IICS Eleventh Round #EdmontonIndy Tweet-By-Tweet
Ryan Hunter-Reay's hot streak continued yesterday during Firestone Fast Six qualifications as the American edged Dario Franchitti by one one-hundredth of a second for pole at the Edmonton City Centre Raceway. However, because the Andretti Autosport driver will incur a 10-spot grid penalty for an engine change, Hunter-Reay will start 11th, with Franchitti leading the field to the green flag.
"It was great we picked up a championship point for the pole, but too bad we will be starting 11th instead of first because of the engine change," said Ryan Hunter-Reay after qualifications. "[The race] will be really interesting for everyone."
Ryan Briscoe, Takuma Sato, Alex Tagliani, and Helio Castroneves completed the Firestone Fast Six, while championship contenders Will Power and Scott Dixon were caught by a brief rain storm during round two, which kept them making the Fast Six round. Power will start P17, while Dixon will grid in 18th position after he too incurred a 10-spot grid penalty for changing an engine.
The following entries about the Honda Indy Toronto come from “Tweet Deck” tweet-by-tweet with added comments from the author:
Edmund Jenks @TheEDJE
Pivotal #EdmontonIndy may prove P2P strategy key to winningexaminer.com/article /pivota… via@examinercom #indycar #dw12 #p2p#chevrolet #honda
GREEN, GREEN, GREEN - This will be the last color of race control flag being waved the rest of the race!
The action of this 2012 #EdmontonIndy got going quickly as Dario Franchitti led off the initial start while Ryan Briscoe, who shared the front row, began falling back and dropped to fifth. Alex Tagliani, who started fourth, made an aggressive move to second and eventually took the lead from Franchitti as the field completed the first lap.
The first stint ran without incident with the only drama occurring on lap 13 as James Hinchcliffe missed his braking point in the final hairpin when he tried to pass Simon Pagenaud for 10th. He ran wide in the corner and fell to 13th. Will Power broke loose somewhat on corner exit and slightly brushed the wall - no major effect.
LAP20 of 75 - Top Ten - Tagliani, Franchitti, Sato, Castroneves, Briscoe, Rahal, Barrichello, Wilson, Hunter-Reay, and Pagenaud
LAP23 of 75 - Pitstops begin - Will Power overtakes Pagenaud for P10
LAP25 has Rahal, Wilson, Pagenaud, Newgarden, Kimball and more in for fuel and a change of tires - Briscoe and Power stay out - Castroneves, who started the race on black tires, changed to REDS during his first stop
The two Penske Racing drivers come in on LAP26 and Will Power comes out just ahead in contention on Turn #1 of Ryan Hunter-Reay to begin LAP27
LAP30 of 75 - Top Ten - Tagliani, Helio, Dario, TAKU, Briscoe, Rahal, Power, Kanaan, RHR, and Wilson
We pick up the addition of Tweet-By-Tweet commentary on LAP35:
Christopher Estrada @estradawriting
Takuma Sato finally gets past Dario Franchitti! Move him to third place.
#IndyCar #EdmontonIndy
Dominique Gelineau @dgelineau
Sato overtakes Franchitti - Sato now in 3rd. #edmontonindy
Rebecca F. @hermione278
Nice job by Sato! #EdmontonIndy
Meesh Beer @whatimthinking
GO TAKU GO!! #indycar #edmontonindy
Matt Archuleta @indy44
The P2P has definitely improved the racing today. Can't remember seeing this much passing at Edmonton. #EdmontonIndy
TCGR @TCGRTeams
Lap 38 @dariofranchitti reporting overtake assist is not working #edmontonindy
LAP38 of 75 - Top 10 - Tagliani, Castroneves, Sato, Briscoe, Rahal, Power, Hunter-Reay, Wilson, and Hinchcliffe
Team Barracuda - BHA @BHA
Great to hear so many messages of support from the fans! Tagliani continues to lead at #EdmontonIndy!
The gap between Briscoe and Power is getting smaller ... may catch up and gain positions
Matt Archuleta @indy44
Lap 42 and no yellows. I hope I didn't jinx it by posting that. #EdmontonIndy
Rebecca F. @hermione278
Servia still has all of his P2P left. #EdmontonIndy
Ted Bauer @tedgbauer
Engine wise here how it looks only Ford in the top 5 is 2nd place - rest are Honda Engines. #edmontonindy
WHAT??
James Jakes @JamesJakes
JJ experiencing problems with the left rear. In the pits for the crew to exam. #EdmontonIndy #indycar2012
LAP45 of 75 - Power only .5 sec. behind Briscoe now ... passes Briscoe for position to P6 and now set sights on Rahal who is less than 2 seconds ahead
Keyrazy LEDs @KeyrazyLEDs
So Servia is the only driver that has not used ptp yet at the @IndyCar #Edmontonindy race. Pagenaud has almost used his up!
LAP 48 of 75 - Servia is in P21 and Pagenaud is in P11
CogitoErgoBibo @CogitoErgoBibo
Amazing that we're still caution-free in #edmontonindy Hope that holds. Great racing!
