The Auckland driver Scott Dixon has extended his lead in the Indycar series after finishing third in the latest race in Wisconsin.
Josef Newgarden lead all but two laps to win from Ryan Hunter-Reay.
Dixon went into the race with a 23 point lead, he's now 45 points ahead of Hunter-Reay with seven races remaining.
The New Zealander was happy with the day after starting eighth on the grid.
"The PNC Bank car had a ton of speed, at the end there it was just track position. Had we been able to crack in front of (Josef Newgarden or Ryan Hunter-Reay), I think we could have stayed in there, no problem."
" To try and close that gap, I made a really big run on Hunter-Reay coming into the last corner on Turn 14 during his out lap, and I just cooked it too much and got loose and lost momentum. I think that would have been the only chance I had to try and snag second (place) there. But good job by Josef and Ryan, it was a tough race and good points for us."
The next race is in Iowa in a fortnight.