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Article: Dixon dominates on road course Driver holds on for third straight win at Watkins Glen; Hornish, Kanaan have fiery moment.
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- Dayton Daily News
- Article date:
- July 9, 2007
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WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. -- Just call Scott Dixon the new king of
Watkins Glen International.
Dixon held off Sam Hornish Jr., series leader Dario Franchitti,
Tony Kanaan and Marco Andretti over the final 14 laps and won the
Watkins Glen Grand Prix on Sunday, pulling away at the end by 6.2
seconds for his third straight victory at the 3.4-mile, 11-turn
natural road course in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York.
It was the first win of the IndyCar Series season for Dixon, who
has four runner-up finishes for Target Chip Ganassi Racing, and
seventh of his career. He took advantage of a mistake by pole sitter
Helio Castroneves, who led the first 19 laps and seemed to be the man
to beat before ...
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