In an instant, the dominant Scott DIxon's hopes of securing a second Indy 500 title evaporated.
"It's just heartbreaking, to be honest," Dixon said afterward."I must have been very close. I came into the pit, locked the gears, and then locked over four. I knew it was going to be close — I think it was a mile-an-hour over or something. It's just frustrating. The car was really good there, we had really good speed. The team did an amazing job on strategy. I just messed up.
The pole-sitter for the second consecutive season, Dixon entered needing 75 laps led to surpass Al Unser Sr.'s Indy 500 record."The car was definitely super fast. I had good speed all day," said Dixon."If things went smoother, we would've been in the fight at the end, but obviously not."Indy 500 one-liners:A year ago, he tried to stretch his first stint too long and was shut out of the pits when Stefan Wilson spun too close the pits before Dixon could get in.
"You have to be realistic when you have multiple cars," Ganassi added. "You can have a good day and a bad day in the same day. You just have to be realistic.As gutting as the finish had to be for
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