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2003 Firestone Indy 400

October 15, 2023

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2003 Firestone Indy 400
Race details
Race 10 of 16 in the 2003 IndyCar Series season
DateJuly 27, 2003
Official name2003 Firestone Indy 400
LocationMichigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan, United States
CoursePermanent racing facility
2.000 mi / 3.219 km
Distance200 laps
400.000 mi / 643.800 km
WeatherSE breeze of 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h); 81 °F (27 °C) air temperature; cloudy with threats of further rain
Pole position
Driver Tomas Scheckter (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time32.3657
Fastest lap
Driver Bryan Herta (Andretti Green Racing)
Time32.2730[1] (on lap 12 of 200)
Podium
First Alex Barron (Mo Nunn Racing)
Second Sam Hornish Jr. (Panther Racing)
Third Tomas Scheckter (Chip Ganassi Racing)

The 2003 Firestone Indy 400 was the tenth round of the 2003 IndyCar Series season. The race was held on July 27, 2003 at the 2.00 mi Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. In one of the closest finishes in series history, Mo Nunn Racing driver Alex Barron beat Sam Hornish Jr. by about one hundredth of a second, with polesitter Tomas Scheckter finishing 3rd. Reminiscent of Danny Sullivan's "spin and win" at the 1985 Indianapolis 500, Barron spun while in the lead with thirty seven laps to go but he avoided contact with the wall or other cars and was able to use the draft to work his way back to the front and remain side-by-side with Hornish for the lead during the final twenty laps.

Barron was in his second race for Mo Nunn Racing as a replacement for an injured Felipe Giaffone and was looking for a good result after a solid qualifying. Chip Ganassi Racing locked out the front row, but it was Hornish and his exclusive next-generation Chevrolet Indy V8 engine that dominated the race. Barron's spin on Lap 163 brought out a caution that bunched up the field and allowed the drivers to make a pit stop, setting up a thirty five-lap sprint to the finish. Multiple cars raced side-by-side and even three-wide as the laps ran down, but by Lap 180 it was a two-car race between Barron and Hornish for the win. Hornish stuck to the inside of the track and forced Barron to pass on the outside, but the air resistance generated by the 220 mph (350 km/h) speeds meant that Barron physically could not complete the pass and move down to the inside line that Hornish was running. On the final lap of the race, Barron moved his car directly behind Hornish on the back-straight to take advantage of the draft; from there he used the extra momentum to dart back to the outside in Turns 3 and 4, get alongside Hornish, and cross the finish line first by just 0.0121 seconds, at the time the fourth closest finish in IndyCar history.[2]

The win was both Barron's and Mo Nunn Racing's second win in IndyCar competition; it would also be the last win for both driver and team. It was also the race with the fastest average speed in IndyCar history at 180.917 mph (291.158 km/h) until next year's race in 2004.

Qualifying Edit

July 26, 2003 - Qualifying Speeds
Rank Driver Time Leader Speed (mph) Team
1   Tomas Scheckter 32.3657 — 222.458 Chip Ganassi Racing
2   Scott Dixon 32.3704 +0.005 222.425 Chip Ganassi Racing
3   Helio Castroneves 32.4393 +0.074 221.953 Team Penske
4   Sam Hornish Jr. 32.4563 +0.091 221.837 Panther Racing
5   Al Unser Jr. 32.5108 +0.145 221.465 Kelley Racing
6   Alex Barron 32.5222 +0.157 221.387 Mo Nunn Racing
7   Greg Ray 32.5286 +0.163 221.344 Access Motorsports
8   Kenny Bräck 32.5878 +0.222 220.942 Team Rahal
9   Gil de Ferran 32.5988 +0.233 220.867 Team Penske
10   Scott Sharp 32.6580 +0.292 220.467 Kelley Racing
11   Tora Takagi 32.7036 +0.338 220.159 Mo Nunn Racing
12   Roger Yasukawa (R) 32.7350 +0.369 219.948 Fernández Racing
13   Dan Wheldon (R) 32.8099 +0.444 219.446 Andretti Green Racing
14   Bryan Herta 32.8577 +0.492 219.127 Andretti Green Racing
15   Tony Kanaan 32.9059 +0.540 218.806 Andretti Green Racing
16   A. J. Foyt IV (R) 32.9442 +0.579 218.551 A. J. Foyt Enterprises
17   Vítor Meira 33.1127 +0.747 217.439 Team Menard
18   Buddy Rice 33.3599 +0.994 215.828 Team Cheever
19   Robbie Buhl 33.5761 +1.210 214.438 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
20   Sarah Fisher 33.5852 +1.220 214.380 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
21   Buddy Lazier 33.7884 +1.423 213.091 Hemelgarn Racing
Source:[3]

