2012 IZOD INDYCAR SERIESPOINT STANDINGS

(Top 5 after 14 of 15 events)

1. WILL POWER Team Penske

2. RYAN HUNTER-REAY Andretti Autosport

3. HELIO CASTRONEVES Team Penske

4. SCOTT DIXON Target Chip Ganassi Racing

5. SIMON PAGENAUD Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports

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RETURN TO FONTANA: The MAVTV 500 will mark the IZOD IndyCar Series’ first race at Auto Club Speedway in nearly a decade. Dario Franchitti edged his close friend and Andretti Green Racing teammate Tony Kanaan to win the series’ last visit to the 2-mile oval. Who will win the return to one of Indy car racing’s fastest tracks?

500-MILE ENDURANCE TEST: The MAVTV 500 will be a test of man and machine as the IZOD IndyCar Series drivers and teams will race 500 miles around one of the series’ fastest ovals. Dario Franchitti claimed a dramatic win in the Indianapolis 500 in May. Can Franchitti sweep the 500-milers in 2012?

POINTS BATTLE HEADS WEST: The IZOD IndyCar Series Championship is anyone’s to take with four drivers still mathematically in contention to win the series title. Ryan Hunter-Reay (right) played the strategy to perfection at Baltimore and cut Will Power’s lead in half, but he trails Power by 17 points. The race for the IZOD IndyCar Series Championship will be decided in the final race for the seventh year in a row. Which driver, neither who has raced at Auto Club Speedway, will win his first title?

WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEKEND:

2 GUSTAVO YACAMAN Team Moore Racing

3 VICTOR CARBONE Sam Schmidt Motorsports

4 JORGE GONCALVEZ Belardi Auto Racing

7 OLIVER WEBB Sam Schmidt Motorsports

9 PETER DEMPSEY Belardi Auto Racing

11 ESTEBAN GUERRIERI Sam Schmidt Motorsports

19 MIKE LARRISON Belardi Auto Racing

22 DAVID OSTELLA Team Moore Racing

24 STEFAN WILSON Fan Force United

26 CARLOS MUÑOZ Andretti Autosport

27 SEBASTIAN SAAVEDRA AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport

76 JUAN PABLO GARCIA Jeffrey Mark Motorsport

77 TRISTAN VAUTIER Sam Schmidt Motorsports

86 BRUNO PALLI Juncos RacingRA

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TV BROADCAST:Thursday, September 204:00 pm EST

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