'That could have put Scott Dixon in that stratosphere of IndyCar drivers.' 😥 9WWOS StanSportAU
"You average 234 miles per hour to qualify and as Scott said, a mile or so over the limit coming down pit road and that very well could be the difference of winning his second," NBC's Mike Tirico said on Stan Sport's coverage.
"As we talked about pre-race, it's something that could have put Scott Dixon in that stratosphere of IndyCar drivers. "Again, third-most wins in series history, 51, only Andretti and Foyt with more. Mario obviously the bad luck at Indy, one Indy 500, AJ with four."It's one of those things, like Peyton Manning winning his second Super Bowl, yeah you're great, but now you've won the biggest event multiple times, there's no fluke about it. It all adds to the pain of what we saw in those shots with that emotion." After the race, Dixon answered a few questions and started to trudge down pit road when he realised he forgot someone... his wife. Dixon turned around, grabbed Emma's hand and took off on what had to be one of the most agonising walks of his IndyCar career.Disappointment. Disgust. Discomfort. Dixon had to be feeling them all."It's just heartbreaking, to be honest," Dixon said."It must have been very close... I think it was like a mile an hour over or something. It's just frustrating. The car was really good all day. We had really good speed. The team did an amazing job on strategy. I just messed up."He climbed out of his No.9 car, apologised to each crew member he could track down and even went next door to do the same to everyone working in Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Alex Palou's box.Another Ganassi teammate, Ericsson, was celebrating, and close friend and teammate Tony Kanaan crossed the finish line in third.Rinus VeeKay crashes at the Indy 500. Indianapolis native Ed Carpenter stopped Dixon and asked what happened.The 106th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Wife Emma asked both of them the same question: why did IndyCar throw that red flag with five laps to go? It was just two years ago that race control was in a similar position - with Dixon running second to Takuma Sato — when IndyCar let the race finish under caution.Pato O'Ward pits during the 106th running of the Indianapolis 500. "I believe we're here for the fans," Kanaan said. "We hear the fans. Yeah, a lot of people are going to have different opinions about it... They came here to see a race, green flag and chequered flag race. That was the right call. That's what people wanted to do. I'm in full support.. If I was in the stands, I want to see a race finish under the green."Dixon refused to weigh in on the different race-ending approaches.But what about 2020?Scott Dixon poses for a photo in his car with his wife Emma. He started from pole for the fourth time in the last eight years and led a race-high 95 laps, more than twice as many as Palou and 82 more than Ericsson. "It definitely was superfast, had good speed all day," he said. "I think if things went smoother, we would been in the fight at the end. But obviously not." Still, Dixon ended up in the winner's circle. Despite the heartache, his long walk with Emma took them to celebrate with Ericsson and his Ganassi."They all put their personal ," Ganassi said. "Sure, they all want to win the race. I hope they all want to win. But when the team wins, they know that's good for them. "You have to be realistic when you have multiple cars. You can have a good day and a bad day in the same day... the good news is that the good outweighs the bad." For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by
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