Target Chip Ganassi Racing (TCGR) has won five of the first eight IndyCar races this season, a feat that was matched one other time in CGR history in 1998 when Jimmy Vasser and Alex Zanardi combined to win five of the first eight races under the CART banner.  Both Scott Dixon and Dan Wheldon donated their Iowa winnings last weekend to relief programs for the victims of floods and tornados in Iowa.

Wheldon commented, "It's very small in the grand scheme of things, but we're very proud to be able to do something. Hopefully it will put a smile on people's faces."

Wheldon and Dixon both have five starts at Richmond since 2003 and have scored one win and two podium finishes a piece.  Wheldon has finished in the top-10 at every race on the Virginia short track.

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