Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) has confirmed that Scott Dixon is not going to be returning to the group for the 2027 IndyCar season.
The choice marks the definitive finish of one of the vital profitable and enduring driver-team dynamics in fashionable motorsport historical past. Over an unbelievable 24-year tenure with CGR, the New Zealander earned six sequence championships – the final of which got here in 2020 – and captured 58 of his 59 profession victories.
A number of media stories have already linked the 45-year-old Dixon with a transfer to Arrow McLaren for the 2027 season.
Following inside discussions concerning Dixon’s future, CGR launched a proper assertion from staff proprietor Chip Ganassi. Within the launch, Ganassi revealed that the staff had prolonged a multi-year supply to maintain the racing icon in-house by his eventual retirement, although they absolutely settle for his option to pivot to a brand new problem.
“Scott Dixon has not too long ago knowledgeable the staff that he is not going to be returning in 2027,” Ganassi stated.
“Scott has meant a lot to CGR over the previous 24 years. Collectively we have shared championships, many victories, and numerous moments which have helped outline this group. Due to every little thing we have achieved collectively, and the legacy Scott has constructed right here, we believed it was vital to provide him the chance to complete his profession at Chip Ganassi Racing, and we made him a multi-year supply to do exactly that.
“We respect that he is chosen a special path and need him nothing however continued success. Scott will all the time be a particular a part of this staff’s historical past, and we’re grateful for every little thing we have achieved collectively.
“Our focus now could be on ending this season sturdy with the #9 PNC staff whereas additionally getting ready for the long run at Chip Ganassi Racing.”
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