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Castroneves has seven runner-up finishes, but he can't buy a victory in 2008

By John Schwarb
Special to ESPN.com

Saturday, August 9, 2008

SPARTA, Ky. -- Helio Castroneves got points for resourcefulness Saturday night at Kentucky Speedway. His problem is Scott Dixon gets more points by simply being the best. Castroneves, desperate to steal a win and any kind of gain on the Target Ganassi Racing points leader, tried a fuel-conservation plan at the Meijer Indy 300. On Turn 3 of Lap 200, he felt golden. Coming out of Turn 4, he was toast. Dixon, in a season in which everything is going right, reeled in the sputtering, fuel-starv ...

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