07/19/2010
Dario Franchitti Places Second at Honda Indy Toronto
IndyCar Series - Toronto, ON
Team Target had another strong run at Toronto with both drivers running in the top-five throughout the majority of the Honda Indy Toronto in Round 10 of the IZOD IndyCar Series. Dario Franchitti brought the No. 10 Air Wick Honda Dallara home in second while Scott Dixon finished 20th.
Franchitti lined-up fifth on the grid and moved up two positions on the first lap of the race. He ran in the top-three throughout most of the event - leading the field for 22 of 85 laps.
Dixon started from the sixth position and had a strong run through the beginning stages of the race. With 12 laps to go, Dixon was running in fourth when he was forced wide and made contact with the wall. The No. 9 Target machine sustained significant damage and Dixon would settle for a disappointing 20th place result.
Results from Toronto:
1.) Will Power, No. 12 Honda Dallara
2.) Dario Franchitti, No. 10 Air Wick Honda Dallara
3.) Ryan Hunter-Reay, No. 37 Honda Dallara
20.) Scott Dixon, No. 9 Target Honda Dallara
Race Notes:
This was Franchitti's third podium finish at Toronto, having won the race in 1999 and 2009.
Dixon extends his record of most consecutive top-10 starts to 42.
This is the 10th podium finish for Target Chip Ganassi Racing at Toronto.
TCGR Quoteboard:
Scott Dixon: "I made a bit of a bobble coming out of Turn 1. The cars in front of me were kind of messing around, they missed it a little bit. I followed a bit too hard and Ryan (Hunter-Reay) had a bit of a run. I held my typical line, moved over to the left, and he dove under. I had to go somewhere. He was just carrying way too much speed and hit the front of my car and put us in the tires. Before that, the car was pretty quick. We had troubles early on in the race but we definitely came back. Thought we could have had a shot at fourth or fifth but it didn't work out."
Dario Franchitti: "Our Air Wick car today was pretty good. It was all just about track position; I had to pit a lap early so Justin and Will jumped up ahead when they went a lap longer. This week we just didn't run quite quick enough, we were fast in practice, but wasn't quite fast enough to beat Will in the race. Just wasn't to thank my guys because they did a great job, and here we are in second."
About Target Chip Ganassi Racing (TCGR)
Target Chip Ganassi Racing is the reigning Indianapolis 500 Winner and two-time reigning IZOD IndyCar Series Champion. Chip Ganassi created his own one-car IndyCar team in 1990 and established a partnership with sponsor, Target. Today, Target Chip Ganassi Racing includes two entries in the IZOD IndyCar Series for 2008/2003 Champion and 2008 Indianapolis 500 Winner Scott Dixon, and 2009/2007 Champion and 2010/2007 Indianapolis 500 Winner Dario Franchitti. Target Chip Ganassi Racing has collected seven Championships and 76 wins since 1994 and operates out of a state-of-the-art race shop facility in Indianapolis, with a corporate office in Pittsburgh.
With the finishes, Franchitti remains second in the championship with 335 points - just 42 points behind leader Will Power. Dixon sits third in the championship with 299 points - 78 points out of the top spot.
Up next for Team Target is Round 11 of the IZOD IndyCar Series at the Honda Indy Edmonton Sunday, July 25 (5:00 p.m. ET, VERSUS).
For more information log onto www.chipganassiracing.com
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