| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 6th round of the2008 IndyCar Series season | |
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| Date | June 1, 2008 |
| Official name | ABC Supply Company A.J. Foyt 225 |
| Location | Milwaukee Mile |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.000 mi / 1.609 km |
| Distance | 225 laps 225 mi / 362.102 km |
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 71.6 °F (22.0 °C); wind speeds approaching 9.9 miles per hour (15.9 km/h) |
| Pole position | |
| Driver |  Marco Andretti (Andretti Green Racing) |
| Time | 1:26.9591 (4 laps) |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver |  Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Time | 22.2185 (on lap 76 of 225) |
| Podium | |
| First |  Ryan Briscoe (Penske Racing) |
| Second | Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Third |  Tony Kanaan (Andretti Green Racing) |
The2008ABC Supply Company A.J. Foyt 225 was the sixth round of the2008 IndyCar Series season and took place on June 1, 2008 at the 1.015-mile (1.633 km)Milwaukee Mile, inWest Allis, Wisconsin.Marco Andretti took the lead from the pole position, and led the first 40 laps. He was chased early byScott Dixon and teammateTony Kanaan.Graham Rahal, who started on the outside of the front row, shuffled back, but remained in the top 5 for the first half of the race. The first half was mostly green, with only a minor caution involvingOriol Servià and another for debris. Later in the first fuel segment, Andretti's handling started to suffer, and Dixon took over the lead.Hélio Castroneves took over second, and Andretti fell back as deep as tenth.
On lap 130, Rahal went high in turn three to passDarren Manning. He got into the marbles, and brushed along the wall in turn four. After holding the lead for 136 laps, Dixon was finally challenged byRyan Briscoe. Briscoe took over the lead on lap 177, and held it until a green flag pit stop on lap 194. After a sequence of pit stops, Castroneves, Andretti andDan Wheldon all cycled near the front. When all pit stops were complete, Briscoe held a half-second lead over Dixon. The two battled for the lead over the final 21 laps.
With less than three laps to go, Andretti dove underneathEd Carpenter in turn one. The cars touched, and both cars spun into the wall.Vítor Meira became caught up in the smoke, and rode up over Andretti, becoming airborne. He landed upright, and all drivers were uninjured. The race finished under caution with Briscoe picking up his first careerIndyCar victory, and 300th overall win for theMooresville, North Carolina–basedPenske Racing in all motorsports series.
| Preceded by | IRL IndyCar Series round 6 2008 | Succeeded by |
