25 Jun 2018

Scott Dixon extends lead in Indycars

9:29 am on 25 June 2018

The Auckland driver Scott Dixon has extended his lead in the Indycar series after finishing third in the latest race in Wisconsin.

Scott Dixon.

Scott Dixon. Photo: PHOTOSPORT

Josef Newgarden lead all but two laps to win from Ryan Hunter-Reay.

Dixon went into the race with a 23 point lead, he's now 45 points ahead of Hunter-Reay with seven races remaining.

The New Zealander was happy with the day after starting eighth on the grid.

"The PNC Bank car had a ton of speed, at the end there it was just track position. Had we been able to crack in front of (Josef Newgarden or Ryan Hunter-Reay), I think we could have stayed in there, no problem."

" To try and close that gap, I made a really big run on Hunter-Reay coming into the last corner on Turn 14 during his out lap, and I just cooked it too much and got loose and lost momentum. I think that would have been the only chance I had to try and snag second (place) there. But good job by Josef and Ryan, it was a tough race and good points for us."

The next race is in Iowa in a fortnight.