07/27/2010
Scott Dixon Claims Victory at Edmonton, Franchitti Third
IndyCar Series - Edmonton, AB
Team Target had another strong finish at the Honda Indy Edmonton with Scott Dixon scoring his second win of the season and Dario Franchitti driving the No. 10 Target Honda Dallara home in third.
Dixon lined-up third on the grid and ran in the top-four throughout the race. He picked up second when he passed Will Power on the final restart with three laps to go.
Dixon went on to score the victory when he inherited the lead from race leader Helio Castroneves who was issued a penalty for blocking on the restart.
Franchitti started from the fourth position and remained in the top-five throughout the race. He would ultimately finish third to join Dixon on the podium.
Team Target delivered the second win of the day to team owner Chip Ganassi who earlier in the afternoon claimed victory at the Brickyard 400 with NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Jamie McMurray. Ganassi became the first team owner to win the Daytona 500, Indianapolis 500 and Brickyard 400 in the same season.
Results from Edmonton:
1.) Scott Dixon, No. 9 Target Honda Dallara
2.) Will Power, No. 12 Honda Dallara
3.) Dario Franchitti, No. 10 Target Honda Dallara
Race Notes:
- This victory at Edmonton is Scott Dixon's 24th win in Indy car racing.
- The win marks Dixon's second at the track. In 2008 he started fourth and led 30 laps en route to the win.
- Dixon captured his first Indy car win in 2001 at Nazareth Speedway and his first IZOD IndyCar Series win at Homestead-Miami Speedway in 2003.
- Dixon's last win came at Kansas Speedway this season after starting from the front row.
- The win gives TCGR its second win at Edmonton, its 37th win in the IZOD IndyCar Series and 77th in Indy car racing.
- The win gives Chip Ganassi Racing Teams, Inc. its 126th win.
- Dixon extends his record of most consecutive top-10 starts to 43.
- Franchitti's third place finish is his best result at Edmonton having finished fifth last year.
With the finishes, Franchitti remains second in the championship with 370 points - just 50 points behind leader Will Power. Dixon remains third in the championship with 349 points - 71 points out of the top spot.
Up next for Team Target is Round 12 of the IZOD IndyCar Series at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the Honda Indy 200 presented by Westfield Insurance Sunday, August 8 (2:30 p.m. ET, VERSUS).
TCGR Quoteboard:
Scott Dixon: "We had a great run with the Target car and kept it in a typical line. It was a tough day. The Target car was pretty loose. I can't believe that we won."
Dario Franchitti: "I guess ultimately it all came down to that last restart with Helio blocking and Scott getting a run on both Will and Helio, getting past Will. I tried to follow him through. We ran side-by-side through the first part of the chicane in turn two, gave each other room. I got to the exit and I was on the marbles. That was it really. Had to back out of it. Ultimately finished third."
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 77 wins since 1994 and operates out of a state-of-the-art race shop facility in Indianapolis, with a corporate office in Pittsburgh.
For more information log onto www.chipganassiracing.com.
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