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Despite having led most of the practice sessions and earned pole thru the week-end, Will Power saw his Team Penske teammate Ryan Briscoe win the IZOD IndyCar Series event in Sonoma.
Power, who had led most of the race, was caught off guard when he pitted late in the race as the yellow flags came out for a heavy crash between Sebastien Bourdais and Josef Newgarden.
That was enough for Briscoe to take the lead but the Australian still had to defend himself against the attacks from his countryman who tried to pass him a couple of times. In the end, he crossed the finish line with a lead of less than 0.4s.
Ganassi's Dario Franchitti ended up third, the Scot having been in the thick of things all thru the race.
Series' leader Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport) saw his race jeopardized when he was hit by Alex Tagliani (BHA).
The other two contenders for the title, Helio Castroneves (Penske) and Franchitti's teammate Scott Dixon had their share of misfortunes. The Brazilian for instance, first hit Dixon at the start and then got penalized for it.
Dixon worked his way back into the top 10 only to damage his front wing in a trip through the dust while fighting Hunter-Reay.
Rubens Barrichello had his best IndyCar result, delivering a fourth place for KV Racing while Graham Rahal (Ganassi) completed the top 5.
Race results* - IndyCar (Sonoma)
1 - Ryan Briscoe (Dallara-Chevy) - Penske - 86 laps
2 - Will Power (Dallara-Chevy) - Penske - 0"440
3 - Dario Franchitti (Dallara-Honda) - Ganassi - 1"049
4 - Rubens Barrichello (Dallara-Chevy) - KV - 8"852
5 - Graham Rahal (Dallara-Honda) - Ganassi - 9"466
6 - Helio Castroneves (Dallara-Chevy) - Penske - 11"257
7 - Simon Pagenaud (Dallara-Honda) - Schmidt - 12"308
8 - JR Hildebrand (Dallara-Chevy) - Panther - 22"812
9 - Alex Tagliani (Dallara-Honda) - Herta - 39"686
10 - Tony Kanaan (Dallara-Chevy) - KV - 1 lap
11 - Justin Wilson (Dallara-Honda) - Coyne - 1 lap
12 - James Jakes (Dallara-Honda) - Coyne - 1 lap
13 - Scott Dixon (Dallara-Honda) - Ganassi - 1 lap
14 - Mike Conway (Dallara-Honda) - Foyt - 1 lap
15 - Sebastian Saavedra (Dallara-Chevy) - Andretti - 1 lap
16 - Ernesto Viso (Dallara-Chevy) - KV - 1 lap
17 - Simona De Silvestro (Dallara-Lotus) - HVM - 1 lap
18 - Ryan Hunter-Reay (Dallara-Chevy) - Andretti - 1 lap
19 - Oriol Servia (Dallara-Chevy) - Dreyer&Reinbold - 1 lap
20 - Ed Carpenter (Dallara-Chevy) - Carpenter - 1 lap
21 - Charlie Kimball (Dallara-Honda) - Ganassi - 3 tours
Fastest lap by Ryan Hunter-Reay: 1'19”184
Retirements
Lap 62 - Josef Newgarden
Lap 62 - Sebastien Bourdais
Lap 49 - Katherine Legge
Lap 47 - Marco Andretti
Lap 35 - James Hinchcliffe
Lap 2 - Takuma Sato
Drivers' championship
1. Power 422; 2. Hunter-Reay 386; 3. Castroneves 381; 4. Dixon 368; 5. Pagenaud 337; 6. Kanaan 327; 7. Hinchcliffe 326; 8. Briscoe 317; 9. Franchitti 306; 10. Rahal 286
*Unofficial
Power, who had led most of the race, was caught off guard when he pitted late in the race as the yellow flags came out for a heavy crash between Sebastien Bourdais and Josef Newgarden.
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| Ryan Briscoe (Photo: LAT for IndyCar) |
That was enough for Briscoe to take the lead but the Australian still had to defend himself against the attacks from his countryman who tried to pass him a couple of times. In the end, he crossed the finish line with a lead of less than 0.4s.
Ganassi's Dario Franchitti ended up third, the Scot having been in the thick of things all thru the race.
Series' leader Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport) saw his race jeopardized when he was hit by Alex Tagliani (BHA).
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| Ryan Hunter-Reay (Photo: LAT for IndyCar) |
The other two contenders for the title, Helio Castroneves (Penske) and Franchitti's teammate Scott Dixon had their share of misfortunes. The Brazilian for instance, first hit Dixon at the start and then got penalized for it.
Dixon worked his way back into the top 10 only to damage his front wing in a trip through the dust while fighting Hunter-Reay.
Rubens Barrichello had his best IndyCar result, delivering a fourth place for KV Racing while Graham Rahal (Ganassi) completed the top 5.
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| Rubens Barrichello (Photo: LAT for IndyCar) |
Race results* - IndyCar (Sonoma)
1 - Ryan Briscoe (Dallara-Chevy) - Penske - 86 laps
2 - Will Power (Dallara-Chevy) - Penske - 0"440
3 - Dario Franchitti (Dallara-Honda) - Ganassi - 1"049
4 - Rubens Barrichello (Dallara-Chevy) - KV - 8"852
5 - Graham Rahal (Dallara-Honda) - Ganassi - 9"466
6 - Helio Castroneves (Dallara-Chevy) - Penske - 11"257
7 - Simon Pagenaud (Dallara-Honda) - Schmidt - 12"308
8 - JR Hildebrand (Dallara-Chevy) - Panther - 22"812
9 - Alex Tagliani (Dallara-Honda) - Herta - 39"686
10 - Tony Kanaan (Dallara-Chevy) - KV - 1 lap
11 - Justin Wilson (Dallara-Honda) - Coyne - 1 lap
12 - James Jakes (Dallara-Honda) - Coyne - 1 lap
13 - Scott Dixon (Dallara-Honda) - Ganassi - 1 lap
14 - Mike Conway (Dallara-Honda) - Foyt - 1 lap
15 - Sebastian Saavedra (Dallara-Chevy) - Andretti - 1 lap
16 - Ernesto Viso (Dallara-Chevy) - KV - 1 lap
17 - Simona De Silvestro (Dallara-Lotus) - HVM - 1 lap
18 - Ryan Hunter-Reay (Dallara-Chevy) - Andretti - 1 lap
19 - Oriol Servia (Dallara-Chevy) - Dreyer&Reinbold - 1 lap
20 - Ed Carpenter (Dallara-Chevy) - Carpenter - 1 lap
21 - Charlie Kimball (Dallara-Honda) - Ganassi - 3 tours
Fastest lap by Ryan Hunter-Reay: 1'19”184
Retirements
Lap 62 - Josef Newgarden
Lap 62 - Sebastien Bourdais
Lap 49 - Katherine Legge
Lap 47 - Marco Andretti
Lap 35 - James Hinchcliffe
Lap 2 - Takuma Sato
Drivers' championship
1. Power 422; 2. Hunter-Reay 386; 3. Castroneves 381; 4. Dixon 368; 5. Pagenaud 337; 6. Kanaan 327; 7. Hinchcliffe 326; 8. Briscoe 317; 9. Franchitti 306; 10. Rahal 286
*Unofficial