2007_IndyCar_Series_season

2007 IndyCar Series season

The 2007 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series season began with a night race on Saturday March 24 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The season's premiere event, the 91st Indianapolis 500 was held May 27. The season finale was held at Chicagoland Speedway on September 9. Dario Franchitti, who won four races during the season, including the Indy 500, clinched the 2007 IndyCar Series Championship on the final lap of the final race, by winning the race after points leader Scott Dixon ran out of fuel while leading with less than ⅓ of a lap to go.

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

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

The 2007 schedule was the twelfth season of the Indy Racing League, and part of the 96th recognized season of top-level American open wheel racing. It also marked A.J. Foyt's 50th anniversary of participation in IndyCar racing.

2007 IndyCar Series schedule

Date Race Name Location Winner
March 24 (night) XM Satellite Radio Indy 300 Homestead-Miami Speedway Dan Wheldon
April 1 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Streets of St. Petersburg Helio Castroneves
April 21 Indy Japan 300 Twin Ring Motegi Tony Kanaan
April 29 Kansas Lottery Indy 300 Kansas Speedway Dan Wheldon
May 27 91st Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Dario Franchitti
June 3 ABC Supply Company A.J. Foyt 225 The Milwaukee Mile Tony Kanaan
June 9 (night) Bombardier Learjet 550 Texas Motor Speedway Sam Hornish, Jr.
June 24 Iowa Corn Indy 250 presented by Ethanol Iowa Speedway Dario Franchitti
June 30 (night) 2007 SunTrust Indy Challenge presented by XM Satellite Radio Richmond International Raceway Dario Franchitti
July 8 Camping World Watkins Glen Grand Prix Watkins Glen International Scott Dixon
July 14 (night) Firestone Indy 200 Nashville Superspeedway Scott Dixon
July 22 The Honda 200 at Mid-Ohio presented by Westfield Insurance Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Scott Dixon
August 5 Firestone Indy 400 Michigan International Speedway Tony Kanaan
August 11 (night) Meijer Indy 300 presented by Coca-Cola and Edy's Kentucky Speedway Tony Kanaan
August 26 Motorola Indy 300 presented by Jackson Rancheria Casino & Hotel Infineon Raceway Scott Dixon
September 2 Detroit Indy Grand Prix presented by Firestone The Raceway on Belle Isle Tony Kanaan
September 9 Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 presented by Mr. Clean Chicagoland Speedway Dario Franchitti

