Briscoe wins Firestone 550k at Texas

Ryan Briscoe has a pattern at Texas Motor Speedway.  Two years ago, Briscoe started 3rd and finished 3rd.  Last year he started 2nd and finished 2nd.  This year, Briscoe started on the pole and won the IZOD IndyCar Series Firestone 550k.  It is Briscoe’s 1st win of the season and 6th overall.  He has finished 1st or 2nd in 12 of the last 24 IZOD IndyCar Series races.

Team Penske has now won 6 IZOD IndyCar events at Texas Motor Speedway.

Danica Patrick finished a season-best 2nd place, her first top-5 of the season. “I’ve been working hard all season”, said Patrick.  “It’s just really nice to have a result to show how hard I’ve been working and how hard the team has been working as well.”

Marco Andretti finished 3rd, his second consecutive top-3 finish and third top-5 of the season.  “It was definitely a good team effort.  The Venom car was strong all night long and we really showed that.  We went to the back a couple of times and just came forward.  Never give up, I think that was the name of the game tonight.”

Danica Patrick races to a 2nd-place finish at the Firestone 550k.  Photo by George WalkerScott Dixon finished 4th, his fifth consecutive top-5 finish.  Dario Franchitti finished 5th and assumed the lead in the IZOD IndyCar Series points standings.

 

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