For the second time in this season 2007, They give Wheldon found the way to the east victory Sunday, after prevailing with authority in the Kansas Lottery Indy 300, disputed in the oval of Kansas Speedway.
After to have divided from the fourth position, Wheldon leading car no. 10 Target Chip Ganassi Dallara Honda, led 177 of the 200 agreed returns adding one more a victory to the obtained one in the inaugural date of the year, XM the Satellite disputed Radio 300 in the Homestead-Miami Speedway.
“It has been purely a effort of all the mechanics and members of Target Chip Ganassi Racing”, said Wheldon, that obtained its triumph number 13 of by life. “All did a great work. It felt to me frustrated from Motegi and it wanted to recover to me with a good victory here. The car was fantastic. Now we go by Indy 500.”
Wheldon only could be troubled by Tony Kanaan in the first turns and later by its teammate and ex- champion Scott Dixon.
Nevertheless Kanaan, winner of the last date of the Indy series, collided in pits with its teammate Danica Patrick. Just when Danica received the order to leave pits, Tony entered its drawer and the impact among them was inevitable. The left front suspension of the car of Kanaan became broken, whereas the car of Patrick did not suffer damages. The Brazilian finally returned to the test with eight returns less than the leader.
“It is a dissapointing day. We could to fight and to gain the race”, said Kanaan.
On the other hand Dixon had a good day of race until its last resupply. Dixon persecuted very of near its Wheldon companion until before entering to pits. In first term the Briton did and later it was Dixon that refuelled. When returning to track, he did it to Dixon in front of Wheldon, nevertheless the New Zealander surpassed the maximum speed limit of pits and was penalized.
The race finally finished with yellow flag after the accident, without consequences, of the American Jeff Simmons to only three returns of the end.
Without Dixon in its rear-view mirrors, Dario Franchitti inherited the second Helium position, followed Castroneves, Dixon and Tomas Scheckter.
Sam Hornish Jr, Danica Patrick, Vitor Meira, AJ Foyt IV and Jeff Simmons completed the ten best ones classified.
The Venezuelan Milka Duno, who ran his first test in the IndyCar, drew for the obstacles that appeared to him in the test and was in a remarkable position between 21 competitors, five of which well could not finish.
The other two participant women in the test, the Danica Americans Patrick and Sarah Fisher closed in positions 7 and 12, respectively.
With this Wheldon triumph she arrives at 171 points, 26 more than his pursuer in the championship of pilots, the New Zealand Scott Dixon.

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