Scott Dixon earns masterful win in St. Louis race, stays alive in title picture

2024-12-25 23:17:54 source:lotradecoin ecosystem development roadmap category:News

Scott Dixon earned his second IndyCar victory in a row Sunday, and the 55th of his career, getting the most from his fuel mileage at World Wide Technology Raceway.

Dixon, who started 16th because of a 9-place grid penalty for changing his engine for the fifth time this season, made his final fuel load last 65 laps. That enabled him to beat runner-up Pato O'Ward by 22 seconds.

Dixon is the only driver with a chance to catch Alex Palou in the points championship with two races remaining: Portland next weekend, and Laguna Seca on Sept. 10. Palou, Dixon's Chip Ganassi Racing teammate, finished seventh and holds a 74-point edge.

"We'll keep pushing him," Dixon said. "We'll make it a little tense within the team."

Josef Newgarden, trying to sweep the season's ovals and win at this track for the fourth consecutive year, crashed out on Lap 211, leaving him in 25th place and ending his slim title hopes.

"I was trying to catch up," he said. "I was just trying to get through cars as quickly as I could and it didn't work out."

O'Ward, still winless in 2023, finished second for the fourth time this season.

"Scott Dixon was Scott Dixon today," O'Ward said. "Another second place in the books for 2023. There's two to go, so hopefully we'll get that elusive No. 1."

David Malukas finished third, followed by Alexander Rossi and Scott McLaughlin.

IndyCar results in St. Louis

  1. Scott Dixon
  2. Pato O'Ward
  3. David Malukas
  4. Alexander Rossi
  5. Scott McLaughlin
  6. Colton Herta
  7. Alex Palou
  8. Felix Rosenqvist
  9. Will Power
  10. Marcus Ericsson
  11. Rinus VeeKay
  12. Romain Grosjean
  13. Santino Ferrucci
  14. Ryan Hunter-Reay
  15. Kyle Kirkwood
  16. Conor Daly
  17. Christian Lundgaard
  18. Linus Lundqvist
  19. Devlin DeFrancesco
  20. Graham Rahal
  21. Stin Ray Robb
  22. Agustin Canapino
  23. Helio Castroneves
  24. Ed Carpenter
  25. Josef Newgarden
  26. Takuma Sato
  27. Callum Ilott
  28. Benjamin Pedersen

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