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Racing championships around the world are being decided this time of year, and the latest to enter the history books is the IndyCar Series. The 2013 championship wrapped up this weekend with the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, where Penske’s Australian ace Will Power won his third race of the season after 28 lead changes over the course of the race. But it was Scott Dixon who took home the championship.
Dixon needed to finish only fifth in the race in order to fend off the advances of his nearest rival, Helio Castroneves, who has won the Indy 500 three times but has yet to take the series title. French driver and former ALMS champion Simon Pagenaud finished third in the standings, followed by race winner Will Power, Marco Andretti, Justin Wilson, Ryan Hunter-Reay, James Hinchcliffe (who switches to Andretti Autosport next season), Charlie Kimball and Dario Franchitti, who had to sit out the final race following his crash in Houston. Alex Tagiliani took his place but finished only 14th in this final race of the season.
The title is Scott Dixon’s third in the IndyCar Series, joining his solitary Indy 500 win in 2008. Dixon drives for Chip Ganassi Racing, which counts this as its fifth IndyCar championship, racked up over the course of just six years and interrupted only by Andretti driver Ryan Hunter-Reay’s title last year. The team has also won top honors in Champ Cars and Grand-Am as well. Ganassi switches to Chevy power next season after years with Honda.Continue reading Scott Dixon wins third IndyCar championship
Scott Dixon wins third IndyCar championship originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 22 Oct 2013 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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