Mid-Ohio - Honda Indy 200 Race Thread

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Race 12 of 16

Race - Honda Indy 200

Location - Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Ohio

Date - Sunday, August 5th

Time & TV Schedule - Pre-Race Show - 12:30PM Eastern , Green Flag - Approx. 1:00 PM Eastern- ABC

Course Type - 2.258 Road Course

Distance - 85 Laps / 191.93 Miles

Practice Sessions -

Friday, August 3rd - 2:00-2:45 PM Eastern-Group A & 2:45- 3:30 PM Eastern- All Cars
Saturday, August 4th - 8:00 AM -9:00 AM Eastern
Sunday, August 5th - Warm-Up 8:05 -8:35 AM Eastern

Qualifications - Saturday, August 4th -11:00 AM -12:15 PM Eastern


2011 Honda Indy 200 Race Information

Race Winner - #9 Scott Dixon
Race Pole Sitter - #9 Scott Dixon - 119.405 mph
Time Of Race - 1 Hour 48 Minutes 47 Seconds
Average Speed- 105.861 mph
Cautions - 2 for 9 laps
Margin Of Victory - 7.651 seconds
Lead Changes - 7


Mid Ohio Sports Car Course Track Information

Course Type - Permanent Road Course
Length - 2.258 Miles - 13 Turns

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[FIAT1]

Thank you DF ,You have been missed. Remember that we count on you.

[DanicaFan]

Thank you DF ,You have been missed. Remember that we count on you.

Thanks, its good to be back.

[DavePI2]

going to be a great weekend in amish country, can't wait

[DanicaFan]

Dave, this is my first year I wont be at Mid-Ohio since 2007. Danica isnt racing in it so I spent my money and vacation going to Nationwide races this year to see her. I hope the weather is great and you have a great time!

[numanoid]

I can't find any information on Indycar.com, so does anyone know who has grid penalties this time around?

[00steven]

I can't find any information on Indycar.com, so does anyone know who has grid penalties this time around?

None...yet.

[FIAT1]

I predict best mathematician will win a race. Very hard for me to get excited for the race with all these gimmicks, what's next? Joystick control from the pits.

[DavePI2]

hot today at the track but nothing like Indy or Norwalk this year(104 at norwalk on saturday, that was brutal). Action on the track was hot though. Sat at the keyhole for practice today and it great to watch. Will have to do the carousel turn tomorrow for qualifying. ALMS is hot this year too, the new Vipers were something to see and the F2000 cars are good also.

[heliocastroneves#3]

Tags will get a 10 place grid penalty. Mid-Ohio is a great permanent road course, once again thanks DF... Why not going to the IZOD IndyCar World Championships on September 15? Danica is not racing there but she has raced there with NNS this year and it's gonna be exciting for sure. :)

[beachbum]

Helio is getting a 10 spot penalty too as Penske decided to change the engine overnight before the race.

[00steven]

Best race I've seen here! This chassis is really racey.

[anthonyvop]

Fuel Mileage race......Bleeeehhhh

[DanicaFan]

Congrats to Scott Dixon for the win..

Here are the final results..

1. #9 Scott Dixon
2. #12 Will Power
3. #77 Simon Pagenaud
4. #7 Sebastien Bourdais
5. #27 James Hinchcliffe
6. #11 Tony Kanaan
7. #2 Ryan Briscoe
8. #26 Marco Andretti
9. #4 JR Hildebrand
10. #98 Alex Tagliani
11. #38 Graham Rahal
12. #67 Josef Newgarden
13. #15 Takuma Sato
14.#83 Giorgio Pantano
15. #8 Rubens Barrichello
16. #3 Helio Castroneves
17. #10 Dario Franchitti
18. #18 Justin Wilson
19. #19 James Jakes
20. #5 EJ Viso
21. #14 Mike Conway
22. #20 Ed Carpenter
23. #78 Simona De Silvestro
24. #28 Ryan Hunter-Reay
25. #22 Oriol Servia ___________________

[00steven]

Fuel Mileage race......Bleeeehhhh

For real? I thought there was a lot of action..

[DanicaFan]

For real? I thought there was a lot of action..

I agree. It was my first time watching this race on TV and I thought it was pretty good.

[jackmart]

I didn't think it was that exciting but I was not viewing from a great position and lacked a smart phone or binoculars to follow along better

[anthonyvop]

For real? I thought there was a lot of action..

When drivers behind the leader gave up trying to chase him down in order to conserve fuel and the only suspense was whether Pagenaud had enough gas to finish it is NOT exciting to me.

They should get rid of refueling.

[FIAT1]

Very conservative race especially from Power, I think he is thinking championship.

[jimispeed]

Good race, but I have to agree the last 16 laps were boring. I was hoping to see some action at the end. Simon Pagenaud is gonna be a new threat, like now! It was nice to see Bourdais comin on as well. I'll bet he gets some great races ahead as well. But overall it was a boring end to the race. When races end this way, it's up to the color men inside and outside the booth to keep the excitement up for the viewers.

[champcarray]

I really enjoyed the race -- it seemed like there was more in-the-pack passing than usual for Mid Ohio, though I could be wrong.