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like his losing streak stretched as long as IndyCars absence from Pocono. After
24 years, the series returned to the triangle track. And it was a big welcome
back to Victory Lane for Dixon. Dixon enjoyed it so much, he even had two of his
teammates tag along on the podium. Dixon led a monster day for Chip Ganassi
Racing, leading a podium sweep for the team with a win Sunday at the IndyCar
Series event at Pocono Raceway. He was followed by Ganassi teammates Charlie
Kimball and Dario Franchitti in IndyCars first race at Pocono since 1989.
Ganassi was waiting when Dixon hopped out of the No. 9 Honda. "I said to him,
This morning, I didnt think wed be sitting here," Dixon said. "To say the least,
it was a little bit of a shock." Dixon struggled this season to make a serious
run at wins and had led only one lap, at the Indianapolis 500. He led the final
27 at Pocono for his 30th career IndyCar victory. He snapped a 13-race winless
streak that dated to the Aug. 12, 2012 race at Mid-Ohio. "It has been a tough
year," Dixon said. "Weve had some great races and weve had a lot of bad ones.
Thats motor racing, man." He caught a big break when Tony Kanaan clipped Dixons
car on a pass for the lead and was forced to pit road. Dixon dominated down the
stretch of the 400-mile race and became IndyCars eighth different winner in 11
races this season. Kanaan lost his bid at the Triple Crown when he clipped his
front wing on Dixons car. Kanaan connected with Dixon on a pass for the lead on
the 107th lap. Kanaan had to pit three laps later and faded to the back. He lost
the lead -- and a chance for $1 million. With Pocono back on the schedule,
IndyCar resurrected the "Triple Crown" challenge, a three-race competition for
$1 million to the driver that wins the Indianapolis 500, Pocono and the season
finale at Fontana. A driver who wins two of the three can win a $250,000 bonus
from promotion sponsor Fuzzys Vodka, leaving Kanaan and Dixon still eligible for
the prize. Kanaan had no idea he hit Dixon and spent most of the rest of the
race a lap down. He finished 13th. "I made a mistake and it cost us big," Kanaan
said. "I had a run on Dixon but didnt really think that I was closing that fast
on him. We had a car that was capable of winning this race." Andretti Autosport
had three of them after it qualified three drivers on the front row. But James
Hinchcliffe and Ryan Hunter-Reay were involved in accidents and Marco Andretti
battled fuel woes over the final laps. Will Power was fourth and Josef Newgarden
fifth. Points leader Helio Castroneves was eighth. Dixons win helped push him to
fourth in the points standings. He also moved into 10th on IndyCars career wins
list. "Considering the crazy and poor results weve had throughout the year, its
still astonishing that we are fourth in the championship," he said. This was the
first time Ganassi swept a podium in any form of racing: IndyCar, CART, NASCAR
or Grand-Am. It was the 100th win for Ganassis Target-sponsored cars in all
forms of motor sports and the 200th in IndyCar competition for engine
manufacturer Honda. "I had no idea wed go 1-2-3," Ganassi said. "I was just
hoping for a decent finish today." Kimball matched his career-best finish and
Franchitti had his first podium finish of the season. When Franchitti walked
into the media centre, he mused, "Who saw that one coming?" Certainly not the
guys at Andretti. Andretti Autosports banner qualifying effort that saw three
cars start on the front row was wasted before the second lap. Hinchcliffes bid
for his series-high fourth win was derailed when he tagged the wall heading into
the first turn of the first lap. Hinchcliffe, who started third, limped as he
walked out of his car. He said he just banged up one of his knees. Hinchcliffe
was cleared at the infield care centre and worked the rest of the race in ABCs
broadcast booth. "The car just snapped loose on me," he said. "We went a bit
aggressive on setup because we had an understeering car all week, and we didnt
want that in the race. Maybe we overstepped it a bit." Hunter-Reay started
second and was running in the top five when he was involved in a pit road
accident. Takuma Sato hit the right side of Hunter-Reays car near the entrance
of pit lane. Hunter-Reay was forced to the garage with damage to his right front
wheel and front wing. He returned about 20 laps later and finished 20th
Andretti, raised about 30 minutes away in nearby Nazareth, won the pole and was
the hometown favourite. He dominated the race and led the most laps until fuel
woes put him 10th. He ran out just after he crossed the finish line. With the
Andretti crew out of the picture, Ganassis drivers set the pace. This was the
first 1-2-3 team finish since Roger Penske had Power, Castroneves and Ryan
Briscoe on the podium in August 2011 at Sonoma Raceway. "To have a glimpse of
something great and something to be positive about, hopefully we can keep the
momentum rolling," Dixon said.
