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2007 Indianapolis 500



Practice No. 5




2.5-mile Indianpolis Motor Speedway * Indianapolis, Indiana
Race Date Friday, May 27, 2007

 
Pos Car  Driver               Chassis/Engine     Speed 

 1.    7 Danica Patrick       Dallara-Honda      221.189 
 2.   9T Scott Dixon          Dallara-Honda      220.556 
 3.   6T Sam Hornish Jr.      Dallara-Honda      220.484 
 4.   26 Marco Andretti       Dallara-Honda      220.399 
 5.   27 Dario Franchitti     Dallara-Honda      220.131 
 6.  12T Ryan Briscoe         Dallara-Honda      219.972 
 7.   11 Tony Kanaan          Dallara-Honda      219.845 
 8.  10T Dan Wheldon          Dallara-Honda      219.656 
 9.   3T Helio Castroneves    Dallara-Honda      219.648 
10.    2 Tomas Scheckter      Dallara-Honda      219.589 
11.   20 Ed Carpenter         Dallara-Honda      219.120 
12.  17T Jeff Simmons         Dallara-Honda      218.360 
13.   39 Michael Andretti     Dallara-Honda      218.263 
14.   22 A.J. Foyt IV         Dallara-Honda      217.215 
15.   21 Jaques Lazier        Panoz-Honda        217.159 
16.   02 Davey Hamilton       Dallara-Honda      216.543 
17.   24 Roger Yasukawa       Dallara-Honda      216.503 
18.   19 Jon Herb             Dallara-Honda      215.889 
19.   55 Kosuke Matsuura      Dallara-Honda      215.739 
20.   33 Vitor Meira          Dallara-Honda      215.476 
21.    5 Sarah Fisher         Dallara-Honda      215.252 
22.   99 Buddy Lazier         Dallara-Honda      214.870 
23.   8T Scott Sharp          Dallara-Honda      213.732 
24.   18 Jimmy Kite           Panoz-Honda        204.193 
25.   40 P.J. Jones           Dallara-Honda      197.503 
26.   23 Milka Duno           Dallara-Honda      169.036

Legend: Chassis: D=Dallara, P=Panoz. Engine: H=Honda. Tire: F=Firestone.
(R)=Indianapolis 500 Rookie. (W)=Past Indianapolis 500 Winner. 
T=Second Car, TBA=To Be Announced, TBAT=To Be Announced-Second Car

Indy 500 Tidbits

  • A total of 42 cars are at the Speedway. Forty have passed technical inspection. Thirty-two drivers have been on the track to date, turning 1,210 practice laps today and 7,300 laps this month. A.J. Foyt IV turned 105 laps today, most of any driver. Vitor Meira has turned 408 laps this month, most of any driver. A total of 100 IndyCar Series and Indy Pro Series drivers have passed physical examinations at the Clarian Medical Center. There were six cautions today for a total of 55 minutes.

  • IndyCar Series officials have announced that John Andretti will be required to complete the final two phases of the IndyCar Series refresher program.

  • Ethanol presents $2,500 to the driver who records the fastest lap on five practice days during the Month of May. The "Ethanol Fastest Lap" will be presented May 9, 10, 16, 17 and 25. In addition to the ethanol awards, Cholula Hot Sauce will award $7,500 to the driver who completes the Cholula Hot Sauce "Hot Lap of the Day" on May 11 and 18, while the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission will award the $5,000 "Call 811 Before You Dig Award" to the driver who posts the fastest lap May 16.
    Date Driver Speed Award
    
    May 9   Dan Wheldon 226.391 mph Ethanol Fastest Lap ($2,500)
    May 10  Scott Dixon 226.473 mph Ethanol Fastest Lap ($2,500)
    May 11  Scott Dixon 227.167 mph Cholula Hot Sauce "Hot Lap of the Day" ($7,500)
    May 16  Danica Patrick 221.189 mph Ethanol Fastest Lap ($2,500);
                           "Call 811 Before You Dig Award" ($5,000)
    
    




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