Castroneves wins in Chicago but Dixon is entitled in the IndyCarThe pilot Brazilian Helio Castroneves won the test this Sunday in Chicago, but the New Zealand Scott Dixon came second and was devoted champion for the second time in the IndyCar Formula Motorsports.
Dixon, who needed to enter among the first eight competitors to repeat the title of 2003, he crossed finish line in second place, followed by Australian Ryan Briscoe, who had won the previous day 'pole position'.
With the victory, Castroneves secured second place in the individual overall standings.
Castroneves opened the trial Sunday in the post 28 and with a masterful career that averted Dixon won its seventh victory of the year, in the end most closed in recent years in the category.
-- Results of the Chicago race in Formula IndyCar:
1. Helio Castroneves (BRA / 3), D / H
2. Scott Dixon (NZL / 9), D / H
3. Ryan Briscoe (AUS / 6), D / H
4. Tony Kanaan (BRA/11), D / H
5. Will Power (AUS / 8), D / H
6. Dan Wheldon (GBR/10), D / H
7. Darren Manning (GBR/14), D / H
8. Marco Andretti (USA/26), D / H
9. Ryan Hunter-Reay (USA/17), D / H
10. Danica Patrick (USA / 7), D / H
11. Justin Wilson (GBR/02), D / H
12. Alex Tagliani (CAN/36) D / H
13. A.J. Foyt IV (USA / 2), D / H
14. Milka Duno (VEN/23), D / H
15. Franck Perera (BRA/41), D / H
16. Marty Roth (CAN/25), D / H
17. Oriol Servia (ESP / 5), D / H
18. Jaime Camara (BRA/34), D / H
19. Graham Rahal (USA/06), D / H
20. Bruno Junqueira (RBA/18), D / H
21. Mario Moraes (BRA/19), D / H
22. Hideki Mutoh (JPN/27), D / H
23. E.J. Viso (VEN/33), D / H
24. Sarah Fisher (USA/67), D / H
25. Buddy Rice (USA/15), D / H
26. Tomas Scheckter (RSA/12), D / H
27. Vitor Meira (BRA / 4), D / H
28. Ed Carpenter (USA/20), D / H
Chassis: D = Dallara Automobili: P = Panoz: F = Falcon
Engines: C = Chevrolet: T = Toyota: H = Honda
Then the winners of the last ten years in the category of auto racing in the Formula IndyCar:
YEAR Driver Team (chassis-engine) ======= ==== ======================= 2008 Scott Dixon Ganassi (Dallara-Honda ) 2007-Dario Franchitti Andretti Green (Dallara-Honda) 2006 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske (Dallara-Chevrolet) 2005 Dan Wheldon Ganassi (Dallara-Honda) 2004-Tony Kanaan Andretti Green (Dallara-Honda) 2003 Scott Dixon Ganassi (G Force-Toyota) 2002 Sam Hornish Jr. Panther (Dallara-Chevrolet) 2001 Sam Hornish Jr. Panther (Dallara-Oldsmobile) 2000 Buddy Hemelgarn Lazio (Dallara-Oldsmobile) 1999 Greg Ray Menard (Dallara-Oldsmobile)
