Dario Franchitti claimed his second win of the season at the Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday evening, jumping ahead of pole-sitter Alex Tagliani at the start to lead home Ganassi team-mate Scott Dixon. Team Penske pilot Will Power completed the top three, holding off Tagliani who slipped back to fourth before the chequered flag.
A strong start from reigning Champion Franchitti enabled him to seize the top spot early on, putting in consistent times from that point onwards en route to the finish. A late caution period made his job a little harder than first anticipated, but the Scot remained calm and did not get fazed by the closely bunched trio of cars on his tail.
Takuma Sato took a well-earned fifth for KV Racing, equaling his personal best result of the campaign so far at St. Petersburg. Second practice pace-setter Ryan Briscoe had to settle for sixth ahead of E.J. Viso, while Vitor Meira, Graham Rahal and Hélio Castroneves completed the top ten runners.
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| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  D. Franchitti | Chip Ganassi | 54:47.278 |
| 2. | S. Dixon | Chip Ganassi | +0.052 |
| 3. | W. Power | Penske | +0.206 |
| 4. | A. Tagliani | Sam Schmidt | +0.410 |
| 5. | T. Sato | Lotus KV Racing | +1.417 |
| 6. | R. Briscoe | Penske | +1.433 |
| 7. | E.J. Viso | Lotus KV Racing | +2.112 |
| 8. | V. Meira | A.J. Foyt | +2.535 |
| 9. | G. Rahal | Chip Ganassi | +2.814 |
| 10. | H. Castroneves | Penske | +4.338 |
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