# 2008 Rexall Edmonton Indy

The 2008 Rexall Edmonton Indy was the thirteenth round of the 2008 IndyCar Series season, and was held on July 26, 2008, at Rexall Speedway in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The race was won by Scott Dixon, followed by Hélio Castroneves and Justin Wilson. Although it was the fourth edition of the Grand Prix, it was the first race in the IndyCar Series, but also the first IndyCar Series race to be held in Canada.

## Qualifying results

| Pos | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Qual 3 | Best |
| 1 | Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske | 1:01.660 | 1:01.236 | 1:00.731 | 1:00.731 |
| 2 | Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | 1:01.164 | 1:00.946 | 1:00.836 | 1:00.836 |
| 3 | Oriol Servià | KV Racing Technology | 1:01.844 | 1:01.092 | 1:00.858 | 1:00.858 |
| 4 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:01.426 | 1:01.108 | 1:00.859 | 1:00.859 |
| 5 | Will Power | KV Racing Technology | 1:01.464 | 1:01.117 | 1:01.015 | 1:01.015 |
| 6 | Justin Wilson | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 1:01.552 | 1:01.185 | no time | 1:01.185 |
| 7 | Bruno Junqueira | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:02.175 | 1:01.299 | - | 1:01.299 |
| 8 | Graham Rahal | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 1:01.826 | 1:01.457 | - | 1:01.457 |
| 9 | Dan Wheldon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:01.603 | 1:01.666 | - | 1:01.603 |
| 10 | Mario Moraes (R) | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:01.506 | 1:01.755 | - | 1:01.506 |
| 11 | Enrique Bernoldi (R) | Conquest Racing | 1:02.044 | 1:02.023 | - | 1:02.023 |
| 12 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti Green Racing | 1:01.701 | no time | - | 1:01.701 |
| 13 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Green Racing | 1:02.299 | - | - | 1:02.299 |
| 14 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Rahal Letterman Racing | 1:02.104 | - | - | 1:02.104 |
| 15 | Danica Patrick | Andretti Green Racing | 1:02.417 | - | - | 1:02.417 |
| 16 | Paul Tracy | Vision Racing | 1:02.239 | - | - | 1:02.239 |
| 17 | Vítor Meira | Panther Racing | 1:02.239 | - | - | 1:02.491 |
| 18 | A. J. Foyt IV | Vision Racing | 1:03.135 | - | - | 1:03.135 |
| 19 | Darren Manning | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 1:02.664 | - | - | 1:02.664 |
| 20 | Mario Dominguez | Pacific Coast Motorsports | 1:03.136 | - | - | 1:03.136 |
| 21 | E. J. Viso (R) | HVM Racing | 1:02.924 | - | - | 1:02.924 |
| 22 | Hideki Mutoh | Andretti Green Racing | 1:03.810 | - | - | 1:03.810 |
| 23 | Buddy Rice | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 1:03.428 | - | - | 1:03.428 |
| 24 | Ed Carpenter | Vision Racing | 1:03.883 | - | - | 1:03.883 |
| 25 | Townsend Bell | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 1:03.640 | - | - | 1:03.640 |
| 26 | Marty Roth | Roth Racing | 1:09.050 | - | - | 1:09.050 |
| 27 | Jaime Camara (R) | Conquest Racing | 1:03.857 | - | - | 1:03.857 |

## Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 91 | 1:51:05.704 | 4 | 50 |
| 2 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | 91 | +5.9 secs | 2 | 43 |
| 3 | 02 | Justin Wilson | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 91 | +13.4 secs | 6 | 35 |
| 4 | 22 | Paul Tracy | Vision Racing | 91 | +28.1 secs | 15 | 32 |
| 5 | 5 | Oriol Servià | KV Racing Technology | 91 | +28.7 secs | 3 | 30 |
| 6 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske | 91 | +36.9 secs | 1 | 28 |
| 7 | 10 | Dan Wheldon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 91 | +41.8 secs | 9 | 26 |
| 8 | 17 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Green Racing | 91 | +42.1 secs | 13 | 24 |
| 9 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti Green Racing | 91 | +43.1 secs | 27 | 22 |
| 10 | 14 | Darren Manning | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 91 | +43.3 secs | 18 | 20 |
| 11 | 15 | Buddy Rice | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 91 | +48.4 secs | 22 | 19 |
| 12 | 2 | A. J. Foyt IV | Vision Racing | 91 | +50.1 secs | 17 | 18 |
| 13 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Vision Racing | 91 | +57.6 secs | 23 | 17 |
| 14 | 18 | Bruno Junqueira | Dale Coyne Racing | 91 | +61.1 secs | 7 | 16 |
| 15 | 33 | E. J. Viso (R) | HVM Racing | 90 | + 1 lap | 20 | 15 |
| 16 | 36 | Enrique Bernoldi (R) | Conquest Racing | 90 | + 1 lap | 11 | 14 |
| 17 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Green Racing | 90 | + 1 lap | 12 | 13 |
| 18 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Andretti Green Racing | 88 | + 3 laps | 14 | 12 |
| 19 | 4 | Vítor Meira | Panther Racing | 85 | + 6 laps | 16 | 12 |
| 20 | 19 | Mario Moraes (R) | Dale Coyne Racing | 85 | + 6 laps | 10 | 12 |
| 21 | 25 | Marty Roth | Roth Racing | 84 | + 7 laps | 25 | 12 |
| 22 | 8 | Will Power | KV Racing Technology | 72 | + 19 laps | 5 | 12 |
| 23 | 34 | Jaime Camara (R) | Conquest Racing | 68 | Mechanical | 26 | 12 |
| 24 | 96 | Mario Dominguez | Pacific Coast Motorsports | 51 | Off Course | 19 | 12 |
| 25 | 23 | Townsend Bell | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 48 | Contact | 24 | 10 |
| 26 | 06 | Graham Rahal | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 44 | Contact | 8 | 10 |
| 27 | 27 | Hideki Mutoh | Andretti Green Racing | 27 | Contact | 21 | 10 |

## Caution flags

| Laps | Cause |
| 19-23 | Meira (4) spin |
| 29-32 | Mutoh (27) contact |
| 49-54 | Bell (23) contact |
| 61-64 | Rahal (06)/Viso (33) contact |