Following on from last week’s road course victory at Watkin’s Glen it seems that the pendulum in the IRL has swung in favor of Gannasi driver Scott Dixon, who scored his second sucessive win at Nashville on Sunday afternoon.

The race had originally been scheduled for Saturday night until a sudden downpour caused it to be postponed until the following day. The rain also had the effect of washing away most of the rubber and the result was a single groove race track that made it treachorous for anyone getting off line. AGR’s Tony Kanaan was an early victim of the slippery surface as he lapped Sarah Fisher. While there were few incidents, Kanaan aside, the single groove made overtaking difficult with lapped traffic becoming a major source of iritation for many drivers.

The early part of the race was dominated by championship leader Dario Franchitti with pressure from the Ganassi duo of Dan Wheldon and Dixon. When Wheldon bravely tried a pass around the outside Dario moved up to block and opened the door on the bottom of the track. Dixon siezed the moment with a brilliant move that saw him go from third to first.

The Top 10 finishers were:

1. Scott Dixon
2. Dario Franchitti
3. Danica Patrick
4. Sam Hornish Jr.
5. Marco Andretti
6. Helio Castroneves
7. Scott Sharp
8. Dan Wheldon
9. Darren Manning
10. Vitor Meira

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