Dixon Makes Magic To Pull Off Improbable Long Beach Win
by INDYCAR.com
INDYCAR.com— Scott Dixon blended aggression and patience to a masterful level Sunday, winning the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach in a thrilling finish.
Los Angeles Times—Scott Dixon holds off Colton Herta to win Grand Prix of Long Beach. “Drivers, start your engines.” When the announcement echoed over the loudspeaker Sunday afternoon, a collective roar from tens of thousands of spectators packed into the six portable grandstands along the 1.97-mile, 11-turn street circuit showed the anticipation racing fans felt for the feature event of this weekend’s 49th Grand Prix of Long Beach. Those cheers sent 27 drivers on their way in Round 2 of the IndyCar Series, and just under two hours and a grueling 85 laps later, Scott Dixon...
Motorsport.com—IndyCar Long Beach: Dixon wins strategic battle, Herta hits Newgarden. After starting eighth, the 43-year-old New Zealander took advantage of the race's only caution to temporarily halt the 85-lap contest and switched to an alternate strategy. The outcome cycled him to the lead but forced him into fuel conservation. Dixon was able to fend off the Colton Herta, who was running an opposite strategy that allowed him to push for maximum pace, and win at the 11-turn, 1.968-mile street circuit by 0.9798s. After a Race Control issue led to the race starting under caution,...
NBC4 Washington—Scott Dixon secures IndyCar win at 49th Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. It's a wrap for the IndyCar race in California and fuel strategy won the race.