| Scott Dixon CNZM | |||||||
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_(cropped).jpg) Dixon at the 2021 Indianapolis 500 | |||||||
| Nationality |  New Zealand | ||||||
| Born | Scott Ronald Dixon 22 July 1980 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||
| Nickname | The Iceman | ||||||
| IndyCar Series career | |||||||
| 363 races run over 22 years | |||||||
| Team(s) | No. 9 (Chip Ganassi Racing) | ||||||
| Best finish | 1st (2003, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2020) | ||||||
| First race | 2003 Toyota Indy 300 (Homestead) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 Music City Grand Prix (Nashville Superspeedway) | ||||||
| First win | 2003 Toyota Indy 300 (Homestead) | ||||||
| Last win | 2024 Detroit Grand Prix (Detroit) | ||||||
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| Champ Car career | |||||||
| 39 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Years active | 2001–2002 | ||||||
| Team(s) | PacWest Racing Chip Ganassi Racing | ||||||
| Best finish | 8th (2001) | ||||||
| First race | 2001 Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey (Monterrey) | ||||||
| Last race | 2002 Gran Premio Telmex-Gigante (Mexico City) | ||||||
| First win | 2001 Lehigh Valley Grand Prix (Nazareth) | ||||||
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| Previous series | |||||||
| 1994 1995–1996 1997–1998 1999–2000 2001–2002 | NZ Formula Vee NZ Formula Ford Australian Formula Holden Indy Lights CART Champ Car | ||||||
| Championship titles | |||||||
| 1994 1995 1996 1998 2000 2003 2008 2008 2013 2015 2018 2020 | NZ Formula Vee Class II NZ Formula Ford Class II NZ Formula Ford Class I Australian Drivers' Champ Indy Lights IndyCar Series Indianapolis 500 Winner IndyCar Series IndyCar Series IndyCar Series IndyCar Series IndyCar Series | ||||||
| Awards | |||||||
| 1999 2001 2003 2004 2006 2008 2009 2015 2019 2020 | Jim Clark Trophy CART Rookie of the Year Jim Clark Trophy Bruce McLaren Trophy Jim Clark Trophy Rolex 24 at Daytona overall winner Bruce McLaren Trophy NZ Sportsman of the Year Inducted into MotorSport New Zealand Wall of Fame Rolex 24 at Daytona overall winner Jim Clark Trophy New Zealand Order of Merit Rolex 24 at Daytona overall winner | ||||||
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Scott Ronald Dixon CNZM (born 22 July 1980) is a New Zealand racing driver who races the No. 9 Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) Dallara DW12-Honda car in the IndyCar Series. He is a six-time drivers' champion of the IndyCar Series, having claimed the title in 2003, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2018 and 2020 and he won the 2008 Indianapolis 500 with CGR. Dixon has three 24 Hours of Daytona victories, with CGR in 2006 and 2015 and in 2020 with Wayne Taylor Racing.
Dixon began karting at age seven and won 30 major karting titles in his age group across Australia and New Zealand. Aged 13, he progressed to car racing, winning the 1994 New Zealand Formula Vee Championship, the 1996 New Zealand Formula Ford Class II Championship, the 1998 Australian Drivers' Championship and the 2000 Indy Lights. He debuted in Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) in 2001 with the PacWest Racing team and won his first major open-wheel race in his third series start before joining CGR in 2002 when PacWest folded due to financial difficulties. Dixon and CGR moved to the IndyCar Series in 2003, winning the title in his debut season with three victories. Following a winless 2004 season, he won one race in the 2005, finished fourth in the 2006 with two victories, and finished second to Dario Franchitti in 2007 with four wins. Dixon won his second IndyCar championship in 2008, with five victories (including the Indianapolis 500).
Dixon finished second to teammate Franchitti in the 2009 season, breaking Sam Hornish Jr.'s all-time series wins record, and third in each season from 2010 to 2012. He won his third series championship with four victories in 2013, and finished third overall with two victories the following season. In 2015, he won his fourth IndyCar championship, tying Juan Pablo Montoya on points but being declared series champion due to a count-back on the number of victories taken by both drivers. During the 2016 and 2017 season, Dixon's form lowered but he took three wins to finish sixth and third overall, respectively. His three victories during the 2018 season earned him his fifth series championship, and he went on to win his sixth title two years later with four victories. After finishing fourth overall with one victory in 2021, Dixon improved on his performance with two wins for third in the points standings in 2022, finished runner-up in 2023 with three victories but he dropped to sixth overall with two wins in 2024.
Overall, Dixon has won 58 races in American open-wheel car racing and finished on the podium 139 times. Since 2004, he has also competed in endurance racing in the American Le Mans Series, the Rolex Sports Car Series, the IMSA SportsCar Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans as well the International Race of Champions and V8 Supercars. He was named New Zealand's Sportsman of the Year in both 2008 and 2013. Dixon was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2009 and a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) a decade later.