2007 SunTrust Indy Challenge
The 2007 SunTrust Indy Challenge was a race in the 2007 IRL IndyCar Series, held at Richmond International Raceway. It was held over 28 -June 30, 2007, as the ninth round of the seventeen-race calendar. It was the third of four night races on the 2007 calendar.

The layout of Richmond International Raceway
Classification
    
| Fin. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 |  Dario Franchitti | Andretti Green Racing | 250 | 1:24:19.6684 | 1 | 241 | 50+3 | 
| 2 | 9 |  Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 250 | +0.4194 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 
| 3 | 10 |  Dan Wheldon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 250 | +1.3629 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 
| 4 | 11 |  Tony Kanaan | Andretti Green Racing | 250 | +2.9088 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 
| 5 | 15 |  Buddy Rice | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 250 | +5.9130 | 12 | 0 | 30 | 
| 6 | 7 |  Danica Patrick | Andretti Green Racing | 250 | +6.3619 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 
| 7 | 2 |  Tomas Scheckter | Vision Racing | 250 | +7.5597 | 10 | 0 | 26 | 
| 8 | 8 |  Scott Sharp | Rahal Letterman Racing | 250 | +8.5739 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 
| 9 | 4 |  Vítor Meira | Panther Racing | 250 | +9.5276 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 
| 10 | 20 |  Ed Carpenter | Vision Racing | 250 | +10.3247 | 15 | 0 | 20 | 
| 11 | 3 |  Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | 249 | +1 Lap | 6 | 1 | 19 | 
| 12 | 26 |  Marco Andretti | Andretti Green Racing | 249 | +1 Lap | 14 | 0 | 18 | 
| 13 | 22 |  A. J. Foyt IV | Vision Racing | 249 | +1 Lap | 17 | 0 | 17 | 
| 14 | 14 |  Darren Manning | A.J. Foyt Racing | 249 | +1 Lap | 13 | 0 | 16 | 
| 15 | 6 |  Sam Hornish Jr. | Team Penske | 248 | +2 Laps | 5 | 0 | 15 | 
| 16 | 5 |  Sarah Fisher | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 247 | +3 Laps | 16 | 0 | 14 | 
| 17 | 55 |  Kosuke Matsuura | Panther Racing | 236 | Crash | 18 | 0 | 13 | 
| 18 | 17 |  Jeff Simmons | Rahal Letterman Racing | 153 | Crash | 11 | 0 | 12 | 
| 19 | 23 |  Milka Duno (R) | SAMAX Motorsport | 79 | Too slow* | 19 | 0 | 12 | 
| Lead changes: 5 between 3 drivers | ||||||||
Note
    
Milka Duno was for the second race in a row parked by race officials for failing to meet the minimum speed.
Caution Periods
    
There were four caution periods during the race, with a total of thirty-three laps run under yellow.
| Laps | Cause | 
|---|---|
| 1-3 | Sam Hornish Jr spun on the frontstretch | 
| 61-70 | Debris in turn 2 | 
| 86-98 | Tony Kanaan and Jeff Simmons crash in turn 2 | 
| 100-120 | Jeff Simmons crash in turn 2 | 
| 239-243 | Sam Hornish Jr and Kosuke Matsuura crash in turn 4 | 
References
    
- IndyCar Series Archived 2020-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
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