Comptech Racing)                 21.670
37 Giuseppe Bacigalupo (Jim Hall Racing)              21.718
38 Jan Magnussen (Forsythe Racing)                    21.838
39 Andrea de Cesaris (Hogan Penske)                   22.100
40 Andre Ribeiro (Tasman Motorsports)                 22.129
41 Racin Gardner (Bettenhausen Racing)                23.334

Twenty drivers will fight for the remaining five spots in the Dura-Lube 200. Including all three drivers from Marlboro Team Penske. Is this a similar situation to the 1995 Indianapolis 500? In any case, drama is coming up.

2nd qualifying session for the Dura-Lube 200

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 1 Al Unser Jr. (Marlboro Team Penske)                19.832
 2 Robby Gordon (PacWest Racing)                      20.163
 3 Naoki Hattori (Comptech Racing)                    20.293
 4 Alex Zanardi (Payton/Coyne Racing)                 20.320
 5 Parker Johnstone (Comptech Racing)                 20.383
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 6 Derek Warwick (Bettenhausen Racing)                20.627
 7 Eddie Cheever (Team Menard)                        20.634
 8 Kenny Bräck (Marlboro Team Penske)                 20.645
 9 Patrick Carpentier (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)    20.708
10 Andrea de Cesaris (Hogan Penske)                   20.970
11 Greg Moore (Forsythe Racing)                       20.985
12 Jan Magnussen (Forsythe Racing)                    21.131
13 Fredrik Ekblom (Tasman Motorsports)                21.191
14 Andre Ribeiro (Tasman Motorsports)                 21.392
15 Mark Blundell (PacWest Racing)                     21.492
16 Giuseppe Bacigalupo (Jim Hall Racing)              21.552
17 Perry McCarthy (A.J. Foyt Enterprises)             21.662
18 Racin Gardner (Bettenhausen Racing)                21.701
19 Dario Franchitti (Marlboro Team Penske)            21.713
20 Roberto Moreno (A.J. Foyt Enterprises)             22.185

The 2nd qualifying is a bit anticlimatic, as the favorites qualify for the race. Here's the starting grid:

Starting grid for the Dura-Lube 200

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1 Gil de Ferran (Team Rahal)                         19.832 (290.440 kph)
2 Paul Tracy (Newman/Haas Racing)                    19.903
3 Scott Goodyear (Team Menard)                       19.919
4 Franck Freon (Comptech Racing)                     19.932
5 Mauricio Gugelmin (PacWest Racing)                 19.997
6 Raul Boesel (Brahma Team Green)                    20.009
7 Michael Andretti (Newman/Haas Racing)              20.064
8 Jimmy Vasser (Team Rahal)                          20.066
9 Arie Luyendyk (Team Menard)                        20.094
10 Emerson Fittipaldi (Hogan Penske)                  20.118
11 Juan Manuel Fangio II (Della Penna Racing)         20.119
12 Adrian Fernandez (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)      20.126
13 Christian Fittipaldi (Newman/Haas Racing)          20.165
14 Jacques Villeneuve (Team Rahal)                    20.197
15 Aguri Suzuki (Della Penna Racing)                  20.219
16 Luca Badoer (Brahma Team Green)                    20.238
17 Andrea Montermini (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)     20.258
18 Tony Stewart (Brahma Team Green)                   20.314
19 Pierluigi Martini (Payton/Coyne Racing)            20.344
20 Scott Sharp (A.J. Foyt Enterprises)                20.398 
21 Vincenzo Sospiri (Bettenhausen Racing)             20.446 (281.718 kph)
22 Al Unser Jr. (Marlboro Team Penske)                19.832
23 Robby Gordon (PacWest Racing)                      20.163
24 Naoki Hattori (Comptech Racing)                    20.293
25 Alex Zanardi (Payton/Coyne Racing)                 20.320
26 Parker Johnstone (Comptech Racing)                 20.383

And now for the race itself!

