Homestead-Miami Season Finale

DanicaFan · 23 Sep 2010, 21:42 (Ref:2763752)

Well, here it is, the final race of the season. It's depressing and it went fast. I have enjoyed bringing you all these threads with information on every race this year. I hope you all have enjoyed it as well. I look forward to doing it again next year.

Race 17 of 17

Race - Cafe do Brazil Indy 300

Location - Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, FL

Date - Saturday, October 2nd

Time & TV Schedule - 6:00PM Eastern -Green Flag -17:00PM Eastern -Versus

Course Type - 1.5 Mile Oval

Distance - 200 Laps / 300 Miles

Practice Sessions - Friday, October 1st- 1:30-2:30PM Eastern & 7:45-8:15PM Eastern

Qualifications - Friday, October 1st - 4:45PM - 6:00PM Eastern

2009 Pole Sitter - Dario Franchitti - 212.696mph

2009 Winner - Dario Franchitti

DanicaFan · 23 Sep 2010, 21:46 (Ref:2763756)

Track Information:

Banking - 6 degrees - corners
Frontstretch Length - 1,760 feet
Backstretch Length - 1,760 feet
Seating Capacity - 72,000

DanicaFan · 23 Sep 2010, 21:49 (Ref:2763760)

2009 Race Summary

Lap Stats - Total Laps - 200 / Green Flag Laps - 200 / Caution Laps - 0
Race Length - 1 hour & 28 minutes
Average Speed - 201.420 mph
Fastest Lap - #9 Scott Dixon - 210.073mph - lap 105
Most Improved - #27 Hideki Mutoh - 13 positions - Started 19th - Finished - 6th

DanicaFan · 23 Sep 2010, 22:13 (Ref:2763770)

Here are the championship scenarios going into this race..

DanicaFan · 23 Sep 2010, 22:51 (Ref:2763779)

And here are the full championship point standings going into this race..

Championship Standings

Race 16 of 17

1. Will Power 587
2. Dario Franchitti 575 -12
3. Helio Castroneves 501 -86
4. Scott Dixon 497 -90
5. Ryan Briscoe 450 -137
6. Ryan Hunter-Reay 426 -161
7. Tony Kanaan 418 -169
8. Dan Wheldon 366 -221
9. Marco Andretti 366 -221
10. Justin Wilson 349 -238
11. Danica Patrick 327 -260
12. Alex Tagliani 286 -301
13. Vitor Meira 282 -305
14. Raphael Matos 277 -310
15. Mario Moraes 277 -310
16. EJ Viso 250 -337
17. Alex Lloyd 248 -339
18. Hideki Mutoh 238 -349
19. Simona De Silvestro 230 -357
20. Graham Rahal 215 -372
21. Takuma Sato 202 -385
22. Bertrand Baguette 198 -389
23. Milka Duno 172 -415
24. Mario Romancini 149 -438
25. Mike Conway 110 -477
26. Paul Tracy 91 -496
27. Tomas Scheckter 89 -498
28. Sarah Fisher 80 -507
29. Ed Carpenter 73 -514
30. Ana Beatriz 45 -542
31. Jay Howard 44 -543
32. John Andretti 35 -552
33. Davey Hamilton 26 -561
34. JR Hildebrand 26 -561
35. Adam Carroll 26 -561
36. Francesco Dracone 24 -563
37. Townsend Bell 18 -569
38. Sebastian Saavedra 15 -572
39. Bruno Junqueira 13 -574
40. Roger Yasukawa 12 -575
41. AJ Foyt IV 0 -587
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ptclaus98 · 24 Sep 2010, 00:46 (Ref:2763796)

Tix are 30 bucks.

JagtechOhio · 24 Sep 2010, 02:44 (Ref:2763806)

No way that banking is only 6 degrees.

Where's Purist when we need a pothole check????

Thanks DF for your reports, saves a lot of looking around.

Hey claus, they put that promotion out as national news. How many people in Miami do you think they got the word to?

DanicaFan · 24 Sep 2010, 04:08 (Ref:2763812)

Quote:

Originally Posted by JagtechOhio

No way that banking is only 6 degrees.

Where's Purist when we need a pothole check????

Thanks DF for your reports, saves a lot of looking around.

Hey claus, they put that promotion out as national news. How many people in Miami do you think they got the word to?

I stand corrected, the banking is 18-20 degrees on the corners. I too, thought when I saw the 6 degrees on a site it was awful flat. lol

You are welcome for the information. Its been my pleasure doing this.

JagtechOhio · 24 Sep 2010, 04:15 (Ref:2763815)

DF, I don't think that was your error, it was probably just the spec from the origional configuration of the track. But it is steep now, for sure.

ptclaus98 · 24 Sep 2010, 11:24 (Ref:2763956)

Quote:

Originally Posted by JagtechOhio

No way that banking is only 6 degrees.

