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PR: DIXON WINS AT KENTUCKY WITH LAST LAP PASS OF CASTRONEVES Scott Dixon has passed Helio Castroneves exiting the final turn of the 200 lap Meijer Indy 300 this morning to earn his record-tying sixth victory of the 2008 IndyCar Series season. Click for more info...

PR: NIKON ANNOUNCED AS NAMING RIGHTS SPONSOR FOR SURFERS INDY Sport Minister Judy Spence, together with Indy 300 Chairman Terry Mackenroth and General Manager Greg Hooton, today announced Nikon as the naming rights sponsor of the Gold Coast motorsport event which will now be known as the Nikon Indy 300. Click for more info...

Dixon extends championship lead following Edmonton win Kiwi Scott Dixon has extended his championship lead over Helio Castroneves as he recorded a 5. Click for more info...

PR: SYDNEY'S BRISCOE WINS AT MID-OHIO, DIXON THIRD, POWER FOURTH Sydney’s Ryan Briscoe has earned his second IndyCar Series victory today, finishing ahead of his team-mate Helio Castroneves in the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio, presented by Westfield Insurance. Click for more info...

Hunter-Reay goes all the way in Watkins Glen American Ryan Hunter-Reay has scored an unlikely win by avoiding the strange pandemonium that unfolded around him to take out his maiden IndyCar Series win in today’s running of the Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen. Click for more info...

PR: KANAAN WINS CAUTION-FILLED RACE AT RICHMOND Tony Kanaan has claimed his first victory of the 2008 IndyCar Series season today - winning Richmond International Raceway's SunTrust Indy Challenge over Helio Castroneves. Click for more info...

Fuel strategy hands Wheldon an unlikely birthday present in Iowa Dan Wheldon celebrated his 30th birthday in style yesterday as an unlikely gamble in fuel strategy paid handsomely for the Englishman. Click for more info...

Trans-Tasman rivalry heats up as Dixon and Briscoe snare back-to-back podiums Kiwi Scott Dixon has posted his third win of the season by taking out the Bombardier Learjet 550 under lights on Saturday at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Click for more info...

Briscoe - From Villain to Hero in the space of a week A week ago Sydney’s Ryan Briscoe hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons, but in the space of just seven days the 26-year-old has turned his misfortunes around, recording his first-ever IndyCar win following today’s running of the ABC Supply/A. Click for more info...

Kiwi Dixon scores epic victory at Indy 500 Kiwi Scott Dixon has won the 92nd running of the Indianapolis 500 earlier today after starting the race from the pole position. Click for more info...

PR: POWER QUALIFIES 23RD FOR INDIANAPOLIS 500 DEBUT Will Power has qualified in 23rd position for his Indianapolis 500 debut after Third Day qualifying at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana today. Click for more info...

Wheldon revels in teammate’s misfortune at Kansas For the second consecutive week a poorly timed pit stop has cost New Zealander Scott Dixon certain victory, as his teammate Dan Wheldon took full advantage by taking out Sunday’s running of the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 at Kansas Speedway. Click for more info...

Power Dominates Final Champ Car Series Event *From US correspondents Elizabeth Williams and Tom Lutz in Long Beach For the past three months, former Champ Car drivers and their teams have faced numerous challenges whilst obtaining a ‘crash course’ in oval racing to an entirely new field of competitors. Click for more info...

‘Girl Power’ – Danica forges historic win On the back of excellent fuel strategy American Danica Patrick became the first female to win a major closed-course auto racing event as she took out today’s Indy 300 in Motegi, Japan. Click for more info...

Rahal outclasses more fancied rivals in St. Petersburg Talented 19-year-old Graham Rahal has stunned even the most brazen critics by claiming victory in his first-ever IndyCar race at the Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg on Sunday. Click for more info...

Coca-Cola sweetens up IndyCar with sponsorship deal Overnight the IndyCar Series has secured a lucrative multi-year agreement with Coca-Cola North America that will make Coca-Cola, one of the world’s most recognised brands, an official sponsor of the IndyCar Series for the next three years. Click for more info...

Kiwi wins season opener as Aussies exit early It proved to be a tough day at the office for Australian IndyCar drivers Will Power and Ryan Briscoe as both drivers exited today’s opening round of the series during the early stages. Click for more info...

Power, Gore and Kalkhoven team up for an Aussie assault Toowoomba-native Will Power is set to continue his authority on the American open-wheel scene as he and Team Australia confirm their participation in the 2008 unified IndyCar Series. Click for more info...

Gold Coast's Indy 300 'locked in' for next six years In a major boost for fans of the Gold Coast Indy 300 Queensland Minister for Police, Corrective Services and Sport, Judy Spence, announced yesterday that the Surfers Paradise event will remain a fixture on the Australian sporting calendar for at least another six years. Click for more info...

Casualties of War For years the fans have been crying out for a single entity open-wheel racing series in North America, and last week’s announcement that ended more than 13 years of bickering between the IRL and Champ Car fraternities should go a long way in an attempt to combat the seemingly runaway success of the NASCAR juggernaut. Click for more info...

2008 Driver Standings

1 .	Helio Castroneves	144
2 .	Scott Dixon	138
3 .	Dan Wheldon	135
4 .	Tony Kanaan	129
5 .	Danica Patrick	110
6 .	Will Power	97
7 .	Marco Andretti	95
8 .	Oriol Servia	93
9 .	Ed Carpenter	90
10 .	Graham Rahal	88
11 .	Hideki Mutoh	87
12 .	Enrique Bernoldi	84
13 .	EJ Viso	83
14 .	A.J. Foty IV	80
15 .	Ryan Hunter-Reay	77
16 .	Ryan Briscoe	72
17 .	Justin Wilson	71
18 .	Darren Manning	70
19 .	Buddy Rice	64
20 .	Jay Howard	62
21 .	Vitor Meira	58
22 .	Bruno Junqueira	57
23 .	Franck Perera	56
24 .	Mario Moraes	53
25 .	Marty Roth	40
26 .	Mario Dominguez	35
27 .	Townsend Bell	32
28 .	Milka Duno	26
29 .	Roger Yasukawa	16
30 .	Jaime Camara	12

2008 Schedule

1.	Homestead Miami Speedway	Mar 29
2.	Streets of St. Petersburg	Apr 6
3.	Long Beach	Apr 19
4.	Twin Ring Motegi	Apr 20
5.	Kansas Speedway	Apr 27
6.	92nd Indianapolis 500	May 25
7.	The Milwaukee Mile	Jun 1
8.	Texas Motor Speedway	Jun 7
9.	Iowa Speedway	Jun 22
10.	Richmond International Raceway	Jun 28
11.	Watkins Glen International	Jul 6
12.	Nashville Superspeedway	Jul 12
13.	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Jul 20
14.	Edmonton	Jul 26
15.	Kentucky Speedway	Aug 9
16.	Infineon Raceway	Aug 24
17.	The Raceway at Belle Isle Park	Aug 31
18.	Chicagoland Speedway	Sep 7
19.	Surfers Paradise	Oct 26

2007 Rookie Standings

2007 Nations Cup Standings