Scott Dixon has reflected on his stunning second-place finish in Sunday’s Farm to Finish 275 race.
The Chip Ganassi car of Scott Dixon did not feature heavily during the Farm to Finish 275. Starting back in eighth, he spent the majority of the race in the midfield.
However, in the closing stages of the race, Scott Dixon was able to claw his way back up the order. The the Chevrolet runners pitted in the closing laps of the Farm to Finish 275, allowing the Honda cars to move up the order.
In third with 11 laps to go, Scott Dixon passed Marcus Armstrong to give Chip Ganassi a one-two at the Farm to Finish 275. Speaking in the post-race press conference, Dixon commented on his busy race, including is poor start.
“It was definitely an interesting weekend for us. think all the cars yesterday weren’t typically great on the high lines. On the 9 car side at least we threw the kitchen sink at it, at least try something different, use it as a bit of a test session.
“It was a bit iffy at the start. We were a bit off on COP and bars and all that kind of stuff, but once we got it dialed in, it was pretty good.
Dixon then elaborated on his race management: “I think we were able to manage the stints quite well, tyre life was quite good, and that enabled us to save a bunch of fuel and extend the windows when we needed to. I think today for most people it was about catching the caution and going as long as possible.
“The undercut was not great for us. The overcut was a bit better. Obviously you could run really fast times at the end. I don’t know, I think we worked on the car all day and got it pretty good, and another stint I think we could have had a really fun race with the 10.
“Congrats to Alex, a big year, and continues to have a massive year, so congrats to him and the 10 car.“
Could Scott Dixon have duelled with Palou during the Farm to Finish 275?
Asked to confirm if he could have enjoyed a duel for the win with team-mate Alex Palou, Scott Dixon explained that finding the correct balance was critical.
“I didn’t really see much of him, to be honest. We knew that they were particularly good. I think the biggest thing here is finding a car that’s suitable for both lanes, and once we got two-thirds into the race, we find that balance for us.
“We could run low, we could run high, which definitely helped. I think you’d be able to pick and choose a little bit.
“Alex was obviously very strong, led a lot of the race, a majority of the race. So really kind of hard to comment.
“I think at the end we seemed to have a little bit more speed in 3 and 4, even on the low line. Even 1 and 2 actually, our kind of mid off was pretty good.
You don’t know where that’s going to go in the long run. I was definitely a lot more excited at the end of the race with how the car balance was and what we had.
