indycar#:~:text=Scott%20Dixon%20wins%20Indy%20500%20pole%20position%20with%20record%20234%20mph%20run” target=”_blank”>Scott Dixon was fast< his first Indy 500, but Dixon managed to put his name in the record books.
The New Zealander led 95 laps while dominating the race, which was enough to move him from third to first on the list of indycar#:~:text=Indy%20500%3A%205%20records%20that%20could%20be%20broken%20this%20year” target=”_blank”>career laps led at Indy with 665<
Dixon becomes only the fourth holder of the record in the race’s history. Ray Harroun, winner of the inaugural 1911 race held it until 1912, when DePalma claimed it and began racking up his 612 wins over the next few races, a mark that wasn’t surpassed until Unser did it in 1987.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
