Scott Dixon
Scott Dixon
Scott Ronald Dixon MNZMis a New Zealand professional racing driver. Competing for Chip Ganassi Racing since joining IndyCar, Dixon has won the championship in 2003, 2008, 2013, and 2015, and he won the 92nd Indianapolis 500 in 2008 from pole position. With 39 wins, Dixon is the leading non-U.S. driver in American Championship Cars, and is the leading driver in the current IndyCar Series with 38 wins...
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth22 July 1980
CityBrisbane, Australia
car clicked confident courses good great handling hold laps needed passes power ran road strong sure team weekend
The team has been working so good on the road courses this year. The whole weekend really clicked for us. I thought it was a really good race. We made the passes when we needed to -- and we had the power and the handling to do it. We had a really good car and the whole team did a great job. I was confident we could hold them off before the yellow, but wasn't sure about the re-start. We got a great start, though, and ran some really strong laps at the end.
car good today
It's disappointing, but having a car that good today bodes well for (Indy).
general good needed nice people power pulled speed speeds team
It was a good day. I think the team in general got through what they needed to get through. I think at the end it was more about tows, so the speed doesn't say much. I think we were more comfortable at those speeds than some others. Some people pulled out some big laps. All in all, I'm pretty happy. Its nice to have some power and be consistently at the top.
car definitely easier good roles target team time trailer weekend
It's always a lot easier when the car roles off the trailer quick. You just get with it. With this series, you don't get a whole lot of time on the track, so you have to be on it quick. Team Target definitely did that, so it was a good weekend all-in-all.
bit compound everybody few follow good last lost move near nice scoreboard spot street team test tires top
It went well. It was a good follow up to what we did in Phoenix. It's nice to be near the top of the scoreboard at the end of each day. I think we kind of got a little bit lost during the mid-part of the day with the compound of tires we had here. We didn't get much out of it in the last few runs. For a team test and everybody here, we got what we need to get done. Hopefully, we'll move up a qualifying spot for the St. Petersburg street race.
both certainly cheers coming good guy hopefully improve joining momentum people strong third year
There is certainly some momentum of him coming off such a strong year and joining our team. It cheers people up when a guy like that comes over. Both of us have had a pretty good start, second, third in points, hopefully we can improve on that.
car courses difficult fuel good great knew lap rewarding road season strategy target team track win
This is just such a great win for me and the Target team because we knew we had the car for this track which is very difficult and also rewarding when you put a good lap together. ... We had to have good fuel strategy and we knew this track was all about momentum. It's good to come back to the road courses and win once again. This one win makes this very difficult season so much better.
car decent fell good last lost run spots
I'm pretty disappointed because we had such a good run going. The car was just fantastic. On that last stop, I lost the clutch, stalled it and fell back too many spots to make a decent comeback.
broke front second somehow tires turn
We went into the second stint on tires and somehow broke the front wing. I just couldn't turn right.
level money playing
There's not as much money in the series, but it's a level playing field.
everybody few goes quicker
You all know going into it that that's part of the deal, ... It's frustrating. Everybody goes quicker after a few laps. We weren't the quickest.
everybody happens hoping needs
That's what everybody has been hoping for for a long time. If it happens it will be huge. It just needs to happen, one way or another.
sort teammates
We get on pretty good. But we've sort of been teammates for years.
car few finding found picking quite setup
We've found quite a few other things with the setup of our car over the first test. It's a big help. I think here you are always picking up speed. You are always finding little things, so I think it will be an advantage.