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NEWTON, Iowa (June 22, 2009)-Target Chip Ganassi Racing’s Dario Franchitti scored his second win in as many races at Iowa Speedway Sunday in the Iowa Corn Indy 250, beating Ryan Briscoe to the line by 5.0132 seconds. Franchitti’s crew helped him get to the front, turning the trick on a quick pit stop on Lap 196 of 250 as the leaders cycled through green flag stops. Teammate Scott Dixon had contact Helio Castroneves early in the race, forcing both cars to pit for repairs. Dixon finished fifth.

With the results, Franchitti moves from third to second in IndyCar points with 238 (-3 from leader Briscoe), while Dixon slips from second to third in the standings with 226 (-15).

The 2009 IndyCar Series season continues June 27 with the SunTrust Indy Challenge at Richmond International Raceway. The race will be telecast live in High Definition at 8:00 p.m. (EDT) by VERSUS. The race will air live on the IMS Radio Network, XM channel 145 and Sirius channel 211. The radio broadcast also will be carried on www.indycar.com.

Notes:

- – Dario Franchitti earns his 10th career IndyCar Series victory and his second victory of the season. He also won at Long Beach.

- – Overall, it was Franchitti’s 20th career open wheel win (CART, IndyCar)

- – Franchitti has won both of his starts at Iowa Speedway. He also won the race in 2007.

- – This is the 28th IndyCar Series victory for Target Chip Ganassi Racing. This is the team’s fourth win of the season.

- – Overall, it was Target Chip Ganassi Racing’s 68th career open wheel win (CART, IndyCar)

- – Scott Dixon finished fifth, his fourth top-five finish of the season.

TCGR Quoteboard:

Dario Franchitti: “I like driving here. We tested at Iowa last Wednesday. The TomTom guys did a really, really good job coming up with a setup, and they were awesome in the pits. I just went out, did my job and hung on, made some good moves in traffic and here we are. More than anywhere, today is a team win because those pit stops moved us up in track position.”

Scott Dixon: “We tried to go with two different strategies, and it looks like Dario just had a stellar day. Once we touched (with Helio Castroneves’ car), we cycled back. And once we got back in traffic, it was really tough. We should have done much better, but at least one of the cars did well this weekend.”

About Target Chip Ganassi Racing

On the strength of eight wins in 17 races, Target Chip Ganassi Racing is the reigning IndyCar Series champion and Indianapolis 500 winner. Chip Ganassi created his own one-car IndyCar team in 1990 and established a partnership with sponsor, Target. Today, Target Chip Ganassi Racing includes two entries in the Indy Racing League for 2008 IndyCar Series champion and Indianapolis 500 winner Scott Dixon, and 2007 IndyCar Series champion and Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti. Target Chip Ganassi Racing has collected six Championships and 68 wins since 1994 and operates out of a state-of-the-art race shop facility in Indianapolis, Ind., with a corporate office in Pittsburgh, Pa.

- Target Chip Ganassi Racing, Press Release