Kiwi Dixon wins mid-Ohio

Kiwi IndyCar ace Scott Dixon claimed the win in commanding fashion after bad luck struck down all challengers in mid-Ohio.

Points leader Dario Franchitti finished second ahead of Ryan Hunter-Reay,  Takum Sato and Tony Kanaan.

will power and Ryan briscoe were among the front runners, but were caught out and unable to pit when the safety-car was called for the spinning car of Graham Rahal.
That left the two Australians mired out on track behind the pace car while the rest of the field pitted, and when they took their turn a lap later, dropped down to 16th and 17th, with Power ending the race 14th and Briscoe 16th.
James Hinchecliffe was another on track for a win until he spun into gravel on the re-start, leaving Dixon virtually unchallenged ahead of teammate Dario franchitti
Dixon claimed the win 7.6 seconds clear of Franchitti who increases his points lead over Power.