Where's Purist when we need a pothole check????

Thanks DF for your reports, saves a lot of looking around.

Hey claus, they put that promotion out as national news. How many people in Miami do you think they got the word to?

No offense to the diehards, but the natives have clubs to go to and skirts to chase. 30 bucks is 3 or 4 drinks, so I'm gonna say it would have been worthless anyway. Unless you can convince people that Helio is Cuban.

I mean, I'd have gone if I didn't already have tickets to Petit and I could have gotten roundtrip tickets cheap.

JagtechOhio · 24 Sep 2010, 14:51 (Ref:2764032)

Yeah, no sense in Izod running promotions to sell clothes. And if IndyCar invests in promotions that actually put people in the stands, it would be harder for them to blame ISC when nobody shows.

That's cool, nobody in Las Vegas will be watching anyway. Bruton and Bernard will just tell them how great the 2011 finale will be, and Vegas promoters will start a bidding war to take advantage of the fabulous opportunity.

If you can't get people in Miami to spend $30 and drive an hour to watch an early evening race, you won't be able to get Vegas crowds to make the same trip for a more expensive ticket. They have a lot more to do than go clubbin'.

JagtechOhio · 24 Sep 2010, 14:55 (Ref:2764036)

Awesome to see that Davey Hamilton made the top 33 in points!

DanicaFan · 25 Sep 2010, 18:40 (Ref:2764462)

Im hearing that Sebastian Saavedra will be driving the #36 Conquest car at Homestead.

JagtechOhio · 25 Sep 2010, 20:21 (Ref:2764485)

Confirmed, with Derrick Walker participating.

DanicaFan · 26 Sep 2010, 03:54 (Ref:2764571)

And Ana Beatriz is back in the #24 DRR car for this race as well.

DanicaFan · 27 Sep 2010, 19:29 (Ref:2765687)

Here is the entry list for this race..

Car # & Driver / Car Name / Team

#2 Raphael Matos / HP DeFerran Dragon / DeFerran Dragon Racing
#3 Helio Castroneves / Team Penske / Team Penske
#4 Dan Wheldon / National Guard Panther Racing / Panther Racing
#5 Takuma Sato / Lotus-KV Racing Technology / KV Racing Technology
#6 Ryan Briscoe / Team Penske / Team Penske
#7 Danica Patrick / Team GoDaddy.com / Andretti Autosport
#8 EJ Viso / PDVSA-KV Racing Technology / KV Racing Technology
#9 Scott Dixon / Target Chip Ganassi Racing / Target Chip Ganassi Racing
#10 Dario Franchitti / Target Chip Ganassi Racing / Target Chip Ganassi Racing
#11 Tony Kanaan / Team 7-Eleven / Andretti Autosport
#12 Will Power / Verizon Team Penske / Verizon Team Penske
#14 Vitor Meira / ABC Supply Co. AJ Foyt Racing / AJ Foyt Enterprises
#18 Milka Duno / CITGO / Dale Coyne Racing
#19 Alex Lloyd / Boy Scouts of America / Dale Coyne Racing
#20 Ed Carpenter / Panther-Vison-Fuzzy's Vodka / Panther Racing
#22 Justin Wilson / Team Z-Line Desings-DRR / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
#24 Ana Beatriz / Roll Coater-DRR / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
#26 Marco Andretti / Team Venom Energy / Andretti Autosport
#32 Mario Moraes / KV Racing Technology / KV Racing Technology
#34 Bertrand Baguette / RACB Conquest Racing / Conquest Racing
#36 Sebastian Saavedra / Sumimed Coldeportes Conquest / Conquest Racing
#37 Ryan Hunter-Reay / Team IZOD / Andretti Autosport
#67 Sarah Fisher / Dollar General-Sarah Fisher Racing / Sarah Fisher Racing
#77 Alex Tagliani / FAZZT Race Team / FAZZT Race Team
#78 Simona De Silvestro / Team Stargate Worlds-HVM / HVM Racing
#02 Graham Rahal / NHR Quick Trim / Newman Haas Racing
#06 Hideki Mutoh / Formula Dream-Panasonic / Newman Haas Racing

JamesRamone · 29 Sep 2010, 20:13 (Ref:2766824)

Im looking forward to this. I will be cheering on Dario, but if Power takes it then I will be pleased for him too.

DanicaFan · 1 Oct 2010, 18:39 (Ref:2767866)

Here are the results of practice session 1..

DanicaFan · 1 Oct 2010, 19:30 (Ref:2767896)

Here is the qualifying order..

