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Irl Preview:Â suntrust Indy Challenge at Richmond

The tenth date of the IRL IndyCar Series willperformance in Richmond wasn't very good in
be held next Sunday June 22 at the Richmondthe following years to the championship,
International Raceway. The SunTrust Indyincluding having to retire early in 2005
Challenge has become one of the most popularrace, his worst year to date, and finishing
and successful races in the "Nascar Country"in the 11th place in 2006. Nevertheless, last
since it became part of the IndyCar Series inyear was definitely better for him and he
2001.managed to finish as runner-up in both the
SunTrust Indy Challenge race and in the 2007
Racing fans generally follow this raceIRL  season.
closely because four of the past seven
drivers that have won this event have alsoBrazilian Helio Castroneves, who is currently
gone to win the championship that same yearin the second place of the IRL rankings and
and the champions of the other 3 years hadjust 48 points away from Dixon, also have won
also finished in the top positions inRichmond once in 2005 and has finished in the
Richmond, so there is high chance to catch atop 10 positions other four times even though
glimpse of the 2008 IndyCar Series Championlast  year  he  ended  in  the  11th  place.
next  Sunday.
English Dan Wheldon, who celebrated his 30th
The winner of last year's SunTrust Indybirthday last weekend winning the Iowa Corn
Challenge was the Italian 2007 champion DarioIndy 250 race, has being competing in
Franchitti; however he will not be defendingRichmond since 2002. He won in 2004 and
his title this year since he's now dedicatedhas always finished in the top 10 positions
full time to the Nascar Sprint Cup Series,of the RIR challenge. Wheldon currently holds
driving #40 Fastenal Dodge for Chip Ganassithe  third  position  of  the  IRL  rankings.
Racing team. Therefore, Richmond will have a
new  winner.However, past statistics to this race might
not have such an impact this time because
This year's IndyCar Series have beenthis year's race will represent a new
dominated so far by the IRL 2003 championchallenge for the drivers since it has
from New Zealand Scott Dixon, who also raceschanged its format a bit, introducing four
for the Chip Ganassi Racing team, and he willlap qualifying for the first time and
certainly try to add some points to his totalscheduling 50 more laps than previous years
score this time. Dixon has won this race onlyto head 300 laps that will reach a 225 miles
once before, in the same year he won his onlydistance. Furthermore, the number of cars
championship since he is another of thosecompeting this year has also increased.
four champions mentioned before. However, his



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