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 2008 IndyCar Series season |
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| Category | Open-wheel cars |
| Country or region |  United States Canada Japan Australia |
| Inaugural season | 1996 |
| Drivers | 27 |
| Teams | 15 |
| Constructors | Dallara, Panoz[1] |
| Engine suppliers | Honda, Cosworth[2] |
| Tyre suppliers | Firestone |
| Drivers' champion |  Dario Franchitti |
| Teams' champion | Andretti Green Racing |
| Official website | IndyCar.com |
The IndyCar Series in DIRECTV HD is the premier series of the Indy Racing League. The 2008 IndyCar Series season is the 13th season of the series Open-wheel car (Often single-seater car, in UK English describes cars with the wheels outside the car's main body and in most cases one seat The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Dallara Automobili is an Italian Chassis manufacturer for various Motor racing series being most notable for its near- Monopoly in Formula 3 Panoz Auto Development is an American manufacturer of high-performance automobiles founded in 1989 by Dan Panoz, son of pharmaceutical and motorsport mogul Don Panoz () is a Multinational corporation, engine Manufacturer and engineering corporation headquartered in Japan. Cosworth is an Automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958 specialising in engines for automobile racing (motorsport The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company was founded by Harvey Firestone in 1900 to supply pneumatic tires for wagons buggies and other forms of wheeled transportation Dario J Franchitti (born 19 May, 1973 in Bathgate, West Lothian) is a Scottish racing driver of Italian descent Andretti Green Racing (AGR is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series and the American Le Mans Series. The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based Open-wheel racing series. The championship, founded by Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Tony George, began in 1996 as a competitor to CART. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway Indiana (an Enclave of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Anton Hulman "Tony" George (born December 30 1959) is the owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades primarily for use in the Indianapolis Citing CART's increasing reliance on expensive machinery and overseas drivers, George aimed to create a lower-cost alternative. In 2008, the IndyCar Series merged with the Champ Car World Series, ending a 30-year split in American open wheel racing. Since 1916 there has been a recognized United States national Automobile racing National Championship for drivers of professional-level single-seat Open wheel
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Overview
Due to the legal settlement with CART, the IRL was unable to utilize the name IndyCar until the beginning of the 2003 season. Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades primarily for use in the Indianapolis The 2003 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series season brought some of the biggest changes in its history From 1997, the premier series was simply referred to as the Indy Racing League, with no genre designation. From 1999, the series garnered its first title sponsor, and was advertised as the Pep Boys Indy Racing League. Pep Boys Manny Moe & Jack ( is a full-service automotive aftermarket chain The contract was not renewed after the second year. In 2000, the series sold its naming rights to Internet search engine Northern Light for five seasons, and the series was named the Indy Racing Northern Light Series. Naming rights are the right to name a piece of Property, either tangible property or an event usually granted in exchange for financial considerations The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks Northern Light Group LLC is a company specializing in strategic research portals Enterprise search technology and text analytics solutions After only two seasons, however, the sponsorship agreement ended when Northern Light reevaluated its business plan and ended all sponsorships[3].
After being simply the Indy Racing League for 2001 and 2002, the IndyCar Series was adopted for 2003, as the series was now legally entitled to use it. In 2006, IndyCar forged an alliance with Simmons-Abramson Marketing (headed by Gene Simmons of the heavy metal band Kiss), promising to be "actively engaged in the league's marketing, event, public relations, sponsorship, merchandising and branding efforts -- from its IndyCar Series to the venerable Indianapolis 500". Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz (pronounced Haium on August 25, 1949) is an Israeli -born American Hard rock Bass Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 Simmons also co-authored the new IndyCar theme song, "I Am Indy". [4] For the 2008 season, DIRECTV became the Premiere Official Sponsor of the IndyCar Series. DirecTV (trademarked as "DIREC' TV' " is a Direct broadcast satellite (DBS service based in El Segundo California, USA, that was founded [5]
Chassis
IRL is not an open formula, but neither is it a one-make or "spec" series. Instead, chassis and engine manufacturers apply to the League to supply cars for three year cycles. Currently, Dallara provides the chassis to almost all teams, while Honda is the sole engine provider. Dallara Automobili is an Italian Chassis manufacturer for various Motor racing series being most notable for its near- Monopoly in Formula 3 () is a Multinational corporation, engine Manufacturer and engineering corporation headquartered in Japan.
