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Next Race ~ Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen
Watkins Glen International

The 2009 IndyCar Series season continues July 5 with the Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen at Watkins Glen International. The race will be telecast live in High Definition at 1 p.m. (EDT) by ABC. The race will air live on the IMS Radio Network, XM channel 145 and Sirius channel 211. The radio broadcast also will be carried on www.indycar.com. The 2009 Firestone Indy Lights season continues with the Corning 100 on July 4 at Watkins Glen International. The race will be telecast at 11 p.m. on July 6.

Dixon Wins At Richmond

Scott Dixon one-upped Sam Hornish Jr. -- Dixon, who started next to polesitter Dario Franchitti, won the SunTrust Indy Challenge at Richmond International Raceway by 0.3109 of a second over his Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammate. The victory - Dixon's third of the season and second at Richmond - was the 19th of Dixon's IndyCar Series career and tied Hornish for the most in series history. Dixon, driving the No. 9 entry, matched the record in his 104th race - one less than Hornish, who totaled 116 starts from 2000-2006.

Graham Rahal finished third - his best oval finish - in the No. 02 McDonald's entry for Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing. Hideki Mutoh, who led the first laps of his IndyCar Series career, finished fourth in the No. 27 Formula Dream car and Andretti Green Racing teammate Danica Patrick was fifth.

Franchitti, who earned a bonus point for winning the PEAK Performance Pole Award, took the championship points lead (279-278) over Dixon. Ryan Briscoe, the points leader entering the eighth of 17 races, suffered his first DNF since July 2008 at Nashville Superspeedway and fell to 26 points behind. His Team Penske teammate, Helio Castroneves, also crashed exiting Turn 2 and is fourth with 225 points heading to Watkins Glen International, the first of three consecutive road/street races.
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Franchitti On Richmond Pole

Dario Franchitti, who won five days earlier at Iowa Speedway, earned the PEAK Performance Pole Award presented by Advance Auto Parts at another short track. Driving the No. 10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing car, he recorded a four-lap average of167.315 mph on the 0.75-mile Richmond International Raceway. In 2007, Franchitti started from the pole based on driver points because qualifications were rained out, led 262 laps and won the SunTrust Indy Challenge. Of course, he'd appreciate a similar result.

Scott Dixon (166.638 mph) will join his teammate on the front row - his highest start of the season. Team Penske teammates Helio Castroneves (165.931) and Ryan Briscoe (165.749) will share Row 2. Graham Rahal (165.218) will start fifth and Raphael Matos (164.928) sixth - his best on an oval this season. E.J. Viso (164.629) also posted a season high on an oval in seventh, and will share Row 4 with Hideki Mutoh (164.575). Mario Moraes was uninjured in the day's only accident when he spun his No. 5 KV Racing Technology car off of Turn 4 in the final practice.
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Franchitti Wins Iowa IndyCar Race

Dario Franchitti is two-for-two at Iowa Speedway. The 2007 winner at the track found his way back to victory lane Sunday, winning the Iowa Corn Indy 250 by 5.0132 seconds over Ryan Briscoe. Franchitti gave the credit to his Target Chip Ganassi Racing crew, which turned in a quick pit stop on Lap 196 of 250 as the leaders cycled through green flag stops. Franchitti trailed Briscoe by less than a second as the stops began and led by more than a second when they were completed. As the drivers worked through lapped traffic over the final 50 laps, Franchitti was able to build his lead to a comfortable margin. Franchitti's second victory of the season moved him within three points of Briscoe, who remains the IndyCar Series points leader. For the third consecutive race, Briscoe led the most laps but finished second.

Andretti Green Racing's Hideki Mutoh finished third, one spot lower than his career-best finish at the track last year, and Panther Racing's Dan Wheldon finished fourth as the top four finishers came from different teams. Helio Castroneves, who started on the pole based on entrant points after qualifying was cancelled due to water seepage on the track, finished seventh. He made contact with Scott Dixon early in the race, forcing both cars to pit for repairs. Dixon finished fifth. The race got off to a rough start with four caution periods in the first 55 laps but finished with stints of 56 and 127 consecutive green-flag laps.

Dario Franchitti earns his 10th career victory and his second victory of the season. He also won at Long Beach.

Franchitti has won both of his starts at Iowa Speedway. He also won the race in 2007.

This is the 28th IndyCar Series victory for Target Chip Ganassi Racing. This is the team's fourth win of the season.