Rebecca F. @hermione278
Sato gaining on Helio. #EdmontonIndy
Final pitstops expected soon as we are on LAP49 of 75
Helio Castroneves is in the pits on LAP50 - REDS on in order to finish out the last stint - Wilson in as well!
LAP51 Taku, Tags, Dario, Briscoe, RHR, and more
Castroneves passes Tagliani on pitstop exchange for the lead
Power comes out in P4 in front of Rahal and more importantly ahead of RHR at P7
LAP55 of 75 - Top 10 - Helio, Tagliani, Sato, Power, Rahal, Dario, Briscoe, Hunter-Reay, Kanaan, and Wilson
Takuma Sato puts a pass on Tagliani for P2
Meesh Beer @whatimthinking
@therossbynum if anyone is insane enough to try it, it's Taku!! #indycar #edmontonindy
Sébastien Bourdais @BourdaisOnTrack
http://twitvid.com/RDDOK - Second pitstop // Deuxième pitstop #edmontonindy
Joe @WFOJoe
I'd like to see #IndyCar add 150hp for next year, good racing but the cars need to be faster! #Boost
Will Power passes Tagliani for P3 on LAP57 - Tags blocks Rahal but does not get away with it - spins and loses positions to P5
IndyCar al día @indycaraldiaweb
Alex Tagliani perdió hasta el 5to lugar, lo han pasado Power y Rahal. Gran estrategia del australiano #IndyCar
LAP 59 of 75 - Helio pulls away from Taku by 1.2 seconds
LAP 60 of 75 - Top 10 - Helio, Sato, Power, Rahal, Tags, Dario, Briscoe, RHR, Wilson, and Dixon
LAP 61 of 75 - Sato is cutting into the lap times of Helio and looks stronger and wants the lead of the race - He looks to be dropping deeper into the corners than Helio
Dan Brodeur @LumberingD
Good one! RT @SUNdvandiest As long as Helio Castroneves doesn't block anybody, he should be able to win this race. #edmontonindy
Shane Rogers @shagers
Bobby Rahal: "Helio starts blocking when he picks up his rental car from the airport." LOL. #indycar #EdmontonIndy
Top 5 DW12's are running on the REDS
Dominique Gelineau @dgelineau
Sato will have the pass in the next few laps. He's getting quicker. #edmontonindy
Rebecca F. @hermione278
Newgarden is the last car on the lead lap. #EdmontonIndy
Zachary Houghton @indycaradvocate
Honda vs Chevy. Who's got this? #edmontonindy
Gina Navarra @fastlifeofgina
I really wanna see Taku win especially after what happened at the #Indy500 #EdmontonIndy #IndyCar
Ten laps to go and it is still Castroneves and Sato for the lead with NO YELLOW Flags!
Rahal in P4 is challenging Power for position at P3 at .6 seconds back
Sarah Quest @leadtheway
I know I'm supposed to be cheering for the Rebel Alliance, but I want to see Helio win.... #EdmontonIndy
Victor Vallee @Victor_Vallee
Sato is hungry, but does he have enough to get by Helio? #IndyCar
Ian Court @iancourtracing
C'mon Taku, nail him #SatoForTheWin #Indycar #edmontonindy
Larry Collester Sr
With just a few laps to go. Castroneves was pushing his Push to not get passed button!
Gina Navarra @fastlifeofgina
Do either Helio or Taku have any P2P left? #EdmontonIndy #IndyCar
The biggest problem with P2P is that there is little way for the fans to know where the drivers are in relation to this tool and its use
LAP70 of 75 - It is still Helio holding off Sato - Power being challenged by Rahal for P3 - and RHR challenging Ryan Briscoe for P7
Racing all over the place on this weird counter-clockwise course - Lapped traffic may come into play
TrackVids.com @TrackVids_com
#IndyCar: Sato having difficulty getting the power down and falls back, then catches up under braking...every lap
LAP71 of 75 - Power has pulled a full second on Rahal - Servia at P24 pulls out of the way of the lead pack traffic - very professional
This may end up good for Helio, good for Power and, of course, Great for Penske
Shane Rogers @shagers
Championship quality drive by Power today. #indycar #EdmontonIndy
Three laps to go - RHR passes Ryan Briscoe for P7
Richard Griffis @RichardGriffis
Is there anything dumber in racing than push to pass used by #indycar at #edmontonindy? Please let the drivers drive without the gimics!
Castroneves has 27 seconds of P2P whereas Sato only has 15 seconds
Tony Stack @TonyStack1
Come on Tacu Sato great racing to the flag #IndyCar
Javi Martin @rubiodj77
2 laps to go, todo sugue igual en el TOP 5 liderando Castroneves #IndyCar
RacingNation Crew @RacingNation
Just think how good this battle would be between @h3lio & Sato if they had 200 more HP? #edmontonindy #IndyCar
Last lap it is all Helio Castroneves and Sato trails 10 car lengths
CHECKERED Flag - Helio Wins #EdmontonIndy and moves up to P2 in the points championship
Final Top Ten - Helio Castroneves, Takuma Sato, Will Power (makes podium after starting in P17), Graham Rahal, Alex Tagliani, Dario Franchitti Ryan Hunter-Reay, Ryan Briscoe, Justin Wilson, and Scott Dixon
Tony DiZinno @tonydizinno
That sound you hear is the collective groan from the #IndyCar fanbase as Taku finishes second.
