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Standings
After Chicago (Final)
Pos. Driver Points
Pos. Driver Points
1 Scott Dixon 646
2 Helio Castroneves 629
3 Tony Kanaan 513
4 Dan Wheldon 492
5 Ryan Briscoe 447
6 Danica Patrick 379
7 Marco Andretti 363
8 Ryan Hunter-Reay 360
9 Oriol Servia 18 26 358
10 Hideki Mutoh 346
11 Justin Wilson 340
12 Will Power 331
13 Vitor Meira 324
14 Darren Manning 323
15 Ed Carpenter 320
16 Buddy Rice 306
17 Graham Rahal 288
18 E.J. Viso 286
19 A.J. Foyt IV 280
20 Bruno Junqueira 256
21 Mario Moraes 244
22 Enrique Bernoldi 220
23 Jaime Camara 174
24 Marty Roth 166
25 Milka Duno 140
26 Townsend Bell 117
27 Mario Dominguez 112
28 Jay Howard 72
29 Franck Perera 71
30 John Andretti 71
31 Tomas Scheckter 66
32 Sarah Fisher 37
33 Paul Tracy 32
34 Alex Tagliani 30
35 Roger Yasukawa 16
36 Davey Hamilton 16
37 Buddy Lazier 13
38 Alex Lloyd 10
39 Jeff Simmons 10

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Unification Spurred Ultra-Competitive IndyCar Season
  IndyCar
The quest for the 2008 IndyCar Series championship was one of the most difficult in series history. Drivers such as Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan and Dan Wheldon, who had previously won IndyCar Series championships, learned in late February that they would be competing against the likes of Champ Car race winners Bruno Junqueira, Will Power, Oriol Servia and Justin Wilson.
IRL announces '09 TV sked, Miami race date changed
  IndyCar
The IndyCar Series enters 2009 with a new television package that will continue to feature long-term partner ABC while introducing VERSUS as the new cable television partner. VERSUS will open the season on April 5 and will air three consecutive races before ABC kicks off its five-race coverage, beginning May 24 with the 93rd Running of the Indianapolis 500.  The entire 2009 IndyCar Series television package will be available in high-definition (HD) television.
Paul Leonard Newman Tribute
  IndyCar
Paul Leonard Newman (PLN), eighty-three, one of the most warmly admired and universally loved figures in motion pictures, motorsports and philanthropy, died Friday after a long battle with cancer at his farmhouse home near Westport, Connecticut. His death was as private and discreet as the way he had lived his life, a humble artist who never thought of himself as "big," surrounded by his beloved family and the close circle of friends that had supported him through his last days.
Scenes from Chicagoland - Sunday
  by Mark Cipolloni & Rick Schenk

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Castroneves wins race, Dixon title at Chicagoland
  by Mark J. Cipolloni
Helio Castroneves drove the race of his life from last to first in the PEAK Antifreeze and Motor Oil Indy 300 Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway, but it wasn't enough to keep Scott Dixon from winning his second IndyCar Series championship.  Castroneves started 28th due to a penalty during qualifying and raced his way through the field to take the lead on Lap 78.
Some insight into the new IndyCar TV package
  by Mark J. Cipolloni
Prior to Sunday's IndyCar race at Chicagoland we caught up with Bill Bergofin, Senior Vice President Marketing and Promotion for Versus and, Marc Fein, Executive Vice President Programming Production and Business Operations for Versus to find out some more details of the new IndyCar TV deal with Versus.
Briscoe wins pole in Chicagoland
  by Mark J. Cipolloni
Penske Racing's Ryan Briscoe was the last car to qualify for Sunday's Peak Antifreeze and Motor Oil Indy 300 at Chicagoland but he knocked provisional top dog and championship point leader Scott Dixon off the pole.  Dixon will start 2nd ahead of Danica Patrick, Tony Kanaan and Marco Andretti.  Helio Castroneves was disqualified and he was moved to the back of the grid.
Scenes from Chicagoland - Saturday 1
  by Mark Cipolloni & Rick Schenk

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IndyCar champion to be crowned this weekend
  IndyCar
The race for the 2008 IndyCar Series championship will come down to two of the league's top heavyweights at Chicagoland Speedway this weekend: Scott Dixon and Helio Castroneves.  After 16 races and 2,660 laps of intense competition, the 2003 IndyCar Series Champion and 2008 Indianapolis 500 winner Dixon leads two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Castroneves by 30 points (606 to 576) entering the PEAK Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300 – the final points-paying race of the season.
Q&A with Dixon, Franchitti, Matos and Antinucci
  IndyCar
IndyCar Series points leader Scott Dixon, 2007 series champion Dario Franchitti and Firestone Indy Lights championship contenders Raphael Matos and Richard Antinucci were guests on today’s Indy Racing League teleconference.
Scenes from Detroit - Sunday
  by Mark Scheuern

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Detroit: Justin Wilson runs away from Castroneves
  by Tim Wohlford
Helio Castroneves drove hard, raced smart, and even blocked to protect his lead, but nothing could prevent Justin Wilson from winning the 2008 Detroit Grand Prix at Belle Isle.  Helio finished second, followed by Tony Kanaan and Oriol Servia.  Points leader Scott Dixon finished fifth, but failed to clinch the points championship. Wilson noted that the win was the biggest of his career to date. Post-Race Press Conference
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