In the series' first season, 1996, 1992 to 1995 CART chassis built by Lola and Reynard were used. Lola Racing Cars (also Lola Cars International) is a Racing car Engineering company founded in 1961 by Eric Broadley and based in Huntingdon Reynard Motorsport was at one time the world's largest racing car manufacturer The current Indy car has come into being since 1997 when Tony George specified new technical rules for less expensive cars and "production based" engines that outlawed the CART-spec cars that had been the mainstay of the Indianapolis 500 since the late 1970s. Anton Hulman "Tony" George (born December 30 1959) is the owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades primarily for use in the Indianapolis The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, and historically known simply as "The 500" is an American
Initially, several chassis manufacturers were given rights to build IndyCar chassis:
- Riley & Scott produced IRL chassis (Mark V) from late 1997 to 2000, with 5-6 being built. Riley & Scott Cars Inc was a racing constructor and racing team that primarily provided chassis for various forms of motorsport but worked primarily in Sports car racing An all-new 2000 model was dubbed the Mk VII, but was not successful.
- Falcon was founded by Michael Kranefus and Ken Anderson. No Falcon IRL rolling chassis were ever completed, and no orders were ever filled.
- The G-Force chassis was introduced in in 1997, and won the 1997 and 2000 Indy 500 races. In 2002, Élan Motorsport Technologies bought G-Force, and the chassis was re-named "Panoz G Force", and then shortened to "Panoz" in 2005. Élan Motorsport Technologies is an umbrella company containing the Race car manufacturing companies owned by the Panoz Motor Sports Group. In 2003 a newer version was introduced, and it won the 2003 and 2004 Indy 500 races, and finished second in 2005. It fell out of favor starting in 2005, and by 2006 and only only one finished in the top ten at Indy. Little factory support was given to IRL teams after that point, as Panoz concentrated on their DP01 chassis for the rival Champ Car World Series. By 2008, only one Panoz saw track time, an aborted second weekend effort at Indy, an effort that resulted in Phil Geibler being injured in a practice crash. Given the age of the cars, and IRL 3-year rules, it is unlikely that any further efforts will be seen with these vehicles.
- Currently, all full time teams now use the Dallara chassis. Dallara was also tabbed to build the Firestone Indy Lights vehicles for the IRL. Dallara has won eight of the eleven Indy 500 races they've entered. Due to the success of the Dallara, combined with economic collapse of several traditional Indy manufacturers, and the withdrawal of Panoz, they are the only supplier of new chassis.
Superficially, IRL cars closely resemble those of other open-wheeled formula racing cars, with front and rear wings and prominent airboxes. WING "ESPN 1410" is a commercial AM radio station in Dayton Ohio operating with 5000 watts at 1410 kHz with studios offices and transmitter located on David Electronics The AirBox is a Cellular router manufactured by WAAV Inc Originally, the cars were unique, being designed specifically for oval racing; for example, the oil and cooling systems were asymmetrical to account for the pull of liquids to the right side of the cars. Asymmetry is the absence of or a violation of a Symmetry. In organisms Due to how cells divide in Organisms asymmetry in organisms is The current generation chassis however, are designed to accommodate the added requirements of road racing.
Indy Racing League officials have confirmed that the series will continue to use the current batch of Dallara chassis for the rest of the 2008 season, and possibly through 2010.
Due to the quirks of the unification efforts of 2008, the ChampCar World Series spec Panoz DP01, with a Cosworth engine, was run in an IRL points event in the 2008 Toyota Grand Prix in Long Beach.
