10- Darren Manning 3- Hélio Castroneves 16- Danica Patrick 15- Buddy Rice Firestone Indy 200 On July 16 at Nashville Superspeedway, Dario Franchitti won, leading 74 of 200 laps. Tomas Scheckter sat on the pole. Tomas Enge fractured his back in a lap 27 crash in turn 1 and would miss the next 2 races. Top Ten Results 27- Dario Franchitti 6- Sam Hornish Jr. 83- Patrick Carpentier 8- Scott Sharp 3- Hélio Castroneves 9- Scott Dixon 16- Danica Patrick 33- Ryan Briscoe 95- Buddy Lazier 20- Ed Carpenter ABC Supply Company A. J. Foyt 225 On July 24 at The Milwaukee Mile, Sam Hornish Jr. won from the pole, leading 123 of 225 laps. Top Ten Results 6- Sam Hornish Jr. 27- Dario Franchitti 4- Tomas Scheckter 11- Tony Kanaan 26- Dan Wheldon 7- Bryan Herta 83- Patrick Carpentier 51- Alex Barron 17- Vítor Meira 8- Scott Sharp Firestone Indy 400 On July 31 at Michigan International Speedway, Bryan Herta won from the pole, leading 159 of 200 laps. Top Ten Results 7- Bryan Herta 26- Dan Wheldon 4- Tomas Scheckter 11- Tony Kanaan 6- Sam Hornish Jr. 15- Buddy Lazier 8- Scott Sharp 27- Dario Franchitti 83- Patrick Carpentier 33- Ryan Briscoe AMBER Alert Portal Indy 300 On August 14 at Kentucky Speedway, Scott Sharp won for the first time since 2003 at Twin Ring Motegi, holding off Vítor Meira for the last laps to win. Danica Patrick sat on the pole for the second time in the season after rain washed out qualifying and the starting grid was determined by the fastest times in practice. Tomas Enge returned from injury to finish 11th. Top Ten Results 8- Scott Sharp 17- Vítor Meira 26- Dan Wheldon 51- Alex Barron 3- Hélio Castroneves 95- Buddy Lazier 6- Sam Hornish Jr. 55- Kosuke Matsuura 14- A. J. Foyt IV 91- Jimmy Kite Honda Indy 225 On August 21 at Pikes Peak International Raceway, Penske Racing teammates Hélio Castroneves and Sam Hornish Jr. started 1–2. Dan Wheldon won his fifth race of the season, tying Sam Hornish Jr.'s record for most victories in a season. This was the final IRL race at PPIR as the track was sold to International Speedway Corporation for intent to be shut down as ISC looked for a new Denver-area circuit, but plans failed and the track was sold for testing but cannot be used for