Target Ganassi's Scott Dixon won his third consecutive race of the season at the Texas Motorsports Speedway in what was is seventh podium finish in seven races. Dixon increases his lead over Helio Castroneves by 35 points.
Following Dixon and Castroneves to the finish line was Ryan Briscoe, who lost a lap earlier in the race when he missed his pit box and was penalized, and Dixon's teammate, Dan Wheldon, who finished fourth despite an ankle injury to his right foot sustained Friday during practice.
Tony Kanaan finished fifth, Hideki Mutoh was sixth, and Vitor Meira, who led a stint until he was forced to pit with 21 laps remaining, finished seventh. Buddy Rice, Ed Carpenter and Danica Patrick rounded out the top 10.
The series takes a week off before resuming June 22 at Iowa Speedway, kicking off a stretch of six races over six consecutive weekends.
Race results:
Pos Driver Team Laps
1. Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi 228 laps
2. Helio Castroneves Penske 228
3. Ryan Briscoe Penske 228
4. Dan Wheldon Chip Ganassi 228
5. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green 228
6. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green 228
7. Vitor Meira Panther 227
8. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold 227
9. Ed Carpenter Vision 227
10. Danica Patrick Andretti Green 227
11. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan 227
12. AJ Foyt IV Vision 226
13. Will Power KV 226
14. EJ Viso HVM 226
15. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne 226
16. John Andretti Roth 226
17. Milka Duno Dreyer & Reinbold 226
18. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne 223
19. Marco Andretti Andretti Green 222
20. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman 222
21. Mario Dominguez PCM 222
22. Marty Roth Roth 221
23. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest 210
24. Jaime Camara Conquest 210
25. Tomas Scheckter Luczo Dragon 56
26. Oriol Servia KV 47
27. Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan 39
28. Darren Manning Foyt 19
Following Dixon and Castroneves to the finish line was Ryan Briscoe, who lost a lap earlier in the race when he missed his pit box and was penalized, and Dixon's teammate, Dan Wheldon, who finished fourth despite an ankle injury to his right foot sustained Friday during practice.
Tony Kanaan finished fifth, Hideki Mutoh was sixth, and Vitor Meira, who led a stint until he was forced to pit with 21 laps remaining, finished seventh. Buddy Rice, Ed Carpenter and Danica Patrick rounded out the top 10.
The series takes a week off before resuming June 22 at Iowa Speedway, kicking off a stretch of six races over six consecutive weekends.
Race results:
Pos Driver Team Laps
1. Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi 228 laps
2. Helio Castroneves Penske 228
3. Ryan Briscoe Penske 228
4. Dan Wheldon Chip Ganassi 228
5. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green 228
6. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green 228
7. Vitor Meira Panther 227
8. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold 227
9. Ed Carpenter Vision 227
10. Danica Patrick Andretti Green 227
11. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan 227
12. AJ Foyt IV Vision 226
13. Will Power KV 226
14. EJ Viso HVM 226
15. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne 226
16. John Andretti Roth 226
17. Milka Duno Dreyer & Reinbold 226
18. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne 223
19. Marco Andretti Andretti Green 222
20. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman 222
21. Mario Dominguez PCM 222
22. Marty Roth Roth 221
23. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest 210
24. Jaime Camara Conquest 210
25. Tomas Scheckter Luczo Dragon 56
26. Oriol Servia KV 47
27. Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan 39
28. Darren Manning Foyt 19