Scott Dixon won the historic first unified round of the IRL IndyCar Series under the lights at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
The victory was Dixon's 12th since his Chip Ganassi Racing team left Champ Car for the Indy Racing League at the end of the 2002 season.
His triumph came at the expense of Andretti Green Racing driver Kanaan, who was leading the race when the lapped HVM car of Ernesto Viso spun and collected him with just seven laps remaining.
Oriol Servia (KV Racing) in 12th place was the highest finishing of the newcomers from Champ Car, scoring a solid if somewhat cautious finish five laps behind the leaders.
Franck Perera finished 14th for Conquest, with Justin Wilson (Newman Haas Lanigan) 15th after early contact with KV driver Will Power, and Dale Coyne's Mario Moraes taking 16th.
Pos Driver Team Time
1. Scott Dixon Ganassi 200 laps
2. Marco Andretti Andretti Green + 0.5828
3. Dan Wheldon Ganassi + 1.4278
4. Helio Castroneves Penske + 8.0340
5. Ed Carpenter Vision + 1 lap
6. Danica Patrick Andretti Green + 1 lap
7. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman + 1 lap
8. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green + 2 laps
9. AJ Foyt IV Vision + 2 laps
10. Vitor Meira Panther + 3 laps
11. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold + 4 laps
12. Oriol Servia KV + 5 laps
13. Darren Manning Foyt + 6 laps
14. Franck Perera Conquest + 6 laps
15. Justin Wilson Newman Haas Lanigan + 7 laps
16. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne + 13 laps
17. Ernesto Viso HVM + 17 laps
18. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest + 51 laps
19. Ryan Briscoe Penske + 74 laps
20. Milka Duno Dreyer & Reinbold + 78 laps
21. Marty Roth Roth +147 laps
22. Jay Howard Roth +150 laps
23. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne +160 laps
24. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green +168 laps
25. Will Power KV +176 laps
The victory was Dixon's 12th since his Chip Ganassi Racing team left Champ Car for the Indy Racing League at the end of the 2002 season.
His triumph came at the expense of Andretti Green Racing driver Kanaan, who was leading the race when the lapped HVM car of Ernesto Viso spun and collected him with just seven laps remaining.
Oriol Servia (KV Racing) in 12th place was the highest finishing of the newcomers from Champ Car, scoring a solid if somewhat cautious finish five laps behind the leaders.
Franck Perera finished 14th for Conquest, with Justin Wilson (Newman Haas Lanigan) 15th after early contact with KV driver Will Power, and Dale Coyne's Mario Moraes taking 16th.
Pos Driver Team Time
1. Scott Dixon Ganassi 200 laps
2. Marco Andretti Andretti Green + 0.5828
3. Dan Wheldon Ganassi + 1.4278
4. Helio Castroneves Penske + 8.0340
5. Ed Carpenter Vision + 1 lap
6. Danica Patrick Andretti Green + 1 lap
7. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman + 1 lap
8. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green + 2 laps
9. AJ Foyt IV Vision + 2 laps
10. Vitor Meira Panther + 3 laps
11. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold + 4 laps
12. Oriol Servia KV + 5 laps
13. Darren Manning Foyt + 6 laps
14. Franck Perera Conquest + 6 laps
15. Justin Wilson Newman Haas Lanigan + 7 laps
16. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne + 13 laps
17. Ernesto Viso HVM + 17 laps
18. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest + 51 laps
19. Ryan Briscoe Penske + 74 laps
20. Milka Duno Dreyer & Reinbold + 78 laps
21. Marty Roth Roth +147 laps
22. Jay Howard Roth +150 laps
23. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne +160 laps
24. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green +168 laps
25. Will Power KV +176 laps