Team and Driver Chart

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Team Chassis Engine No Drivers Sponsor(s) Notes
Team Penske Dallara Honda 3 Helio Castroneves Kodak Both cars appear with unbranded Marlboro colors and logos
6 Sam Hornish, Jr. Kodak
Rahal Letterman Racing Dallara Honda 8 Scott Sharp Patrón  
17 Jeff Simmons Ethanol Promotion and Information Council Released July 17, 2007
Ryan Hunter-Reay Signed July 17, 2007 for the final six races
Andretti Green Racing Dallara Honda 7 Danica Patrick Motorola/Argent/XM  
11 Tony Kanaan 7-Eleven  
26 Marco Andretti NYSE Euronext  
27 Dario Franchitti Canadian Club/Vonage  
39 Michael Andretti Motorola/Jim Beam Indy 500 only
Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda 9 Scott Dixon Target/Fujifilm  
10 Dan Wheldon Target/Fujifilm  
Delphi Panther Racing
/ Super Aguri Panther Racing
Dallara Honda 4 Vitor Meira Delphi  
55 Kosuke Matsuura Panasonic/ARTA  
33 John Andretti Camping World Indy 500 Only
60 Hideki Mutoh Formula Dream Project Chicagoland Only
A.J. Foyt Racing Dallara Honda 14 Darren Manning ABC Supply Company  
50 Al Unser Jr. ABC Supply Company Indy 500 only. #41 car also entered but not raced
Vision Racing Dallara Honda 2 Tomas Scheckter Joost/Indy Vision  
20 Ed Carpenter Hitachi Power Tools  
22 A.J. Foyt IV Indy Vision/Joost
02 Davey Hamilton Hewlett-Packard Indy 500 only
SAMAX Motorsport Dallara Honda 23 Milka Duno Citgo Competing in 7 races: Kansas, Indianapolis, Texas, Iowa, Richmond, Michigan and Chicagoland
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Roth Racing Dallara Honda 25 Marty Roth Dussault Apparel  
76 P.J. Chesson Dussault Apparel Chicagoland Only
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dallara Honda 5 Sarah Fisher AAMCO
15 Buddy Rice A1 Team USA/Roll Coater
24 Roger Yasukawa Wellman-Corbier Indy 500 only
CURB/Agajanian/Beck Motorsports Dallara Honda 98 Alex Barron Lenovo/Curb Records Partial season entry. #43 car also entered for Indy 500 but not raced
Racing Professionals Dallara Honda 19 Jon Herb Aercon/Dad's Root Beer Indy, Texas, and Michigan only
Indy 500 only entries
Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara Honda 99 Buddy Lazier Sanitec Indy 500 only
Playa Del Racing Panoz Honda 21 Jaques Lazier Indiana Ice Indy 500 only
31 Phil Giebler Ethos Fuel Reformulator Indy 500 only
PDM Racing Panoz Honda 18 Jimmy Kite Z-Line Designs Indy 500 only - failed to qualify
Chastain Motorsports Panoz Honda 77 Roberto Moreno Z-Line Designs/Linux Indy 500 only.
Stephan Gregoire Indy 500 only; crashed in practice and driver was replaced
Cabbie Motorsports Panoz Honda 13 TBA TBA Indy 500 Only (withdrawn)
Hemelgarn Racing Dallara Honda 91 Richie Hearn Go Fast Energy Drink Indy 500 Only, run in partnership with Racing Professionals
Team Leader/Dollander Racing Dallara Honda 40 P.J. Jones Direct Supply/Diversified Partners Indy 500 Only - failed to qualify
Luczo-Dragon Racing Dallara Honda 12 Ryan Briscoe Symantec Norton 360 Indy 500 only, Luczo-Dragon Racing leased cars from Penske.

Schedule announcements

Driver changes

Rule changes for 2007

  • All cars will utilize a 100% fuel blend of ethanol. In the 2006 season, cars utilized a 90%-10% blend of methanol and ethanol. From 1965-2005, Indy cars in USAC, CART, and IRL used a 100% methanol blend.
  • Teams will utilize 3.5 liter displacement engines. From 2004-2006, the IndyCar Series used 3.0 L engines. From 2000-2003, the IndyCar Series also used 3.5 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.
  • All cars will carry a rear-mounted safety light, 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 cancelled 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.
  • IndyCar Series teams that participate in the Indy Pro Series can 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 Marty Reid (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.
  • 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

  • Mid-Ohio (September 19, 2006) - Private testing featured Ed Carpenter, Tomas Scheckter, and 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 combined road course layout. Drivers participating included Vitor Meira, Sam Hornish Jr., Scott Dixon, Dan Wheldon and Tony Kanaan. No major incidents were reported.
  • Indianapolis (October 2-3, 2006) - A two-day Firestone tire test took place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Four drivers took part in the test, focusing on new 3.5 liter Honda engines utilizing a 100% ethanol fuel mixture. Tony Kanaan, Jeff Simmons, Dan Wheldon, Helio Castroneves participated. The top speed reported was 224.3 mph by Kannan. Jeff Simmons crashed exiting turn two on the backstrech. He was uninjured.
  • Iowa (October 9-10, 2006) - The first IndyCar Series test featured drivers Vitor Meira, and Scott Sharp.
  • Daytona (January 31-February 1, 2007) - Seventeen cars tested nearly 1,700 laps around the combined road course. Helio Castroneves completed the fastest lap at 1:12.3538.
  • Homestead (February 21-22, 2007) - A full open test was held under the lights. Nineteen car and driver combinations participated. On the first day of testing, Dan Wheldon turned the fastest lap, at 214.858 mph. Wheldon, however, later crashed his car. The Indy Pro Series also tested at the track during daylight hours.
  • 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 circuit.
  • Iowa (June 22, 2007) - Half-day open test. Scott Dixon was fastest at 182.857 mph.
  • Detroit (July 24, 2007) - Helio Castroneves conducted a brief compatibility test on roads that comprise the circuit.

