The 2008 Gainsco Auto Insurance Indy 300 was Round 1 of the 2008 IndyCar Series. The event was held at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Florida, United States on 29 March 2008. Scott Dixon started on pole position and was the race winner.
GAINSCO AUTO INSURANCE INDY 300 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Points | Avg. Speed | Pit Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 1 | 200 | - | 67 | Running | 50 | 171.248 | - |
| 2 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 4 | 200 | - | 85 | Running | 43 | - | - |
| 3 | 10 | Dan Wheldon | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 22 | 200 | - | 9 | Running | 35 | - | - |
| 4 | 3 | Helio Castroneves | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 5 | 200 | - | 4 | Running | 32 | - | - |
| 5 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 24 | 199 | - | 0 | Running | 30 | - | - |
| 6 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 2 | 199 | - | 0 | Running | 28 | - | - |
| 7 | 17 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 9 | 199 | - | 0 | Running | 26 | - | - |
| 8 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 6 | 198 | - | 35 | Running | 24 | - | - |
| 9 | 2 | A.J. Foyt IV | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 25 | 198 | - | 0 | Running | 22 | - | - |
| 10 | 4 | Vitor Meira | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 10 | 197 | - | 0 | Running | 20 | - | - |
| 11 | 15 | Buddy Rice | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 11 | 196 | - | 0 | Running | 19 | - | - |
| 12 | 5 | Oriol Servia | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 14 | 195 | - | 0 | Running | 18 | - | - |
| 13 | 14 | Darren Manning | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 12 | 194 | - | 0 | Running | 17 | - | - |
| 14 | 34 | Franck Perera | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 13 | 194 | - | 0 | Running | 16 | - | - |
| 15 | 2 | Justin Wilson | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 15 | 193 | - | 0 | Running | 15 | - | - |
| 16 | 19 | Mario Moraes | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 21 | 187 | - | 0 | Running | 14 | - | - |
| 17 | 33 | E.J. Viso | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 18 | 183 | - | 0 | Accident | 13 | - | - |
| 18 | 36 | Enrique Bernoldi | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 17 | 149 | - | 0 | Handling | 12 | - | - |
| 19 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 3 | 126 | - | 0 | Accident | 12 | - | - |
| 20 | 23 | Milka Duno | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 16 | 122 | - | 0 | Accident | 12 | - | - |
| 21 | 25 | Marty Roth | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 8 | 53 | - | 0 | Handling | 12 | - | - |
| 22 | 24 | Jay Howard | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 23 | 50 | - | 0 | Handling | 12 | - | - |
| 23 | 18 | Bruno Junqueira | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 20 | 40 | - | 0 | Handling | 12 | - | - |
| 24 | 27 | Hideki Mutoh | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 7 | 32 | - | 0 | Mechanical | 12 | - | - |
| 25 | 8 | Will Power | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 19 | 24 | - | 0 | Mechanical | 10 | - | - |