Dixon leads Chip Ganassi Racing 1-2-3 finish at Pocono

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Ryan Hunter-Reay, the second starter, was involved in an accident with Takuma Sato on pit road in the early going. Hunter-Reay, who is the defending series champion, was driving down pit lane when Sato entered the pits too fast and ran into the side of him. Sato took blame for the incident.

"I was just too fast, and I got into the back of Ryan," Sato said. "I'm extremely sorry to Andretti Autosport. It was my fault."

Hunter-Reay made repairs and came back on the track but retired shortly after and ended finishing 39 laps down in 20th.

"I couldn't believe it. I thought a plane had crashed and hit me or something," Hunter-Reay said. "I didn't expect it would be Sato coming from so far back. I was just coming onto pit lane and minding my own business. Then I just get creamed from behind. He was nowhere even near to slowing the car down. He just unplugged his brain entirely, and he's playing a role in the championship again. It's unfortunate."

Andretti, who was hoping to win at his home track, started on the pole and led 88 of 160 laps, but Andretti faded in the closing laps while trying to conserve fuel. The Nazareth, Pa. native crossed the line in 10th before running out of gas and coming to a stop on the track during his cool-down lap.

"I'm so frustrated," Andretti said. "We were so dominant, and I'm just absolutely gutted."

Will Power finished fourth, while Josef Newgarden took the fifth spot. Simon Pagenaud was sixth, followed by Justin Wilson, Helio Castroneves, the current points leader, and Ed Carpenter.

After his run-in with Dixon, Kanaan had to pit for a new front wing. He finished 13th, the last car on the lead lap. Kanaan, who won the Indy 500, would have collected a $250,000 bonus had he taken the checkered flag at Pocono. He led four times for 15 laps. Pocono was the second of three races on this year's "Triple Crown" bonus program in IndyCar.

Castroneves now holds a 23-point advantage over Hunter-Reay. Andretti fell 55 points behind the leader. Dixon moved up to fourth in the standings (-65), followed by Hinchcliffe (-84).

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