Saturday night INDYCAR June 27 - 8 p.m. on VERSUS

[The General]

One of the better events under the lights on the A 3/4 mile, D shaped, asphalt track at Richmond International Raceway, VA.

Short trackin' with no bumpers, avg speed record of 133.41 MPH in 2007 by Dario Franchitti.

Pre-Qual Odds to win the IRL Sun Trust Indy Challenge

301 Helio Castroneves +350
302 Ryan Briscoe +400
303 Scott Dixon +400
304 Dario Franchitti +450
305 Tony Kanaan +800
306 Dan Wheldon +1200
307 Danica Patrick +1200
308 Marco Andretti +1200
309 Graham Rahal +2000
310 Hideki Mutoh +2500
311 Robert Doornbos +4000
312 Justin Wilson +4000
313 Mario Moraes +4000
314 Field +1800

[The General]

301 Helio Castroneves +400
302 Ryan Briscoe +500
303 Scott Dixon +250
304 Dario Franchitti +300
305 Tony Kanaan +1500
306 Dan Wheldon +1500
307 Danica Patrick +1500
308 Marco Andretti +1500
309 Graham Rahal +1500
310 Hideki Mutoh +2500
311 Robert Doornbos +5000
312 Justin Wilson +5000
313 Mario Moraes +7500
314 Field +2000

[The General]

Past Winners

Year Winner
2008 Tony Kanaan
2007 Dario Franchitti
2006 Sam Hornish Jr.
2005 Helio Castroneves
2004 Dan Wheldon
2003 Scott Dixon
2002 Sam Hornish Jr.
2001 Buddy Lazier

[The General]

Can anyone beat AGR, Penske and Ganassi?

AGR didn't practice well for tonight. Maybe they will surprise. Ganassi is starting 1/2, Penske is 3/4 so.........Probably more of the same, but a grueling race this evening and it takes a lot of physical ability at Richmond. Under the lights is very good.

I cannot get a feel for a winner and I have read all of the previews out there.

Castro and Dixon seem like solid picks to me, but somewhat to logical. Hopefully we'll have a lot of action and a real exciting event. Navigating traffic is very key on this track.

Coming up top the hour.

I encourage giving this open-wheel event a look.