Camping World Grand Prix At The Glen Post-Race Notes:
•This is the second IndyCar Series of Justin Wilson’s career. He won the Detroit Indy Grand Prix presented by Firestone on Aug. 31, 2008 at The Raceway at Belle Isle Park in Detroit when driving for Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing.
•Justin Wilson’s previous-best finish this season was third on the street course at St. Petersburg.
•This is the first victory for Dale Coyne in 558 starts as an owner/driver or team owner in major-league open-wheel racing.
•This is the first victory for a team other than Team Penske and Target Chip Ganassi Racing since Justin Wilson won Aug. 31, 2008 at Belle Isle in a Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing car, a streak of 10 points races and one non-points race.
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•Justin Wilson led 49 of the 60 laps, the most laps led by a winner in the history of this event. The previous record was 25 by Scott Dixon in 2005.
•This is the fifth top-three finish of the season for Ryan Briscoe. He has a victory at St. Petersburg.
•Scott Dixon took the IndyCar Series points lead from teammate Dario Franchitti with his third-place finish.
•This is the fifth top-three finish of the season for Scott Dixon. He has three victories (Kansas, Milwaukee, Richmond).
•This was the best street/road course finish of the season for Scott Dixon. His previous best was 15th at Long Beach.
•Drivers leading the series championship at the midway point of the season have won the title in six of the last 12 seasons, dating back to the 1996-97 season. This is the midway point of the 2009 season, round nine of 17. Scott Dixon is the points leader.
•Rookie Mike Conway finished a career-best sixth. His previous best finish was eighth at Iowa, an oval.
•EJ Viso finished a season-best seventh. His previous best was 12th at Richmond, an oval.
•Rookie Robert Doornbos equaled his career-best finish of ninth, also recorded at Long Beach, a street circuit, and Richmond, an oval.
•Dario Franchitti finished 15th, just his second finish outside the top 10 this season. He finished 18th at Kansas, an oval.
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Camping World Grand At The Glen Post-Race Quotes:
JUSTIN WILSON (#18 Z-Line Designs, winner): “It was just the fact that we’ve just worked at this all year, and we’ve put a lot of effort into the road courses. To dominate like we did is fantastic. I’ve got to thank Dale (Coyne) for putting me into the car. I didn’t think I would be driving, and here we are in Victory Lane. It feels great. I was grinning from ear to ear on the last lap. It just felt so good to do that for Dale. We’ve been trying to build this team up, and we’re coming. This is my most important win in my career, winning with Dale and showing what we can do. It’s a fantastic feeling.”
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