The top four finishers came from four different teams. The top six finishers came from five teams.

Ryan Briscoe finished second for the third consecutive race. Briscoe has led the most laps in each of those races (Milwaukee, Texas, Iowa).

Briscoe remains the points leader and is the first driver to hold the points lead for two consecutive races this season.

Hideki Mutoh finished a season-best third. His career-best finish of second came at Iowa last year.

Dan Wheldon finished fourth, his sixth consecutive top-10 finish.

Scott Dixon finished fifth, his fourth top-five finish of the season.

Tomas Scheckter finished sixth, his best finish since fifth at Kentucky in 2007. It is the best finish for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing since a fourth last year at Watkins Glen with driver Buddy Rice.

Mike Conway finished a career-best eighth. It's also his first top-10 finish of his career.

The last time Dreyer & Reinbold had two cars finish in the top 10 was at last year's Indianapolis 500 when Buddy Rice finished eighth and Townsend Bell finished 10th.

Danica Patrick finished ninth. She and Dan Wheldon lead all drivers with six consecutive top-10 finishes. Patrick led her first laps since Kentucky 2008.

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Helio Castroneves On Iowa Pole

Team Penske drivers Helio Castroneves and Ryan Briscoe will start on the front row for Sunday's Iowa Corn Indy 250 presented by Pioneer based on entrant points after PEAK Performance Pole Qualifying was cancelled. It didn't rain at the track Saturday, but heavy rain from Friday and earlier in the week caused persistent weepers in several locations on the .875-mile oval. Qualifying was cancelled for the first time since last June's race at Iowa.

The No. 3 Team Penske car driven by Castroneves leads the entrant points thanks to two wins and a second by Castroneves and a sixth at St. Petersburg by fill-in driver Will Power. Briscoe, the leader in the driver points, is second in entrant points. Target Chip Ganassi Racing drivers Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti will start third and fourth, respectively, and Andretti Green's Danica Patrick will start fifth.
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Helio Castroneves Wins At Texas Again

Helio Castroneves won for the third time at Texas Motor Speedway, grabbing the lead off a Lap 175 pit stop and going on to a 0.3904 of a second victory over Team Penske teammate Ryan Briscoe. "It was an incredible day for Team Penske," the 2009 Indianapolis 500 winner said. "All the credit also goes to Ryan Briscoe and his team. They push us, and we push them, and together, we're pushing towards the top. Having first and second at Texas is not easy, so that's a compliment for everyone." -- Scott Dixon, the 2008 race winner, was third and Marco Andretti finished a season-high fourth. Dario Franchitti, the pole sitter, was fifth and Danica Patrick finished sixth.

"We did the best we could, I just didn't have enough for Helio in the final stages," said Briscoe, who led a field-high 160 laps and took over the IndyCar Series championship race with 199 points (three ahead of Dixon). "The last 20 laps were some of the most frustrating I've ever driven. To lead the whole race and have the quickest car out there, I just couldn't pass Helio. The high line was slower. At least we came in second. We got points for leading the most laps. The important thing is we're racing for the wins. We'll get our wins. It's just frustrating for tonight." -- The win marked Team Penske's fifth at Texas Motor Speedway, tying Panther Racing for most wins at the 1.5-mile oval.

This is Helio Castroneves' second win of the season and the 16th of his IndyCar Series career. His last win came at the Indianapolis 500 in May.

This is Team Penske's third win of the season. It previously won at St. Petersburg (Briscoe) and Indianapolis with Castroneves. This is the team's fifth win at Texas, tying Panther Racing for most wins at Texas. Team Penske previously won at Texas with Castroneves (twice), Sam Hornish Jr and Gil de Ferran.

Ryan Briscoe finished second, his second consecutive runner-up finish. He remains is the only driver to finish every lap this season.

Scott Dixon finished third, his third podium finish in the last four races.

Marco Andretti finished fourth, his first top-five of the season. His last top-five came at Kentucky in August 2008.

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Dixon Wins At Milwaukee

Reigning IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon became the first driver to win for the second time in 2009, taking the checkered flag in the ABC Supply/A.J. Foyt 225 at The Milwaukee Mile ahead of 2008 race winner Ryan Briscoe. In doing so, Dixon took over the points lead for the first time since the end of the 2008 season. Briscoe dominated the race, leading 154 laps after passing Tony Kanaan on Lap 26. But Briscoe got caught up in lapped traffic on the tight circuit, and Dixon seized the opportunity, passing for the lead on Lap 201 of the 225-lap event.

