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By Dave Lewandowski
indycar.com

Scott Dixon might have started from the pole position for the 92nd Indianapolis 500, but it was anything but a clear path to his first trip to Victory Circle in "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing."

Dixon's crew got the No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing car off pit lane first during a Lap 171 final pit stop under caution and the 2003 IndyCar Series champion held off Panther Racing's Vitor Meira to claim the third 500-Mile Race victory for team owner Chip Ganassi.

Marco Andretti, who finished second as a rookie in 2006, checked in third in the No. 26 Indiana Jones car for Andretti Green Racing. Two-time winner Helio Castroneves finished fourth and Ed Carpenter a career-high fifth. Rahal Letterman Racing's Ryan Hunter-Reay was sixth and rookie Hideki Mutoh was seventh. Buddy Rice, the 2004 race winner, finished eighth for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing and A.J. Foyt Racing's Darren Manning was ninth. Townsend Bell finished 10th for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing.