Race 2010 Honda Indy Edmonton

scott dixon (pictured in 2011) won race after hélio castroneves demoted blocking power.

briscoe passed chip ganassi racing drivers after held slower cars move second place on lap 29. green-flag pit stops began 4 laps later. wilson spun @ end of backstretch while braking turn ten on 36th lap after right-rear shock absorber failed , drove pit box repair damage vehicle. danica patrick attempted pass baugette around inside on lap 39, lost control of car , ran wide infield grass section , rejoined track in 17th without damaging suspension. andretti s front wing came apart on lap 46 while holding 4 cars, , scheckter ran wide 4 cars passed andretti. first full course caution of event necessitated on following lap when alex lloyd spun grass , stalled engine. andretti made pit stop replacement front wing during caution. racing resumed @ start of lap 51 power leading castroneves, briscoe , dixon. shortly afterward, de silvestro hit behind viso overheated brakes, , went turn 1 tyre barrier, causing second caution. viso avoided making contact teammate tracy (who took avoiding action) on same lap.

viso issued drive-through penalty , rejoined in tenth position. race resumed on lap 54 power retaining lead. race s third caution issued shortly after restart when kanaan made light contact side of tagilani spun. mario romancini blinded smoke came incident , hit tagilani attempting regain control of car. both cars sustained heavy damage , retired kanaan able continue without apparent damage. power led field speed @ lap-58 restart. briscoe fell behind 2 chip ganassi racing drivers, while tracy moved in front of hunter-reay sixth place. second (and final) round of green-flag pit stops started on 63rd lap; tracy , hunter-reay made pit stops on next 5 laps in hope caution flag shown allow pair lead race. after pit stops, power remained in first position, , had alternate tires fitted on car. ahead of castroneves , dixon.

on 77th lap, power , teammate castroneves (on primary tires) encountered slower cars, , latter took advantage of situation allowed him overtake power lead. castroneves began pull away power. ten laps later, de silvestro s car ran out of fuel , pulled on side of track onto infield grass retire race prompted fourth (and final) caution. racing resumed when pace car drove pit lane @ start of lap 92. power went onto outside lane @ entrance of first turn, , castroneves drove left blocking manoeuvre. castroneves accelerated out of corner s exit caused power run wide. dixon took advantage of situation , passed power around outside take on second place. move reviewed indycar chief steward , competition president brian barnhart, led castroneves being shown black-flag 1 minute later deemed having blocked power. castroneves informed issued drive-through penalty. opted remain on track final 2 laps , crossed start-finish line first on road.

because castroneves had not taken penalty, victory awarded dixon, power in second , franchitti third. briscoe fourth, , hunter-reay held off tracy claim fifth. moraes, viso , sato finished in positions 7 nine, while castroneves demoted tenth. there 4 cautions , 4 lead changes among 3 different drivers during race. dixon s second win of season, , twenty-third of career.