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Dan Helrigel/Indianapolis Motor Speedway/Penske Entertainment photo Scott Dixon will be looking for his second Indianapolis 500 victory this year. |
Scott Dixon has compiled an amazing IndyCar career that continues to be largely underappreciated outside of hardcore fans. He’s now second all-time in victories (53), trailing only A.J. Foyt (67), and added a sixth championship in 2020, one behind Foyt for most all-time.
Given all that success, it’s surprising Dixon has only one Indianapolis 500 victory, which came in 2008. He started on the pole and led the most laps on his way to that victory. He’s more than overdue for a second 500 win, and it very well could come this year after falling just short to Takuma Sato in 2020.
Dixon dominated that event, leading 111 laps. He’s now the all-time leader in laps led with 665, ahead of Al Unser Sr. (644) and Ralph DePalma (612).
Here are some
other notable stats from Dixon’s Indianapolis 500 career:
- 20 starts
- 15 races led (tied for first with Tony Kanaan)
- Fastest average speed to win the pole (234.046 mph; Arie Luyendyk’s 236.986 mph run in 1996 is still the all-time mark)
- 12 top 10 finishes
- 8 top 5 finishes
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