2007 Camping World Watkins Glen Grand Prix

Indycar race held in Watkins Glen, New York March 2026 March 2026 February 2025 thumb|right|230px|Track map of Watkins Glen International The 2007 Camping World Watkins Glen Grand Prix was a race in the 2007 IRL IndyCar Series, held at Watkins Glen International. It was held over the weekend of July 6–8, 2007, as the tenth round of the seventeen-race calendar. Race Summary Hélio Castroneves started on pole, but after leading the first 19 laps, dropped out under heavy pressure from Scott Dixon. Dixon, who led 23 laps, held off Sam Hornish Jr. to win the race. Tony Kanaan was angry with Hornish Jr. for a previous wreck and said he wanted to talk with Hornish after the race. On pit road Kanaan and Hornish walked up to have a civil talk about their incident when Sam Hornish Sr. tried to defend his son by wrestling Tony Kanaan. A brawl broke out and Sam Hornish Sr. had to be physically restrained by IndyCar officials and security.October 2025 Michael Andretti tried to get into the brawl but Marco Andretti held his father back while driver Dan Wheldon helped Kanaan out of the brawl. For punching Kanaan and interfering with the intended civil discussion, Sam Hornish Sr. was fined $25,000 and banned from the garages for one race. Kanaan and Hornish Jr. were both fined $25,000 and put on indefinite probation.October 2025 Classification Fin.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid LapsLed Points 19NZL Scott DixonChip Ganassi Racing601:43:51.509422350+3 26USA Sam Hornish Jr.Team Penske60+6.25915040 327GBR Dario FranchittiAndretti Green Racing60+9.74923035 411BRA Tony KanaanAndretti Green Racing60+14.48304032 526USA Marco AndrettiAndretti Green Racing60+15.47496930 615USA Buddy RiceDreyer & Reinbold Racing60+26.91717028 710GBR Dan WheldonChip Ganassi Racing60+35.351510126 855JPN Kosuke MatsuuraPanther Racing60+40.703711024 914GBR Darren ManningA.J. Foyt Racing60+47.68939022 1017USA Jeff SimmonsRahal Letterman Racing60+54.889512020 117USA Danica PatrickAndretti Green Racing60+57.083315019 1220USA Ed CarpenterVision Racing60+1:06.935217018 132RSA Tomas ScheckterVision Racing60+1:07.727513017 148USA Scott SharpRahal Letterman Racing60+1:10.316414016 1522USA A. J. Foyt IVVision Racing60+1:25.285316015 165USA Sarah FisherDreyer & Reinbold Racing58+2 Laps18014 174BRA Vítor MeiraPanther Racing58+2 Laps8813 183BRA Hélio CastronevesTeam Penske19Crash11912Lead changes: 6 between 5 drivers Full Course Caution Periods There were three full course caution periods during the race, with a total of seven laps run under full course yellow. Laps Cause20-22 Hélio Castroneves crash in turn 1125 A.J. Foyt IV spin in turn 833-35 Vítor Meira tow-in from turn 4 References IndyCar Series https://web.archive.org/web/20201017022910/https://www.indycar.com/stats/full_race_results.php?event_date=2007-07-08&year=2007 2020-10-17 Camping World Watkins Glen Grand Prix Camping World Watkins Glen Grand Prix Camping World Watkins Glen Grand Prix Category:Grand Prix at The Glen Camping World Watkins Glen Grand Prix