"I was trying to get the flow of traffic the whole day," said Dixon, who won earlier this season on the 1.5-mile oval at Kansas Speedway. "I definitely think from the start our car was better. We could run quick times when we needed to, and we were good in traffic. We had many runs on (Ryan) Briscoe, and he kind of blocked a lot and that was kind of frustrating early on, but he definitely got caught up there with (Tomas) Scheckter trying to take him on the bottom, and I got a great run on the high side and it just lined up perfect."

Dixon holds a four-point advantage over Briscoe and Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Dario Franchitti. Graham Rahal finished fourth, and Danica Patrick finished fifth, her fourth consecutive top-five finish. Rookie Raphael Matos earned a career-best sixth-place finish. Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves finished 11th after starting 20th. Briscoe, Dixon, Franchitti and Castroneves won the first four events of the season.
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Franchitti Atop IndyCar Point Standings

Dario Franchitti didn't win the Indianapolis 500, but he finds himself atop the IndyCar Series standings as the series heads to The Milwaukee Mile for the ABC Supply/A.J. Foyt 225 on May 31. Franchitti took over the points lead with his seventh-place finish in the "500." He holds a five-point advantage over race winner Helio Castroneves. Two years ago, when Franchitti won the Indianapolis 500, he left Indy third in points - just three points behind current teammate Scott Dixon and two points behind Dan Wheldon. In 2007, Franchitti took over the points lead at Milwaukee and held onto to it for all but one week en route to winning the series championship.

Paul Tracy To Replace Meira at Milwaukee

A.J. Foyt has hired veteran driver Paul Tracy to replace injured Vitor Meira in the No. 14 ABC Supply Co. car in the May 31 ABC Supply/A.J. Foyt 225 at The Milwaukee Mile. "I'm excited to get an opportunity to drive albeit as a fill-in for Vitor as I know it's a short-term thing," said Tracy, who has won 31 Indy car races. "When I started my career (1991), I competed against A.J. He was one of my idols growing up. I haven't told too many people this, but he was one of the guys I modeled myself after. I'm a little rough around the edges like him, and I say what I feel, and that's one of the things I've always admired about him."

Tracy has made 14 starts at The Milwaukee Mile, recording victories in 1995, 1999, 2002 and 2005. Foyt also won four times as a driver at The Mile - in 1962, 1964, 1975 and 1979. "Paul Tracy is a hard charger and our type of driver, much like Vitor," Foyt said. "I believe we can put the right equipment under Paul, and we've both had success there, so I think we can put our heads together and have a good race. It's a very important race for us because it's sponsored by our team sponsor ABC Supply, which is based in Wisconsin. Milwaukee is their home track, and it is the AJ Foyt 225."

Meira suffered a lower back injury in the closing laps of the Indianapolis 500 and has been treated at Methodist Hospital since May 24. Dr. Michael Olinger, medical director for the Indy Racing League, evaluated Meira again on May 26 and expects Meira to be released from the hospital on May 27. Meira will meet with Dr. Terry Trammell on May 29 and expects to receive clearance to return to his home in Florida.

Castroneves Earned a Record $3,048,005

Helio Castroneves earned a record $3,048,005 from an overall purse of $14,315,315 for his emotional victory May 24 in the 2009 Indianapolis 500 Mile Race. Castroneves and his family shed tears of joy in Victory Lane after he took his third career victory in "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" in the No. 3 Team Penske Dallara/Honda/Firestone, only two days he was cleared of the final charge in a series of federal tax evasion charges that threatened his freedom. Castroneves had a dream-like month of May at Indianapolis, winning the PEAK Performance Pole Award, the Indy 500 Pit Stop Challenge and the race.

The previous record winner's purse was $2,988,065 awarded to Scott Dixon in 2008. This year's event purse - the second-largest in "500" history behind the $14,406,580 sum from 2008 - is comprised of Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Indy Racing League awards, sponsor awards and other designated awards. Castroneves joined an elite club with his victory, becoming only the ninth driver in "500" history to win the race three times. Castroneves won his first two starts, in 2001 and 2002. In his 2009 triumph, Castroneves led 66 of 200 laps, including the final 59. He crossed the finish line 1.9819 seconds ahead of Dan Wheldon. Castroneves also provided team owner Roger Penske with his record 15th Indianapolis 500 victory.

