After running its last two races in Canada, the IZOD IndyCar Series returns to the United States with this weekend's Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

Mid-Ohio is the eighth of nine road/street course events on this year's schedule.

Castroneves was penalized for refusing to follow the direction of race officials and unsportsmanlike conduct when he engaged in a heated altercation with two officials on pit lane after the conclusion of the race.

IndyCar officials met with Castroneves on Sunday in Indianapolis to discuss his actions.

Helio Castroneves crossed the finish line first, but was penalized for blocking his Penske Racing teammate Will Power just after the final restart with four laps remaining.

After Castroneves was called for blocking Power, Dixon darted past Power to take second just before they crossed the finish line. Indy Racing League official Brian Barnhart quickly charged Castroneves for blocking and issued a drive-through penalty for the Brazilian driver.

Power rounded the 1.96-mile, 14-turn Edmonton City Centre Airport course in one minute, 0.7126 seconds for his sixth pole of the season and the eighth of his IndyCar career. He started on the pole and won his first IndyCar race one year ago at Edmonton.

"It's awesome to get the car on the pole again," Power said. "All the points count, and I know here it's important to be at the front, because it is tough to pass.

For the second straight week, the IZOD IndyCar Series runs in Canada with the Honda Indy Edmonton at City Centre Raceway in Edmonton, Alberta. This will be thirdyearthe series competesat the 1.96-mile, 14-turn temporary street/airport course.

After his victory in last Sunday's race at Toronto, Team Penske's Will Power increased his lead to 42 points over Target Chip Ganassi Racing driver and defending series champion Dario Franchitti. Power also won earlier this month at Watkins Glen, NY.

Power passed pole sitter Justin Wilson for the lead just after a restart with 14 laps remaining. He then held off Dario Franchitti, who won last year's race on the streets of Toronto, by 1.28 seconds. All four of Power's wins this year have come on road/street courses. He won two weeks ago in Watkins Glen, NY.

The 29-year-old Australian driver also widened his lead in the championship standings to 42 points over Franchitti, the defending series title-holder.

Wilson lapped the 1.721-mile, 11-turn Toronto street circuit in one minute, 0.2710 seconds for his maiden pole in his 43rd IndyCar start. The 31-year-old Englishman also set a new track qualifying record.

I think this is a great boost after having a couple of difficult races," Wilson said.

Five of those races will see Rahal sponsored by Quick Trim, which joined him at this year's Indianapolis 500 when he ran with his father's Rahal Letterman Racing team.

"It's nice to be back with Newman/Haas Racing, a group that I have been with for so long and have a lot of fond memories with, and it's also great to be reunited with Quick Trim who made this possible," said Rahal.

The IZOD IndyCar Series heads to Canada this weekend for the second running of the Honda Indy Toronto on the streets of Toronto.

Two weeks ago, Watkins Glen, NY kicked off a string of five races on street/road courses. Edmonton, Canada, Mid-Ohio and Sonoma, CA are upcoming on the IndyCar schedule.

Power, the pole sitter, overtook Briscoe for the lead just after the final restart with 17 laps remaining in the 60-lap event at the 3.4-mile, 11-turn road course. He beat his Australian compatriot to the finish line by 1.2 seconds for his series-leading third victory of the season.

Briscoe passed Dario Franchitti on the final lap to take second, while Franchitti, the defending series champion, finished third. Raphael Matos and Mario Moraes rounded out the top-five.

Power rounded the 3.4-mile, 11-turn road course in one minute, 29.3164 seconds to give Penske its eighth consecutive IndyCar pole this season and its sixth straight pole at Watkins Glen.

"It's awesome to have the car on pole again," said Power, who claimed his fifth pole of the season and the seventh of his IndyCar career.

Watkins Glen International kicks off five consecutive street/road course races for the IZOD IndyCar Series.

The series will run in the Canadian cities of Toronto and Edmonton before returning to the United States for Mid-Ohio and Sonoma, CA.

IRL chief executive officer Randy Bernard, Speedway Motorsports Inc. chairman and CEO Bruton Smith and NHMS general manager Jerry Gappens, as well as 2009 IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti, were among those present for the formal announcement, which was made hours before the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the flat 1.058-mile oval.

