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Wilson gets by Castroneves for first IndyCar Series win

By John Oreovicz
Special to ESPN.com

Sunday, August 31, 2008

DETROIT -- The IndyCar Series championship battle was pushed to the back burner Sunday by a popular victory for Justin Wilson and Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing in the Detroit Indy Grand Prix presented by Firestone. Wilson's first IndyCar Series win came at the expense of Team Penske's Helio Castroneves, who incurred a controversial penalty for blocking on the 72nd of 87 laps. Meanwhile, pit strategy again doomed championship leader Scott Dixon's race, as the Target/Ganassi driver finished onl ...

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