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and he sat out the teams home loss to Memphis on Thursday night. LOS ANGELES --
The nations second-largest city has waited nearly 22 years for Sunday.When the
Rams take the field in a sold-out Coliseum for their first regular-season home
game of the season, the NFL will truly, officially return to Los Angeles.A
football-loving town had both of its teams simultaneously taken away by two
owners with wanderlust after the 1994 season. But Stan Kroenke has brought the
game back to a sprawling town that seems eager to unite behind the Rams.We all
know its going to be a great moment to run down that tunnel, said Rams defensive
back T.J. McDonald, who went to college in LA. Its going to be history.And after
all of that cathartic excitement and a pregame concert by the Red Hot Chili
Peppers, the Rams (0-1) need to make sure they dont get trampled by the Seattle
Seahawks.Los Angeles new team didnt get a soft touch for its homecoming game.
The Seahawks (1-0) have been among the NFLs best for a half-decade, and the Rams
favorable recent record in the NFC West rivalry hasnt exactly inspired
overconfidence.Its going to take our best shot, said Rams coach Jeff Fisher, a
Los Angeles native.The Rams have won three of their last four against Seattle,
sweeping the two-game series last season. Yet their dismal performance Monday at
San Francisco in a 28-0 loss is a bit foreboding, while the Seahawks 12-10 win
over Miami suggested their daunting defense is already in midseason form -- bad
news for a Los Angeles offense that looked largely inept in its opener.Here are
some other things to watch on LAs big day:RE-PETE: The Rams arent the only
people making a triumphant return to the Coliseum.Seahawks coach Pete Carroll
created a college football dynasty in the venerable arena, winning two national
titles at USC in a nine-year run that included a 35-game home winning streak.
Carroll left USC for the Seahawks in January 2010, and he still disagrees with
the NCAAs decision to hammer the Trojans a few months later with sanctions
surrounding Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush.I was already gone by the time all
of that stuff came out, and I felt bad about that, Carroll said. Had I known
what was going on, and what was going to come around, I never would have been
able to leave, and I just wouldnt have.SHERMAN RETURNS: Seahawks cornerback
Richard Sherman is the first visiting NFL star to get the chance to play in his
hometown against the Rams. He believes the NFLs return and the Rams service work
will be a boon for his native Compton and other communities.When you have role
models like that, whenn you have people giving back, whether its their time or
financially, it makes a huge difference, Sherman said.
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something else to aspire to. You give kids some more goals to aspire to
attain.BACK IN BLUE: On Thursday, the Rams thrilled many Los Angeles fans when
they announced theyll wear their throwback uniforms in the game.The Rams wore
the still-familiar blue-and-gold gear from 1973-99 before switching to the St.
Louis-era uniforms that are still their official look. Nearly everyone expects
the Rams to return to their LA-era colors when they move into their new
billion-dollar stadium in Inglewood in 2019.The Rams even made the announcement
about Sundays throwbacks in true Hollywood fashion -- on Ryan Seacrests radio
show.NO TIME TO SIT: Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson started the week with
questions about whether hed be able to play. By Wednesday, he was a full
participant in practice.So much for Los Angeles getting a break.Wilson was
listed on the injury report for the first time in his career this week with the
sprained right ankle after Ndamukong Suh stepped on him in the opener. Expect
his mobility to be somewhat limited, which could be significant considering the
amount of pressure the Rams have been able to put on Wilson in previous
meetings.I think really great performers find a way, Carroll said. You dont have
to be 100 percent all the time to operate at a really high level.HOLD THE LINE:
The Seahawks have not done well standing up to the Rams vaunted defensive line,
which could be Los Angeles only significant advantage against Seattle.The Rams
sacked Wilson 16 times in the previous four meetings, winning three of those.
Aaron Donald, Robert Quinn, Michael Brockers -- who got a contract extension
this week -- and the rest have made life miserable for the Seahawks.Seattle
believes its offensive line will be better than in the opener, when JMarcus Webb
had to be inserted at guard just days before facing Miami after rookie Germain
Ifedi went down with an ankle injury.These guys are maybe a little more active,
but big powerful people, Seattle offensive line coach Tom Cable said. This whole
month is kind of this way with all those teams were playing. Its a really good
opportunity to learn and grow a whole bunch.---AP Sports Writer Tim Booth in
Seattle contributed to this report.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and
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