"We're pleased to restore an Indy car short oval to the schedule to further increase our diversity of venues," Bernard said. ""As evident last weekend in Iowa, our cars produce tremendous racing on short ovals." IndyCar competed at New Hampshire from 1996-98. Two-time NASCAR Cup champion Tony Stewart won the last IndyCar event here in '98.

Kanaan, the 2004 series champion, passed Helio Castroneves with 10 laps remaining and then held off Castroneves at the finish by 4.2 seconds. It was Kanaan's 14th career IndyCar win, but his first since June 2008 at Richmond.

E.J. Viso finished a career-best third, while Ryan Briscoe and Will Power, the pole sitter, rounded out the top-five.

Power, currently second in points, recorded a four-lap average of 181.338 m.p.h.

around the .875-mile track for his fourth pole of the season, but his first on an oval. He also gave Penske its seventh straight pole.

The IZOD IndyCar Series returns to action this weekend at the 7/8-mile Iowa Speedway.

Iowa is the last oval race before IndyCar runs its next four events on road courses -- Watkins Glen, NY, Toronto, Edmonton and Sonoma, CA.

Briscoe, the pole sitter, led 102 of 228 laps, but had to hold off a hard- charging Danica Patrick in the closing laps. The Aussie finished 1.46 seconds ahead of Patrick for his first victory of the season and the sixth of his IndyCar career.

He also gave team owner Roger Penske his fourth win in the last five races at Texas.

Briscoe from Team Penske earned his second pole of the season with a four-lap average of 215.273 m.p.h. He was 0.0057 seconds quicker than Franchitti, the reigning Indianapolis 500 champion and last year's series champion.

"I get a point here, but I've got a few more to catch up actually for this championship," said Briscoe, who is currently seventh in IndyCar points. "We really got to take it just one race at a time." Briscoe, who finished third in the 2009 point standings, claimed his 10th career IndyCar pole.

After winning the Indianapolis 500 in dominating fashion last Sunday, Dario Franchitti made a strong statement in his bid for a second straight IZOD IndyCar Series championship.

Franchitti led 155 of 200 laps to claim his second Indy 500 victory. His first win came in 2007.

Baltimore Racing Development announced on Wednesday that the Baltimore Grand Prix will be an annual fixture on the IndyCar schedule for at least five years.

The race will be contested on a 2.4-mile temporary street circuit around the scenic Inner Harbor area of downtown Baltimore.

Franchitti, the defending IZOD IndyCar Series champion and 2007 Indy 500 winner, dominated the race by leading 155 of 200 laps. The Target Chip Ganassi Racing driver last pitted on lap 164. During that stop, several drivers, including pole sitter and last year's race winner Helio Castroneves, remained on the track.

When Castroneves was forced to pit with nine laps remaining, Franchitti took the lead for good. The race ended under caution on the final lap when Mike Conway was involved in a horrifying crash on the backstretch. Conway clipped Ryan Hunter-Reay and then sailed spectacularly into the fence before landing back down on the track.

Helio Castroneves had dropped from second to fifth before the latest round of green-flagpitstops.

After histeam made a front-wing adjustment, Castroneves' car stalled as he exited his stall. It took several seconds to refire, as the defending Indy 500 champion lost valuable track position. He was running 17th after 150 laps were completed.

Castroneves, the pole sitter, continued to run in the second position, while Ryan Briscoe and Ed Carpenter have been racing among the top-four for most of the race so far.

Tony Kanaan started last in the 33-car field, but moved up to fifth at the halfway point.

Pole sitter Helio Castroneves led the field to the green, but Franchitti passed him for the lead just before the first caution came on the opening lap when Davey Hamilton made contact with Tomas Scheckter and slammed into the inside wall on the backstretch.

Will Power briefly took the lead, but Power encountered a pit road mishap on his first stop. He left his stall with part of the fuel hose attached to his car. Power had to return to pit road for a pass-through penalty and fell back to 25th.

Helio Castroneves, the pole sitter, led the way early in the one-hour session before Franchitti turned a lap of 225.574 m.p.h. Franchitti will start third in this year's Indy 500, the same position he started from when he won this race in 2007.

Castroneves, who finished fifth in practice, has an opportunity to make history at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. If the Team Penske driver wins on Sunday, not only would it be his record-tying fourth Indy 500 victory, but he would become the first driver to win back-to-back 500s twice as well.