An altercation broke out when the drivers exited their cars. Hornish's father pushed Kanaan, then was knocked to the ground by members of Kanaan's Andretti Green Racing crew. "It was unfortunate how it all played out, even after he got out of the car and I went to talk to him," Hornish said.
"His point of view and mine is a lot different about what happened. I don't really see where it's coming from. He didn't give me any room, and that's what happens sometimes.
" "He hit me," said Kanaan, whose green-and-white No. 11 had black tire marks along the driver's side. "I got out of the car to talk to him.
He needs his dad to defend him, which I think is totally wrong. What happened on the track, we need to sort it out between me and him. I was not going to fight.
That's why dads should be in the grandstands." John Griffin, vice president of public relations for the Indy Racing League, said "sanctions will be handed down after we see the video." Dixon, who has four runner-up finishes this season for Target Chip Ganassi Racing, took advantage of a mistake by pole sitter Helio Castroneves, who led the first 19 laps and seemed to be the man to beat before crashing.
"You could see that he was struggling," said Dixon, who started second and began gaining ground on Castroneves after the teams made their first pit stops. I think we could have had a shot at him. If he hadn't messed up there, I think we would have got him sooner or later.
" Power wins in rain: With rain pouring down and visibility near zero when he got behind other cars, Will Power decided it was time to get aggressive. The Australian drove from fourth to first in 14 laps, finally splashing past rookie Ryan Dalziel to take the lead with 23 minutes to go, and went on to an easy victory in the messy Steelback Grand Prix of Toronto. To get to the lead, Power also had to pass three-time Champ Car World Series champion Sebastien Bourdais and rookie Neel Jani.
Thanks to a series of late caution flags, he was able to go after each of them in turn. Once last year's top Champ Car rookie got to the front, he was able to pull away, building leads up to five seconds before slowing a bit at the end as he wrapped up his second career victory. The win moved Power from third to second in season points, putting him solidly in contention for the championship with Bourdais and rookie Robert Doornbos.
Raikkonen wins British GP: Kimi Raikkonen won his second straight race and rookie star Lewis Hamilton made his ninth podium in a row. Raikkonen's win in the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, England, was his third of the season. He's still third in the standings to Hamilton.
Racing in his home country, Hamilton came in third, finishing in the top three - just like he has in every Formula One race he's been in. Also: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Aaron Fike was arrested in an amusement park parking lot after authorities found a substance believed to be heroin in his sport utility vehicle, police said. Mason police said Fike, 24, and his fianc e, Cassandra Davidson, were arrested Saturday afternoon on charges of possession of heroin and drug paraphernalia.
An altercation broke out when the drivers exited their cars.
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