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, mostly cloudy, isolated showers, windy
  • Television: ESPN2 - race advertised as the Ethanol 300 Presented by XM Satellite Radio.
  • Attendance: 30,000+ (estimated)
  • 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 Dan Wheldon who led 179 laps and won despite a mistake in the pits, which led to a pit stop over 22 seconds. Wheldon restarted 9th after the miscue, but retook the lead within 11 laps, and never looked back. Wheldon won for the third year in a row at 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% ethanol blend 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 Target Chip Ganassi 200 1:48:06.8893 179 53
2 6 9 Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi 200 align=right
6.4993
15 40
3 2 6 Sam Hornish, Jr. Team Penske 200 align=right
17.4754
0 35
4 10 4 Vitor Meira Delphi Panther 200 align=right
22.5373
0 32
5 4 11 Tony Kanaan Andretti Green 200 align=right
23.1179
3 30
Race average speed: 164.825 mph
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, sunny
  • Television: ESPN - race advertised as Honda Indycar Grand Prix presented by XM Satellite Radio.
  • Attendance: 100,000+ (estimated weekend attendance)
  • Pole position winner: Helio Castroneves- 1:01.6839, 105.052 mph (169.065 km/h)
  • Race Summary: Pole winner Helio Castroneves led 95 of the 100 laps, holding off Scott Dixon for the win by 0.6007 seconds, the closest finish on a road circuit in IRL history. On the first lap, five cars were involved in a spin, including Tony Kanaan. In practice, Kanaan had crashed his qualified car, but the team made repairs so he could start in the 6th position rather than using a backup. The spin dropped him to the rear of the field. After a series of pit stops under yellow, Dan Wheldon took the lead. On a lap 35 restart, Castroneves bumped Wheldon from behind, and slipped by to take the lead for good. In the best run by a Foyt team in a few season, Darren Manning ran 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 Helio Castroneves Team Penske 100 2:01:07.3512 95 53
2 4 9 Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi 100 align=right
0.6007
0 40
3 6 11 Tony Kanaan Andretti Green 100 align=right
7.9130
0 35
4 2 26 Marco Andretti Andretti Green 100 align=right
13.5090
3 32
5 3 27 Dario Franchitti Andretti Green 100 align=right
14.5935
0 30
Race average speed: 89.166 mph
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. JST / 12:00 a.m. EDT
  • Twin Ring Motegi - Motegi, Japan (1.52 mile oval)
  • Distance: 200 laps / 304 miles
  • Race weather: 70° F, cloudy
  • Television: ESPN (same-day tape delay at 3:00 p.m. 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: Helio 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, Kannan 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 200 1:52:23.2574 26 50
2 2 10 Dan Wheldon Target Chip Ganassi 200 align=right
0.4828
126 43
3 7 27 Dario Franchitti Andretti Green 200 align=right
11.5538
0 35
4 6 9 Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi 200 align=right
13.0623
2 32
5 2 6 Sam Hornish, Jr. Team Penske 199 align=right
1 LAP
3 30
Race average speed: 162.295 mph
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. CDT / 4:30 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
  • Attendance: 70,000 (media estimate)
  • AAMCO Pole Award: Tony Kanaan 25.5476 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 Target Chip Ganassi 200 1:36:56.0586 177 53
2 6 27 Dario Franchitti Andretti Green 200 align=right
18.4830
0 40
3 3 3 Helio Castroneves Team Penske 200 align=right
33.2280
0 35
4 5 9 Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi 200 align=right
34.4208
16 32
5 7 2 Tomas Scheckter Vision 199 align=right
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.
  • Television: ABC - race advertised as Indianapolis 500 broadcast presented by GoDaddy.com
  • 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 Helio 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, brining 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 backstrech. Behind him, Marco Andretti tangled with Dan Wheldon, and Andretti's car flipped down the backstrech. 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 166 2:44:03.5608 34 50
2 4 9 Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi 166 align=right
0.3610
11 40
3 1 3 Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 166 align=right
1.8485
19 35
4 5 6 Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske 166 align=right
4.6324
2 32
5 7 12 Ryan Briscoe Luczo-Dragon Racing 166 align=right
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. CDT / 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Milwaukee Mile - West Allis, Wisconsin (1 mile oval)
  • Distance: 225 laps / 225 miles
  • Race weather: 70°F, mostly cloudy
  • Television: ABC
  • Attendance: 31,838
  • AAMCO Pole Award: Hélio Castroneves - 21.3596 sec., 171.071 mph (275.312 km/h)
  • Race Summary: Polesitter Hélio Castroneves appeared to have the race in hand until his rear wing support snapped coming out of turn 4 on lap 201. His car spun across the front stretch and into the inside retaining wall. Shortly after the restart Penske Racing teammate Sam Hornish, Jr.'s rear wing bent in a similar place, although mildly enough to allow him to finish the race, but he was forced to relinquish second place. These two somewhat bizarre part failures allowed 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.

