IndyCar Racing News Releases

July 01, 2008
Target Chip Ganassi Racing Watkins Glen International Advance Notes
Dixon could become the first driver in open wheel history at WGI to score four consecutive wins. The only other open wheel driver to three-peat at the track was late Formula One champion Graham Hill at the United States Grand Prix in 1963-1965.
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June 30, 2008
Dixon and Wheldon Third and Fourth in Caution-filled Richmond
Target Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon and Dan Wheldon started fourth and sixth and survived 102 caution laps to finish third and fourth, respectively in the 300-lap SunTrust Indy Challenge at Richmond.
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June 26, 2008
Richmond International Raceway Advance Notes
TCGR has won five of the first eight IndyCar races this season, a feat that was matched one other time in CGR history in 1998 when Jimmy Vasser and Alex Zanardi combined to win five of the first eight races under the CART banner.
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June 23, 2008
Wheldon Takes Iowa 250 for Second Win of Season
Dan Wheldon celebrated his birthday in victory lane Sunday by winning his second race of the season at Iowa Speedway in the Iowa Corn Indy 250.
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June 20, 2008
Indianapolis 500 Winners Scott Dixon and Dan Wheldon to Donate Prize Money to Iowa Flood and Tornado Victims
The Target Chip Ganassi Racing Drivers To Donate Prize Money They Earn From This Weekend’s Iowa Corn Indy 250 to Iowa’s Flood and Tornado Relief Fund.
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June 09, 2008
Dixon Extends IndyCar Point Lead with Victory in Texas
Scott Dixon started from pole, led 58 of 228 laps and claimed his third win of the season at Texas Motor Speedway Saturday night.
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June 05, 2008
Target Chip Ganassi Racing Texas Motor Speedway Advance Notes
Dixon visited professional Olympic track star Michael Johnson's Performance Center in Dallas, Texas on Tuesday, becoming the first race car driver to participate in a fitness evaluation at the famed institute that trains existing and prospective athletes, especially football players. The Indianapolis 500 winner's experience will be shared as a feature during this weekend's Texas race broadcast on ESPN2.
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June 02, 2008
Dixon Leads Team Target at Milwaukee Mile with Runner Up Finish
On the heels of his win at the 92nd running of the Indianapolis 500 last weekend, Team Target’s Scott Dixon started third and finished second at the Milwaukee Mile Sunday afternoon, scoring his fifth top-three finish of the season.
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May 30, 2008
Target Chip Ganassi Racing Milwaukee Mile Advance Notes
This week has undoubtedly been the most media-focused time in Dixon's racing career. His travels began on Tuesday morning as he boarded a private jet to New York City to a toast with "NYC Kiwis" and interviews with Bloomberg TV, ESPN The Magazine and CNN.
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May 27, 2008
Dixon Wins 2008 Indianapolis 500
Scott Dixon concluded a successful month of May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the pole sitter and winner of the 92nd running of the Indianapolis 500 in the No.9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing (TCGR) Honda Dallara.
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May 23, 2008
Target Chip Ganassi Racing Indianapolis Motor Speedway Advance Notes
A 1-2 start at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) is nothing new for Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR). In last season's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) Brickyard 400 Reed Sorenson took the pole in the No. 41 Target car becoming the youngest polesitter in IMS history.
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May 10, 2008
Dixon, Wheldon Hit the Target in Indianapolis 500 Qualifying
Indianapolis, Ind. (May 10, 2008) -Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammates Scott Dixon and Dan Wheldon survived the drama of Pole Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and qualified 1-2, respectively, for the 92nd Running of the Indianapolis 500.   Dixon,...
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April 29, 2008
Chip Ganassi Racing Teams Complete Historic Day with Two Victories and Runner-up Finish Across Three Series
Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) and Target Chip Ganassi Racing (TCGR) celebrated a historic day Sunday by picking up two wins and a second-place finish in three different races across three different series.
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April 22, 2008
Target Team Finishes Third and Fourth at Twin Ring Motegi
After rain washed out the scheduled start of the Indy Japan 300, Target Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon led twice for a race-high 101 laps but had to pit from the lead on lap 195 of 200 and finished third at Twin Ring Motegi...
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April 16, 2008
Japan Indy 300 Advance Notes
Did You Know 1996 CART Champion Jimmy Vasser scored the pole position for Target Chip Ganassi Racing when the series made its first visit to Twin Ring Motegi in 1998?
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April 06, 2008
Team Target Finishes 12th and 22nd at Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Results from St. Petersburg 1. Graham Rahal, No. 06 Honda Dallara 2. Helio Castroneves, No. 3 Honda Dallara 3. Tony Kanaan, No. 11 Honda Dallara 12. Dan Wheldon, No. 10 Target Honda Dallara 22. Scott Dixon, No. 9 Target Honda Dallara   ST....
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April 04, 2008
Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Advance Notes
The team's Indianapolis-based shop, which fields two IndyCar Series entries and one Daytona Prototype in the Rolex Sports Car Series, have gone a combined three-for-three to start the 2008 racing season.
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March 31, 2008
Dixon Scores First Victory for Team Target in Unified IndyCar Series at Homestead

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