Championship leader Marcus Ericsson suffered an engine issue before setting even one qualifying lap on Friday, obliging him to start from the very back, while a couple of miscues in qualifying meant Dixon got stuck in traffic and without his optimized wing settings. That left him in 20th on the grid.
Yet Chip Ganassi Racing’s six-time champion Dixon clawed his way up to eighth at the checkered flag, while Ericsson took 11th.