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 align=right
2.5707
0 40
3 4 10 Dan Wheldon Chip Ganassi Racing 225 align=right
3.1149
37 35
4 2 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 225 align=right
3.4026
0 32
5 9 4 Vitor Meira Panther Racing 225 align=right
5.2864
0 30
Race average speed: 127.22 mph
Lead changes: 8 between 4 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 51 laps

Round 7 of 17: Bombardier Learjet 550

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
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 align=right
0.0786
1 40
3 6 7 Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing 228 align=right
0.3844
2 35
4 3 27 Dario Franchitti Andretti Green Racing 228 align=right
3.9765
0 32
5 13 4 Vitor Meira Panther Racing 228 align=right
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

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 align=right
0.0681
4 40
3 4 8 Scott Sharp Rahal Letterman Racing 250 align=right
1.0577
4 35
4 17 15 Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 250 align=right
4.2426
5 32
5 15 14 Darren Manning A.J. Foyt Enterprises 250 align=right
5.2156
0 30
Race average speed: 123.896 mph
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, Mostly Cloudy
  • Television: ESPN - race advertised as Richmond IndyCar 250 presented by XM Satellite Radio
  • Attendance: 45,000
  • 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 Dario Franchitti started the race from the pole. Franchitti dominated the race, leading all but 9 laps on his way to his third win of the season, and eighth consecutive top-5 finish. He opened up a 65-point lead in the championship ahead of Scott Dixon. The race was under yellow as soon as it went green when Sam Hornish, Jr. spun his Penske car on the inside of Turn 4. When the green flag flew on lap 4, Franchitti opened up a lead, before another caution period on lap 61 for debris. Lap 64 saw the leaders make pit stops, and it was Tony Kanaan who made the pit exit first. He led until lap 72, when Franchitti took advantage of a sluggish restart from his AGR team-mate to retake the lead. He led the next 88 laps until a single car crash involving 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 Rice continued 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 250 1:24:19.6684 241 53
2 3 9 Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi 250 align=right
0.4194
0 40
3 4 10 Dan Wheldon Target Chip Ganassi 250 align=right
1.3629
0 35
4 2 11 Tony Kanaan Andretti Green 250 align=right
2.9088
8 32
5 12 15 Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 250 align=right
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: Partly cloudy
  • Television: ABC
  • Attendance:
  • AAMCO Pole Award: Hélio Castroneves 1:29.1919, 136.021 mph (218.905 km/h)
  • Race Summary: Castroneves led the first 19 laps, and on lap 20, under growing pressure from Scott Dixon, crashed in turn 11, bringing out the first yellow of the race. The green came out on lap 23, with Dixon leading. Lap 25 saw the second caution of the race, a spin by A. J. Foyt IV at Turn 8. As Dixon pitted, Vitor Meira grabbed the lead, which he would hold until lap 33. Meira's pit strategy was midjudged, and ran out of fuel, causing the 3rd full course caution. Dan Wheldon would lead lap 33, before pitting, allowing Marco Andretti to take the lead on lap 34. Andretti led until his final pitstop on lap 44, which would give Dixon the lead until the finish. Sam Hornish, Jr. ended up 2nd, with the Andretti Green trio of Dario Franchitti, Andretti and Tony Kanaan rounding out the top 5. Dixon also cut into Franchitti's massive points lead, reducing it from 65 to 47, after Dixon accumulated the maximum 53 points for the win, and most laps led (23) compared to the 35 that Franchitti earned for 3rd position. After the race, there was a bizarre incident in the pit lane. On the