Doug Hornickel PhotoBy: Kevin Ramsell
WEST ALLIS, WI (Sunday, May 31, 2009) - It was a beautiful day and a great crowd on hand at The Milwaukee Mile for the ABC Supply - AJ Foyt 225 Indy Car Series race. Dixon got past defending race winner Ryan Briscoe with 24 laps to go in the race that only took one hour and 38 minutes.

Briscoe sat on the pole but it was Tony Kanaan going from his third starting position to the lead on the opening lap. Kanaan would lead the first 25 laps until Briscoe would get by him on lap 26. Kanaan would later fall out on lap 133 with mechanical problems.

The top-three stayed together throughout most of the event with Briscoe holding off Ganassi Racing teammates Dixon and Dario Franchetti.

The first of two cautions flew on lap 57 when Mike Conway made contact with the SAFER barrier in turn four. He was able to walk away.

Doug Hornickel PhotoBriscoe continued to lead as the field made green flag pit stops with Briscoe hitting the pit lane on lap 133. After the pit stops, Franchitti found himself in the lead with Briscoe in second and Dixon in third. Briscoe would get the lead back on lap 154 with Dixon in tow, Franchetti fell back to third.

The final caution flew on lap 160 for debris in turn two. The leaders hit pit road for the final time with Briscoe coming out with the lead.

Dixon stayed within four-tenth of a second of Briscoe as the laps whined down. With 24 laps to go, Dixon would get on the inside of Briscoe going down the backstretch while Briscoe was trying to work his way around lap traffic. Dixon would pull away to a 2.1257 win over Briscoe.

Franchetti held on to third with Graham Rahal finishing fourth and Danica Patrick in fifth.

Doug Hornickel PhotoThere was five lead changes among four drivers with Briscoe leading 154 laps.

2009 Indianapolis 500 Champion Helio Castroneves struggled throughout the day as he had to go to a back up car after crashing in qualifying on Saturday. He would finish 11th, three laps down.

The Milwaukee Mile will host the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the NASCAR Nationwide Series on July 19-20th. For more information, please visit www.milwaukeemile.com.