“I was looking down, and looking in the mirror. He was fast. Dixon moved with one of matching Mario Andretti s 52 victories for the second-most on the career list that AJ Foyt tops with 67. Dixon has now won a race in 19 different seasons, breaking a tie with Foyt for the most. Dixon last year won his sixth season title, one short of Foyt s record seven.
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Scott Dixon has shown his class to win in Texas again. “I never dreamed of that. I feel so lucky and so privileged to do what I get to do, he said.
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Scott McLaughlin finished second in his IndyCar oval circuit debut as Scott Dixon had another dominating victory at Texas, winning in the first of two races on consecutive days at the IndyCar Series first oval track this season.
Dixon passed Chip Ganassi Racing teammate and polesitter Alex Palou at the start of the third lap and went on to lead 206 of 212 laps for his 51st career victory, his fifth at the high-banked, 2.4km Texas Motor Speedway.
The 40-year-old New Zealander finished .2646 seconds ahead of fellow countryman McLaughlin, a 27-year-old IndyCar rookie in his first oval race.
âDefinitely the most happy Iâve ever been finishing second,â Scott McLaughlin said.
It was another dominating victory for Dixon at Texas Motor Speedway, winning Saturday night in the first of two races on consecutive days at the series first oval this season. He passed Chip Ganassi Racing teammate and polesitter Alex Palou at the start of the third lap and went on to lead 206 of 212 laps for his 51st career victory, the fifth at the high-banked, 1 1/2-mile track in the Lone Star State.
The 40-year-old Dixon finished .2646 seconds ahead of McLaughlin, the 27-year-old Team Penske driver and three-time defending Australian V8 Supercars champion.