Marco Andretti was looking good with about 50 laps to go in the IndyCar Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway this Saturday. He has been here before, leading late in the race and looking comfortable at 200-plus mph. But Tony Kanaan was getting faster as the race wound down, finally taking the lead and pulling out a small margin.

Though everyone up front needed one more splash and go to make the 300 miles, after the leaders cycled through the pits Kanaan was still on top and motoring for the win when Ernesto Viso blew a tire and spun just in front of the No. 11 Andretti Green car. Kanaan took as much evasive action as he could at 190 mph but clipped the IRL rookie’s machine as it slid down the track. With mangled suspension holding his right front tire a few inches about the ground, Kanaan’s certain win evaporated. The clean up crew collected the junk off the course as Tony followed the pace car, now looking to lose as few positions as possible when the race again went green.

At lap 197 the GAINSCO Auto Insurance Indy 300 was back to racing. Kanaan limped into the pits and New Zealander Scott Dixon (pictured) blasted past to take the lead. Dixon had too much for anyone to catch him in the five miles left picking up his second win at Homestead. After driving an excellent race Marco Andretti took the checkers in second.