Double Podium for Team Target in Inaugural Grand Prix of Alabama

Dario battles from 7th place to finish 3rd at Barber Motorsports Park

Results from Barber Motorsports Park

1.      Helio Castroneves, No. 3 Honda Dallara

2.      Scott Dixon, No. 9 Target Honda Dallara

3.      Dario Franchitti, No. 10 Suave Honda Dallara


BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (April 12, 2010) – Target Chip Ganassi Racing (TCGR) claimed the second and third rungs of the Indy Grand Prix of Alabama podium with Scott Dixon finishing second and Dario Franchitti third at Barber Motorsports Park.

Dixon started fifth and got a great jump at the start, but was ordered by IRL officials to relinquish the position and settle back into his original grid position. He would run in the top three throughout the 90-lap before securing the second place result.

Franchitti lined-up seventh and worked his way to fourth after making a wing adjustment on the team’s first stop. He would go on to finish third behind Dixon in the No.10 Suave car.

NOTES

- Franchitti finished a season-best second-place - his first podium finish of the season.

With the finishes, Dixon jumps from 11th to fifth in IZOD IndyCar Series points with 80, while Franchitti sits third with 94. Leader Will Power holds the top spot with 136 points.

Up next for Team Target is Round 4 of the IZOD IndyCar Series at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on the streets on Long Beach, Calif. Sunday, April 11th (3:30 p.m. ET, VERSUS).

TCGR Quoteboard:

Dario Franchitti: “The Target team was working hard on the fuel strategy today. Will Power and I were side by side at the end there, but with so many lap cars in between us, it was really hard to fight for the positions. I am pleased to be on the podium and sit second in points after starting in seventh today. It was great to see all the fans. The atmosphere here was incredible and I am looking forward to returning to this track in the future."