Will Power, who finished third in the first race of the Firestone Twin 275s at Texas Motor Speedway, drew the third starting position for the second 114-lap race. It certainly was advantageous in a sprint.
Power overtook Tony Kanaan on Lap 39, and after cars cycled through two pit stops (the latter with 10 or so laps left), he was out in front again to stay to score his first IZOD IndyCar Series oval victory. The 25 points (plus two bonus points for leading the most laps) gave Power a 239-218 points advantage over second place Dario Franchitti heading into the Milwaukee 225 on June 19.
Franchitti, who earned 27 points by winning the first race and leading the most laps, drew the 28th starting position for Race 2. He weaved his way to finish seventh but lost five points through the two races under the lights.
Dixon, who started 18th, was 0.9466 of a second behind Power; he was runner-up in both races to move up one spot in the championship standings to third.
Ryan Briscoe finished third and Team Penske teammate Helio Castroneves was fourth. Kanaan finished fifth, and Marco Andretti advanced 21 spots to sixth.
It was the first caution-free IZOD IndyCar Series race since the 2009 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway—when Franchitti clinched the title over his teammate Dixon. It also was the second-fastest race in series history (206.64 mph average).
Results Saturday of the Firestone Twin 275s - Race 2 IZOD IndyCar Series event on the 1.455 mile Texas Motor Speedway, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, laps completed and reason out (if any):
1. (3) Will Power, Dallara-Honda, 114, Running
2. (18) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 114, Running
3. (12) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara-Honda, 114, Running
4. (6) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Honda, 114, Running
5. (1) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Honda, 114, Running
6. (27) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 114, Running
7. (28) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 114, Running
8. (20) Danica Patrick, Dallara-Honda, 114, Running
9. (5) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Honda, 114, Running
10. (29) EJ Viso, Dallara-Honda, 114, Running
11. (7) Vitor Meira, Dallara-Honda, 114, Running
12. (25) Takuma Sato, Dallara-Honda, 113, Running
13. (14) Paul Tracy, Dallara-Honda, 113, Running
14. (16) Alex Tagliani, Dallara-Honda, 113, Running
15. (17) Oriol Servia, Dallara-Honda, 113, Running
16. (10) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Honda, 113, Running
17. (26) Mike Conway, Dallara-Honda, 113, Running
18. (21) JR Hildebrand, Dallara-Honda, 113, Running
19. (9) James Hinchcliffe, Dallara-Honda, 113, Running
20. (13) Jay Howard, Dallara-Honda, 113, Running
21. (30) Justin Wilson, Dallara-Honda, 113, Running
22. (15) Ana Beatriz, Dallara-Honda, 113, Running
23. (8) Charlie Kimball, Dallara-Honda, 112, Running
24. (19) Alex Lloyd, Dallara-Honda, 112, Running
25. (24) Davey Hamilton, Dallara-Honda, 112, Running
26. (2) Wade Cunningham, Dallara-Honda, 112, Running
27. (22) Simona de Silvestro, Dallara-Honda, 111, Running
28. (23) James Jakes, Dallara-Honda, 111, Running
29. (11) Sebastian Saavedra, Dallara-Honda, 111, Running
30. (4) Graham Rahal, Dallara-Honda, 104, Running
Race Statistics
Winners average speed: 206.693
Time of Race: 00:48:08.9739
Margin of victory: .9466 of a second
Cautions: 0
Lead changes: 8 among six drivers
Lap Leaders: Kanaan 1-38, Power 39-50, Kanaan 51, Castroneves 52, Viso 53-54, Power 55-104, Dixon 105, Briscoe 106-108, Power 109-114.
Point Standings: Power 239, Franchitti 218, Dixon 169, Servia 163, Kanaan 159, Briscoe 146, Rahal 136, Tagliani 135, Hildebrand 125, Sato 118.
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