Pit Stop Competition completes promising Carb Day for Ganassi

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Target Chip Ganassi Racing hopes a successful Coors Light Carb Day will indicate a good Indianapolis 500 race day.

Reigning Indianapolis 500 winner Tony Kanaan, who will start the 98th Indianapolis 500 from the inside of the sixth row, topped the speed chart for the final practice session, the final opportunity for teams to fine-tune their cars before race day. Kanaan, driving the No. 10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet, topped the speed chart with a quick lap of 227.838mph with teammate Scott Dixon (227.773mph) and KV Racing Technology's Townsend Bell (227.221) right behind.

Similarly, Dixon hopes that winning the Tag Heuer Indy 500 Pit Stop Competition could be a good omen for the team.

Dixon, driving the No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet, defeated rookie Sage Karam of Dreyer & Reinbold-Kingdom Racing with Chip Ganassi Racing in the championship round. His pit crew received the $50,000 first place prize for its speed, precision and accuracy.

The winner of the competition has gone on to win the Indianapolis 500 six times, most recently with Castroneves in 2009. It was the second win for both Dixon and Target Chip Ganassi Racing in the last three years.