track, Hornish, Jr. and Kanaan clashed on the track (sidepod to wheel), which caused damage to each racecar. Then, Kanaan faked a turn on the reigning champion, while coming into the pitlane on the slow-down lap. This made Hornish, Jr. come towards Kanaan to discuss events on the track. Sam Hornish, Sr., the father of the Penske driver, then pushed Kanaan, making his frustration known. He was then tackled to the ground by someone standing nearby. Marco Andretti stepped in and stopped his father Michael from getting involved, and Jaime Camara, the IPS driver for 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 Target Chip Ganassi 60 1:43:51.5094 23 53
2 5 6 Sam Hornish, Jr. Team Penske 60 align=right
6.2591
0 40
3 3 27 Dario Franchitti Andretti Green Racing 60 align=right
9.7492
0 35
4 4 11 Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 60 align=right
14.4830
0 32
5 6 26 Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing 60 align=right
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

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
Points
1 1 9 Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi 200 1:35:06.2615 105 53
2 2 27 Dario Franchitti Andretti Green Racing 200 align=right
2.2400
88 40
3 7 7 Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing 200 align=right
3.1884
0 35
4 4 6 Sam Hornish, Jr. Team Penske 200 align=right
3.2914
0 32
5 8 26 Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing 200 align=right
4.1409
0 30
Race average speed: 164.030 mph
Lead changes: 6 between 4 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 25 laps

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

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
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 align=right
2.6917
6 40
3 1 3 Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 85 align=right
8.6783
37 38
4 3 11 Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 85 align=right
8.9611
13 32
5 2 7 Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing 85 align=right
25.2578
0 30
Race average speed: 107.222 mph
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 Rainy/Foggy
  • Television: ESPN Classic (rain delay coverage aired on ESPN 2)
  • Attendance: 35,000
  • AAMCO Pole Award: Dario Franchitti 32.981 sec 218.308 mph (351.333 km/h)
  • Race Summary: The race start was delayed 4 and a half hours due to persistent rainy conditions. As a result, the US telecast was moved to ESPN Classic. Once the race began, it became a war of attrition marked by two significant incidents. The first came when Helio Castroneves and Vitor Meira hooked wheels just past the start-finish line, slamming both cars hard into the outside wall. Castroneves was visibly upset with Meira after the incident and walked all the way to the infield care center, later complaining of knee pain and being diagnosed with only a bruised knee. On Lap 139, polesitter Dario Franchitti and leader Dan Wheldon hooked wheels on the back-stretch, sending Franchitti sideways and later sailing upside down, landing on the cars of Scott Dixon and A. J. Foyt IV. Franchitti's car was the same one he had driven to victory in the Indy 500. The incident collected seven cars and all drivers, including Franchitti, were uninjured. A lengthy caution followed with just seven cars remaining running and on the lead-lap. Andretti Green Racing was set to capture a 1-2-3 finish until Danica Patrick suffered a puctured right-rear tire with 13 laps to go, forcing her to pit, leaving AGR driver Tony Kanaan to hold off teammate Marco Andretti for his third win of the season. The carnage resulted in career-best finishes for Kosuke Matsuura (4th), Ryan Hunter-Reay (6th), and Foyt (8th) despite his car not running at the finish. There will be no race at Michigan on the 2008 calendar, so this may be the last major open wheel race held at the speedway in the foreseeable future.

