Dario Franchitti is two-for-two at Iowa Speedway. The 2007 winner at the track found his way back to victory lane Sunday, winning the Iowa Corn Indy 250 by 5.0132 seconds over Ryan Briscoe.
Franchitti gave the credit to his Target Chip Ganassi Racing crew, which turned in a quick pit stop on Lap 196 of 250 as the leaders cycled through green flag stops.
Franchitti trailed Briscoe by less than a second as the stops began and led by more than a second when they were completed. As the drivers worked through lapped traffic over the final 50 laps, Franchitti was able to build his lead to a comfortable margin.
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Franchitti’s second victory of the season moved him within three points of Briscoe, who remains the IndyCar Series points leader. For the third consecutive race, Briscoe led the most laps but finished second.
Andretti Green Racing’s Hideki Mutoh finished third, one spot lower than his career-best finish at the track last year, and Panther Racing’s Dan Wheldon finished fourth as the top four finishers came from different teams.
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Helio Castroneves, who started on the pole based on entrant points after qualifying was cancelled due to water seepage on the track, finished seventh. He made contact with Scott Dixon early in the race, forcing both cars to pit for repairs. Dixon finished fifth.
The race got off to a rough start with four caution periods in the first 55 laps but finished with stints of 56 and 127 consecutive green-flag laps.
Results Sunday of the Iowa Corn Indy 250 IndyCar Series event June 21 at the 0.894-mile Iowa Speedway, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, laps completed and reason out (if any):
1. (4) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 250, Running 2. (2) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara-Honda, 250, Running 3. (11) Hideki Mutoh, Dallara-Honda, 250, Running 4. (6) Dan Wheldon, Dallara-Honda, 250, Running 5. (3) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 249, Running 6. (16) Tomas Scheckter, Dallara-Honda, 249, Running 7. (1) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Honda, 249, Running 8. (19) Mike Conway, Dallara-Honda, 249, Running 9. (5) Danica Patrick, Dallara-Honda, 249, Running 10. (13) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Honda, 248, Running 11. (9) Graham Rahal, Dallara-Honda, 245, Running 12. (8) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 244, Running 13. (20) Jaques Lazier, Dallara-Honda, 237, Running 14. (7) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Honda, 108, Contact 15. (14) Robert Doornbos, Dallara-Honda, 58, Handling 16. (12) Raphael Matos, Dallara-Honda, 53, Contact 17. (15) Mario Moraes, Dallara-Honda, 52, Contact 18. (10) Justin Wilson, Dallara-Honda, 33, Contact 19. (17) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Honda, 2, Contact 20. (18) E.J. Viso, Dallara-Honda, 0, Contact
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