Fuel
At its inception, the IRL used traditional Methanol racing fuel, which had been the defacto standard since the 1964 Indianapolis 500 Eddie Sachs - Dave MacDonald crash. Results of the 1964 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Saturday May 30 1964. Eddie Sachs ( May 28 1927 in Allentown Pennsylvania - May 30 1964 in Speedway Indiana) was a United States Auto Club Dave MacDonald ( July 23, 1936 &ndash May 30, 1964) was a Corvette and Shelby Cobra Sports car driver in the
In 2005, driver Paul Dana brought the sponsorship of a consortium of ethanol producers to the IRL. Paul Dana ( April 15 1975 – March 26 2006) was an American race car For the 2006 season the fuel was a 90%/10% mixture of methanol and ethanol. Methanol, also known as methyl alcohol, carbinol, wood alcohol, wood naphtha or wood spirits, is a Chemical compound In 2007, the League advertised "100% Ethanol" but in reality it was 98% ethanol -- the remaining 2% in the fuel is gasoline, which satisfies the US Government's demand that the alcohol be unfit for human consumption.
To compensate for the loss of power due to the use of ethanol, the displacement was increased back to 3. 5L. Since ethanol gets better fuel mileage than methanol, the fuel tanks in the car were decreased.
Compared to methanol, human contact with the current IRL fuel is much less harsh, and the fumes much less irritating. The fumes are often compared with the sweet smell of apple cider or apple cobbler.
Engines
The initial 1996 IRL season, as well as the first two races of the 1996-97 season, featured 1994 and 1995 model year chassis, left over from the rival CART series competition. Those chassis/engine combinations were essentially the same rules utilized by teams which participated in the 1995 Indianapolis 500, which was sanctioned by USAC. Results of the 1995 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday May 28, 1995. The Menard engine used in 1996, however, was an updated powerplant from the 1995 version.
Starting in 1997, IRL cars were powered by 4. 0 L V8, methanol burning, production-based, normally-aspirated engines, produced by Oldsmobile (under the Aurora label) and Nissan (badged as Infiniti). The litre or liter (see spelling differences) is a unit of Volume. A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the Crankcase in two banks of four cylinders in most cases set at a right angle to each other Methanol, also known as methyl alcohol, carbinol, wood alcohol, wood naphtha or wood spirits, is a Chemical compound Oldsmobile was a brand of Automobile produced for most of its existence by General Motors. The Oldsmobile Aurora was a performance / luxury sedan made by the Oldsmobile division of General Motors and launched in 1995 Per IRL rules, the motors sold for no more than $80,000, and were rev-limited to 10,500 rpm. [6] They produced around 700 hp (520 kW). [6]
The engine formula was changed with the 2000-2004 formula. The displacement was dropped from 4. 0L to 3. 5L, and the requirement for the block to be production-based was dropped. This formula was used through 2003. [7] In 2004, in the wake of several crashes including the fatal crash of Tony Renna and the severe crash of Kenny Bräck, the displacement was further reduced to 3. Tony Renna ( November 23 1976 - October 22 2003) was an American race car driver from DeLand Florida who raced in the Indy Racing Kenneth "Kenny" Brack (born March 21, 1966 in Arvika, Värmland) is a Race car driver from Sweden. 0L to curb top speeds.
Historically, Honda, Toyota and Chevrolet competed for the engine supply business, as Infiniti was never competitive and switched to sponsoring the feeder Infiniti Pro Series (now the Indy Lights Series). Firestone Indy Lights is a developmental racing series sanctioned by the Indy Racing League.
As part of General Motors' discontinuance of the Oldsmobile name, the Olds motor was rebadged as the Chevrolet starting with the 2002 season. [8] However, the effort could not compete with the Toyota and Honda programs starting in 2003. In August, 2003, Chevrolet announced its "Gen IV" motor, a rebadged Cosworth motor. Cosworth is an Automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958 specialising in engines for automobile racing (motorsport At the time, Cosworth was owned by Ford. On November 4 2004, Chevrolet stated that it would be ending its IRL engine program effective with the end of the 2005 season, citing costs that exceeded value, according to then-GM Racing Director Doug Duchardt. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. "The investment did not meet our objectives," he was quoted as saying.
