Rahal-Letterman's Ryan Hunter-Reay won his first IRL IndyCar Series race at Watkins Glen today after a collision between battling leaders Ryan Biscoe and Scott Dixon put them out of contention.
Hunter-Reay, who had been most of the race comfortably standing in third, watched Scott Dixon, under a yellow, spin out of control while trying to warm his tyres. Unfortunately, Briscoe was unable to avoid hitting the Ganassi pilot, dropping both to the tail of the pack.Some major contenders were out of action as they experienced different problems; Helio Castroneves and Justin Wilson had gear box problems while Dan Wheldon sustained suspension damage on the first lap.
Race Results: Pos Driver Team Time1. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman 60 laps2. Darren Manning Foyt + 2.40093. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green + 4.10544. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold + 4.81115. Marco Andretti Andretti Green + 5.31326. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne + 5.80847. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne + 8.62488. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan + 9.45639. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green + 10.178510. EJ Viso HVM + 10.860211. Scott Dixon Ganassi + 11.045512. Ryan Briscoe Penske + 11.595313. Mario Dominguez Pacific Coast + 12.777314. Danica Patrick Andretti Green + 26.659915. Will Power KV + 38.103316. Helio Castroneves Penske + 1 lap17. Ed Carpenter Vision + 1 lap18. Jaime Camara Conquest + 9 laps19. AJ Foyt IV Vision + 13 laps20. Milka Duno Dreyer & Reinbold + 15 laps21. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest + 16 laps22. Vitor Meira Panther + 22 laps23. Oriol Servia KV + 22 laps24. Dan Wheldon Ganassi + 41 laps25. Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan + 44 laps26. Jay Howard Roth + 45 laps
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Race Results: Pos Driver Team Time1. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman 60 laps2. Darren Manning Foyt + 2.40093. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green + 4.10544. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold + 4.81115. Marco Andretti Andretti Green + 5.31326. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne + 5.80847. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne + 8.62488. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan + 9.45639. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green + 10.178510. EJ Viso HVM + 10.860211. Scott Dixon Ganassi + 11.045512. Ryan Briscoe Penske + 11.595313. Mario Dominguez Pacific Coast + 12.777314. Danica Patrick Andretti Green + 26.659915. Will Power KV + 38.103316. Helio Castroneves Penske + 1 lap17. Ed Carpenter Vision + 1 lap18. Jaime Camara Conquest + 9 laps19. AJ Foyt IV Vision + 13 laps20. Milka Duno Dreyer & Reinbold + 15 laps21. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest + 16 laps22. Vitor Meira Panther + 22 laps23. Oriol Servia KV + 22 laps24. Dan Wheldon Ganassi + 41 laps25. Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan + 44 laps26. Jay Howard Roth + 45 laps