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IndyCar: Scott Dixon still on top

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Khatir Soltani
On the second and final day of Group 2's IndyCar Open Test, Rubens Barrichello once again ended up in third following the Ganassi duo of Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti at the Sebring Speedway.

Dixon was the only driver to post a sub-52-second lap over the course of the four days of the Open Test divided into two groups (10 cars in the first group and 15 in the second).

Franchitti was 0.222s back, and Barrichello had a best lap of 52.224 seconds (0.431s behind Dixon). Mike Conway, driving the No. 14 ABC Supply car for A.J. Foyt Racing, had another strong outing (52.224s) to place fourth while Graham Rahal was fifth (52.469s) in the No. 38 Service Central Chip Ganassi Racing car.

A total of 688 laps were recorded on the day, and 4,107 laps for both groups without incident. Dixon and Franchitti produced the top two laps of spring training followed by Barrichello and Penske's Helio Castroneves and Will Power.

So IndyCar is now looking on to March 23-24 for the season-opening Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, with an interim stop for many teams/drivers at Barber Motorsports Park on March 13-14.
Khatir Soltani
Khatir Soltani
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