In 2003, Toyota came to the IRL from the rival CART/OWRS/CCWS series. Toyota won their first race in Miami, as well as the Indianapolis 500 the series title. However, Toyota had just one podium in the last seven races of 2004, and only Penske Racing fielded competitive Toyota-powered cars in 2005. In November 2005, Toyota company officials announced the company's withdrawal from American open-wheel racing and the immediate discontinuation of its IRL program, coinciding with its entrance into NASCAR's Craftsman Truck Series in 2004, and its discontinuation of its IMSA program.
Honda also came to the IRL in 2003, and by 2005 was clearly the dominant engine manufacturer. Starting in 2006, they became the only engine manufacturer in the IRL, and will continue in that capacity until 2009. The Honda engine is designed and produced by Ilmor Engineering Ltd, which is partially owned by Roger Penske. Roger Penske (born February 20, 1937 in Shaker Heights Ohio) is the owner of the automobile racing team Penske Racing, the Penske
Since the IRL has only one engine manufacturer, that manufacturer concentrates on minimizing engine failure and minimizing costs instead of defeating rivals. The engines have proven themselves to be quite durable -- there have been no catastrophic engine failures at Indy for the past 2 years, which also lowers the number of crashes. Most of the engines, including those used for the Indy 500, are used for multiple races and are intended to last 1,200 miles (1,931 kilometers) between rebuilds. [9] The Honda motors are only available via lease arrangement from Honda, which costs approximately $US 2. 9 million per season per car. Honda techs travel with the series, as well as attending all IRL team testing sessions. Virtually all teams like the current arrangement. [10]
IRL engines are rev-limited to 10,300 rpm and produce approximately 650 hp. The valve train is a dual overhead camshaft configuration with four valves per cylinder. The crankshaft is made of alloy steel, with five main bearing caps. The pistons are forged aluminum alloy, while the connecting rods are machined alloy steel. The electronic engine management system is supplied by Continental AG, firing a CDI ignition system. Continental AG ( internally often called Conti for short is a worldwide leading manufacturer of Tires Brake systems Vehicle stability The engine lubrication is a dry sump type, cooled by a single water pump.
Specifications
- Engine Displacement: 3. 5 L (213 in³) DOHC V8
- Gearbox: 6 Speed paddle shift gearbox
- Weight: 1,525 lb (693 kg) on ovals; 1,600 lb (727 kg) on road courses
- Power Output: 650 hp (481 kW)
- Fuel: 98% ethanol 2% Gasoline[11]
- Fuel Capacity: 22 U. Overhead camshaft, commonly abbreviated to OHC, Valvetrain configurations place the engine Camshaft within the Cylinder heads above the A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the Crankcase in two banks of four cylinders in most cases set at a right angle to each other A semi-automatic transmission (also known as clutchless manual transmission, automated manual transmission, e-gear, shift-tronic, flappy The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass The watt (symbol W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one Joule of energy per Second. S. gallons (83 liters)
- Fuel Delivery: Fuel injection
- Aspiration: Naturally aspirated
- Length: 192 in (4. Fuel injection is a system for mixing fuel with air in an Internal combustion engine. A naturally-aspirated engine or normally-aspirated engine (or "N/A" - Aspiration meaning breathing refers to an Internal combustion engine 88 m) minimum
- Width: 78. 5 in (1. 99 m) (outside wheel rims); 74 in (1. 88 m) minimum (measured at the hub centerline)
- Wheelbase: 120 in (3. 05 m)
- Steering: Manual, rack and pinion
IndyCar Series teams & drivers
In 2008, 27 cars will be fielded by 15 different teams. A rack and pinion is a pair of Gears which convert rotational motion into linear motion This is a list of the teams in the IndyCar Series of the Indy Racing League. The 2008 entry list comprises:
- Danica Patrick #7 Motorola from Andretti Green Racing
- Tony Kanaan #11 7-Eleven from Andretti Green Racing
- Marco Andretti #26 Team Indiana Jones presented by Blockbuster from Andretti Green Racing
- Hideki Mutoh #27 Formula Dream from Andretti Green Racing
- Helio Castroneves #3 Marlboro from Team Penske
- Ryan Briscoe #6 Marlboro from Team Penske
- Justin Wilson #02 McDonald's from Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing
- Graham Rahal #06 Hole In the Wall Camps from Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing
- Oriol Servia #5 Plantronics/iRise from KV Racing Technology
- Will Power #8 Aussie Vineyards from KV Racing Technology
- Scott Dixon #9 Target from Chip Ganassi Racing
- Dan Wheldon #10 Target from Chip Ganassi Racing
- A. J. Foyt IV #2 Eli Lilly from Vision Racing
- Ed Carpenter #20 Menards from Vision Racing
- Jaime Camara #34 Sangari from Conquest Racing
- Enrique Bernoldi #36 Sangari from Conquest Racing
- Townsend Bell #23/#99 William Rast from Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
- Milka Duno #23 Citgo from Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
- Buddy Rice #15 from Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
- Darren Manning #14 ABC Supply Co. Danica Sue Patrick (born March 25, 1982 in Beloit Wisconsin) is an American Auto racing driver competing in the IndyCar Series Andretti Green Racing (AGR is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series and the American Le Mans Series. Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan (born December 31, 1974) is a Brazilian Race car driver of Lebanese Andretti Green Racing (AGR is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series and the American Le Mans Series. Marco Michael Andretti (born March 13, 1987 in Nazareth Pennsylvania) is an American Auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti Green Racing (AGR is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series and the American Le Mans Series. is a Japanese race car driver from Tokyo currently racing in the IndyCar Series for Andretti Green Racing. Andretti Green Racing (AGR is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series and the American Le Mans Series. Hélio Castroneves (born Hélio Castro Neves on May 10, 1975 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian Auto racing Penske Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, ALMS, and NASCAR. Ryan Briscoe (born September 24, 1981 in Sydney) is an Australian Auto racing driver who has raced open wheel and sports Penske Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, ALMS, and NASCAR. Justin Wilson (born 31 July, 1978 in Sheffield) is a British racing driver from England who currently competes in the IndyCar Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing (NHLR is a motor racing team competing in the IndyCar Series. Graham Rahal (born January 4, 1989 in Columbus Ohio) is an American race car driver Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing (NHLR is a motor racing team competing in the IndyCar Series. Oriol Servià i Imbers (born 13 July 1974 in Pals, Catalonia) is a Race car driver in the IndyCar Series, originally from KV Racing is an Auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series. Will Power (born March 1, 1981 in Toowoomba, Queensland) is an Australian Motorsport driver who currently competes KV Racing is an Auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series. Scott Ronald Dixon (born July 22 1980 is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League (IRL championship in the United States Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in NASCAR, IRL, and Grand-Am racing Daniel Clive Wheldon (born June 22 1978 in Emberton, England) is a successful English Auto racing driver Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in NASCAR, IRL, and Grand-Am racing Anthony Joseph Foyt IV (born May 25, 1984 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American race car driver who has competed in the Vision Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League founded in 2005 when Tony George purchased the assets of the defunct Kelley Racing and hired his Vision Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League founded in 2005 when Tony George purchased the assets of the defunct Kelley Racing and hired his Jaime Camara (born November 5, 1980 in Goiânia) is a Brazilian race car driver currently competing in the IndyCar Series for Conquest Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series and Champ Car Atlantic Championship. Racing career Early career Bernoldi started out in Karting in 1987 at age nine and won many regional and national titles before heading to Europe at age 17 Conquest Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series and Champ Car Atlantic Championship. Townsend Bell (born April 19, 1975 in San Francisco) is a motor racing driver