Detroit — Defending IndyCar series champion Scott Dixon went from zero to hero Sunday afternoon on Belle Isle by winning Race 2 of the Detroit…
Detroit — Defending IndyCar series champion Scott Dixon went from zero to hero Sunday afternoon on Belle Isle by winning Race 2 of the Detroit Grand Prix doubleheader.
Dixon, who won Race 1 on the 13-turn, 2.3-mile street course on the island last year, had his first DNF in two years on Saturday when he clipped the inside wall, then lost his steering and went into the tire barrier to end his day, finishing 22nd — dead last.
Well, Dixon was his usual masterful self, tossing aside his disappointing finish in Race 1 with his first win of the season in his No. 9 PNC Bank Honda with Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin sitting in his pit stand with Dixon’s team owner and Pittsburgh native Chip Ganassi.
Dixon held a 3.2 second lead with five laps remaining before rookie Felix Rosenqvist crashed while running seventh.
Rosenqvist’s mishap led to a red flag condition to set up a final 3-lap shootout with rookie Marcus Ericsson, Will Power, Ryan Hunter-Reay and Alexander Rossi trying to chase down Dixon.
