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TITLE NUMBER TWO? SCOTT DIXON RULES INDYCAR'S FIRST HALF.
Byline: CURT CAVIN
The measure of Scott Dixon's dominance in the IndyCar Series over the past year and a half is evident in one number: Since Helio CastronevesDixon's closest champion-ship challengerlast won a race, Dixon has won seven.
"Kind of hard to believe when you put it like that,'' the 2008 Indianapolis 500 winner said. "Yeah, I guess it's a little hard to complain.''
Even if he wanted to.
Things have gone so swimmingly for the Kiwi that he barely has been out of the top four in qualifying or in a race since winning the season-opening event last season. Dixon's streak in the race category is eight of the past nine events, and he might have fared as well in qualifying had all of the sessions been held, but rain washed out two.
Dixon's lead over Castro-neves after a fourth-place finish at Richmond (see page 38) is 43 points, essentially the equivalent of a race. Dixon's strength is seen in many examples.
He finished first or second in 10 of 17 races last year, losing the series champion-ship to Dario Franchitti only when his leading car ran out of fuel in the penultimate corner on the last lap of the season at Chicagoland Speedway.
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- Newspaper article from: News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, IN) May 22, 2006 700+ words
...the ejector button. Dixon, the 2003 Indy Racing League champ...engines to Honda, Dixon returned to relevancy...than you can say, "Indy history doesn't have...little better." The Indy 500 has not been kind to Dixon. Sure, he has the...
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- Magazine article from: AutoWeek Cavin, Curt June 2, 2008 700+ words
...the season title. The Indy win, along with the ceremonial milk Dixon poured on his head...New Zealander to win Indy, doing so in his sixth...would be shown off as Indy's latest champion. For the record, Dixon's check for winning...
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- Magazine article from: AutoWeek May 19, 2008 700+ words
...lot from it,'' Dixon said after having...winning his first Indy pole. "You realize...at the top spot. Dixon delivered the team's first Indy pole since 2002...Luyendyk also won an Indy pole for Ganassi...champion-ship that Dixon struggled for...
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- Newspaper article from: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI) May 15, 2006 700+ words
...looking forward to a good race." Dixon won the 2003 Indy Racing League title, but then...feel for the car are similar to Dixon's and he has a history with Dallara and Honda. Coming to Indy, Dixon sat fourth in the season standings...
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- Newspaper article from: News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, IN) May 28, 2007 700+ words
...run-away dominance of the Indy Racing League chase. He...place finish in Sunday's Indy 500 (a crash with Marco Andretti...Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon, who was second Sunday, leads with 184 points. Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti...
- IRL: Dixon wins Honda Indy 225.
- News wire article from: Sports Network June 15, 2003 700+ words
...15, 2003 (The Sports Network via COMTEX) Scott Dixon captured the Honda Indy 225 at the Pikes Peak International Raceway, defeating Tony Kanaan under caution. Dixon earned his second win of the season and became the...
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- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Brudenell, Mike May 10, 2004 700+ words
...In no way is Dixon, who drives for...Racing, selling Indy short. He has yet...far, so good at Indy, though, where Dixon has run a fast lap...during tire testing at Indy last October...his family,'' Dixon said. ``The night...
Source: HighBeam Research, TITLE NUMBER TWO? SCOTT DIXON RULES INDYCAR'S FIRST HALF.