What's the point(s)? Just another IRL cliffhanger
John Oreovicz...until the final lap of the season. Dario Franchitti edged his Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon, with Team Penske's Ryan Briscoe right in the mix as well. At about this time...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 23, 2009Franchitti deserved No. 1 ranking, too
John Oreovicz...year. We started the practice in the lead-up to the Indianapolis 500, and since then, Scott Dixon has topped the charts five times, including the final ranking for the 2009 season. Dario Franchitti...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 16, 2009Dixon on verge of tying IndyCar's top title mark
John Oreovicz...Fla. -- Danica Patrick leads the IndyCar Series in terms of column inches and television time. But Scott Dixon tops the charts in all the important statistics that matter to racers. Like laps led, races...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 09, 2009Briscoe ready to get it on at Homestead
John Oreovicz...at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and he's third in the championship, just eight points behind leader Scott Dixon. More importantly, he's added consistency to his repertoire, with a string of second-place finishes...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 08, 2009Hands down, 2009 one of Dario's best
John Oreovicz...he has matched that victory tally to date in 2009. He's five points behind teammate Scott Dixon heading into the season-ending Firestone Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, with Team Penske's...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 07, 2009Helio could hold key to Briscoe's title chances
John Oreovicz...Saturday in the Firestone Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. With eight points separating championship leader Scott Dixon and third-placed Briscoe -- and a 10-point difference between finishing first and second in the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 06, 2009Title or no title, Dario's return a successful one
John Oreovicz...a fresh environment at Target Chip Ganassi Racing, alongside a teammate he likes and respects in Scott Dixon, Franchitti adjusted back to open-wheelers as if he had never been away. His 2009 season...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 29, 2009Danica's reported signing great news for IRL
John Oreovicz...not leaving for NASCAR. Although the IndyCar Series can boast of several world-class drivers, including Scott Dixon, Dario Franchitti, Helio Castroneves, Tony Kanaan and the rapidly emerging Ryan Briscoe, none of them captivate...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 28, 2009Native drivers steal Motegi spotlight from Danica
John Oreovicz...battle being waged by points leader Ryan Briscoe of Team Penske and pursuers Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon from Target Chip Ganassi Racing. After a strong start to her season topped by a third...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 18, 2009Briscoe in command with two races to go
John Oreovicz...two races remaining, Briscoe is 25 points ahead of Dario Franchitti and 33 points up on Scott Dixon. The Ganassi drivers finished second and fourth at Chicagoland, with Dixon the runner-up to Briscoe...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 30, 2009Next stop for IndyCar title contenders: Chicagoland
John Oreovicz...s Team Penske's Ryan Briscoe up against Target Chip Ganassi Racing's Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon, separated by just 20 points with three races remaining. Franchitti and Dixon have four wins apiece...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 27, 2009Points shake-up means great title fight is on
John Oreovicz...second for the seventh time this season but regained the points lead, and perhaps most importantly, Scott Dixon endured a difficult day that finally ended in 13th place after a last-lap spin. "[Dario...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 24, 2009Dixon, Briscoe and Franchitti ready to duke it out
John Oreovicz...to be the wild-card race of the three-man battle for the IndyCar Series championship. Scott Dixon, Ryan Briscoe and Dario Franchitti have all experienced heartbreak at the physically demanding California road course...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 21, 2009Measuring Dixon's greatness another way
John OreoviczLast week's blog entry pointed out that Scott Dixon is definitely the best driver of the ex-CART period during the IRL era, put into...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 17, 2009Don't grant Dixon legend status just yet
John Oreovicz...creating conversation and controversy in the IndyCar Series paddock … • Dixon's win record: For a few days after Scott Dixon won the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 13, 2009TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "scott dixon" make the list?