Australian Ryan Briscoe score his first IndyCar Series race win today at the Milwaukee Mile. His victory was the 300th in the history of Roger Penske's race team.
Although Scott Dixon led most of the race, Briscoe was able to come back as far as the fourteenth place to battle for the lead. With 70 laps remaining, Briscoe was up to third place, then overtook teammate Helio Castroneves and then Dixon.
Andretti Green's Tony Kanaan passed Dixon's teammate Dan Wheldon for third in the final laps, with Castroneves completing the top five.
Oriol Servia took sixth for KV Racing despite having to pit for a new front wing on lap one, with fellow 'transition' drivers Justin Wilson (Newman/Haas/Lanigan) and EJ Viso (HVM) also putting in strong runs to seventh and eighth.
Race Results:
Pos Driver Team Time
1. Ryan Briscoe Penske 225 laps
2. Scott Dixon Ganassi + 0.0487
3. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green + 1.8413
4. Dan Wheldon Ganassi + 2.9314
5. Helio Castroneves Penske + 4.6704
6. Oriol Servia KV + 14.2217
7. Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan + 1 lap
8. EJ Viso HVM + 1 lap
9. Danica Patrick Andretti Green + 1 lap
10. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold + 1 lap
11. Townsend Bell Dreyer & Reinbold + 1 lap
12. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green + 1 lap
13. Darren Manning Foyt + 2 laps
14. Will Power KV + 2 laps
15. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman + 2 laps
16. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest + 3 laps
17. AJ Foyt IV Vision + 3 laps18. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne + 3 laps
19. John Andretti Roth + 3 laps
20. Ed Carpenter Vision + 4 laps
21. Marco Andretti Andretti Green + 4 laps
22. Vitor Meira Panther + 5 laps
23. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne + 7 laps
24. Jaime Camara Conquest + 7 laps
25. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan + 96 laps
26. Mario Dominguez Pacific Coast +118 laps
Although Scott Dixon led most of the race, Briscoe was able to come back as far as the fourteenth place to battle for the lead. With 70 laps remaining, Briscoe was up to third place, then overtook teammate Helio Castroneves and then Dixon.
Andretti Green's Tony Kanaan passed Dixon's teammate Dan Wheldon for third in the final laps, with Castroneves completing the top five.
Oriol Servia took sixth for KV Racing despite having to pit for a new front wing on lap one, with fellow 'transition' drivers Justin Wilson (Newman/Haas/Lanigan) and EJ Viso (HVM) also putting in strong runs to seventh and eighth.
Race Results:
Pos Driver Team Time
1. Ryan Briscoe Penske 225 laps
2. Scott Dixon Ganassi + 0.0487
3. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green + 1.8413
4. Dan Wheldon Ganassi + 2.9314
5. Helio Castroneves Penske + 4.6704
6. Oriol Servia KV + 14.2217
7. Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan + 1 lap
8. EJ Viso HVM + 1 lap
9. Danica Patrick Andretti Green + 1 lap
10. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold + 1 lap
11. Townsend Bell Dreyer & Reinbold + 1 lap
12. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green + 1 lap
13. Darren Manning Foyt + 2 laps
14. Will Power KV + 2 laps
15. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman + 2 laps
16. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest + 3 laps
17. AJ Foyt IV Vision + 3 laps18. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne + 3 laps
19. John Andretti Roth + 3 laps
20. Ed Carpenter Vision + 4 laps
21. Marco Andretti Andretti Green + 4 laps
22. Vitor Meira Panther + 5 laps
23. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne + 7 laps
24. Jaime Camara Conquest + 7 laps
25. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan + 96 laps
26. Mario Dominguez Pacific Coast +118 laps