IndyCar: Can Scott Dixon turn Long Beach struggles around?
The Izod IndyCar Series returns to action for the third race of the season around the 1.968-mile street course in Long Beach, California in the 38th Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.
The race is probably the second most prestigious event on the schedule obviously behind the Indianapolis 500. That’s why Scott Dixon would like to turn his misfortunes around at the 11 Turn...
IndyCar: Scott Dixon bridesmaid once again at Barber
At some point Scott Dixon is going to capitalize around the 2.3-mile Barber Motorsports Park. He has the best stats at the 17-turn road course despite Team Penske’s dominance.
Entering Sunday’s race Team Penske had won every race and pole award at the track just east of Birmingham, Alabama. This weekend Andretti Autosport took a part of that dominance as they won both the pole...
Mid-Ohio reaction: Scott Dixon comes up big when it counts
[youtube]iDW0G4YEwMU[/youtube]It figures that the IZOD IndyCar Series title race shifted completely while I was gone today. But its constant twists and turns are to be expected.Another thing that's to be expected is Scott Dixon being the man to beat at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. And on Sunday, he once again proved his mastery of the venerable road course, using a stellar final...
Dixon continues to own Mid-Ohio
Scott Dixon took the lead by passing Will Power in pit row on the 57th lap and then held on Sunday to capture his fourth IndyCar event in the past six years at Mid-Ohio.
Dixon, who previously won titles on the winding road course in 2007, '09 and '11, qualified fourth and patiently picked off cars until he sped past Power when both pitted just past the midpoint of the 85...
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August 04, 2012
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Dixon driven despite being low on IndyCar engines
Scott Dixon might have run out of IndyCar-approved engines. That doesn't mean the veteran driver has stopped believing he can contend for the series championship.
He intends to ''roll with it'' in preparing for the Honda Indy race in Toronto on Sunday.
The third-place driver's comments on Thursday came after IndyCar announced he is the most notable of five...
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July 05, 2012
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Dixon wins short Detroit Grand Prix
Scott Dixon has won IndyCar's Detroit Grand Prix that was marred because poor track conditions stopped the race for a little more than 2 hours.
A red flag halted the event Sunday 45 laps into a race that was scheduled for 90 laps and shortened to 60.
Belle Isle's 2.07-mile road course that hadn't hosted a race since 2008 had chunks of asphalt and concrete missing. Pot...
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June 02, 2012
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IndyCar: Pole Sitter Scott Dixon Playing Bridesmaid Role Well
They always say finishing second is like kissing your sister. Some drivers are happy just to finish there, but for a former series and Indianapolis 500 champion, not to mention 26 other wins, second place doesn't make this man too happy other than knowing he's close.
Scott Dixon has finished runner-up not once, not twice, but three times in five races so far this season...
Scott Dixon fastest Thursday at Indianapolis as teams prepare for "Fast Friday"
Scott Dixon put Ganassi Racing at the top of the speed charts as the IZOD Series gets ready for "Fast Friday". INDYCAR, the sanctioning body of the IZOD IndyCar Series, approved an increase in the turbocharger boost level for "Fast Friday" on May 18 and the May 19-20 time trials for the Indianapolis 500 from 130 kPa (kilopascals) to 140 kPa. The increase will...
INDYCAR: Dixon, Honda Lead Texas Open Test
Ganassi's Scott Dixon was the quickest of 11 car/driver combinations posting a best lap of 212.371 mph around the 1.5-mile TMS oval.
IndyCar's Dixon tired of being No. 2 in Alabama
Scott Dixon is tired of being second-best at Barber Motorsports Park.
Dixon was second for the third straight year in the Indy Grand Prix of Alabama, falling a few seconds shy of two-time winner Will Power on Sunday. Three races, three close calls, three goose eggs.
Even if two dozen drivers would gladly trade places, it's getting old.
''The first two years, I was...
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April 01, 2012
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