JOLIET, Ill. - Helio Castroneves made a exciting dash to the front of the pack - going from worst to first in 77 laps - but Scott Dixon did what was necessary to wrap up his second IndyCar Series championship.
Dixon, who needed an eighth place in the
In the most exciting possible finish to a great race and a great season, Target Chip Ganassi driver Scott Dixon lost the race by inches but won the series championship, beating race winner Helio Castroneves by seventeen points.
IndyCar came back to
Helio Castroneves beat Scott Dixon to victory at Chicagoland by a few fractions of a second, but it was Dixon who claimed the IRL IndyCar Series title.
Although the timing screens suggested that Ganassi driver Dixon had held off his Penske rival by 0.00
Lineup for today's race
(Car number in parentheses)
(Qualifying canceled due to weather; lineup set with rule book)
1, (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 2008 owner points, 1st. 2, (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 2008 owner points, 2nd. 3, (48) Jimmie Johnson,
Orioles rookie reliever Jim Johnson is apparently done for the season with a shoulder injury. "There are some things in there that will heal over time with a little bit of treatment," he said. He does not have a torn labrum. "He's just having trouble
Scott Dixon of New Zealand will start in the front-row of Sunday's final race of the IndyCar season.
Dixon leads the series by 30 points from Helio Castroneves of Brazil.
Dixon will win the series with a finish of eighth or better in the Indy 300 race
The four-time champion hasn't won a title since NASCAR went to the 10-race playoff format five years ago, and he hasn't won a race since the Car of Tomorrow became the car of today.
Only now is he starting to feel like things are coming together
Published: Saturday, September 6, 2008
After Saturday's qualifying; race Sunday
At Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Ill.
Lap length: 1.5 miles
(Car number in parentheses)
(All cars Dallara-Honda)
1. (6) Ryan
Ryan Briscoe helped his Penske teammate Helio Castroneves' chances of winning the IRL IndyCar Series title by beating points leader Scott Dixon to pole position for the championship decider at Chicagoland.
Ganassi driver Dixon, who had dominated
Ryan Briscoe a first measure of revenge on the Chicagoland Speedway oval that threaten to claim his life the last time he ventured out onto its asphalt by claiming pole position for the PEAK Antifreeze and Motor Oil 300, but Penske team-mate Helio