1. #4 Dan Wheldon
2. #3 Helio Castroneves
3. #19 Alex Lloyd
4. #67 Sarah Fisher
5. #14 Vitor Meira
6. #37 Ryan Hunter-Reay
7. #22 Justin Wilson
8. #2 Raphael Matos
9. #18 Milka Duno
10. #32 Mario Moraes
11. #36 Sebastian Saavedra
12. #6 Ryan Briscoe
13. #34 Bertrand Baguette
14. #02 Graham Rahal
15. #11 Tony Kanaan
16. #78 Simona De Silvestro
17. #26 Marco Andretti
18. #12 Will Power
19. #8 EJ Viso
20. #24 Ana Beatriz
21. #10 Dario Franchitti
22. #7 Danica Patrick
23. #9 Scott Dixon
24. #06 Hideki Mutoh
25. #77 Alex Tagliani
26. #20 Ed Carpenter
27. #5 Takuma Sato

DanicaFan · 1 Oct 2010, 21:49 (Ref:2767966)

Congrats to Dario Franchitti for the pole..

Here is your starting grid..

Row 1

#10 Dario Franchitti / 213.187
#9 Scott Dixon / 212.908

Row 2

#12 Will Power / 212.580
#6 Ryan Briscoe / 212.158

Row 3

#4 Dan Wheldon / 211.933
#22 Justin Wilson / 211.630

Row 4

#20 Ed Carpenter / 211.444
#11 Tony Kanaan / 211.392

Row 5

#5 Takuma Sato / 211.355
#3 Helio Castroneves / 211.240

Row 6

#7 Danica Patrick / 211.013
#8 EJ Viso / 210.928

Row 7

#32 Mario Moraes / 210.741
#34 Bertrand Baguette / 210.738

Row 8

#24 Ana Beatriz / 210.715
#26 Marco Andretti / 210.698

Row 9

#67 Sarah Fisher / 210.671
#02 Graham Rahal / 210.629

Row 10

#77 Alex Tagliani / 210.520
#37 Ryan Hunter-Reay / 210.030

Row 11

#14 Vitor Meira / 210.017
#19 Alex Lloyd / 209.443

Row 12

#2 Raphael Matos / 209.311
#36 Sebastian Saavedra / 209.308

Row 13

#78 Simona De Silvestro / 208.986
#06 Hideki Mutoh / 208.579

Row 14

#18 Milka Duno / 207.961

JagtechOhio · 2 Oct 2010, 16:54 (Ref:2768235)

Sometimes when the coverage is bad, the exposure gets better;

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/4...-izod-exposure

DanicaFan · 3 Oct 2010, 01:26 (Ref:2768494)

Here are the final results..

1. #9 Scott Dixon
2. #7 Danica Patrick
3. #11 Tony Kanaan
4. #6 Ryan Briscoe
5. #3 Helio Castroneves
6. #14 Vitor Meira
7. #26 Marco Andretti
8. #10 Dario Franchitti
9. #4 Dan Wheldon
10. #02 Graham Rahal
11. #37 Ryan Hunter-Reay
12. #19 Alex Lloyd
13. #20 Ed Carpenter
14. #77 Alex Tagliani
15. #34 Bertrand Baguette
16. #36 Sebastian Saavedra
17. #2 Raphael Matos
18. #5 Takuma Sato
19. #8 EJ Viso
20. #06 Hideki Mutoh
21. #22 Justin Wilson
22. #67 Sarah Fisher
23. #78 Simona De Silvestro
24. #18 Milka Duno
25. #12 Will Power
26. #24 Ana Beatriz
27. #32 Mario Moraes

DanicaFan · 3 Oct 2010, 01:27 (Ref:2768495)

Congrats to Scott Dixon for the win and Dario Franchitti for the championship.

DanicaFan · 3 Oct 2010, 01:34 (Ref:2768496)

Danica ran a great race. She is tough on these 1 1/2 mile ovals.

I was shocked at how empty the stands were.

JagtechOhio · 3 Oct 2010, 02:04 (Ref:2768500)

DF, that was some fine racing, wasn't it? TK made his car about ten feet wide, Danica fought past him anyway. Good stuff!

The crowd was even worse than last year, which was totally predictable thanks to Indycar management.

They have no justification for raising sanctioning fees, and had no reason to announce the termination of this event from the schedule before it was run.

IndyCar seems stuck with the notion that they don't have to promote their races. It was obvious all season that the lack of Nascar ticket buyers at ISC tracks was another problem to deal with, and it was ignored.

That's a real failure, since half of the races this year were pretty entertaining shows. Tonight was another good race. Who's watching? Trolls like me, I guess.

And if a potential sponsor turns on the tube, or visits a corporate event at the track, they probably wonder why only trolls are there. If IndyCar won't back their own product, why should anybody else?

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