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Top-5 Finishers: 1. Scott Dixon; 2. Ryan Briscoe; 3. Dario Franchitti; 4. Graham Rahal; 5. Danica Patrick.

Race Temperatures: Temps ranged from 61°-60° F (16°-15° C) ambient and from 97-94° F (36-34°C) track.

Firestone Tire Performance Recap: Firestone Racing brought an all-new short oval specification to Milwaukee that was developed based on testing at Richmond last season. Tire wear was as expected, with the fronts wearing a little more than the rears, but both well within acceptable limits.

From race winner Scott Dixon, #9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone: “I’m just so stoked to win here at the Milwaukee Mile – it’s such a tough track. The tires were fantastic. Racing in the traffic today, with the Firestone tires I was able to use just about any part of the track that I needed to. The tires were very consistent, and overall we had great grip. I don’t know – we must have had super sticky sets of Firestones today with the way things worked out!”

From Joe Barbieri, Manager, Firestone Racing: “Short ovals like the Milwaukee Mile certainly present a unique set of challenges for the Firestone Racing engineers, but the Firestone Firehawk racing radials were up to the task today. We saw lots of long green flag stints that included side-by-side racing and passing throughout the event, which is a testament to the confidence the drivers had in their tires. Based on Scott’s comments, it sounded like the tires would work just about anywhere on the track. Marbles tend to be an issue at these short ovals, but with the final caution period giving the sweepers a chance to sweep the marbles up, we saw a great dash to the finish in the last 60 or so laps. Congratulations to Scott Dixon and Target Chip Ganassi Racing for a great race.”

Firestone “Tire-ific” Move of the Race: This $10,000 prize will be awarded after each IndyCar Series race to the driver who best utilizes his or her Firestone tires to make a bold, dramatic move during the event. Prior to today’s race, Townsend Bell received the award (increased to $20,000 for Indy only) for last week’s Indianapolis 500 for his charge from 24th to 4th. This week’s nominees are: Scott Dixon for his pass of Ryan Briscoe for the lead on lap 201; Tony Kanaan, storming to the lead at the green flag despite injuries; and Ryan Briscoe, for a strong race and leading the most laps. Fans can vote through Wednesday at www.indycar.com to determine the recipient. This race’s winner will be named next Saturday night at Texas Motor Speedway.

-  Firestone Racing, Press Release