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Castroneves takes vital victory to stay in title hunt (Indy Car)

Helio Castroneves headed a Penske one-two at Infineon Raceway to breathe life into his championship effort. He ended a 29-race streak without a win after scoring seven second places so far this year.
It came just days after Penske lost both their original race cars when one of their transporters cost fire. Castroneves and Ryan Briscoe [...]

Scott Dixon takes fifth win of 2008 at Edmonton (Indy Car)

Scott Dixon won once again in the Indy Racing League thanks to rapid pit work by his Ganassi pit crew and a slice of fortunate with the race distance.
Dixon had a quiet race until the late stages when one of his Penske rivals was knocked into a spin and the other fell back in the [...]

Ex-Champ Car drivers shine at Edmonton (Indy Car)

The former Champ Car drivers in the Indy Racing League have enjoyed their best qualifying session of the year at Edmonton. It’s the only time the IRL regulars and the ‘transition teams’ will compete together at an ex-Champ Car venue this year.
Penske duo Ryan Brisco and Helio Castroneves locked out the front row but seven [...]

Scott Dixon lucks in to Nashville win (Indy Car)

A pit lane error handed the Ganassi team a lucky one-two at Nashville. Scott Dixon and Dan Wheldon failed to make it into the pits during a late yellow flag period but when rain fell on the track it handed the pair a fortunate one-two.
Helio Castroneves took third ahead of Tony Kanaan and Danica Patrick [...]

IRL Detroit: Title rivals in controversial clash

A controversial collision between title rivals Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti overshadowed Tony Kanaan’s win in the IRL race at Michigan.
Dixon was knocked into a spin by a slowing Buddy Rice on the penultimate lap and appeared to deliberately steer his car into Franchitti’s.
Franchitti managed to limp home sixth to take a three point lead [...]

IRL Infineon: Dixon takes title lead

What had been a pedestrian Indy Racing League round at Infineon Raceway came alive in the final laps when runaway leader Dario Franchitti clashed with team mate Marco Andretti.
That let rival Scott Dixon in to snatch the win and the lead of the championship in dramatic style.
Franchitti clung on to take third after strong support [...]

IRL Mid Ohio: Dixon seals his hat-trick

Scott Dixon won his third consecutive IRL race and closed to within 24 points of championship leader Dario Franchitti with five rounds remaining.
The New Zealander moved to the front in a processional race at the Mid Ohio road course by playing a canny strategic game. But Franchitti minimised the damage by following him home second.

IRL Nashville: Two in a row for Dixon

Scott Dixon won his second consecutive race of 2007 - and once again it was championship leader Dario Franchitti who followed him across the line.
The rain-delayed race suffered a brief interruption due to further rain but it was a largely incident-free event.

IRL Watkins Glen: Dixon’s hat trick

Scott Dixon completed a hat-trick of IRL victories at Watkins Glen with a measured and tactically shrewd drive.
But there were unpleasant scenes after the race as a confrontation between Tony Kanaan and Sam Hornish sparked a pit lane brawl.
It began after the pair twice made contact during the race.

IRL Richmond: Dominant Dario doubles up

Dario Franchitti held the Richmond round in a stranglehold for the start. He led all bar nine laps at the short oval to win the second race in a week and stretch his championship advantage.
It was a far more low-key race after the dramas of the Iowa encounter last week. But the Penske drivers were [...]

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