2008 Bombardier Learjet 550

March 2026 March 2026 February 2025 USA Texas TexasMotorSpeedway.svg June 7 2008 Bombardier Learjet 550 7th IndyCar Series Texas Motor Speedway Permanent racing facility 1.455 2.342 228 331.740 533.884 Scott Dixon USA Chip Ganassi Racing 1:37.5063 (4 laps) New Zealand Dan Wheldon USA Chip Ganassi Racing 24.2418 19 UK Scott Dixon USA Chip Ganassi Racing New Zealand Hélio Castroneves USA Penske Racing Brazil Ryan Briscoe USA Penske Racing Australia The 2008 Bombardier Learjet 550 was the seventh round of the 2008 IndyCar Series season and took place on June 7, 2008 at the 1.455 mi km on Texas Motor Speedway, in Fort Worth, Texas. In the first half, three single-car incidents involving Mario Domínguez, Justin Wilson, and Oriol Servià slowed the race. The lead changed hands between Hélio Castroneves, Bruno Junqueira, and Scott Dixon for the first 100 laps. Two sequences of green flag pit stops occurred under a long stretch of green flag conditions. A caution for debris came out on lap 165, sending the leaders to the pits once more. Vítor Meira stayed out to take over the lead. With 21 laps to go, Meira was forced to pit for fuel, giving up the lead to Marco Andretti. Moments later, Enrique Bernoldi crashed in turn four. Andretti led the field back to green on lap 219. With six laps to go, Dixon slipped by Andretti to take the lead. On the next lap, down the backstretch, third place Ryan Hunter-Reay dove below Andretti heading into turn three. Hunter-Reay pinched his left wheels onto the apron, lost control, and touched wheels with Andretti. Both cars spun and crashed hard into the wall. The race finished under caution with Dixon the winner, and Castroneves slipping by the accident to finish second. Result Finish CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid LapsLed Points 19NZ Scott DixonChip Ganassi Racing2282:04:36.315315850 23BRA Hélio CastronevesPenske Racing228+0.047928543 36AUS Ryan BriscoePenske Racing228+0.617331235 410UK Dan WheldonChip Ganassi Racing228+3.300011032 511BRA Tony KanaanAndretti Green Racing228+4.312413030 627Japan Hideki Mutoh (R)Andretti Green Racing228+5.05714028 74BRA Vítor MeiraPanther Racing227+1 Lap93826 815US Buddy RiceDreyer & Reinbold Racing227+1 Lap25024 920US Ed CarpenterVision Racing227+1 Lap12022 107US Danica PatrickAndretti Green Racing227+1 Lap5020 1106USA Graham RahalNewman/Haas/Lanigan Racing227+1 Lap18019 122US A. J. Foyt IVVision Racing226+2 Laps15018 138AUS Will Power (R)KV Racing226+2 Laps8017 1433VEN E. J. Viso (R)HVM Racing226+2 Laps28016 1518BRA Bruno JunqueiraDale Coyne Racing226+2 Laps261015 1624US John AndrettiRoth Racing226+2 Laps7014 1723VEN Milka DunoDreyer & Reinbold Racing226+2 Laps27013 1819BRA Mario Moraes (R)Dale Coyne Racing223+5 Laps22012 1926US Marco AndrettiAndretti Green Racing222Contact142512 2017US Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman Racing222Contact10012 2196MEX Mario Domínguez (R)Pacific Coast Motorsports222+6 Laps24012 2225CAN Marty RothRoth Racing221+7 Laps19012 2336BRA Enrique BernoldiConquest Racing210Contact20012 2434BRA Jaime Camara (R)Conquest Racing210+18 Laps21012 2512RSA Tomas ScheckterLuczo Dragon Racing56Contact6010 265ESP Oriol Servià (R)KV Racing47Contact16010 2702UK Justin Wilson (R)Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing39Contact23010 2814UK Darren ManningA. J. Foyt Enterprises19Mechanical17010Race average speed: 159.740 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 21 between 6 driversCautions: 8 for 52 laps References IndyCar Series (Archived 2009-05-21) Bombardier Learjet 550 Bombardier Learjet 550 Bombardier Learjet 550 Category:Firestone 600