Scott Dixon lastly had an uneventful weekend.
The six-time IndyCar Sequence champion made his first Firestone Quick Six of the 2026 season and transformed that right into a third-place end within the Acura Grand Prix of Lengthy Seashore on Sunday. Not solely is the consequence his first podium of the 12 months, however extends the all-time collection file he holds with 156 throughout his IndyCar profession.
It ended up being a banner day for Chip Ganassi Racing, with Dixon’s teammate, four-time and defending collection champion Alex Palou, additionally taking the win.
“Yeah, big weekend for the Ganassi automobiles,” mentioned Dixon, 45. “I feel in all probability among the finest for qualifying between all us, which was actually good. It was good simply to have a clear weekend, no main points, no harm, no mess-ups or something like that. That was quite a lot of enjoyable.
“The race itself for us was only a bit blah, to be sincere. We type of sat in the identical place, tried to go lengthy. Gasoline mileage was actually good, which Honda does an important job at. I feel all people is caught up rather a lot on determining what they want.”
Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing, Felix Rosenqvist, Meyer Shank w/ Curb-Agajanian, Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing
Photograph by: Penske Leisure
The New Zealander began the 90-lap race on the more durable main compound and held regular in sixth. Nonetheless, it was a warning on Lap 57 for particles that arrange the final spherical of pit stops two laps later, which allowed his #9 pit crew to set a fast cease – and swap him to the softer alternate tires – to vault as much as third. Though he pressured pole-sitter Felix Rosenqvist for the runner-up spot, he was unable to mount a correct problem.
Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing
Photograph by: Penske Leisure
“Sadly for me the stability had quite a lot of understeer, so it was very troublesome to roll the nook and roll off throttle to get that mileage,” Dixon mentioned. “Yeah, fascinating day.
“The final cease fortunately for us we had a straightforward out. Appeared like quite a lot of the individuals we have been preventing had automobiles in entrance of them or behind them, which type of paid off for us.
“Nice weekend. Hopefully one thing we will construct on and preserve rolling.”
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