Dixon’s crew wins Pit Stop Challenge

Dixon and crew win pitstop competition Friday
Dixon and crew win pitstop competition Friday

The Chip Ganassi Racing crew for Scott Dixon defeated James Hinchcliffe's Schmidt Peterson Motorsports crew in a best-of-three final to win the Indy 500 Pit Stop Challenge. It marks the third time that Dixon's crew has won the contest in the past seven years.

The No. 9 PNC Bank Honda crew – consisting of tire changers Blair Julian, Kyle Clark, Mike LeGallic and Jason Beck, fueler Alphonse Girard and airjack operator Dave Pena – split the $50,000 first prize. Hinchcliffe's crew competed even though he didn't qualify for the race and finished runner-up in the competition for the second straight year.

Indianapolis 500 featured as category on 'Jeopardy!'

Indianapolis 500 fans can tune in to the popular game show "Jeopardy!" on Friday to catch an entire category dedicated to "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing." The exposure on the classic game show where the answers come in the form of a question is geared to rev up anticipation for Sunday's 102nd running of the race.

Check local listings to see when "Jeopardy!" airs in local markets.