Race Edit

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/retired Grid Points
1 21   Alex Barron Mo Nunn Racing 200 2:12:39 6 50
2 4   Sam Hornish Jr. Panther Racing 200 +0.0121 secs 4 411
3 10   Tomas Scheckter Chip Ganassi Racing 200 +0.6686 secs 1 372
4 8   Scott Sharp Kelley Racing 200 +0.7108 secs 10 32
5 9   Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 200 +2.3281 secs 2 30
6 12   Tora Takagi Mo Nunn Racing 200 +2.4371 secs 11 28
7 6   Gil de Ferran Team Penske 200 +2.8965 secs 9 26
8 55   Roger Yasukawa (R) Fernández Racing 200 +8.7049 secs 12 24
9 31   Al Unser Jr. Kelley Racing 200 +33.4300 secs 5 22
10 13   Greg Ray Access Motorsports 199 +1 Lap 7 20
11 52   Buddy Rice Team Cheever 198 +2 Laps 18 19
12 91   Buddy Lazier Hemelgarn Racing 196 +4 Laps 21 18
13 24   Robbie Buhl Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 196 +4 Laps 19 17
14 14   A. J. Foyt IV (R) A. J. Foyt Enterprises 179 Gearbox 16 16
15 23   Sarah Fisher Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 167 Clutch 20 15
16 11   Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 160 Engine 15 14
17 3   Helio Castroneves Team Penske 70 Radiator 3 13
18 15   Kenny Bräck Team Rahal 64 Contact 8 12
19 27   Bryan Herta Andretti Green Racing 37 Electrical 14 11
20 26   Dan Wheldon (R) Andretti Green Racing 19 Engine 13 10
21 2   Vítor Meira Team Menard 16 Fuel leak 17 9
Source:[4]
  1. ^ Includes 1 bonus point for leading the most laps.
  2. ^ Includes 2 bonus points for pole position.

Race Statistics Edit

  • Lead changes: 30 among 6 drivers

Standings after the race Edit

Drivers' Championship standings
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for the standings.

References Edit

  1. ^ "2003 Michigan Indycars". Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  2. ^ indycar (2016-02-22), Top 10 Closest Finishes in INDYCAR History, retrieved 2017-10-08
  3. ^ "IRL: Michigan starting lineup". Motorsport.com. July 26, 2003. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  4. ^ "IRL: Michigan race results". Motorsport.com. July 27, 2003. Retrieved October 8, 2017.


Previous race:
2003 Firestone Indy 200 		IndyCar Series
2003 season 		Next race:
2003 Emerson Indy 250
Previous race:
2002 Michigan Indy 400 		Firestone Indy 400 Next race:
2004 Michigan Indy 400

