. ScottDixon9 was convinced his Nashville race was toast, after being crashed into and subsequent damage slowing his car. And then he went and won it! Bravo also to CGRTeams, GanassiChip IndyMHull PushyLoose. IndyCar - where anything can happen
In a race when 36 of the 80 laps were run under caution, Dixon’s #9 Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda was one of the early victims. Having started 14, under the second caution of the day he and most of his rivals pitted but an air-jack failure dropped him to the back of the field.
“The car was bent and broken,” said Dixon, “but for us I think strategy-wise to take no tires on that last stop [Lap 50] was probably the key. We were able to jump [three cars] and have enough fuel to get to the end, but it was very difficult to drive. Dixon said that being dumped at the back with a wounded car, he found no solace from thoughts of teammate Marcus Ericsson winning the Nashville race in similar fashion a year earlier.
The victory moves the six-time champion up to second in the points race, just six behind Power, six ahead of Ericsson, 16 ahead of Newgarden and 27 ahead of defending champion Alex Palou, with three rounds to go. Dixon said he came into the weekend convinced that he was still in the title hunt. “He is doing an amazing job. He is going to be extremely tough to beat. Team Penske, they're the benchmark as always and ones that you strive to beat every weekend.”
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