2008 Peak Antifreeze Indy Grand Prix

March 2026 February 2025 thumb|right|250px|IndyCar layout of Infineon Raceway (2005-2011) The 2008 Peak Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma County was the fifteenth round of the 2008 IndyCar Series season. It took place on August 24, 2008 at Sonoma Raceway.Arrington Debbie Helio Castroneves climbs the fence in celebration of Sonoma victory https://www.bostonherald.com/2008/08/25/helio-castroneves-climbs-the-fence-in-celebration-of-sonoma-victory/ Boston Herald August 25, 2008 May 18, 2024Castroneves gets first win in 30 races https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/25/sports/25iht-motorirl25.15613480.html The New York Times August 25, 2008 May 18, 2024 A transporter carrying the Team Penske cars of Hélio Castroneves and Ryan Briscoe caught fire on the Wednesday before the race, destroying both cars.Ryan Nate Fire destroys Castroneves' race cars https://www.newspapers.com/article/usa-today/197911626/ 20 May 2026 USA Today 22 August 2008 Racing in a backup car, Castroneves won the race from pole position, snapping a 29-race winless streak after finishing runner-up seven times in the 2008 season prior to Sonoma.Castroneves wins Grand Prix of Sonoma https://www.newspapers.com/article/reno-gazette-journal/197912201/ 20 May 2026 Reno Gazette-Journal Associated Press 25 August 2008 The gap in the standings between Castroneves and points leader Scott Dixon closed by 35 points after Dixon finished 12th in the race. Race Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Laps Led Points 13 BRA Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 80 1:50:15.8282 1 51 50+3 26 AUS Ryan Briscoe Team Penske 80 +5.2926 2 19 40 311 BRA Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 80 +16.6032 4 1 35 410 UK Dan Wheldon Chip Ganassi Racing 80 +17.7720 16 0 32 57 USA Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing 80 +25.8458 9 0 30 633 VEN E. J. Viso (R) HVM Racing 80 +29.3472 14 9 28 74 BRA Vítor Meira Panther Racing 80 +29.9895 18 0 26 806 USA Graham Rahal (R) Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 80 +40.4577 15 0 24 902 UK Justin Wilson (R) Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 80 +42.0357 7 0 22 1019 BRA Mario Moraes (R) Dale Coyne Racing 80 +50.0106 12 0 20 1115 USA Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 80 +55.0361 22 0 19 129 NZL Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 80 +55.7145 5 0 18 1327 JPN Hideki Mutoh (R) Andretti Green Racing 80 +56.3186 20 0 17 1426 USA Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing 80 +57.5400 10 0 16 155 ESP Oriol Servià KV Racing Technology 80 +58.3690 6 0 15 1696 MEX Mario Domínguez (R) Pacific Coast Motorsports 80 +1:00.7387 11 0 14 1718 BRA Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne Racing 80 +1:00.9454 13 0 13 1817 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman Racing 80 +1:00.9466 8 0 12 1923 USA Townsend Bell Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 79 +1 Lap 19 0 12 202 USA A. J. Foyt IV Vision Racing 79 +1 Lap 24 0 12 2136 BRA Enrique Bernoldi (R) Conquest Racing 79 +1 Lap 27 0 12 2214 UK Darren Manning A. J. Foyt Racing 79 +1 Lap 21 0 12 2320 USA Ed Carpenter Vision Racing 78 +2 Laps 23 0 12 2434 BRA Jaime Camara (R) Conquest Racing 78 +2 Laps 26 0 12 258 AUS Will Power (R) KV Racing Technology 77 +3 Laps 3 0 10 2625 CAN Marty Roth Roth Racing 76 +4 Laps 25 0 10 2712 ZAF Tomas Scheckter Luczo Dragon Racing 56 Mechanical 17 0 10 Sources:2008 Peak Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma County https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2008_Peak_Antifreeze_Motor_Oil_Indy_Grand_Prix_of_Sonoma_County/O/ Racing-Reference NASCAR Digital Media, LLC May 18, 2024NTT IndyCar Series 2008 Infineon Classification https://motorsportstats.com/results/ntt-indycar-series/2008/infineon/classification Motorsport Stats May 18, 2024 References 2008 Meijer Indy 300 IRL IndyCar Seriesround 15 2008 2008 Detroit Indy Grand Prix Peak Antifreeze Indy Grand Prix Peak Antifreeze Indy Grand Prix Peak Antifreeze Indy Grand Prix Category:Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma