After starting on the front row and stalking polesitter Colton Herta through the first stint, Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda’s #9 crew pulled Dixon in one lap earlier than the Andretti team, and although Herta emerged still ahead, Dixon’s crew and a strong out-lap from the veteran meant he was in the right place on warm-tires to outbrake the Andretti Autosport driver into Turn 1. He would never fall behind Herta for the remainder of the race, and while he crossed the line only 0.8sec ahead, he had been holding the gap at two seconds before the final lap.
Dixon’s 52nd win not only draws him level with Mario Andretti – albeit 15 behind AJ Foyt – it also extends his run of IndyCar seasons with at least one win to 20, 18 of which have come consecutively (a record he already owned.)