Results of the Dura-Lube 200

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 1 Michael Andretti (Newman/Haas Racing)             1:58:55.159
 2 Paul Tracy (Newman/Haas Racing)                   1:59:31.464
 3 Christian Fittipaldi (Newman/Haas Racing)         1:59:32.409
 4 Arie Luyendyk (Team Menard)                            1 lap
 5 Jimmy Vasser (Team Rahal)                             2 laps
 6 Robby Gordon (PacWest Racing)                         2 laps
 7 Naoki Hattori (Comptech Racing)                       2 laps
 8 Al Unser Jr. (Marlboro Team Penske)                   2 laps
 9 Luca Badoer (Brahma Team Green)                       3 laps
10 Scott Sharp (A.J. Foyt Enterprises)                   3 laps
11 Andrea Montermini (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)        3 laps
12 Jacques Villeneuve (Team Rahal)                       3 laps
13 Alex Zanardi (Payton/Coyne Racing)                    3 laps
14 Adrian Fernandez (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)         3 laps
Mauricio Gugelmin (PacWest Racing)                DNF lap 170
Juan Manuel Fangio II (Della Penna Racing)        DNF lap 165
Raul Boesel (Brahma Team Green)                   DNF lap 134
Gil de Ferran (Team Rahal)                        DNF lap 116
Emerson Fittipaldi (Hogan Penske)                  DNF lap 91
Vincenzo Sospiri (Bettenhausen Racing)             DNF lap 74
Scott Goodyear (Team Menard)                       DNF lap 54
Franck Freon (Comptech Racing)                     DNF lap 38
Parker Johnstone (Comptech Racing)                 DNF lap 35
Tony Stewart (Brahma Team Green)                   DNF lap 28
Pierluigi Martini (Payton/Coyne Racing)            DNF lap 24
Aguri Suzuki (Della Penna Racing)                   DNF lap 1

Not only was Michael Andretii finally free from misfortune, but Newman/Haas was nigh unbeatable on race day! A 1-2-3 for the same time has never been seen before. Is this the real start of the season for Michael Andretti and Newman/Haas Racing?

Points Standings for the IndyCar World Series after Round 4

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1. Arie Luyendyk (Team Menard) - 40pts.
2. Al Unser Jr. (Marlboro Team Penske) - 37pts.   
3. Adrian Fernandez (Target Chip Ganassi Racing) - 32pts.
4. Jacques Villeneuve (Team Rahal) - 31pts.   
5. Emerson Fittipaldi (Hogan Penske) - 30pts.
=. Paul Tracy (Newman/Haas Racing) - 30pts.
7. Jimmy Vasser (Team Rahal) - 20pts.   
=. Michael Andretti (Newman/Haas Racing) - 20pts.
9. Kenny Bräck (Marlboro Team Penske) - 18pts. 
=. Naoki Hattori (Comptech Racing) - 18pts.                      
11. Robby Gordon (PacWest Racing) - 16pts.
12. Franck Freon (Comptech Racing) - 14pts.
=. Christian Fittipaldi (Newman/Haas Racing) - 14pts.          
14. Alex Zanardi (Payton/Coyne Racing) - 12pts.                         
=. Raul Boesel (Brahma Team Green) - 12pts.
16. Derek Warwick (Bettenhausen Racing) - 10pts.         
17. Juan Manuel Fangio II (Della Penna Racing) - 9pts.  
18. Luca Badoer (Brahma Team Green) - 8pts.
19. Vincenzo Sospiri (Bettenhausen Racing) - 7pts.   
20. Scott Goodyear (Team Menard) - 6pts.           
21. Andre Ribeiro (Tasman Motorsports) - 5pts.    
22. Andrea de Cesaris (Hogan Penske) - 4pts.
23. Pierluigi Martini (Payton/Coyne Racing) - 3pts.
=. Scott Sharp (A.J. Foyt Enterprises) - 3pts.
25. Andrea Montermini (Target Chip Ganassi Racing) - 2pts.                       
26. Parker Johnstone (Comptech Racing) - 1pt.
=. Fredrik Ekblom (Tasman Motorsports) - 1pt.
=. Roberto Moreno (A.J. Foyt Enterprises) - 1pt.

HawkAussie · Post by **HawkAussie** » 05 Jul 2013, 10:36

pycku · Post by **pycku** » 05 Jul 2013, 13:01

What a bad race for Hogan Penske. We have to forget this ASAP and concentrate on next race.

Onxy Wrecked · Post by **Onxy Wrecked** » 05 Jul 2013, 22:53

Hot damn, Luyendyk keeps running strong.

FantometteBR · Post by **FantometteBR** » 05 Jul 2013, 23:28

We're going anywhere, but I don't know really where

pi314159 · Post by **pi314159** » 06 Jul 2013, 08:53

I have lost interest in this series and will withdraw from it after Indy.

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 06 Jul 2013, 10:20

Nice little 1-2-3 for Newman/Haas

Ferrarist · Post by **Ferrarist** » 06 Jul 2013, 17:06

pi314159 wrote:I have lost interest in this series and will withdraw from it after Indy.

That's a shame. But you won't have to do much over the course of the series. There won't be updates and such. Still, it's your decision. I guess some folks would like to sign Zanardi for their team

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