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 align=right
0.0595
12 40
3 4 8 Scott Sharp Rahal Letterman Racing 200 align=right
0.3867
11 35
4 14 55 Kosuke Matsuura Super Aguri Panther Racing 200 align=right
0.4703
0 32
5 17 15 Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 200 align=right
4.9097
0 30
Race average speed: 141.481 mph
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 Sunny
  • Television: ABC
  • Attendance: 56,482
  • AAMCO Pole Award: Tony Kanaan 24.4307 sec 218.086 mph (350.975 km/h)
  • Race Summary: Starting from the pole for the first time since Kansas in April, the AGR car of Tony Kanaan led the opening 38 laps, right up to the first round of pitstops, under caution, after a crash on lap 36 involving Team Penske's Sam Hornish, Jr. & Ganassi's Dan Wheldon. Dario Franchitti would leapfrog his AGR team-mate on the pitstops, taking the lead on lap 39 for the restart on lap 44. Franchitti would lead until the second round of pitstops, under green flag conditions. Franchitti was the first to pit, on lap 91. This allowed Kanaan and Scott Dixon into the lead and second positions respectively. Both drivers would pit the following lap for their second pitstops. A. J. Foyt IV took the lead, and he would two laps, before pitting on lap 94. On the pitstops, Kanaan and Dixon had passed Franchitti, allowing them to be first and second, when everyone had made their pitstops. The race continued under green, until lap 126, when a caution was flown for debris in turn 3. Yellow-flag pitstops would occur, and a fast pitstop from the #9 crew allowed them, to lead for the restart on lap 132. Kanaan would pass Dixon the very next lap, and would hold the lead until the final round of pitstops. As Kanaan, Dixon and most of the other frontrunners pitted on lap 179, Foyt returned to the lead. As Foyt pitted on lap 181, the final yellow was flown, after an incident which began on pitlane. The AGR cars of Franchitti and Danica Patrick collided on pit entry, causing damage to Franchitti's right front wing endplate. He would need the nosecone replaced, but would not lose a lap. Meanwhile, Patrick was exiting pit road, and got on the power too early, causing her to spin. She would be bump-started by the 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 team-mate 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 Target Chip Ganassi 200 align=right
1.7457
4 40
3 10 22 A. J. Foyt IV Vision Racing 200 align=right
2.1070
13 35
4 15 26 Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing 200 align=right
2.2998
0 32
5 6 2 Tomas Scheckter Vision Racing 200 align=right
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, Sunny
  • Television: ESPN
  • Attendance: 40,000
  • AAMCO Pole Award: Dario Franchitti 1:16.7017, 107.961 mph (172.738 km/h)
  • Race Summary: Points leader Dario Franchitti took the lead at the start, and held it for 58 of the first 63 laps. On the 69th lap, Franchitti's 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 Helio 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 Target Chip Ganassi 80 1:51:58.5533 15 50
2 4 3 Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 80 align=right
0.5449
0 40
3 1 27 Dario Franchitti Andretti Green Racing 80 align=right
8.3814
62 41
4 3 11 Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 80 align=right
8.9864
0 32
5 6 6 Sam Hornish, Jr. Team Penske 80 align=right
9.9473
0 30
Race average speed: 98.593mph
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
  • The Raceway on Belle Isle - Detroit, Michigan (2.07 mile temporary street course)
  • Distance: 90 laps / 186.3 miles (shortened to 89 laps 184.23 miles due to time limit)
  • Race weather: 77°F, sunny
  • Television: ABC
  • Attendance: 30,000 (est. raceday) 100,000 (weekend attendance)
