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Article: Dixon notches another victory at Watkins Glen
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- July 9, 2007
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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 in Watkins Glen, N.Y., pulling
away at the end by 6.2 seconds for his third straight victory at the
3.4-mile, 11-turn road course in 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 crashing.
Dixon cut into some of ...