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Scott Dixon's remaining upbeat about his championship chances following a disappointing result at the IndyCar's latest event in Illinois

Scott Dixon's remaining upbeat about his championship chances following a disappointing result at the IndyCar's latest event in Illinois

22 August 2021

Dixon was forced to retire after colliding with Rinus VeeKay, an incident that also took out former series leader Alex Palou .

The Kiwi driver entered the race 34 points off the championship lead, a gap that's grown slightly to 43 points with three races left in the season.

Fellow Kiwi Scott McLaughlin finished fourth.

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