After Taking Pole, Scott Dixon Wins Indy

Most of the time, the driver that takes the pole doesn’t wind up taking the checkered. But today, Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon proved that "most of the time" doesn’t mean "all of the time." The New Zealand driver yielded his first place position several times during the 92nd running of the Indy 500, but ultimately, it was his day. A disastrous pit stop and handling issues kept teammate—and 2005 Indy winner—Dan Wheldom out of contention, and Dixon was able to hold off inspired challenges from Marco Andretti and Tony Kannan to take home the Borg-Warner trophy.

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