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Dixon takes lead in IndyCar points chase

Sat, 09/19/2009 - 12:13 by shalini.bahadur

Motegi, Japan, Sept. 19: Scott Dixon won the Indy Japan 300 Saturday and vaulted from third to first place in the championship race with one event remaining.

Dixon fought off teammate Dario Franchitti by 1.4 seconds to capture his fifth IndyCar race of the year.

Graham Rahal finished third, followed by Oriol Servia, Mario Moraes and Danica Patrick.

Dixon picked up 53 points, the maximum number available at any IndyCar race. He won 50 points for finishing first, got one point for winning the pole and collected two more for leading the most laps in the race.

Dixon takes pole for Indy Japan 300

Fri, 09/18/2009 - 20:22 by Inderjit Singh

Motegi -- Scott Dixon averaged 202.031 mph and won the pole for Saturday's Indy Japan 300 in Motegi.

Dixon's run at the Twin Ring Motegi gave him his first IndyCar Series pole of the season, and he earned a bonus point in his quest to defend his series title.

"It's definitely all-out for me," the New Zealander said. "We've got to try to gain obviously the pole point. It's only one, but it definitely helps. It's also good for the ego coming into the race, maybe confidence over some of the others."

Dixon trails series leader Ryan Briscoe by 32 points and second-place Dario Franchitti by seven points.

Scott Dixon wins IRL race in Ohio

Mon, 08/10/2009 - 05:01 by Salinder Kumar

Lexington, Ohio. -- Scott Dixon easily won Sunday's Honda Indy 200 in Lexington, Ohio, and established an IRL record with his 20th career victory.

Dixon, driving his Dallara Honda, passed Justin Wilson at the race's mid-point, benefited from a quick pit stop, and was dominant late on the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

Wilson trailed Dixon by six seconds but ran out of fuel while coasting for his final stop along pit road.

Dixon overcame Sam Hornish Jr. for most career victories in the IndyCar Series.
"Obviously it's a fantastic milestone for myself and obviously for the team," the reigning IRL champion told reporters. "I've achieved all of those wins with Target. Without them, it wouldn't have been possible."

Scott Dixon wins IRL race at Richmond

Sun, 06/28/2009 - 21:59 by Shruti Sharma

Richmond, Va. -- Scott Dixon equaled an IRL record Saturday by winning the SunTrust Indy Challenge at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway.

It was Dixon's 19th IndyCar victory, tying him with Sam Hornish Jr.
The defending IRL champion capitalized on a pit stop midway through the race, and then beat teammate Dario Franchitti, the pole winner, to the finish line, giving Chip Ganassi Racing a 1-2 finish after they benefited from a late-race caution.

Dixon, Franchitti and Graham Rahal had yet to stop on pit road before Helio Castroneves got too high up the track and scraped the wall along the backstretch, forcing the yellow flag to be displayed with 52 laps remaining.

Scott Dixon wins Indy race by 2 seconds

Mon, 06/01/2009 - 06:43 by harsheeb

West Allis -- Scott Dixon took the lead on the 201st lap and went on to win Sunday's ABC Supply/A.J. Foyt 225 at the Milwaukee Mile by 2.12 seconds over Ryan Briscoe.

Dixon passed Briscoe in the backstretch of Lap 201 and held on for the victory. Dario Franchitti finished third, followed by Graham Rahal and Danica Patrick.

The win was the second of the season for the two-time IndyCar Series champion and 18th of his career. Dixon turned in the fastest lap of the race at 164.17 mph. The race average was 138.784 mph.

Dixon started in fourth place and stalked Briscoe in second place from Lap 154 until 201 when he slipped past Briscoe, who had become backed up behind two slower cars heading into Turn 3.