Scott Dixon saved fuel when he needed, kept the No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing car out of harm's way and took advantage of every opportunity. And his pit crew performed admirably, too.All told, it led to Dixon winning the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio for the fourth time in the past six years. His 29th victory tied Rick Mears for 10th all time.Dixon, starting fourth, beat race leader and pole sitter Will Power off pit lane on Lap 57 (their second and final service stop) and went on to lead the driver of the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske car across the start-finish line by 3.4619 seconds.In the second consecutive caution-free Indy car road racing since 1987 (Laguna Seca, won by Bobby Rahal; Miami-Tamiami Park, won by Michael Andretti), pit stops were key.Power, who picked up three bonus points for winning the pole and leading the most laps, regained the points lead heading into the GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma on Aug. 26 as front-runner Ryan Hunter-Reay was running sixth but started to fall through the field midway through the quick race with an engine issue and finished 24th.Hunter-Reay, driving the No. 28 Team DHL/Sun Drop Citrus Soda car, has 374 points. Helio Castroneves, who served a 10-grid spot penalty for an unapproved engine change, finished 16th and is third in the standings with 353 points. Dixon remained fourth in the standings but closed from 35 to two points of third place and is 28 points out of the lead.Simon Pagenaud, driving the No. 77 Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports car, posted his fifth top-five finish in his rookie IZOD IndyCar Series season. Sebastien Bourdais was a season-high fourth in the No. 7 TrueCar Dragon Racing car and James Hinchcliffe, who started 15th, came in fifth.DAY 3 NOTEBOOK:A hot afternoon, salsa/chips and some beach volleyball on TV was the right combination for an Olympic Watch Party in the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course paddock on Aug. 4."I've been watching a lot of the Olympics every night," said Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing rookie driver Josef Newgarden, who started ninth in the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio. "It's been fun to see how our country's doing, especially since we've been knocking it out of the ballpark."His favorite spectator sport is swimming."I really admire the commitment that each and every one of the swimmers have," he said. "It's been especially cool to see what Michael Phelps has achieved over his career. And now there's other people like Ryan Lochte coming up and I've been watching to see how they do at these Games. I think training for swimming is similar to racing in the total dedication you have to give to the sport in order to compete at that level."The team displayed Olympic spirit on the No. 67 entry with "Go USA!" on its sidepods for the race weekend.***With Graham Rahal announcing late last week that he's free to pursue options for 2013 after an agreement with Chip Ganassi Racing couldn't be reached by an Aug. 1 deadline, teammate Charlie Kimball is hopeful Rahal will return to the second-year team."Graham has been a great teammate and I really hope he finds a way to put a program together to stay because I've learned a lot from him and I hope our relationship between the four of us (Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti) continues to grow well into the future," said Kimball, who sat out the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio because of an injured hand."I'm keeping the fingers on my left hand crossed that he'll find a way to be back here, and if it's not here then somewhere in the IZOD IndyCar Series because Graham Rahal needs to be in IndyCar racing."Novo Nordisk and Chip Ganassi Racing announced in November a multi-year extension of its agreement with Kimball driving the No. 83 car. Giorgio Pantano filled in for Kimball at Mid-Ohio.***INDYCAR CEO Randy Bernard reiterated his desire for 19 events for the 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series schedule to build momentum and storylines.He's pointing to a September release of the schedule that will fall between March and October. The inaugural Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston will be run the first weekend in October on a temporary street course on the parking lots near Reliant Stadium. The complex played host to a Champ Car race in 2006 and '07.***Scott Anderson of Belardi Auto Racing won Sunday's Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship powered by Mazda Race #2 here at Mid-Ohio. It was his first win in the series. Trent Hindman and Matthew Di Leo rounded out the podium.Spencer Pigot of Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing won Saturday's Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship powered by Mazda Race #1 here at Mid-Ohio. It was his fifth consectuive win in the series and the sixth win for his team this season. Scott Anderson of Belardi Auto Racing was second and Matthew Brabham finished third, after starting 30th in the 30-car field after a post-qualifying technical violation.