Dixon takes checkered flag at Edmonton Honda Indy.

A successful race weekend wrapped up in Edmonton on Sunday with Scott Dixon of New Zealand taking the checkered flag. And what would race day be without a little controversy and hot tempers…

Francois Dumontier, president of the Octane Racing Group inked a 3 year deal to keep the race in Edmonton. The three year old company will take over promotions for the event. 2011 race weekend will take place “roughly” the same time as this years.
“The city is in position to firm up its position as the motor racing capital of western Canada,” Dumontier said. “Our intention for the coming years is to gather fans from Vancouver to Winnipeg, from Calgary and Saskatoon and why not the USA and eastern Canada. We know the energy is there, let’s now light it up.”

On the NASCAR side of things JR Fitzpatrick had a dominating win in the Canadian Tire Series on Sunday. For the article see -> http://bit.ly/cqhdF0

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