DIXON CLAIMS THE POLE AT MID-OHIO

IZOD IndyCar Series Qualifying/Practice for the Honda Indy 200

Qualifying
P1 Scott Dixon (No. 9 Target Honda) at 1:08.0776 seconds.
P2 Ryan Briscoe (No. 6 Honda) at 1:08.3359 seconds.
P3 Dario Franchitti (No. 10 GE Honda) at 1:08.4016 seconds.

Practice 1
P1 Graham Rahal (No. 38 Honda) at 1:09.6031 seconds.
P2 EJ Viso (No. 59 Honda) at 1:09.6522 seconds.
P3 Dario Franchitti (No. 10 GE Honda) at 1:09.6936 seconds.
P7 Scott Dixon (No. 9 Target Honda) at 1:09.9713 seconds.

Practice 2
P1 Ryan Hunter-Reay (No. 28 Honda) at 1:08.8057 seconds.
P2 Scott Dixon (No. 9 Target Honda) at 1:08.8335 seconds.
P3 Takuma Sato (No. 5 Honda) at 1:08.8747 seconds.
P6 Dario Franchitti (No. 10 GE Honda) at 1:09.0683 seconds.

Notes
• This is the 72nd pole for Team Target in Indy car racing and the 28th pole on a road/street course
• This is Dixon’s first PEAK Performance Pole Award of 2011. Dixon has qualified in the Firestone Fast Six in the last five years at Mid-Ohio and has never been worse than fifth at the track

Target Chip Ganassi Racing will compete tomorrow, Sunday, August 7 in the Honda Indy 200 (2:00 p.m. ET, VERSUS).