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Scott Dixon grabbed the 53rd win of his career as he crossed the finish line first at Sunday's Big Machine Music City Grand Prix, tying Mario Andretti for second-most IndyCar Series wins of all time. won. Nashville Street Circuit in Nashville, Tennessee.
Dixon finished the No. 9 Chip Ganassi Racing Scott on his Honda 0.1067 seconds ahead of McLaughlin. Foyt leads all-time with his 67 wins.
It's Dixon's second win of the season.
This win moves him within six points of Willpower in the championship standings, with three races remaining.
"Kudos to the team," Dixon said. "I had a big crash there and the floor of the car fell off in half. I had to turn the front wing four times, so I had no grip. Nashville is very nice."
Alex Palou finished third in the No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, while Alexander Rossi and Colton Hertha rounded out the top five with fourth and fifth respectively.
Palou led his race-high 31 laps, McLaughlin took command on his 22nd and Dixon set the pace on his 15th. 12 lap lead.
Grosjean wasn't happy with the contact, which Newgarden said was due to the nature of the course.
"Welcome to IndyCar. It's tough," said Newgarden. "If you don't return aggressively, you'll get run over. Yes, that's IndyCar racing. You have to learn that pretty quickly.
The contact put Grosjean in 75 out of 80 laps. Completed a lap and finished 16th.
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