October 15, 2023
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2003 Firestone Indy 400 was the tenth round of the 2003 IndyCar Series season The race was held on July 27 2003 at the 2 00 mi Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn Michigan In one of the closest finishes in series history Mo Nunn Racing driver Alex Barron beat Sam Hornish Jr by about one hundredth of a second with polesitter Tomas Scheckter finishing 3rd Reminiscent of Danny Sullivan s spin and win at the 1985 Indianapolis 500 Barron spun while in the lead with thirty seven laps to go but he avoided contact with the wall or other cars and was able to use the draft to work his way back to the front and remain side by side with Hornish for the lead during the final twenty laps Barron was in his second race for Mo Nunn Racing as a replacement for an injured Felipe Giaffone and was looking for a good result after a solid qualifying Chip Ganassi Racing locked out the front row but it was Hornish and his exclusive next generation Chevrolet Indy V8 engine that dominated the race Barron s spin on Lap 163 brought out a caution that bunched up the field and allowed the drivers to make a pit stop setting up a thirty five lap sprint to the finish Multiple cars raced side by side and even three wide as the laps ran down but by Lap 180 it was a two car race between Barron and Hornish for the win Hornish stuck to the inside of the track and forced Barron to pass on the outside but the air resistance generated by the 220 mph 350 km h speeds meant that Barron physically could not complete the pass and move down to the inside line that Hornish was running On the final lap of the race Barron moved his car directly behind Hornish on the back straight to take advantage of the draft from there he used the extra momentum to dart back to the outside in Turns 3 and 4 get alongside Hornish and cross the finish line first by just 0 0121 seconds at the time the fourth closest finish in IndyCar history 2 The win was both Barron s and Mo Nunn Racing s second win in IndyCar competition it would also be the last win for both driver and team It was also the race with the fastest average speed in IndyCar history at 180 917 mph 291 158 km h until next year s race in 2004 Contents 1 Qualifying 2 Race 3 Race Statistics 4 Standings after the race 5 ReferencesQualifying EditThe units of measurement used in this article or section are exclusively in SI or non SI form or need some other form of clean up Please help improve this article by adding alternative units preferably from the references cited in the article talk July 26 2003 Qualifying SpeedsRank Driver Time Leader Speed mph Team1 nbsp Tomas Scheckter 32 3657 222 458 Chip Ganassi Racing2 nbsp Scott Dixon 32 3704 0 005 222 425 Chip Ganassi Racing3 nbsp Helio Castroneves 32 4393 0 074 221 953 Team Penske4 nbsp Sam Hornish Jr 32 4563 0 091 221 837 Panther Racing5 nbsp Al Unser Jr 32 5108 0 145 221 465 Kelley Racing6 nbsp Alex Barron 32 5222 0 157 221 387 Mo Nunn Racing7 nbsp Greg Ray 32 5286 0 163 221 344 Access Motorsports8 nbsp Kenny Brack 32 5878 0 222 220 942 Team Rahal9 nbsp Gil de Ferran 32 5988 0 233 220 867 Team Penske10 nbsp Scott Sharp 32 6580 0 292 220 467 Kelley Racing11 nbsp Tora Takagi 32 7036 0 338 220 159 Mo Nunn Racing12 nbsp Roger Yasukawa R 32 7350 0 369 219 948 Fernandez Racing13 nbsp Dan Wheldon R 32 8099 0 444 219 446 Andretti Green Racing14 nbsp Bryan Herta 32 8577 0 492 219 127 Andretti Green Racing15 nbsp Tony Kanaan 32 9059 0 540 218 806 Andretti Green Racing16 nbsp A J Foyt IV R 32 9442 0 579 218 551 A J Foyt Enterprises17 nbsp Vitor Meira 33 1127 0 747 217 439 Team Menard18 nbsp Buddy Rice 33 3599 0 994 215 828 Team Cheever19 nbsp Robbie Buhl 33 5761 1 210 214 438 Dreyer amp Reinbold Racing20 nbsp Sarah Fisher 33 5852 1 220 214 380 Dreyer amp Reinbold Racing21 nbsp Buddy Lazier 33 7884 1 423 213 091 Hemelgarn RacingSource 3 Race EditPos No Driver Team Laps Time retired Grid Points1 21 nbsp Alex Barron Mo Nunn Racing 200 2 12 39 6 502 4 nbsp Sam Hornish Jr Panther Racing 200 0 0121 secs 4 4113 10 nbsp Tomas Scheckter Chip Ganassi Racing 200 0 6686 secs 1 3724 8 nbsp Scott Sharp Kelley Racing 200 0 7108 secs 10 325 9 nbsp Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 200 2 3281 secs 2 306 12 nbsp Tora Takagi Mo Nunn Racing 200 2 4371 secs 11 287 6 nbsp Gil de Ferran Team Penske 200 2 8965 secs 9 268 55 nbsp Roger Yasukawa R Fernandez Racing 200 8 7049 secs 12 249 31 nbsp Al Unser Jr Kelley Racing 200 33 4300 secs 5 2210 13 nbsp Greg Ray Access Motorsports 199 1 Lap 7 2011 52 nbsp Buddy Rice Team Cheever 198 2 Laps 18 1912 91 nbsp Buddy Lazier Hemelgarn Racing 196 4 Laps 21 1813 24 nbsp Robbie Buhl Dreyer amp Reinbold Racing 196 4 Laps 19 1714 14 nbsp A J Foyt IV R A J Foyt Enterprises 179 Gearbox 16 1615 23 nbsp Sarah Fisher Dreyer amp Reinbold Racing 167 Clutch 20 1516 11 nbsp Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 160 Engine 15 1417 3 nbsp Helio Castroneves Team Penske 70 Radiator 3 1318 15 nbsp Kenny Brack Team Rahal 64 Contact 8 1219 27 nbsp Bryan Herta Andretti Green Racing 37 Electrical 14 1120 26 nbsp Dan Wheldon R Andretti Green Racing 19 Engine 13 1021 2 nbsp Vitor Meira Team Menard 16 Fuel leak 17 9Source 4 Includes 1 bonus point for leading the most laps Includes 2 bonus points for pole position Race Statistics EditLead changes 30 among 6 driversLeader LapsSam Hornish Jr 126Tomas Scheckter 42Alex Barron 24Al Unser Jr 4Scott Dixon 3Tony Kanaan 1 Cautions 4 for 23 lapsLaps Reason58 63 Debris65 70 Brack crash145 150 Debris164 168 Barron and Scheckter spinStandings after the race EditDrivers Championship standingsRank Driver Points1 nbsp 2 nbsp Scott Dixon 3182 nbsp 1 nbsp Tony Kanaan 3173 nbsp 1 nbsp Gil de Ferran 3154 nbsp nbsp Helio Castroneves 2955 nbsp nbsp Kenny Brack 257 Note Only the top five positions are included for the standings References Edit 2003 Michigan Indycars Retrieved 27 May 2022 indycar 2016 02 22 Top 10 Closest Finishes in INDYCAR History retrieved 2017 10 08 IRL Michigan starting lineup Motorsport com July 26 2003 Retrieved October 8 2017 IRL Michigan race results Motorsport com July 27 2003 Retrieved October 8 2017 Previous race 2003 Firestone Indy 200 IndyCar Series2003 season Next race 2003 Emerson Indy 250Previous race 2002 Michigan Indy 400 Firestone Indy 400 Next race 2004 Michigan Indy 400 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2003 Firestone Indy 400 amp oldid 1149835541, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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