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Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon put Ganassi at the top of the timesheets for the final practice session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday morning.

There was no question who was setting the pace for the second group of IndyCar drivers testing at Sebring International Raceway, with Scott Dixon way in front of the rest.

Tributes pour in for Dan Wheldon, following his death at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Dario Franchitti quickly took the lead of the first race of the Firestone Twin 275 double header event, and refused to be dislodged despite a strong late challenge from team mate Scott Dixon.

Dan Wheldon was never far from the front of the field during the three hours of the 2011 Indy 500, but he never looked like winning and never led a lap. Except the last one.

1. Dario Franchitti Ganassi 1m 16.7987s 107.955mph 2. Ryan Briscoe Penske 1m 16.8485s 107.885mph 3. Helio Castroneves Penske 1m 16.8702s 107.855mph

Dario Franchitti's run of short track form continued into Richmond as, having won six days earlier at Iowa Speedway, the Scot claimed the PEAK Performance Pole Award for Saturday night's SunTrust indy Challenge.

F1's first American team in more than two decades - the Peter Windsor and Ken Anderson-led USF1 - has begun an evaluation process of home-grown talent to occupy its two seats on the grand prix grid in 2010...and IndyCar's leading lady Danica Patrick 'is on the list'.

Reigning IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon became the first driver to win for the second time in 2009, taking the chequered flag in the ABC Supply/AJ Foyt 225 at the Milwaukee Mile after long-time leader - and 2008 race winner - Ryan Briscoe was momentarily caught up in traffic.

While Alex Lloyd does play guitar, the next logical step to the mushrooming attention lavished on his pink racesuit and helmet and the similarly-liveried #99 HER Chip Ganassi Racing/Sam Schmidt Motorsports car at the Indianapolis 500 is the launch of a related website.

There will be no missing Alex Lloyd as the Briton attempts to make his second IndyCar start - and second at the Indianapolis 500 - this month, after he turned out for his refresher in the bright pink HER-backed #99 Dallara.

Reigning IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon paced the first day of the IndyCar Series' road course open test at Barber Motorsports Park as various teams and drivers put in their final preparations before next month's season-opener on the streets of St Petersburg.

IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon has been honoured by the British Racing Drivers' Club as the recipient of the 2008 Bruce McLaren Trophy.

Chip Ganassi Racing and Dale Earnhardt Inc. will merge operations beginning with the 2009 Sprint Cup season, the teams announced in a news release Wednesday.

1. Scott Dixon Ganassi 1m 12.2861s 103.090mph 2. Helio Castroneves Penske 1m 12.7649s 102.412mph 3. Oriol Servia KVRT 1m 12.9618s 102.136mph 4. Justin Wilson NHLR 1m 13.0530s 102.008mph

1. Scott Dixon Ganassi 200 laps 2. Helio Castroneves Penske +00.5532s 3. Marco Andretti AGR +00.5707s 4. Vitor Meira Panther +00.9102s 5. Dan Wheldon Ganassi +02.1472s

1. Scott Dixon Ganassi 1m 37.3293s 218.968mph 2. Vitor Meira Panther 1m 37.5783s 218.409mph 3. Dan Wheldon Ganassi 1m 37.6127s 218.332mph 4. Hideki Mutoh AGR 1m 37.8982s 217.696mph

Dan Wheldon made a fuel gamble in the late stages of the Iowa Corn 250 pay off handsomely as he celebrated his 30th birthday with a second victory of the 2008 IndyCar Series season.

The car number may be different, the team may be different and the driver may certainly be different but to many NASCAR fans the site of the distinctive red Texaco star on the hood of a NASCAR Cup Series racer evokes a set of memories that have gone a long way towards making Juan Montoya somethin

Casey Mears continued the Indianapolis Motor Speedway success story of the Mears family with pole position for Sunday's Brickyard 400 NASCAR Nextel Cup race. Casey's uncle, Rick holds an enviable record of six pole positions and four Indy 500 wins at the track.