“It would have been crazy if it had slipped by considering the dominance we had early on with the points lead,” Dixon said. One year, I would love to not have to worry about it, go into the last race and have fun. Team Penske driver Newgarden didn’t win the pole, and Dixon employed a strategy of simply racing behind Newgarden’s car for most of the race. “It is super competitive to win four races, especially with a shorter season. It was cool for him to kick off the first race and win with him and get on the roll that we did and win a championship.

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