Emma Buxton @EmBuxton
🏁#edmontonindyy!@h3lioo takes the win,@TakumaSatoRacerr &@12WillPowerr on podium.#indycar20122 WOOOOO HOOOO
Fernando Oliveri @olivierirokao
@h3lio wins! #IndyCar
Gabriel Marinho @marinho_gabriel
elio castroneves vence o gp d edmonton, a 11ª etapa da #formulaindy 2012; sato é o 2º, power 3º, barrichello o 15º e kannan 19º. #indycar
Linda @greenfield7814
Great race for Power and Sato #Indycar
Kassia @KassiaS10
@h3lio is the winner! Woohoo in your face! #indycar
Bruno Santos @_snatos
Parabéns ao @h3lio na #IndyCar
IZOD IndyCar Series @IndyCar
Checkered flag on the #edmontonindy! @h3lio takes the win! @TakumaSatoRacer & @12WillPower on podium. #indycar2012
Jennifer Coomer @jennifercoomer
@h3lio HELIO! HELIO! HELIO! HELIO! HELIO! HELIO! HELIO! HELIO! HELIO! HELIO! HELIO! HELIO! HELIO! #edmontonindy #IndyCar
1 Racing Mind @1RacingMind
Helio Castroneves wins the #INDYCAR series #EdmontonIndy.
Joan Boscà @sentoan
#IndyCar Ganó Castroneves, 2º Sato, 3º Power, Oriol último con problemas #IndyCar
Dan Takyi @D4NT4KY1
Castoneves wins! Sato P2, Power then Rahal, Tagliani, Frnachetti, Hunter-Reay, Briscoe, Wilson, Dixon, Conway Hinchcliffe, Kimball #Indycar
Basementball @basementball
Helio Castroneves wins at #Edmonton. That was a fantastic race with NO CAUTIONS. I wish every race could be like that. #IndyCar
Mazza @GPtee_
#edmontonindy #indycar2012 Great race - thanks for the action @TakumaSatoRacer & @h3lio now for the Spiderman ;-)
Jason Sharpe @jasonsharpe
That @TakumaSatoRacer is an awesome addition to this series...great drive today. #IndyCar #edmonton
SpeedFreaks @SpeedFreaks
Caution free @IndyCar race won by @h3lio... #EdmontonIndy Excellent run by @TakumaSatoRacer too! #IndyCar
Nikki Thompson @nikki_btcc
Great drive @h3lio! #IndyCar #EdmontonIndy
Four Chevy's (P1, P3, P7, P8) and six Honda's (P2, P4, P5, P6, P9, P10) in the top ten
SWO @Pudgey_Pete
@shagers Radio broadcast had it covered at least. T&S was great today with the P2P numbers and who was on it. @RBINDYCAR #indycar
Mark Johnson @MarkJ19960
@h3lio wins @ Edmonton and @RyanHunterReay holds onto a 23 pt lead over now P2 Castroneves & 26 over P3 Power. #IndyCar pic.twitter.com/y9QpLNnw
Official #EdmontonIndy Results
Pos. Driver Laps Running / Reason Out
1 Helio Castroneves 75 Running
2 Takuma Sato 75 Running
3 Will Power 75 Running
4 Graham Rahal 75 Running
5 Alex Tagliani 75 Running
6 Dario Franchitti 75 Running
7 Ryan Hunter-Reay 75 Running
8 Ryan Briscoe 75 Running
9 Justin Wilson 75 Running
10 Scott Dixon 75 Running
11 Mike Conway 75 Running
12 James Hinchcliffe 75 Running
13 Rubens Barrichello 75 Running
14 Marco Andretti 75 Running
15 Sebastien Bourdais 75 Running
16 EJ Viso 75 Running
17 Josef Newgarden 75 Running
18 Tony Kanaan 75 Running
19 Charlie Kimball 75 Running
20 Simon Pagenaud 74 Contact
21 JR Hildebrand 74 Running
22 Ed Carpenter 74 Running
23 Simona de Silvestro 73 Running
24 Oriol Servia 65 Mechanical
25 James Jakes 43 Mechanical
In two weeks, the IZOD IndyCar Series is back in the Midwest for the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio. The twelfth race of the season will take place on Sunday, August 5. An estimated green flag for the 85-lap competition is scheduled to drop at approximately 1 p.m. EDT. Fans can watch the live broadcast on ABC, or listen live on IMS Radio Network and Sirius (XM 94 and Sirius 212).
... notes from The EDJE
** Article first published as IICS Eleventh Round #EdmontonIndy Tweet-By-Tweet on Technorati **
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