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 Time
1. Scott Dixon Ganassi 1:36:42.3467
2. Helio Castroneves Penske + 0.5532
3. Marco Andretti Andretti Green + 0.5707
4. Vitor Meira Panther + 0.9102
5. Dan Wheldon Ganassi + 2.1472
6. Ed Carpenter Vision + 5.9531
7. Ryan Briscoe Penske + 6.2271
8. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green + 7.0932
9. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman + 10.9526
10. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold + 21.6858
11. Danica Patrick Andretti Green + 1 lap
12. Oriol Servia KV + 1 lap
13. E.J. Viso HVM + 2 laps
14. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne + 2 laps
15. Sarah Fisher Fisher + 2 laps
16. Jaime Camara Conquest + 3 laps
17. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne + 5 laps
18. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green + 43 laps
19. Darren Manning Foyt + 53 laps
20. A.J. Foyt IV Vision + 64 laps
21. Milka Duno Dreyer & Reinbold + 70 laps
22. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest + 76 laps
23. Marty Roth Roth + 102 laps
24. Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan + 118 laps
25. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan + 172 laps
26. Will Power KV + 195 laps
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 Time
1. Scott Dixon Ganassi 1:36:42.3467
2. Helio Castroneves Penske + 0.5532
3. Marco Andretti Andretti Green + 0.5707
4. Vitor Meira Panther + 0.9102
5. Dan Wheldon Ganassi + 2.1472
6. Ed Carpenter Vision + 5.9531
7. Ryan Briscoe Penske + 6.2271
8. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green + 7.0932
9. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman + 10.9526
10. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold + 21.6858
11. Danica Patrick Andretti Green + 1 lap
12. Oriol Servia KV + 1 lap
13. E.J. Viso HVM + 2 laps
14. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne + 2 laps
15. Sarah Fisher Fisher + 2 laps
16. Jaime Camara Conquest + 3 laps
17. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne + 5 laps
18. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green + 43 laps
19. Darren Manning Foyt + 53 laps
20. A.J. Foyt IV Vision + 64 laps
21. Milka Duno Dreyer & Reinbold + 70 laps
22. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest + 76 laps
23. Marty Roth Roth + 102 laps
24. Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan + 118 laps
25. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan + 172 laps
26. Will Power KV + 195 laps