2008 Nikon Indy 300

2008 Nikon Indy 300

IndyCar race report infobox
Country = Australia
Grand Prix = Surfers Paradise


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Date = October 26
Year = 2008
Official name = Nikon Indy 300
Round_No = Non-championship
Location = Streets of Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia
Course = Temporary Street Circuit
Course_mi = 2.795
Course_km = 4.498
Distance_laps = 60
Distance_mi = 167.700
Distance_km = 269.880
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The 2008 Nikon Indy 300 will be the 19th and final race of the 2008 IndyCar Series. It will be held on October 26, 2008 on the streets of Surfers Paradise, Australia.

It will be the first time the race is held for the Indy Racing League after 17 years as a Champ Car race. The race will not count towards the 2008 Indycar season points as the race date is held after Chicagoland Speedway, which was preset as the season finale prior to the merger of Champ Car and IRL.

Team changes

With the championship decided, some teams are using the race as a prelude to 2009 campaigns, with Dario Franchitti making his return to IndyCar after a failed attempt at breaking into NASCAR. Franchitti takes Dan Wheldon's seat at Chip Ganassi Racingcite news |url=http://www.chipganassiracing.com/news/index.cfm?cid=19314&series=rolex |title=Franchitti To Join Dixon at Team Target for IndyCar Series Finale in Surfers Paradise |publisher=chipganassiracing.com |date=2008-09-19 |accessdate=2008-09-27 ] , while Wheldon also moves on to his 2009 team, Panther Racing where he replaces Vitor Meiracite news |url=http://www.pantherracing.com/news/index.cfm?cid=19394 |title=A Debut Down Under: Wheldon Confirmed in no. 4 car for Australia Race Oct. 26 |publisher=pantherracing.com |date=2008-09-23 |accessdate=2008-09-27] . Meira will drive for his new team, A. J. Foyt Enterprises.

References

IndyCar Series race report
Name_of_race = 2008 Nikon Indy 300
Year_of_race = 2008
Previous_race_in_season = 2008 Peak Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300
Next_race_in_season = 2009 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Previous_year's_race = 2007 Lexmark Indy 300
Next_year's_race = 2009 Nikon Indy 300


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