Scott Dixon News

IndyCar drivers Graham Rahal, left, Scott Dixon, center, of New Zealand, and Dario Franchitti, of Scotland, chat on the pit wall as a car speeds by on the front straight during practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Friday, May 18, 2012.

Scott Dixon yesterday qualified on the fifth row as the 15th fastest driver with a four-lap average of 223.684mph, and he was joined today by Wade Cunningham, who claimed one of the last nine remaining spots in the field of 33.

After qualifications, IndyCar announced it had fined 11 teams $15,000 each for not complying with Rules 1.1.1.3, 8.2.3.3, and 14.12.2 during pre-qualifying technical inspection for Indianapolis 500 Time Trials.

The team with four straight IndyCar championships didn't even come close to making Saturday's Pole Day shootout for the Indianapolis 500, and the thought of bumping their way into the shootout were so bleak that none of Ganassi's four drivers even made a second qualifying attempt on a steamy, slick 2.5-mile oval.

"It gets progressively more difficult, so your gains will diminish as you go faster and faster," says Eric Bretzman, Scott Dixon's engineer.

Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti was the picture of relaxation during Friday's practice session at the Speedway.

Scott Dixon, the 2008 race winner, was quickest on the day with a lap of 40.3428 seconds in the No.

Legge, from Guildford England, is a rookie at the track and due to legal issues between the team she drives for, Dragon Racing, owned by Jay Penske, and engine manufacturer, Lotus, Legge had not been able to get on the track.A Her teammate, veteran Sebastien Bourdais, was in the same situation and unable to go on the track until today, but the lost ... (more)

The 2008 Indy 500 winner and two-time series champ went 223.088 mph - the second- fastest speed of the week.

It's time for the 96th Indianapolis 500, the "World's Greatest Race. With a completely new chassis and the return of turbocharged engines for the first time since 1996, the dynamics of the race will drastically different than in years past.

INDIANAPOLIS - Colombia's Sebastian Saavedra used late tow to jump to the top of the Indianapolis 500 speed chart Sunday.

Four-time IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti will use the No. 50 for the Indianapolis 500 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of sponsor Target Corp.

Scott Dixon's Target-Ganassi Dallara-Honda was fastest at Tuesday's IndyCar test at Texas Motor Speedway.

Paint brush in hand, Scott Dixon says he might have found a calling after his IZOD IndyCar Series career.

Service Central Chip Ganassi Racing driver Graham Rahal finished 16th in the Itaipava Sao Paulo Indy 300 on the Streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Numbers to note following the Itaipava Sao Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestle, the fourth of 16 events of the 2012 IZOD Indy Car Series season.

Team Penske's Will Power earned his third consecutive IndyCar win, the fourth straight for Chevyand completed personal a hat trick at the Brazilian street circuit.

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"Firestone Fast Six" Qualifying Results : 1. Will Power ; 2. Dario Franchitti ; 3. Scott Dixon ; 4. James Hinchcliffe ; 5. Ryan Hunter-Reay ; 6. Justin Wilson .

IndyCar has fined Panther Racing owner John Barnes and placed him on probation until the end of the year for posting a critical comment on Twitter.