***Dragon Racing, the IZOD IndyCar Series team owned by Jay Penske, announced today that it has secured a second Chevrolet IndyV6 engine for the GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma and will now be entering two cars at the raceway in Sonoma, Calif., on August 26.JAY PENSKE (Owner, Dragon Racing): "I am extremely grateful to Chevrolet for making this second engine available so we can return to a full team effort in Sonoma. When we began the season in St. Pete it was our plan to run a full season with both the No. 6 and No. 7 TrueCar Dragon Racing entries, but due to circumstances beyond our control we had to reduce the effort to one car with the driving duties being shared among Katherine (Legge) and Sebastien (Bourdais). With the team back to full strength we are all really looking forward to competing in Sonoma, the home track for our sponsors and partners, McAfee, Microsoft, and TrueCar."KATHERINE LEGGE (Driver, No. 6 TrueCar Dragon Racing Chevrolet): "Obviously I'm thrilled to get back behind the wheel of my TrueCar Chevrolet in Sonoma and also to get the opportunity to test there prior to the race. We're all racers and anytime you have to sit out a race its tough, but we've been doing the best with the situation and hopefully we will be able to get the results we know we're capable of in Sonoma."SCOTT PAINTER (CEO of TrueCar): "Sonoma is a very important market to both TrueCar and our new partner Virgin, so it was important to have Katherine back behind the wheel as part of our TrueCar Racing Women Empowered Initiative. Our women's initiative racing program is a vital part of the TrueCar fabric and a strong representation of our brand and beliefs. We couldn't be happier to see Katherine back on track in Sonoma and again in Fontana."HONDA INDY 200 AT MID-OHIO PRE-RACEAt 12:45 p.m., the ambient temperature was 76 degrees with a relative humidity of 83 percent. Skies were cloudy. The track temperature was 83 degrees, according to Firestone engineers.12:53 p.m. - Racing legend and Ohio native Bobby Rahal gave the command, "Drivers, start your engines." All cars have started and are rolling on the grid.HONDA INDY 200 AT MID-OHIO RACE RUNNING:Lap 1: GREEN. The clock starts as #12 Power crosses the finish line. #12 Power leads field out of Turn 2 and to the start line into Turn 3. #18 Wilson spins in Turn 6. #22 Servia on pit lane. Team reports a gear issue.Lap 3: #12 Power leads #10 Franchitti by .4811 of a second.***Will Power leads his third consecutive race and for the eighth time in 2012. He has previously lead at St. Petersburg, Barber, Long Beach, Sao Paulo, Texas, Toronto and Edmonton.***Lap 5: #12 Power leads #10 Franchitti by .4015 of a second. #67 Newgarden is fifth after starting ninth.Lap 7: #27 Hinchcliffe, #15 Sato and #38 Rahal on pit lane for four tires and fuel. Pit report: All cars took red tiresLap 8: #12 Power leads #10 Franchitti by 1.3274 seconds. #3 Castroneves, #11 Kanaan and #83 Pantano on pit lane for four red tires and fuel.Lap 9: #5 Viso on pit lane for four red tires and fuel.Lap 10: #12 Power leads #10 Franchitti by 1.3682 seconds.***IZOD IndyCar Series officials have penalized #5 Viso with a drive through for a pit speed violation at pit out.***Lap 13: #12 Power leads #10 Franchitti by 1.9079 seconds.Lap 15: #12 Power leads #10 Franchitti by 1.6658 seconds. #98 Tagliani and #18 Wilson on pit lane for four tires and fuel. Pit Report: #98 Tagliani took reds. #18 Wilson took black scuffs.Lap 18: #12 Power leads #10 Franchitti by 2.8112 seconds.Lap 20: #12 Power leads #10 Franchitti by 3.0593 seconds. #78 De Silvestro on pit lane for four black tires and fuel.Lap 23: #12 Power leads #10 Franchitti by 2.0050 secondsLap 25: #12 Power leads #10 Franchitti by 1.4592 seconds. #67 Newgarden, #8 Barrichello and #19 Jakes on pit lane for four tires and fuel.Lap 26: #4 Hildebrand on pit lane for four black tires and fuel.Lap 27: #10 Franchitti, #77 Pagenaud and #26 Andretti, #28 Hunter-Reay and #14 Conway on pit lane for four tires and fuel.Lap 28: Leaders, #12 Power , #9 Dixon, #7 Bourdais and Briscoe on pit lane for four tires and fuel. #12 Power maintains the lead after the pit stop.Lap 29: Green flag stops complete, #12 Power leads #9 Dixon by .5339 of a second.Lap 30: #12 Power leads #9 Dixon by .3337 of a second. Top five separated by 1.97 seconds.Lap 31: #83 Pantano on pit road for four tires and fuel.Lap 32: #38 Rahal on pit road for four tires and fuel.Lap 33: #12 Power leads #9 Dixon by .4325 of a second. #27 Hinchcliffe and #11 Kanaan on pit lane for four red tires and fuel.Lap 35: #12 Power leads #9 Dixon by .3618 of a second. #7 Bourdais is third .9724 of a second behind.Lap 38: #12 Power leads #9 Dixon by .4325 of a second. #8 Barrichello on pit lane for four red tires and fuel.Lap 39: #98 Tagliani, running fifth, on pit road for four tires and fuel.Lap 40: #12 Power leads #9 Dixon by .4790 of a second.Lap 41: #18 Wilson on pit road for four black tires and fuel.

