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The 2011 MoveThatBlock.com Indy 225 was the fourth running of the New Hampshire 225 after a 13-year sabbatical and the thirteenth round of the 2011 IndyCar Series season. It took place on Sunday, August 14, 2011. The race was contested over 225 laps at the 1.025-mile (1.650 km) New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire, and was televised by ABC in the United States.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 13th round of the 2011 IndyCar Series season | |
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| Date | August 14, 2011 |
| Official name | MoveThatBlock.com Indy 225 |
| Location | New Hampshire Motor Speedway |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.025 mi / 1.650 km |
| Distance | 225 laps 230.625 mi / 371.155 km |
| Weather | 73 °F (23 °C), cloudy |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Time | 43.1976 (2-lap) |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Time | 22.3481 (on lap 149 of 225) |
| Podium | |
| First | Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport) |
| Second | Oriol Servià (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Third | Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
The winner of the 2011 race was Ryan Hunter-Reay.[1] Dario Franchitti scored the pole position with a time of 43 seconds, while Scott Dixon had the fastest lap of the race, which he achieved on lap 149. None of the drivers who participated in the last IndyCar race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in 1998 took part in this race.
The length of this race would be reduced to 220 laps / 225 miles (362 km) due to rain. The race was restarted with 10 laps to go. Wet conditions led to Danica Patrick spinning immediately when the green flag came out, resulting in a multiple-car crash. Will Power, who was involved in the crash, was vocally angry regarding the call, with complaints stemming from the fact that the track was too wet for the race to be restarted. Oriol Servià took over the lead from Hunter-Reay during the last restart but because the restart heavily failed as the track was still too wet, the race ended up being red-flagged with 6 laps to go [1]. The order of how the drivers were running before the aborted restart would count as the unofficial race result, which meant Ryan Hunter-Reay was declared the winner. Newman/Haas Racing and Chip Ganassi Racing filed protests regarding to the finish because of Servia's pass off Hunter-Reay on the aborted restart. The hearing was scheduled on August 22, which would also include Andretti Autosport. The unofficial results would not change and Hunter-Reay would become the official winner of the race.
References
edit- ^ Whitaker, S.E. (2022). Racing with Roger Penske: A History of a Motorsport Dynasty. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 151. ISBN 978-1-4766-8786-5. Retrieved 2024-02-23.