Kanaan Scores Infineon Win

Kanaan took the lead for the first time on lap 46 just before pitting on lap 50, regaining the lead three laps later when other cars pitted under caution. Kanaan held the lead uncontested to the end, with Buddy Rice finishing second and Alex Barron third.

Kanaan's win was in contrast to teammate and points leader Dan Wheldon, who ran towards the back of the field after refuelling problems at his first stop, before Wheldon's day ended on lap 52 when he coasted to a halt with a a fuel line problem.

Pole sitter Ryan Briscoe led the first sixteen laps before pitting under yellow. His day turned sour soon after the race restarted when he braked too late at a hairpin, taking to the dirt before hitting Danica Patrick, who was then forced into Helio Castroneves on her outside. Patrick and Castroneves were out on the spot while Briscoe was out at the end of the lap.

Castroneves's Penske teammate Sam Hornish Jr didn't have a good day either, spinning on lap one with a driveline problem. The team fixed the problem but Hornish ended the race in seventeenth, 24 laps down.

Pos  Driver              Make-Engine      Laps
 1.  Tony Kanaan         Dallara-Honda     80
 2.  Buddy Rice          Panoz-Honda       80
 3.  Alex Barron         Dallara-Toyota    80
 4.  Patrick Carpentier  Dallara-Toyota    80
 5.  Tomas Enge          Dallara-Chevrolet 80
 6.  Kosuke Matsuura     Panoz-Honda       80
 7.  Scott Dixon         Panoz-Toyota      80
 8.  Dario Franchitti    Dallara-Honda     80
 9.  Vitor Meira         Panoz-Honda       80
10.  Jeff Bucknum        Dallara-Chevrolet 80
11.  Roger Yasukawa      Dallara-Honda     80
12.  Scott Sharp         Panoz-Honda       80
13.  Bryan Herta         Dallara-Honda     79
14.  Giorgio Pantano     Panoz-Toyota      78
15.  Ed Carpenter        Dallara-Toyota    77
16.  Tomas Scheckter     Dallara-Chevrolet 57
17.  Sam Hornish Jr      Dallara-Toyota    56
18.  Dan Wheldon         Dallara-Honda     52
19.  Ryan Briscoe        Panoz-Toyota      20
20.  Danica Patrick      Panoz-Honda       19
21.  Helio Castroneves   Dallara-Toyota    19