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Franchitti tightens IndyCar title chase with wild Chicagoland win (Joliet, IL) Dario Franchitti was seven spots behind championship points and race leader Will Power entering the final round of pit stops under caution for ethanol and tires. Well, almost everyone took fresh rubber. PHOTO CREDIT: Dan Helrigel/IndyCar
Power widens IndyCar gap at Infineon(Sonoma, CA) That Will Power maintained a 6-second lead and had swept bonus points for earning the PEAK Performance Pole Award and leading the most laps wasn't lost on Dario Franchitti three-quarters of the way through the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma. PHOTO CREDIT: Jim Haines/IndyCar
Franchitti outguns Power at Mid-Ohio(Lexington, OH) Dario Franchitti is beginning to chip away at Will Power's IZOD IndyCar Series points lead. The Scotsman held off Power to score his second win of the season at the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio presented by Westfield Insurance at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. PHOTO CREDIT: Dana Garrett/IndyCar
IndyCar fines Castroneves(Indianapolis, IN) IZOD IndyCar Series officials have fined driver Helio Castroneves $60,000 and placed him on probation for the remainder of the season for his actions during and following the July 25 race at Edmonton City Centre Airport. Castroneves was penalized for refusing to follow the direction of officials as well as portraying unsportsmanlike conduct when he engaged in physical contact with two officials on pit lane after the conclusion of the race.
Dixon wins at Edmonton after Castroneves black flag(Edmonton, ALB, Can) -- Scott Dixon was surprised, Helio Castroneves was steaming and Will Power continues to lead the IZOD IndyCar Series championship standings though he was thwarted again in seeking his third consecutive victory. PHOTO CREDIT: Chris Jones/IndyCar
Team Penske on front row at Edmonton(Edmonton, ALB, Can) -- Helio Castroneves jokes that he has a full-proof plan to derail Team Penske teammate Will Power’s success on road/street circuits. “I’m going to call him William from now on.”
Edmonton city council votes to retain IndyCar race(Edmonton, ALB, Can) -- The City of Edmonton will negotiate a contract with Octane Racing Group that will retain the IZOD IndyCar Series race weekend for at least three years.
Caution helps Power overhaul Wilson on streets of Toronto(Toronto, ONT, Can) -- Justin Wilson had it all in his corner with 20 laps left in the Honda Indy Toronto: Firestone alternate tires on the No. 22 Z-Line Designs car, plenty of ethanol in the tank and a 3.1-second lead over Team Penske’s Will Power. PHOTO CREDIT: Ron McQueeney/IndyCar
Wilson earns first IndyCar pole (Toronto, ONT, Can) -- Justin Wilson earned his first IZOD IndyCar Series pole and set a series track record in the process. Now all the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing driver has to do is hold off 25 challengers over 85 laps in the Honda Indy Toronto.
Power reigns supreme at Watkins Glen(Watkins Glen, NY) The law of averages worked in Team Penske's favor at Watkins Glen International on a beautiful Fourth of July afternoon.
Will Power, who a day earlier gave Team Penske its sixth consecutive pole start at The Glen, gave the team its first IZOD IndyCar Series victory at the historic 3.4-mile, 11-turn torture track by holding off teammate Ryan Briscoe by 1.2181 seconds in the Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen. PHOTO CREDIT: Dana Garrett/IndyCar
Kanaan tames Iowa Speedway(Newton, IA) Through 15 lead changes and 239 laps at the buzz-saw named Iowa Speedway, it appeared just about anyone on the lead lap could pop to the forefront and prevail in the Iowa Corn Indy 250 presented by Pioneer. PHOTO CREDIT: Chris Jones/IndyCar
Power on pole at Iowa Speedway(Newton, IA) A Team Penske driver has started from the front row each of the four years of the Iowa Corn Indy 250 presented by Pioneer, but has been blanked from the top step of Iowa Speedway’s podium. Maybe this year, Will Power? Power earned the PEAK Performance Pole Award – his fourth of the season and IZOD IndyCar Series-record seventh in a row for Team Penske PHOTO CREDIT: Ron McQueeney/IndyCar
