IndyCar: Title showdown in the windy city
Scott Dixon goes into this weekend's IndyCar finale as the favourite with a 30-point advantage, but Helio Castroneves has the momentum on his side. Matt Beer assesses their chances
At one stage it looked like Scott Dixon would wrap up the first unified IRL IndyCar Series title with a few rounds to spare. He had finally notched up his first Indianapolis 500 victory, and seemed to be winning as he pleased in the middle of the season - extending his championship lead to 78 points with three rounds to go.
But thanks to the tenacity of Penske's Helio Castroneves, and a few uncharacteristic strategic slips from Dixon's Ganassi team, that gap has shrunk to 30 points going into this weekend's finale at Chicagoland Speedway.
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