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Danica Patrick had a top-five finish in the SunTrust Indy Challenge, and looked hot doing it. (AP Images)

One year after a 26-car field produced what Danica Patrick described as a “carnagefest” on the shortest track on the series, with 103 laps of caution and a dozen accidents, the latest visit was quite the opposite.

Twenty cars spent the night speeding single file around the D-shaped oval, with none of the drama fans are accustomed to seeing in NASCAR country.

Scott Dixon won for the 19th time in the IndyCar Series, tying Sam Hornish Jr.’s career victories record, and said the night could have been a turning point in the season.

So how did Danica do?

Patrick, who had her fifth top-five finish in eight races, said her team will have to go back to work and figure out why it did so poorly in qualifying. She started 10th and ended up fifth.

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