Dixon dominant before O’Ward takes his chance

The six-time champion was head-and-shoulders above the rest in the first race on the Texas oval, then the next day it was the turn of a rising star to score his maiden IndyCar victory

DAVID MALSHER-LOPEZ

PHOTOGRAPHY Scott Dixon was untouchable in the opening race at Texas Motor Speedway last weekend, dominating in a manner that isn’t supposed to happen in IndyCar oval races. But the following day, after looking unbeatable for half of race two, the Chip Ganassi Racing driver became vulnerable due to the way the yellows fell and the fact that his rivals stacked themselves behind him to save fuel in the penultimate stint. Shuffled back to fourth following the final round of pitstops, he couldn’t break into the podium places, and instead swashbuckling Pato O’Ward slashed past Josef Newgarden to grab his very first series victory. With the grid for both races set by championship points due to rain cancelling qualifying, Dixon lined up third for race one behind Chip Ganassi Racing team-mate Alex…

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