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2008 ABC Supply Company A.J. Foyt 225
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | USA |
| Race | Milwaukee |
| Image | The Milwaukee Mile.svg |
| Date | June 1 |
| Year | 2008 |
| Official name | ABC Supply Company A.J. Foyt 225 |
| Round_No | 6th |
| Series | IndyCar Series |
| Location | Milwaukee Mile |
| Course | Permanent racing facility |
| Course_mi | 1.000 |
| Course_km | 1.609 |
| Distance_laps | 225 |
| Distance_mi | 225 |
| Distance_km | 362.102 |
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 71.6 F; wind speeds approaching 9.9 mph |
| Pole_Driver | Marco Andretti |
| Pole_Team | Andretti Green Racing |
| Pole_Time | 1:26.9591 (4 laps) |
| Pole_Country | USA |
| Fast_Driver | Scott Dixon |
| Fast_Team | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| Fast_Time | 22.2185 |
| Fast_Lap | 76 |
| Fast_Country | New Zealand |
| First_Driver | Ryan Briscoe |
| First_Team | Penske Racing |
| First_Country | Australia |
| Second_Driver | Scott Dixon |
| Second_Team | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| Second_Country | New Zealand |
| Third_Driver | Tony Kanaan |
| Third_Team | Andretti Green Racing |
| Third_Country | Brazil |
| Previous | [2007](2007-abc-supply-company-a-j-foyt-225) |
| Next | [2009](2009-abc-supply-company-a-j-foyt-225) |
The 2008 ABC Supply Company A.J. Foyt 225 was the sixth round of the 2008 IndyCar Series season and took place on June 1, 2008 at the 1.015 mi Milwaukee Mile, in West Allis, Wisconsin. Marco Andretti took the lead from the pole position, and led the first 40 laps. He was chased early by Scott Dixon and teammate Tony Kanaan. Graham Rahal, who started on the outside of the front row, shuffled back, but remained in the top 5 for the first half of the race. The first half was mostly green, with only a minor caution involving Oriol Servià and another for debris. Later in the first fuel segment, Andretti's handling started to suffer, and Dixon took over the lead. Hélio Castroneves took over second, and Andretti fell back as deep as tenth.
On lap 130, Rahal went high in turn three to pass Darren Manning. He got into the marbles, and brushed along the wall in turn four. After holding the lead for 136 laps, Dixon was finally challenged by Ryan Briscoe. Briscoe took over the lead on lap 177, and held it until a green flag pit stop on lap 194. After a sequence of pit stops, Castroneves, Andretti and Dan Wheldon all cycled near the front. When all pit stops were complete, Briscoe held a half-second lead over Dixon. The two battled for the lead over the final 21 laps.
With less than three laps to go, Andretti dove underneath Ed Carpenter in turn one. The cars touched, and both cars spun into the wall. Vítor Meira became caught up in the smoke, and rode up over Andretti, becoming airborne. He landed upright, and all drivers were uninjured. The race finished under caution with Briscoe picking up his first career IndyCar victory, and 300th overall win for the Mooresville, North Carolina–based Penske Racing in all motorsports series.
Result
| Finish | Car | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Led | Points | 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 | Race average speed: 133.428 mi/h | Lead changes: 5 between 4 drivers | Cautions: 4 for 29 laps | ||||||||
| **6** | AUS Ryan Briscoe | Penske Racing | 225 | 1:42:41.7387 | 11 | 36 | **50** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **9** | NZ Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 225 | +0.0487 | 3 | 147 | **43** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **11** | BRA Tony Kanaan | Andretti Green Racing | 225 | +1.8413 | 6 | 0 | **35** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **10** | UK Dan Wheldon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 225 | +2.9314 | 7 | 0 | **32** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **3** | BRA Hélio Castroneves | Penske Racing | 225 | +4.6704 | 5 | 2 | **30** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **5** | ESP Oriol Servià (R) | KV Racing | 225 | +14.2217 | 9 | 0 | **28** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **02** | UK Justin Wilson (R) | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 224 | +1 Lap | 22 | 0 | **26** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **33** | VEN E. J. Viso (R) | HVM Racing | 224 | +1 Lap | 10 | 0 | **24** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **7** | US Danica Patrick | Andretti Green Racing | 224 | +1 Lap | 13 | 0 | **22** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **15** | US Buddy Rice | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 224 | +1 Lap | 19 | 0 | **20** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **23** | US Townsend Bell | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 224 | +1 Lap | 21 | 0 | **19** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **27** | Japan Hideki Mutoh (R) | Andretti Green Racing | 224 | +1 Lap | 14 | 0 | **18** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **14** | UK Darren Manning | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 223 | +2 Laps | 20 | 0 | **17** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **8** | AUS Will Power (R) | KV Racing | 223 | +2 Laps | 4 | 16 | **16** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **17** | US Ryan Hunter-Reay (R) | Rahal Letterman Racing | 223 | +2 Laps | 12 | 0 | **15** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **36** | BRA Enrique Bernoldi | Conquest Racing | 222 | +3 Laps | 8 | 0 | **14** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **2** | US A. J. Foyt IV | Vision Racing | 222 | +3 Laps | 18 | 0 | **13** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **18** | BRA Bruno Junqueira | Dale Coyne Racing | 222 | +3 Laps | 15 | 0 | **12** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **24** | US John Andretti | Roth Racing | 222 | +3 Laps | 16 | 0 | **12** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **20** | US Ed Carpenter | Vision Racing | 221 | Contact | 17 | 0 | **12** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **26** | US Marco Andretti | Andretti Green Racing | 221 | Contact | 1 | 40 | **12** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **4** | BRA Vítor Meira | Panther Racing | 220 | Contact | 26 | 0 | **12** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **19** | BRA Mario Moraes (R) | Dale Coyne Racing | 218 | +7 Laps | 23 | 0 | **12** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **34** | BRA Jaime Camara (R) | Conquest Racing | 218 | +7 Laps | 24 | 0 | **12** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **06** | USA Graham Rahal | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 129 | Contact | 2 | 0 | **12** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **96** | MEX Mario Domínguez (R) | Pacific Coast Motorsports | 107 | Handling | 25 | 0 | **12** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **25** | CAN Marty Roth | Roth Racing | 0 | DNS | - | 0 | **5** |
References
- IndyCar Series (Archived 2009-05-21)
- Weather report
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