Dreyer & Reinbold Racing is an American motor racing team in the open wheel Indy Racing League IndyCar Series, with one series win by co-owner Robbie Buhl Milka Duno (born April 22, 1972 in Caracas) is a Venezuelan Race car driver who currently competes in the IndyCar Series Dreyer & Reinbold Racing is an American motor racing team in the open wheel Indy Racing League IndyCar Series, with one series win by co-owner Robbie Buhl Buddy Rice (born January 31, 1976 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an Auto racing driver in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Dreyer & Reinbold Racing is an American motor racing team in the open wheel Indy Racing League IndyCar Series, with one series win by co-owner Robbie Buhl Darren Manning (born April 30, 1975 in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England) is a Motor racing driver currently racing from A.J. Foyt Enterprises
- Ryan Hunter-Reay #17 Ethanol from Rahal Letterman Racing
- Bruno Junqueira #18 Z-Line Designs from Dale Coyne Racing
- Mario Moraes #19 Sonny's Barbecue from Dale Coyne Racing
- Vitor Meira #4 Delphi/National Guard from Panther Racing
- Jay Howard #24 1-800-Las-Vegas. AJ Foyt Enterprises is a racing team in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series and formerly NASCAR. Ryan Hunter-Reay (born December 17, 1980 in Dallas Texas) is an American Auto racing driver best known for spending three years Rahal Letterman Racing (RLR is an Auto racing team that currently races in the IndyCar Series. Bruno Junqueira (born November 4, 1976 in Belo Horizonte) is a Brazilian racecar driver currently competing in the IRL IndyCar Dale Coyne Racing is a Motorsports team in the IndyCar Series owned by former driver Dale Coyne. Mario Moraes (born December 20, 1988) is a Brazilian professional Race car driver from São Paulo. Dale Coyne Racing is a Motorsports team in the IndyCar Series owned by former driver Dale Coyne. Vitor Meira (born March 27, 1977 in Brasília, Brazil) is an Auto racing driver currently competing in the Indy Racing League Panther Racing is an American open wheel Auto racing team It is one of the oldest continually operating teams in the Indy Racing League (IRL Jay Howard (born February 16, 1981 in Basildon) is an English race car driver com from Roth Racing
- Marty Roth #25 from Roth Racing
- EJ Viso #33 PDVSA from HVM Racing
- Mario Dominguez #96 Visit Mexico City from Pacific Coast Motorsports
Teams that participate part time include:
- Sarah Fisher #67 from Sarah Fisher Racing
- Tomas Scheckter #12 Symantec from Luczo Dragon Racing
Records
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- 2006: Sam Hornish, Jr. and Dan Wheldon tied in the final standings for first place. Hornish clinched the championship based on tiebreaker of most victories during the season.
See also
- 2008 IndyCar Series season
- List of IndyCar teams
- IRL drivers
- Indianapolis 500
- Firestone Indy Lights
- ABC Sports Indy Racing (video game)
References
- ^ The G-Force IRL chassis by Panoz is only permitted to race in the Indianapolis 500. The 2008 IndyCar Series season is the 13th season of the series This is a list of the teams in the IndyCar Series of the Indy Racing League. The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, and historically known simply as "The 500" is an American Firestone Indy Lights is a developmental racing series sanctioned by the Indy Racing League. ABC Sports Indy Racing is a racing Computer game made in 1997. As well, Panoz provided the DP01 chassis for the Champ Car World Series race in Long Beach, California. While not officially an IndyCar Series race, IndyCar Series Championship points were awarded.
- ^ Participated in the Champ Car World Series race in Long Beach, California. While not officially an IndyCar Series race, IndyCar Series Championship points were awarded.
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- ^ Indy Racing League Forms Innovative Marketing.., Gene Simmons. com, January 10, 2006
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- ^ IRL Engine Specifications Announced for 2000-2004 Seasons, Motorsport. com, November 17, 1998
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- ^ Machinedesign.com "Leveling the playing field" Retrieved April 13, 2003
- ^ Honda's Indy Car Engine Evolves Yet Again racing. Honda. com, June 21, 2007
- ^ IndyCar Series Technical Update Press Conference, IndyCar. com, February, 22, 2007
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