Scott Dixon
Scott Dixon
Scott Ronald Dixon MNZMis a New Zealand professional racing driver. Competing for Chip Ganassi Racing since joining IndyCar, Dixon has won the championship in 2003, 2008, 2013, and 2015, and he won the 92nd Indianapolis 500 in 2008 from pole position. With 39 wins, Dixon is the leading non-U.S. driver in American Championship Cars, and is the leading driver in the current IndyCar Series with 38 wins...
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth22 July 1980
CityBrisbane, Australia
sort teammates
We get on pretty good. But we've sort of been teammates for years.
beside closed door knew sort
Going into (Turn) 5, I got beside him and he sort of closed the door as well, so I pretty much thought he knew I was there.
everybody few goes quicker
You all know going into it that that's part of the deal, ... It's frustrating. Everybody goes quicker after a few laps. We weren't the quickest.
car definitely far front hurt locked overall pleased tires within
Overall I'm pleased with the car and how far we've come with it this afternoon. But I think first place was definitely within our reach. I locked up the front tires and set us back a little so that hurt us.
everybody happens hoping needs
That's what everybody has been hoping for for a long time. If it happens it will be huge. It just needs to happen, one way or another.
cars piece seemed strong throughout
We had some strong cars throughout the year, but it seemed we were never able to piece it together,
car few finding found picking quite setup
We've found quite a few other things with the setup of our car over the first test. It's a big help. I think here you are always picking up speed. You are always finding little things, so I think it will be an advantage.
car driving selected
He'll be driving our car for selected races.
car clue fast race slow speed trying turn
I didn't have a clue what was going on in the race all day. I was just trying to go as fast as the car would let me, but I couldn't turn the car on the slow speed corners.
broke front second somehow tires turn
We went into the second stint on tires and somehow broke the front wing. I just couldn't turn right.
bit lead pit stops tough week
This whole week it was clicking, ... The pit stops were great. We got a bit of a lead there, but it was tough to pass. I'm just overwhelmed.
answer belts brakes engine fall four issues knock seemed select start team three
We had brake issues to start with, then a gearbox, then brakes again. Then we had some engine belts fall off three or four times. Yeah, and we couldn't select some gears. I thought, eventually, it was going to knock us off the lead, but the team seemed to have an answer every time.
level money playing
There's not as much money in the series, but it's a level playing field.
car clicked confident courses good great handling hold laps needed passes power ran road strong sure team weekend
The team has been working so good on the road courses this year. The whole weekend really clicked for us. I thought it was a really good race. We made the passes when we needed to -- and we had the power and the handling to do it. We had a really good car and the whole team did a great job. I was confident we could hold them off before the yellow, but wasn't sure about the re-start. We got a great start, though, and ran some really strong laps at the end.