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and took place on June 7, 2008 at the

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, in

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. In the first half, three single-car incidents involving

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, Justin Wilson, and

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slowed the race. The lead changed hands between

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, and

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for the first 100 laps. Two sequences of green flag pit stops occurred under a long stretch of green flag conditions. A caution for debris came out on lap 165, sending the leaders to the pits once more.

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stayed out to take over the lead. With 21 laps to go, Meira was forced to pit for fuel, giving up the lead to

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. Moments later,

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crashed in turn four. Andretti led the field back to green on lap 219. With six laps to go, Dixon slipped by Andretti to take the lead. On the next lap, down the backstretch, third place

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dove below Andretti heading into turn three. Hunter-Reay pinched his left wheels onto the apron, lost control, and touched wheels with Andretti. Both cars spun and crashed hard into the wall. The race finished under caution with Dixon the winner, and Castroneves slipping by the accident to finish second.

Result

References

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