Wheldon, the 2005 Indianapolis 500 winner and driver of the No. 4 National Guard Panther Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone, earned $1,258,805. Danica Patrick finished an Indianapolis 500-career best third in the No. 7 Boost Mobile/Motorola Dallara/Honda/Firestone and earned $763,305. Townsend Bell and Will Power also posted Indy career-best finishes of fourth and fifth, respectively. Bell earned $445,305 while Power collected a check for $345,305. -- Alex Tagliani, driver of the No. 36 All Sport Conquest Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone, was awarded the prestigious Indianapolis 500 Chase Rookie of the Year Award and a $25,000 bonus plus the Chase Rookie of the Year Trophy. Tagliani finished 11th - the highest-finishing rookie - after starting at the back of the field in 33rd.

At the Victory Celebration, Sarah Fisher received the Scott Brayton Driver's Trophy, presented since 1997 to the driver who best exemplifies the character and racing spirit of the late Scott Brayton.

The 2010 Indianapolis 500 Mile Race is scheduled for Sunday, May 30, 2010.

Mario Romancini Wins First Indy Lights Race

Mario Romancini earned his first career Firestone Indy Lights victory with a flag-to-flag win in the Husar's House of Fine Diamonds 100. Romancini beat series points leader J.R. Hildebrand to the checkered flag by 1.0907 seconds. Sebastian Saavedra was third, Gustavo Yacaman fourth and James Davison fifth.

FIRESTONE INDY LIGHTS POST-RACE NOTES

This is the first career victory for rookie Mario Romancini. His previous best finish was third at Kansas and Indianapolis.

Romancini led all 100 laps, his first laps led in the series.

Romancini is only the second polesitter to win at The Milwaukee Mile. Alex Lloyd won from the pole in 2007.

This is the second Firestone Indy Lights victory for RLR/Andersen Racing. The team won with J.R. Hildebrand at Kansas in 2008.

J.R. Hildebrand finished second, his fourth podium finish of the season.

Hildebrand remains the points leader with a 10-point advantage over Sebastian Saavedra.

Saavedra finished third, his fourth top-five finish of the season.

Gustavo Yacaman finished a season-best fifth. His previous best was ninth at St. Petersburg 2 and Long Beach.

James Davison finished fifth, bettering his previous season-best finish of sixth at Indianapolis.

Pippa Mann finished ninth, her first top-10 finish.

Firestone Indy Lights Schedule

Nine races on the Firestone Indy Lights schedule in 2009 will be held on the same day as IndyCar Series races, series officials announced on Dec. 2. The 15-race schedule, divided among eight ovals, four temporary street circuits and three permanent road courses, includes three new venues and the series' first two races outside of the United States. Same-day races will be held at St. Petersburg 2, Long Beach, Kansas, Milwaukee, Edmonton, Kentucky, Mid-Ohio, Infineon and Chicagoland, while the season-opening St. Petersburg race, Iowa, Watkins Glen, Toronto and the season finale at Homestead-Miami will be held on the day prior to the companion IndyCar Series race.

The Firestone Freedom 100 is scheduled to be held as part of Miller Lite Carb Day activities on May 22 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, two days before the 93rd Indianapolis 500-Mile Race. Firestone Indy Lights is an essential stepping stone for drivers and teams striving to compete in the IndyCar Series and the Indianapolis 500. Teams compete for nearly $4 million in prize money in cars that are second in speed only to the IndyCar Series at most tracks they visit. The complete Firestone Indy Lights schedule will be telecast in high-definition on Versus and available through live webcasts on (indycar.com).

The complete 2009 Firestone Indy Lights schedule:

  Date             Track

 April 4          Streets of St. Petersburg
 April 5          Streets of St. Petersburg
 April 19         Streets of Long Beach
 April 26         Kansas Speedway
 May 22           Indianapolis Motor Speedway
 May 31           Milwaukee Mile
 June 20          Iowa Speedway
 July 4           Watkins Glen International
 July 11          Streets of Toronto
 July 26          Edmonton City Centre Airport
 Aug. 1           Kentucky Speedway
 Aug. 9           Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
 Aug. 23          Infineon Raceway
 Aug. 29          Chicagoland Speedway
 Oct. 9           Homestead-Miami Speedway

 * Schedule Is Subject To Change

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