Dixon Wins Kiwi Duel To Win IndyCar Music City Grand Prix

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New Zealand’s Scott Dixon outraced countryman Scott McLaughlin to the checkered flag Sunday to win the Music City Grand Prix for his 53rd vocation IndyCar triumph.

Dixon, who jumped into next spot in the hunt for his seventh vocation year title, edged McLaughlin by a auto duration soon after 80 laps around a 2.1-mile, 11-switch temporary street class in Nashville, Tennessee.

“Oh man, Nashville is so magnificent,” Dixon mentioned. “He was super fast and he had refreshing tires, as well. Was a little bit of a sitting down duck. If there was a lap or two extra it would have been seriously rough to do.”

In its place, the 42-year-outdated Kiwi broke his tie for second on the all-time IndyCar get listing with Mario Andretti and now trails only the record 67 profession wins of A.J. Foyt.

Dixon, who received his only other race this period previous month in Toronto, commenced 14th and persevered even with damage from a single of a host of crashes.

“We had a major crash. It took half the floor off the car,” Dixon reported. “We experienced to just take 4 turns of front wing out so we had no grip and I consider we did about 45 or 50 laps on that previous set of tires.”

Pole-sitter McLaughlin stated he felt he could have taken racing idol Dixon had there been one more lap.

“We ended up alongside crossing the finish line. Just fell limited at the finish,” McLaughlin reported. “Normally dreamed of racing him to the complete. That was a appropriate duel.”

Spaniard Alex Palou was third adopted by People Alexander Rossi and Colton Herta.

Australian Will Electric power kept the period guide with 450 points following the 14th of 17 races, but Dixon jumped from fouth to 2nd, only six adrift with Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson of Sweden only 12 back again and American Josef Newgarden 22 off the tempo in fourth.

“There was likely to be a large amount of mayhem (at Nashville) and if you survive it fairly, which we did, nonetheless in a wonderful location,” Power said. “However digging deep and see what we can do in the last three.”

Dixon is 1 shy of matching Foyt’s file of 7 IndyCar season titles, acquiring taken details crowns in 2003, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2018 and 2020.

IndyCar’s next green flag flies on August 20 on an oval study course in suburban St. Louis.