Scott Dixon Earns Record 20th IndyCar Series Win at Mid-Ohio
By Bram • Aug 9th, 2009 • Category: IRL, News, Notes, Results, Your Series. Your Driver.
Scott Dixon receives a congratulatory champagne soaking from TCGR teammate Dario Franchitti as Ryan Bricoe looks on. Dixon captured his history-making 20th IndyCar Series victory at Sunday's Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio (Shawn Payne/IRL)
Dixon, competing in his 109th IndyCar Series race (all with Chip Ganassi’s team), overtook Sam Hornish Jr. for the series record. Dixon also tied teammate Dario Franchitti for 19th on the all-time career list (sanctioning by AAA, USAC, CART, Champ Car World Series and the Indy Racing League) with 21 (he picked up one victory at Nazareth in CART). A.J. Foyt is the all-time Indy car victory leader with 67.
Dixon, with his fourth win of the season, also moved back into the series championship points lead with four races remaining - the next Aug. 23 at Infineon Raceway — by three over Briscoe and 20 over Franchitti. It’s the 12th time in the 13 races that the points lead has changed hands.
Franchitti finished third for his ninth top 5 in the No. 10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing car and Ryan Hunter-Reay gave A.J. Foyt Racing its best finish in more than a year with fourth after starting seventh in the No. 14 ABC Supply Co. car.
Also on Aug. 9, James Davison led all 40 laps and won the Mid-Ohio 100 for the second consecutive year. It was the first victory for Vision Racing five weeks after Davison gave the team its first pole at Watkins Glen. James Hinchcliffe, driving the No. 7 Hinchtown/Sam Schmidt Motorsports car, finished 4.0420 seconds back and Firestone Indy Lights points leader J.R. Hildebrand finished where he started (third) in the No. 26 ARPRO car for AFS Racing/Andretti Green Racing.
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HONDA INDY 200 AT MID-OHIO POST-RACE NOTES:
This is Scott Dixon’s fourth win of the season and the 20th of his IndyCar Series career. The win breaks a tie between Dixon and Sam Hornish Jr. for most IndyCar Series wins.
Ryan Briscoe finished second for the sixth time this season.
Dario Franchitti finished third, his sixth podium finish of the season.
Ryan Hunter-Reay finished fourth, his second top-five finish of the season and the best finish for A.J. Foyt Racing at Mid-Ohio since Robby Gordon finished second in 1993.
Hideki Mutoh finished fifth, his third top-five finish of the season.
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With today’s victory, Scott Dixon has surpassed Sam Hornish Jr. to become the winningest driver in IndyCar Series history with 20 wins.
CHRONOLOGY OF SCOTT DIXON’S INDYCAR SERIES WINS:
1. Homestead (3/2/03)
2. Pikes Peak (6/15/03)
3. Richmond (6/23/03)*
4. Watkins Glen (9/25/05)
5. Watkins Glen (6/4/06)
6. Nashville (7/15/06)
7. Watkins Glen (7/8/07)
8. Nashville (7/15/07)*
9. Mid-Ohio (7/22/07)
10. Infineon (8/26/07)
11. Homestead (3/29/08)*
12. Indianapolis (5/25/08)*
13. Texas (6/7/08)*
14. Nashville (7/12/08)
15. Edmonton (7/26/08)
16. Kentucky (8/9/08)*
17. Kansas (4/26/09)
18. Milwaukee (5/31/09)
19. Richmond (6/27/09)
20. Mid-Ohio (8/9/09)
*Indicates Dixon won from the pole.
QUICK FACTS ON SCOTT DIXON’S INDYCAR SERIES WINS:
· All wins have come with Target Chip Ganassi Racing.
· First win came in his debut IndyCar Series race (Homestead, 2003).
· 20th win came in 109 IndyCar Series start.
· Tied with Dan Wheldon for most wins in a season (six).
· 13 of wins have taken place on ovals (Homestead, Pikes Peak, Richmond, Nashville, Indianapolis, Texas, Kentucky, Kansas, Milwaukee).
· 7 of wins have taken place on a road/street course (Watkins Glen, Mid-Ohio, Infineon, Edmonton).
· Won at Watkins Glen and Nashville three times, the most of any track on his win list.
· Won from the pole six times.
· Only active driver with more than one IndyCar Series championship.
· Longest winless streak was 40 races (Kansas 2003-Watkins Glen 2005).
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Race Results
Race Date: Sun, 09 Aug 2009
Key:
No: Car Number C/E/T: Chassis/Engine/Tire
S: Starting Position F: Finishing Position
XL: Times Led LL: Laps Led
Pts: Points
Pos. Driver/Car No C/E/T S Qual
Speed Laps XL LL Status Pts
1 Scott Dixon
Target Chip Ganassi Racing 9 D/H/F 3 121.282 85 2 51 Running 52
2 Ryan Briscoe
Team Penske 6 D/H/F 1 121.905 85 2 6 Running 41
3 Dario Franchitti
Target Chip Ganassi Racing 10 D/H/F 6 120.643 85 0 0 Running 35
4 Ryan Hunter-Reay
ABC Supply Co. AJ Foyt Racing 14 D/H/F 7 120.899 85 0 0 Running 32
5 Hideki Mutoh
Formula Dream 27 D/H/F 11 120.124 85 0 0 Running 30
6 Marco Andretti
Meijer 26 D/H/F 13 119.229 85 0 0 Running 28
7 Paul Tracy
Azul Tequila/Votorantim/KVRT 5 D/H/F 10 120.226 85 0 0 Running 26
8 Graham Rahal
McDonald’s Racing Team 02 D/H/F 4 121.210 85 0 0 Running 24
9 Raphael Matos
US Marines Luczo Dragon Racing 2 D/H/F 15 119.136 85 0 0 Running 22
10 Tony Kanaan
Team 7-Eleven 11 D/H/F 8 120.412 85 0 0 Running 20
11 Oriol Servia
Newman/ Haas/ Lanigan Racing 06 D/H/F 14 118.788 85 0 0 Running 19
12 Helio Castroneves
Team Penske 3 D/H/F 5 120.999 85 0 0 Running 18
13 Justin Wilson
Z-Line Designs 18 D/H/F 2 121.870 85 2 28 Running 17
14 Robert Doornbos
HVM Racing 33 D/H/F 18 118.542 85 0 0 Running 16
15 E.J. Viso
PDVSA HVM Racing 13 D/H/F 9 120.300 84 0 0 Running 15
16 Dan Wheldon
National Guard Panther Racing 4 D/H/F 17 118.121 84 0 0 Running 14
17 Ed Carpenter
Menard’s/ Vision Racing 20 D/H/F 21 116.602 84 0 0 Running 13
18 Richard Antinucci
CURB/Agajanian/Team 3G 98 D/H/F 19 118.063 83 0 0 Running 12
19 Danica Patrick
Boost Mobile/Motorola 7 D/H/F 12 119.993 83 0 0 Running 12
20 Mike Conway
Roll Coater/Dreyer & Reinbold 24 D/H/F 16 118.583 69 0 0 Mechanical 12
21 Milka Duno
CITGO/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 23 D/H/F 20 109.057 56 0 0 Handling 12
