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Ganassi ‘Fuelish Finish’ Hands Franchitti the Ring

Written by Allan Brewer · September 10, 2007

Crown Point, Indiana’s Logan Gomez Wins First IPS Contest


From Indy Racing League media reports:

Dario Franchitti overtook Scott Dixon in Turn 3 on the final lap when Dixon ran out of fuel and went on earn the victory and his first career IndyCar Series championship.

IndyCar.com: Dario Franchitti Wins IRL Championship

Dixon led Franchitti by half a car-length as they crossed the start/finish line for the white flag. But as they ran side-by-side along the backstretch, Dixon’s car gasped for fuel.

Franchitti, who led Dixon by three points entering the 200-lap race, won the championship by 13 points. Had Dixon, who led 41 laps, prevailed, he would have won by seven points.

Sam Hornish Jr. finished third and Team Penske teammate Helio Castroneves was fourth. Scott Sharp closed fast for fifth place.

Franchitti is the third consecutive Indianapolis 500 winner who also wound up as series champion. He delivered the third series title for Andretti Green Racing, a series record. It is the seventh time that the title points margin has been 20 points or less.

Also on Sept. 9, rookie Logan Gomez held off a final-lap charge from Indy Pro Series champion Alex Lloyd to win his first Indy Pro Series race by 0.0005 of a second.

IndyProRacer.com: Logan Gomez Captures Chicagoland Championship

The time and winner’s 188.627 mph closing lap on the 1.52-mile oval equates to a margin of victory of 1.65 inches. The difference was the closest in the six years of the series — and in Indy Racing League history.

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