IndyCar Racing News Releases

September 19, 2008
Franchitti To Join Dixon at Team Target for IndyCar Series Finale in Surfers Paradise
Target Chip Ganassi Racing (TCGR) announced today that Dario Franchitti will make his first appearance in the No.10 Target Honda Dallara for the team alongside Scott Dixon (No.9 Target Honda Dallara) in the final race of the IndyCar Series season in Surfers Paradise, Australia on October 25th
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September 04, 2008
Target Chip Ganassi Racing Chicagoland Advance Notes
Back in 2003 Castroneves was tied with Dixon for first place in the IndyCar championship points entering the final race of the 2003 season. Dixon started and finished second and won the title.
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September 02, 2008
Dixon Fifth, Wheldon 20th at Raceway at Belle Isle
Target Chip Ganassi Racing’s (TCGR) Scott Dixon grabbed his seventh pole of the season, led the first 18 laps in Detroit and scored his 13th top-five finish of the year.
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August 22, 2008
Chip Ganassi Racing Infineon Raceway Advance
In Dixon's three trips to Infineon Raceway, the Indianapolis 500 champion has tallied one pole and win for TCGR. He joins Marco Andretti, Tony Kanaan and Wheldon as the only drivers to lead laps in two of the last three races in Sonoma.
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August 09, 2008
Dixon Wins at Kentucky with Last Lap Pass of Castroneves
Sparta, Ky. (August 9, 2008)-Target Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon started from pole, led 151 of 200 laps and made a last lap pass of Helio Castroneves to win the Meijer Indy 300 at Kentucky Speedway. Target teammate Dan Wheldon started third and...
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August 06, 2008
Target Chip Ganassi Racing Kentucky Speedway Advance Notes
Chip Ganassi Racing, Inc. has scored 13 wins in 2008, which ties the team's record for wins in a season (2007). The team still has additional opportunities to score wins in four IndyCar, four Grand-Am and several remaining NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series events.
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July 28, 2008
Dixon Extends Point Lead with Fifth Win of Season at Edmonton Indy
Target Chip Ganassi Racing’s (TCGR) Scott Dixon won his fifth race of the IndyCar Series season in the Rexall Edmonton Indy Saturday, leading the final 30 laps to extend his championship lead from 58 to 65 points over Helio Castroneves.
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July 23, 2008
Target Chip Ganassi Racing Edmonton City Centre Airport Advance Notes
What is special about the IndyCar Series is the diversity of race tracks that are coming onto the schedule. To work toward wins, you need the most versatile drivers, who are supported by open-minded team members especially when you visit new tracks.
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July 21, 2008
Dixon Leads Team Target with Podium Finish at Mid-Ohio
Scott Dixon started sixth and finished on the podium in third place to lead Target Chip Ganassi Racing
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July 16, 2008
Target Chip Ganassi Racing Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Advance Notes
Dixon has the opportunity to be the sixth driver to score back-to-back wins at Mid-Ohio in the 23-year reign that a major open wheel series has raced at the Buckeye track.
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July 15, 2008
Dixon and Wheldon Go One-Two For Chip Ganassi Racing Team’s 100th Win
Scott Dixon’s third straight win at Nashville Superspeedway in the No.9 Energizer Honda Dallara gave Chip Ganassi Racing Teams, Inc. its 100th win Saturday in the rain-shortened Firestone Indy 200. Target teammate Dan Wheldon finished second in the race that marked the sixth win in 11 races this season for Target Chip Ganassi Racing
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July 11, 2008
Target Chip Ganassi Racing Nashville Superspeedway Advance Notes
Dixon will trade his red Target bulls-eye apparel for a blue and black Energizer firesuit and paint scheme. Dixon won in an Energizer donned car at Nashville Speedway last year as he entered the race in second place in the championship points standings trailing eventual IndyCar Championship winner Dario Franchitti by 47 points. Roles are reversed this year as the Kiwi arrives at Nashville with a 48-mark lead in the championship over Helio Castroneves.
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July 07, 2008
Dixon and Wheldon 11th and 24th at Watkins Glen
With Target Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon in second position and eyeing Darren Manning for the lead with 10 laps to go, the Kiwi spun warming up his tires and collected Ryan Briscoe...
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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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