Free Live Odds - Scores and Odds - Sports News - Sports Information - Live Scores - Sports Statistics - Sports Articles - Sports Standings - Live Scor

IndyCar title battle heats up with three races to go

Tue 31st, August 2010

Sparta, KY (Sports Network) - Series: IZOD IndyCar. Date: Saturday, September 4. Race: Kentucky Indy 300. Site: Kentucky Speedway. Track: 1.5-mile tri-oval. Start Time: 8:45 p.m. (et). Laps: 200. Miles: 300. 2009 winner: Ryan Briscoe. Television: VERSUS. Radio: IMS Radio Network/SIRIUS XM Satellite.

After winning last Saturday's race at Chicagoland, Dario Franchitti trimmed Will Power's lead from 59 points to just 23.

Franchitti claimed the lead for the first time when he opted not to take on new tires and exited the pits first during the final round of stops with 28 laps remaining. He then held off several challenges for the lead in the closing laps of a tightly contested race. Franchitti finished just 0.04 seconds ahead of Dan Wheldon for his third victory of the season.

"I think what we saw [at Chicagoland], we see how quickly these things can change, especially on these one-and-a-half-mile tracks," Franchitti said.

With three races remaining last year, Franchitti trailed Power's Team Penske teammate, Ryan Briscoe, by only four points. But Briscoe won at Chicagoland -- then the third-to-last race of season -- and padded his points lead to 25 over Franchitti and 33 ahead of Dixon.

Then Dixon moved atop the standings after winning the penultimate race in Motegi, Japan. He held a five-point lead over Franchitti and an eight-point advantage over Briscoe heading into the season-finale at Homestead, FL.

Franchitti won at Homestead and clinched his second IndyCar championship. He finished 11 points ahead of his Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Dixon, while Briscoe ended the year 12 markers behind.

So anything can happen from Kentucky to Homestead.

"It's going to be interesting these last three," Franchitti added.

Power surprisingly did well at Chicagoland, but he experienced a fueling issue during a late-race pit stop. He was contending for the win until he ran out of gas with five laps remaining. Power finished one lap behind in 16th.

"That was just a mistake that we couldn't afford," Power said. "This obviously makes things tougher for the championship, but we're still in front, and we proved how competitive we can be on the ovals. We'll move on, and we will work harder [this] week at Kentucky."

The Australian driver has won five races so far this season, with all of them coming on road/street courses. The final course event of the year took place on August 22 at Sonoma, CA.

Power has finished ninth and 26th in the last two races at Kentucky, while Franchitti's best performance in five starts here is sixth, which came in 2004 and '09. Dixon won at Kentucky in 2008 and finished seventh here last year.

Kentucky will mark the 200th IndyCar race. The series' first event occurred on January 27, 1996 at Walt Disney World Speedway near Orlando, FL.

Twenty-eight drivers are on the preliminary entry list for the Kentucky Indy 300.

Live Odds provided by :

Live Odds provided by :

Where the players come to play and STAY.

Per Head and Call Center Services.

Sportsbook & Sports Betting at SBG Global

Sports Sites

Sports Contests – Think you know the game?

Sports Information you need to win BIG.

Contact Us | Help | Site Map| Sport Links

Sportsbook Directory | Casinos Directory | Poker Room Directory | Racebook Directory | Partners Directory