Lap 43: #12 Power leads #9 Dixon by .5891 of a second.***#12 Power has clinched the two bonus points for leading the most laps.***Lap 45: #12 Power leads #9 Dixon by .4953 of a second.Lap 48: #12 Power leads #9 Dixon by .5101 of a second.Lap 50: #12 Power leads #9 Dixon by .6183 of a second.Lap 51: #19 Jakes on pit road for four tires and fuel.Lap 52: #12 Power leads #9 Dixon by .6183 of a second. #4 Hildebrand and #67 Newgarden on pit road for four tires and fuel.Lap 55: #12 Power leads #9 Dixon by .6438 of a second. Reports on course #28 Hunter-Reay engine sounding sour.Lap 56: #77 Pagenaud and #2 Briscoe on pit lane for four tires and fuel.

Lap 57: Leaders #12 Power, #9 Dixon, #7 Bourdais and #10 Franchitti on pit lane for four tires and fuel. New leader is #27 Hinchcliffe. #9 Dixon beats #12 Power off of pit road.Lap 58: #11 Kanaan pits from second place for four tires and fuel. #27 Hinchcliffe leads #9 Dixon by 18.3425 seconds.Lap 59: #27 Hinchcliffe on pit road for four tires and fuel. New leader is #9 Dixon.Lap 60: #9 Dixon leads #12 Power by 3.0853 seconds.Lap 61: #14 Conway and #18 Wilson on pit road for four tires and fuel.Lap 63: #9 Dixon leads #12 Power by 2.2700 seconds. #10 Franchitti has front wing damage after contact with #27 Hinchcliffe on course.Lap 64: #10 Franchitti on pit lane for new nosecone.Lap 65: #9 Dixon leads #12 Power by 1.8138 seconds.Lap 69: #9 Dixon leads #12 Power by 2.3575 seconds.Lap 72: #9 Dixon leads #12 Power by 2.2707 seconds.Lap 75: #9 Dixon leads #12 Power by 2.5531 seconds.Lap 77: #4 Hildebrand on pit lane for four tires and fuel.

Lap 78: #9 Dixon leads #12 Power by 2.8075 seconds.Lap 81: #9 Dixon leads #12 Power by 3.4500 seconds.Lap 83: #9 Dixon leads #12 Power by 2.6964 seconds.Lap 84: WHITE: #9 Dixon leads #12 Power by 3.9890 seconds.Lap 85: CHECKERED: #9 Scott Dixon has won the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio for the fourth time in the last six years.HONDA INDY 200 POST-RACE NOTES:SCOTT DIXON - TARGET CHIP GANASSI RACINGFourth win at Mid-Ohio. Previously won in 2007, 2009 and 2011Second win of the season; Won at Belle Isle earlier this seasonThis is Scott's 29th career Indy car win, tying him in for 10th all-time with Rick MearsSixth podium finish of this season (St. Pete, Barber, Indy, Belle Isle, Iowa, Mid-Ohio)Remains fourth in the Championship, but is 28 points behind Will Power in the point standingsWILL POWER - TEAM PENSKEMatched best finish of second at Mid-Ohio in 2010, both races Power started from the poleClinched three bonus points this weekend for pole and most laps leadThree wins this season (Barber, Long Beach, Sao Paulo)Fifth podium finish of the season (Barber, Long Beach, Sao Paulo, Edmonton, Mid Ohio)Takes over the championship points lead by 5 over Ryan Hunter-ReaySIMON PAGENAUD - SCHMIDT HAMILTON MOTORSPORTSThird podium finish of the season (Long Beach, Belle Isle, Mid-Ohio)

The next IZOD IndyCar Series race is the GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma on Aug. 26 at the raceway in Sonoma. The race will be televised by NBC Sports Network at 4 p.m. (ET) and broadcast by the IMS Radio Network on SiriusXM Channel 94 (XM) and 211 (Sirius)