In his 99th career start in the IRL Scott Dixon held off a hard charging Helio Castroneves in the final lap of the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 to win at Kansas Speedway. Dixon's win was his 17th overall and his 11th on oval tracks.
Castroneves, in only his second race of the season, made a run at Dixon on the final lap but came up 0.7 tenths of a second short in his bid to beat reigning IRL champ Scott Dixon Sunday in Kansas.
Sunday's finish was a much needed shot in the arm for both drivers who started the year towards the back in the championship standings. The strong showing at Kansas is just what both drivers need heading into the month surrounding the Indianapolis 500.
With the win, and most laps lead bonus, Dixon jumped from 17th to 4th in points.
Coming home in 3rd was Tony Kanaan followed by Ryan Briscoe, Danica Patrick and Marco Andretti. Kanaan now leads Briscoe by one point in the championship standings as the series heads to The Brickyard.
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