Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Post-Race Notes:
1. 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.
2. Ryan Briscoe finished second for the sixth time this season.
3. Dario Franchitti finished third, his sixth podium finish of the season.
4. 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.
5. Hideki Mutoh finished fifth, his third top-five finish of the season.
Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Post-Race Quotes:
Scott Dixon (No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing, winner Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio):
“I think the Target car was fantastic from the get-go. We had a fairly decent start. I think we could have had Justin (Wilson) there but didn’t want to push the envelope too much. We were sitting behind (Ryan) Briscoe to save tons of gas and that allowed us to go a lap or two longer. I don’t really think the pass on Justin (Wilson) had much to do with Milka (Duno). We pretty much made the pass going into the corner, and she made it kind of interesting in the next couple corners.”
Ryan Briscoe (No. 6 Team Penske, finished second):
“Scott (Dixon) was just the class of the field today and Justin (Wilson) was really good. We went for the reds at the end and it was something different, hoping that they would hang on, but it looks like the hotter temperatures caused them to blister after about four laps. It was hard to hold Dario (Franchitti) off. I’m pretty happy to come in second today.”
Dario Franchitti (No. 10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing, finished third):
“I was a little disappointed. We cannot get the Target car handling the way I want it to. When we do, I think we’ll be really good because we’re finishing third with the car not balanced at all the way I like it. If we get it the way we do on the street courses, look out. The guys did a great job on pit road and the Target team pulled a great strategy. Scotty D. did a great job today. We just have to regroup and come back a lot stronger in Sonoma.”
Ryan Hunter-Reay (No. 14 ABC Supply/A. J. Foyt Racing, finished fourth):
“We were able to gap anybody out there and we were holding with the leaders. We were pretty happy with that. At the end though, Hideki was fast. He was really pushing me hard and I was driving as hard as I could to stay up ahead of him. A fourth for this team right now is a big deal. A fourth for me right now is a big deal. We were catching third. It was a lot of fun.”
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