Scott Dixon, third in the championship battle, polesitter for last Sunday's Honda Indy 200, and leader of the opening 22 laps of the race, was 13th on Lap 66 when his Chip Ganassi Racing teammate, rookie Sage Karam, had what immediately became a very controversial spin in Turn 4.

The controversy and questionability of the spin arose straight away because Dixon had made his last pit stop just laps before, and the yellow caused by his rookie teammate allowed him to cycle to the front. 

Replays and analysis by NBCSN reporter Townsend Bell make the conspiracy theory that Karam spun on purpose seem definitely possible. 

Replay shows that Karam turned to early into the inside curb of Turn 3, causing him to run wide and into the grass before the uphill portion of the esses and Turn 4, where he spun out and remained motionless on the track, just off the racing line. 

"I was adjusting my brake bias and missed the apex to the corner and that was it," said Karam, who is in the spotlight for the second race in a row after late-race issues between he and CFH Racing co-owner and driver Ed Carpenter that resulted in Carpenter confronting him following the checkers. 

Is Karam's argument a 'likely story' and the spin was completely intentional, or were there really no shenanigans going on at Ganassi in regards to this spin? 

Robin Miller of RACER received an email from a member of another team on Sunday night after the race: 

"Julian (Robertson; of Dixon's team) came running down to Sage's pit and told his guys to tell Karam 'the gearbox pressure is rising or the gearbox is getting hot' and two laps later he spins out. That's total B.S. Just like that Clint Bowyer deal in NASCAR a couple years ago."

This is very interesting, and puts both Karam, Dixon, and their Ganassi team, one of the powerhouses in the series, under a very bright spotlight.

Dixon jumped up to fourth from the middle of the pack as a result of the yellow, and points leader all year long, Juan Pablo Montoya of Team Penske, dropped from the lead of the race to mid-pack. The yellow caused by Karam, though, also benefitted eventual race-winner Graham Rahal, and with Montoya suffering such a bad result, Rahal is now just nine points behind him as the series heads to Pocono Raceway for the next round.

INDYCAR is still reviewing the incident, of course; it is expected that some sort of action will be taken in the Wednesday post-event infractions. Chief steward Brian Barnhart stated that the situation definitely has their attention, so it will be interesting to see what comes of this.

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Miguel Rojas is a writer for the VAVEL USA Racing section. Follow him on Twitter at @MiroCortes86.