  • AAMCO Pole Award: Helio Castroneves 1:12.0688, 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, Sam Hornish, Jr. tangled with lap car Sarah Fisher, which took both cars out, along with Vitor Meira. Darren Manning hit the back of Danica Patrick's car, causing her to spin, but both continued. Later in the race, Helio Castroneves crashed out with Tomas Scheckter as the two were battling for position. Danica Patrick then climbed to the lead for nine laps by pitting out of sequence. After the final series of pit stops, a four-car battle at the front ensued, and held significant season championship implications. With time running out, Tony Kanaan was leading, and second place Buddy Rice ran out of fuel. Third place Scott Dixon, the championship points leader going into the race, took evasive action to get by Rice, which crashed out both cars. The pileup collected points contender Dario Franchitti as well. Danica Patrick slipped by the crash and took a career-best second place, while Kanaan went on to win. Franchitti managed to continue and limped to a sixth place finish. Tempers flared as AGR co-owner Michael Andretti was 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 align=right
0.4865
9 40
3 16 10 Dan Wheldon Chip Ganassi Racing 89 align=right
1.2207
0 35
4 8 14 Darren Manning A.J. Foyt Enterprises 89 align=right
1.9217
0 32
5 14 55 Kosuke Matsuura Super Aguri Panther Racing 88 align=right
1 LAP
0 30
Race average speed: 83.841 mph
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. EDT / 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Chicagoland Speedway - Joliet, Illinois (1.52 mile oval)
  • Distance: 200 laps / 304 miles
  • Race weather: 82°F, sunny
  • Television: ABC
  • Attendance:
  • AAMCO Pole Award: Dario Franchitti - 25.4931 seconds, 214.646 mph
  • Race Summary: The final race of the season saw Dario Franchitti enter with a three-point lead over Scott Dixon in the championship chase. Tony Kanaan held third, the only other driver mathematically eligible for the title. Penske teammates Sam Hornish, Jr. and Helio Castroneves dominated most of the race, leading a combined 146 laps. Tony Kanaan saw his championship hopes go away early in the race when a flat tire forced an unscheduled pit stop. He would eventually finish 6th in the race. Single-car crashes by Marco Andretti and later Vitor Meira were the only significant on track incidents of the day. Meira's crash on lap 136 caused damage to the SAFER barrier, and a long 15-lap caution ensued as track workers repaired the barrier. It set up a dramatic fuel strategy, as both Franchitti and Dixon decided to pit to top off their tanks, and thus gamble on stretching their fuel to the end of the race. With the laps winding down, most of the leaders ducked into the pits for a quick fuel stops. That left Dixon leading, Franchitti second, and Danica Patrick third. Patrick headed for the pits on lap 195, but spun at the entrance, bringing out the caution. Both Dixon and Franchitti attempted to conserve fuel under the yellow, and prepared for a two-lap sprint to decide the race winner, and ultimately the season championship. The green came out with two laps to go, and the two battled side-by-side. On the final lap, entering turn three, Dixon ran out of fuel. Franchitti slipped by to take the lead, win the race, and clinch the 2007 IndyCar Series Championship title. With Franchitti reportedly heading to NASCAR, along with possibly Sam Hornish Jr., it marked what could be the final IndyCar Series race for the 2006 and 2007 Indianapolis 500 and 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 Target Chip Ganassi 200 align=right
1.8439
41 40
3 2 6 Sam Hornish, Jr. Team Penske 199 align=right
1 LAP
90 38
4 3 3 Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 199 align=right
1 LAP
56 32
5 11 8 Scott Sharp Rahal Letterman Racing 199 align=right
1 LAP
0 30
Race average speed: 173.886 mph
Lead changes: 13 between 5 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 27 laps

