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Race:           Peak Indy 300, August 29 (9:00 PM ET, Versus)

Track:          Chicagoland Speedway (1.5-mile tri-oval)

Location:       Joliet, Illinois

NOTES/NEWS

Chip Ganassi on Infineon last weekend: “Dario got max points last weekend and that's what he needed. Pole, led the most laps, wins the race … both guys [Franchitti and Dixon] now have won four races. That's a big accomplishment for Team Target. We're pretty happy with that and we'll see where we end up in the points.”

TCGR to Date: The team has a series-best eight wins in 14 races this season, with Dixon and Franchitti scoring four victories apiece. The team equaled the eight-win mark for the second time in consecutive seasons, but still has three events remaining in 2009. The TCGR record for wins in a season is 10 from the 19-race 1998 CART season where Alex Zanardi won seven and Jimmy Vasser took three. TCGR also had seven win seasons in 1996 (Vasser, four and Zanardi three) and 1999 (Montoya, seven).

TCGR by the Numbers: The team now boasts 32 wins in the IndyCar Series and 72 overall open wheel wins (CART, IndyCar). In total, Ganassi’s team’s have 113 wins across open wheel, stock car and sports car racing (1990-Present)

Scott Dixon and the No. 9 Target Team

Chicago Rewind:  Dixon started from the outside-pole, led 14 laps, and took the checkered flag in the second-position. He has started a total of six races at the track, with four of those being highlighted by a second-place finish. Dixon has also led a total of 79 laps at the tri-oval track.

Dixon on the Stretch Run: “I think between Dario and I we've got cars in the Target team that can win all those last three races. That's the attitude. We have to go out there and try and dominate and hopefully we can win another championship.”

Last Week in Sonoma: Dixon started 10th but had to pit early for a new front wing after an accordion style pileup sent him spinning in turn 2 of the first lap. He and the No.9 Target crew battled back to salvage what was shaping up to be a top-10 result. On the last corner he was turned by Marco Andretti and crossed the stripe 14th. IndyCar Series officials penalized Andretti for avoidable contact with Dixon. Andretti was credited with a 14th place finish and placed behind Ed Carpenter (11th), Dan Wheldon (12th) and Scott Dixon (13th).

Points: 3rd in points with 477, -20 to leader Ryan Briscoe.

Dario Franchitti and the No. 10 LifeLock Team

Dario on the Stretch Run: “Right now we have three oval races to focus on. It's going to be a challenge. Scott is the reigning champion, I know how good he is and he's got the same equipment as me. Ryan and the Penske team are going to be tough as well.”

LifeLock Paint Scheme: Franchitti and the No.10 team will run the LifeLock paint scheme in Chicago and Japan.

Wrapping up Road and Street: Dario finishes the road and street portion of the calendar as the only driver in the series to advance to all “Firestone Fast Six” final segments of knockout qualifying.

Last Week in Sonoma: Franchitti swept the points in Sonoma, starting first, leading every lap and winning the race for his fourth win of the season (tied with Dixon for series-best four wins).

Last Time at Chicago: Franchitti’s last race at the 1.5-mile tri-oval was during his memorable championship season in 2007. Dario took the green flag from the pole position, led 10 of the 200 laps, and won the race in the last turn of the last lap to clinch the championship over Dixon.  Franchitti has yet to start a race outside of the top-10 at the track, including his 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series race, where he started in the sixth position.

Points: 2nd in points with 493, -4 to leader Ryan Briscoe.

2009 STATS

IndyCar Series

Starts  Wins    Poles   Top 5s  Top 10s Pts. Pos./(Prev)       
Scott Dixon     14      4       1       9       11      3/1    
Dario Franchitti        14      4       4       10      12      2/3

CAREER STATS

CART and IndyCar Series

Starts  Wins    Poles   Top 5s  Top 10s
Scott Dixon     149     21      16      66      101    
Dario Franchitti        195     22      22      78      116

TEAM ROSTERS

Mike Hull – Managing Director

Scott Harner – Team Manager (Administrative Operations)

Barry Wanser – Team Manager (Racing Operations)

No. 9 (IndyCar)        
Crew Chief/(R/F):  Ricky Davis  Shocks: Mike Cicciarelli       
Engineer:  Eric Bretzman        Engines/Radio:  Troy Scheller  
Assistant Engineer:  Brian Welling      Fueler:  Todd DeNeve   
Front End/(L/R):  Adam Rovazzini        Gear Box:  Andy Schneider      
Front End:  Gilbert Swafford    Tires/Transport Driver:  Jesse Benbow  
Rear End/(Air Jack):  Mark Sampson      Floater (L/F): Wayne Westplate 
Rear End/(R/R):  Blair Julian   Spotter:  Robbie Fast

No. 10 (IndyCar)               
Crew Chief/(R/F):  Kevin O’Donnell      Shocks:  Mike Cicciarelli      
Engineer: Chris Simmons Engines/Radio/(R/R):  Troy Scheller    
Assistant Engineer: Brad Goldberg       Gear Box/Fueler: Robby Page    
Front End/(Air Jack): Matt Swan Tires/Truck: Travis Abel       
Front End (L/F):  Steve Namisnak        Transport Driver: Chris Sutton 
Rear End/(L/R):  Brad Larsen    Floater/Front End: Wayne Westplate     
Rear End: Dave Pena     Spotter: Scott Harner