Scott Dixon wins record 4th Detroit Grand Prix, becoming 1st IndyCar driver to win 2 this season

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Scott Dixon wins record 4th Detroit Grand Prix, becoming 1st IndyCar driver to win 2 this season
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Scott Dixon won a record fourth Detroit Grand Prix, outlasting the competition in a caution-filled race on Sunday to become the first IndyCar driver with two victories this season. The six-time IndyCar Series champion won his 58th career race, trailing only A.J. Foyt’s total of 67 in the series.

Scott Dixon celebrates winning the IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix auto race in Detroit , Sunday, June 2, 2024. Drivers make a turn during the IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix auto race in Detroit , Sunday, June 2, 2024. Marcus Armstrong drives during the IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix auto race in Detroit , Sunday, June 2, 2024. Colton Herta leads the field during the IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix auto race in Detroit , Sunday, June 2, 2024.

In the shadow of General Motors’ world headquarters, Honda dominated in Detroit, with only Rossi cracking the top five in a Chevrolet.had a humbling afternoon a day after Team Penske announced a multiyear contract extension with the back-to-back Indianapolis 500 winner. Late in the race, Newgarden lost control of the back end of his car — with no one nearby — and hit a wall to set up a 26th-place finish in the 27-car field.

Santino Ferrucci, whose driving had drawn Kyle Kirkwood’s ire in practice on Saturday, tried to get around Castroneves and clipped him. Castroneves, a four-time Indy 500 champion, was filling in for strugglingAs if the tight track didn’t pose enough of a challenge, conditions added another obstacle on the nine-turn, 1.6-mile street course near the banks of the Detroit River.

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