Final driver standings

Pos Driver HMS
STP
MOT
KAN
INDY
MIL
TXS
IOW
RIR
WGL
NSH
MDO
MIS
KTY
SNM
DET
CHI
Pts
1 Franchitti 7 5 3 2 1 2 4 1* 1* 3 2 2 Ret* 8 3* 6* 1 637
2 Dixon 2 2 4 4 2 4 12 10 2 1* 1* 1 Ret 2 1 Ret 2 624
3 Kanaan 5 3 1 15 12* 1 2 Ret 4 4 Ret 4 1 1* 4 1 6 576
4 Wheldon 1* 9 2* 1* Ret 3 Ret 11 3 7 8 10 Ret Ret 7 3 Ret 466
5 Hornish, Jr. 3 7 5 6 4 9 1* Ret 15 2 4 14 Ret Ret 5 12 3* 465
6 Castroneves 9 1* 7 3 3 Ret* Ret 8 11 Ret 6 3* Ret 9 2 Ret 4 446
7 Patrick Ret 8 11 7 8 8 3 Ret 6 11 3 5 7 Ret 6 2 11 424
8 Sharp 12 11 6 Ret 6 6 7 3 8 14 7 11 3 6 14 11 5 412
9 Rice 10 10 10 Ret Ret Ret 8 4 5 6 Ret 8 5 12 11 Ret 9 360
10 Scheckter 8 6 9 5 7 Ret 14 Ret 7 13 11 9 Ret 5 8 Ret Ret 357
11 Ma. Andretti Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 12 5 5 Ret 2 4 Ret Ret Ret 350
12 Meira 4 16 Ret 8 10 5 5 Ret 9 17 10 Ret Ret 10 9 Ret Ret 334
13 Manning Ret 12 12 11 20 11 Ret 5 14 9 9 6 Ret 13 12 4 Ret 332
14 Foyt IV Ret 13 13 9 14 13 Ret Ret 13 15 12 13 Ret 3 Ret Ret 10 315
15 Carpenter 6 Ret 15 Ret Ret 7 Ret 6 10 12 13 16 Ret 7 13 10 16 309
16 Matsuura Ret 17 Ret Ret 16 11 9 Ret Ret 8 Ret 12 4 11 10 5 Ret 303
17 Fisher 11 15 14 12 18 14 10 7 16 16 15 15 Ret 14 Ret Ret 12 275
18 Simmons Ret 14 8 10 11 10 6 Ret Ret 10 14 201
19 Hunter-Reay 7 6 15 Ret Ret 7 119
20 Duno 14 Ret 11 Ret Ret Wth Ret 15 96
21 Roth Ret Ret Ret 14 53
22 Barron Ret 16 15 41
23 Herb Ret Ret Ret 34
24 Briscoe 5 30
25 Mutoh 8 24
26 Hamilton 9 22
27 Mi. Andretti 13 17
28 B. Lazier 19 12
29 Chesson 19 12
30 Yasukawa 21 12
31 Hearn 23 12
32 Unser, Jr. 26 10
33 J. Lazier Ret 10
34 Giebler Ret 10
35 J. Andretti Ret 10
36 Moreno Ret 10
Jones DNQ 0
Kite DNQ 0
Color Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green 4th & 5th place
(Top 5)
Light Blue 6th-10th place
(Top 10)
Dark Blue Finished
(Outside Top 10)
Purple Did not finish
(Ret)
Red Did not qualify
(DNQ)
Brown Withdrawn
(Wth)
Black Disqualified
(DSQ)
White Did not start
(DNS)
Blank Did not
participate
(DNP)
Driver
replacement
(Rpl)
Injured
(INJ)
No race held
(NH)
Bold - Pole
* - Most Laps Led (3 bonus points)
Note: Orange background signifies driver running for Bombardier Learjet Rookie of the Year.

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Wth/DNS
Points 50 40 35 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5

  • Ties in points broken by number of wins, or best finishes.

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