Chip Ganssi's Scott Dixon has almost sealed the IRL championship by winning the Meijer Indy 300 at the Kentucky Speedway last night with only three races remaining and now leading by more than 78 points. It was Dixon's sixth victory of the season and he earned this one as leader.Helio Castroneves lost fuel pressure in the final turn, ending his gamble to try to steal the race from far off the pace. Marco Andretti finished third while another contender all through the race, Vitor Meira, came in fourth place. Scott Dixon's teammate, Dan Wheldon, completed the Top 5 finishers.
Race Results: Pos Driver Team Time1. Scott Dixon Ganassi 1:36:42.34672. Helio Castroneves Penske + 0.55323. Marco Andretti Andretti Green + 0.57074. Vitor Meira Panther + 0.91025. Dan Wheldon Ganassi + 2.14726. Ed Carpenter Vision + 5.95317. Ryan Briscoe Penske + 6.22718. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green + 7.09329. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman + 10.952610. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold + 21.685811. Danica Patrick Andretti Green + 1 lap12. Oriol Servia KV + 1 lap13. E.J. Viso HVM + 2 laps14. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne + 2 laps15. Sarah Fisher Fisher + 2 laps16. Jaime Camara Conquest + 3 laps17. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne + 5 laps18. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green + 43 laps19. Darren Manning Foyt + 53 laps20. A.J. Foyt IV Vision + 64 laps21. Milka Duno Dreyer & Reinbold + 70 laps22. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest + 76 laps23. Marty Roth Roth + 102 laps24. Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan + 118 laps25. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan + 172 laps26. Will Power KV + 195 laps
Race Results: Pos Driver Team Time1. Scott Dixon Ganassi 1:36:42.34672. Helio Castroneves Penske + 0.55323. Marco Andretti Andretti Green + 0.57074. Vitor Meira Panther + 0.91025. Dan Wheldon Ganassi + 2.14726. Ed Carpenter Vision + 5.95317. Ryan Briscoe Penske + 6.22718. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green + 7.09329. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman + 10.952610. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold + 21.685811. Danica Patrick Andretti Green + 1 lap12. Oriol Servia KV + 1 lap13. E.J. Viso HVM + 2 laps14. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne + 2 laps15. Sarah Fisher Fisher + 2 laps16. Jaime Camara Conquest + 3 laps17. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne + 5 laps18. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green + 43 laps19. Darren Manning Foyt + 53 laps20. A.J. Foyt IV Vision + 64 laps21. Milka Duno Dreyer & Reinbold + 70 laps22. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest + 76 laps23. Marty Roth Roth + 102 laps24. Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan + 118 laps25. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan + 172 laps26. Will Power KV + 195 laps