Milwaukee's best source: indycar.com / Dave Lewandowski Helio Castroneves thought he discarded The Milwaukee Mile demons like a fried mozzarella wrapper at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds. Unfortunately, he'll have to face them again next year. Tony Kanaan inherited the lead on Lap 201 when Castroneves' No. 3 Team Penske car unexpectedly spun multiple times exiting Turn 4 and made contact with the inside retaining wall on the frontstretch. Kanaan, who started third in the No. 11 Team 7-Eleven Dallara/Honda/Firestone, went on to a 2.5707-second victory over Andretti Green Racing teammate Dario Franchitti in the ABC Supply/A.J. Foyt 225 presented by Time Warner Cable. It was Kanaan's second consecutive victory at The Mile, and ninth career in the IndyCar Series. Dan Wheldon finished third and Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon was fourth. Delphi Panther Racing's Vitor Meira was fifth. "Sometimes it's not always the best car that wins the race," said Kanaan, who is fourth in the championship standings (20 points off Franchitti's pace) after six of 17 races. "We could say that many times. I just hung there all day. It was a difficult race. I definitely had to race this race, apart from the last five laps. Before that, I had to be on the charge." The turn of events took both Kanaan and Castroneves by surprise. Castroneves, the pole sitter for the second year in a row, has not scored a top-10 finish in four IndyCar Series races at The Mile. Castroneves led Kanaan by 2.1228 seconds on Lap 200 when the short-oval rear wing element collapsed, which caused the car to veer out of control. "I had the race won," said Castroneves, who followed a third place in the 91st Indianapolis 500 with a 16th place at The Mile. "It's a shame that something so odd happened there at the end. The car just started spinning when my rear wing broke. It's unfortunate because the Team Penske car was fantastic all day. The car was getting better and better throughout the race. "I just have to laugh it off. It's amazing that I have such bad luck at this place." The pillars that support the rear wing element are non-standard equipment from chassis manufacturer Dallara, which means teams are allowed to modify them or build their own. A few laps later, officials of the sanctioning Indy Racing League noticed the same thing happening to the Team Penske car of Sam Hornish Jr. He was second to Kanaan at the time.
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