Dixon leads second practice

Fresh from his Indianapolis 500 win a week ago, the Ganassi driver lapped in 21.9975 seconds, which was 0.0483 seconds quicker than Helio Castroneves (Penske) managed when topping the second part of the split session.

Marco Andretti completed the top three for Andretti Green.

The rookies and new teams again showed strong form, with Will Power taking fourth for KV Racing, and EJ Viso (HVM), Bruno Junqueira (Dale Coyne Racing) and Enrique Bernoldi (Conquest Racing) claiming sixth, seventh and ninth places respectively.

Andretti Green's Tony Kanaan and Dixon's Ganassi teammate Dan Wheldon got amongst them in fifth and eighth.

Morning pace-setter Graham Rahal only managed 19th place in final practice, although the picture was blurred slightly as some teams concentrated on race preparations while others practiced for qualifying.

AJ Foyt IV had the only incident of the session when he brushed the wall during the first half-hour and bent the suspension on his Vision Racing Dallara-Honda.

Roth Racing's John Andretti was able to rejoin for a handful of laps following his minor crash this morning, but his teammate Marty Roth was unable to participate due to the damage sustained in his much heavier impact during the first session.

Pos  Driver             Team                 Time               Laps
 1.  Scott Dixon        Ganassi              21.9975            27
 2.  Helio Castroneves  Penske               22.0458  + 0.0483  23
 3.  Marco Andretti     Andretti Green       22.1996  + 0.2021  30
 4.  Will Power         KV                   22.2712  + 0.2737  27
 5.  Tony Kanaan        Andretti Green       22.2863  + 0.2888  45
 6.  EJ Viso            HVM                  22.3094  + 0.3119  27
 7.  Bruno Junqueira    Dale Coyne           22.3152  + 0.3177  21
 8.  Dan Wheldon        Ganassi              22.3703  + 0.3728  32
 9.  Enrique Bernoldi   Conquest             22.3831  + 0.3856  23
10.  Hideki Mutoh       Andretti Green       22.5372  + 0.5397  41
11.  Vitor Meira        Panther              22.5443  + 0.5468  36
12.  Danica Patrick     Andretti Green       22.5862  + 0.5887  37
13.  Ryan Briscoe       Penske               22.5978  + 0.6003  32
14.  Ryan Hunter-Reay   Rahal Letterman      22.6438  + 0.6463  20
15.  Oriol Servia       KV                   22.7110  + 0.7135  27
16.  Townsend Bell      Dreyer & Reinbold    22.7366  + 0.7391  31
17.  Darren Manning     Foyt                 22.7633  + 0.7658  32
18.  AJ Foyt IV         Vision               22.9588  + 0.9613  26
19.  Graham Rahal       Newman/Haas/Lanigan  22.9793  + 0.9818  48
20.  John Andretti      Roth                 22.9794  + 0.9819  13
21.  Justin Wilson      Newman/Haas/Lanigan  23.0062  + 1.0087  32
22.  Jaime Camara       Conquest             23.0937  + 1.0962  28
23.  Buddy Rice         Dreyer & Reinbold    23.0975  + 1.1000  21
24.  Mario Moraes       Dale Coyne           23.5244  + 1.5269  32
25.  Mario Dominguez    Pacific Coast        23.5662  + 1.5687  27
26.  Ed Carpenter       Vision               23.8578  + 1.8603  21