The 2008 Rexall Edmonton Indy was the thirteenth round of the 2008 IndyCar Series season, and was held on July 26, 2008, at Rexall Speedway in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The race was won by Scott Dixon, followed by Hélio Castroneves and Justin Wilson. Although it was the fourth edition of the Grand Prix, it was the first race in the IndyCar Series, but also the first IndyCar Series race to be held in Canada.
Qualifying results Pos Nat Name Team Qual 1 Qual 2 Qual 3 Best 1 Ryan Briscoe Team Penske 1:01.660 1:01.236 1:00.731 1:00.731 2 Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 1:01.164 1:00.946 1:00.836 1:00.836 3 Oriol Servià KV Racing Technology 1:01.844 1:01.092 1:00.858 1:00.858 4 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 1:01.426 1:01.108 1:00.859 1:00.859 5 Will Power KV Racing Technology 1:01.464 1:01.117 1:01.015 1:01.015 6 Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 1:01.552 1:01.185 no time 1:01.185 7 Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne Racing 1:02.175 1:01.299 - 1:01.299 8 Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 1:01.826 1:01.457 - 1:01.457 9 Dan Wheldon Chip Ganassi Racing 1:01.603 1:01.666 - 1:01.603 10 Mario Moraes (R) Dale Coyne Racing 1:01.506 1:01.755 - 1:01.506 11 Enrique Bernoldi (R) Conquest Racing 1:02.044 1:02.023 - 1:02.023 12 Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 1:01.701 no time - 1:01.701 13 Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing 1:02.299 - - 1:02.299 14 Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman Racing 1:02.104 - - 1:02.104 15 Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing 1:02.417 - - 1:02.417 16 Paul Tracy Vision Racing 1:02.239 - - 1:02.239 17 Vítor Meira Panther Racing 1:02.239 - - 1:02.491 18 A. J. Foyt IV Vision Racing 1:03.135 - - 1:03.135 19 Darren Manning A. J. Foyt Enterprises 1:02.664 - - 1:02.664 20 Mario Domínguez Pacific Coast Motorsports 1:03.136 - - 1:03.136 21 E. J. Viso (R) HVM Racing 1:02.924 - - 1:02.924 22 Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green Racing 1:03.810 - - 1:03.810 23 Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 1:03.428 - - 1:03.428 24 Ed Carpenter Vision Racing 1:03.883 - - 1:03.883 25 Townsend Bell Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 1:03.640 - - 1:03.640 26 Marty Roth Roth Racing 1:09.050 - - 1:09.050 27 Jaime Camara (R) Conquest Racing 1:03.857 - - 1:03.857
Race Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 91 1:51:05.704 4 50 2 3 Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 91 +5.9 secs 2 43 3 02 Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 91 +13.4 secs 6 35 4 22 Paul Tracy Vision Racing 91 +28.1 secs 15 32 5 5 Oriol Servià KV Racing Technology 91 +28.7 secs 3 30 6 6 Ryan Briscoe Team Penske 91 +36.9 secs 1 28 7 10 Dan Wheldon Chip Ganassi Racing 91 +41.8 secs 9 26 8 17 Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Green Racing 91 +42.1 secs 13 24 9 11 Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 91 +43.1 secs 27 22 10 14 Darren Manning A. J. Foyt Enterprises 91 +43.3 secs 18 20 11 15 Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 91 +48.4 secs 22 19 12 2 A. J. Foyt IV Vision Racing 91 +50.1 secs 17 18 13 20 Ed Carpenter Vision Racing 91 +57.6 secs 23 17 14 18 Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne Racing 91 +61.1 secs 7 16 15 33 E. J. Viso (R) HVM Racing 90 + 1 lap 20 15 16 36 Enrique Bernoldi (R) Conquest Racing 90 + 1 lap 11 14 17 26 Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing 90 + 1 lap 12 13 18 7 Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing 88 + 3 laps 14 12 19 4 Vítor Meira Panther Racing 85 + 6 laps 16 12 20 19 Mario Moraes (R) Dale Coyne Racing 85 + 6 laps 10 12 21 25 Marty Roth Roth Racing 84 + 7 laps 25 12 22 8 Will Power KV Racing Technology 72 + 19 laps 5 12 23 34 Jaime Camara (R) Conquest Racing 68 Mechanical 26 12 24 96 Mario Domínguez Pacific Coast Motorsports 51 Off Course 19 12 25 23 Townsend Bell Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 48 Contact 24 10 26 06 Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 44 Contact 8 10 27 27 Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green Racing 27 Contact 21 10
Caution flags Laps Cause19-23 Meira (4) spin29-32 Mutoh (27) contact49-54 Bell (23) contact61-64 Rahal (06)/Viso (33) contact
Notes Laps Leader1-3 Ryan Briscoe4-21 Hélio Castroneves22-29 Marco Andretti30 Tony Kanaan31-33 Marco Andretti34-50 Hélio Castroneves51-56 Tony Kanaan57-59 A. J. Foyt IV60-61 Tony Kanaan62-91 Scott Dixon Driver Laps ledHélio Castroneves 35Scott Dixon 30Marco Andretti 11Tony Kanaan 9A. J. Foyt IV 3Ryan Briscoe 3
Fastest Lap Will Power: 1:02.023 (Lap 68) Average Speed 96.967 mph
Attendance Race weekend attendance was estimated 160,000.
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