SPARTA, Ky. -- It's that time of the season when the focus is on Dixon, Franchitti and Power -- the guys running for the IndyCar championship. It means the also-rans get overlooked, even when they've proven they can be a player. Ed Carpenter did just that Sunday at Kentucky Speedway. Carpenter scored his first career IndyCar victory by beating Dario Franchitti in a wheel-to-wheel battle to the checkered flag in the closest finish in track history. Even though he had finished second here the previous two years, there was no buzz about Carpenter before the race began. "I've always known that I've belonged, but until you win one, there are always going to be people who think different," shrugged Carpenter, who gave Sarah Fisher Racing its first victory.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Ed Carpenter wins the IZOD IndyCar Series Kentucky
SPARTA, Ky. -- It's that time of the season when the focus is on Dixon, Franchitti and Power -- the guys running for the IndyCar championship. It means the also-rans get overlooked, even when they've proven they can be a player. Ed Carpenter did just that Sunday at Kentucky Speedway. Carpenter scored his first career IndyCar victory by beating Dario Franchitti in a wheel-to-wheel battle to the checkered flag in the closest finish in track history. Even though he had finished second here the previous two years, there was no buzz about Carpenter before the race began. "I've always known that I've belonged, but until you win one, there are always going to be people who think different," shrugged Carpenter, who gave Sarah Fisher Racing its first victory.
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Dario Franchitti,
Ed Carpente,
IndyCar,
Kentucky Speedway,
Racing,
Sarah Fisher,
Sport
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