Get to know Indy 500 driver Scott Dixon and his No. 9 Chip Ganassi Racing race car
Dixon — who started from pole position five times (2008, '15, '17, '21, '22) — qualified fourth for the May 25 race with a qualifying speed of 232.052 mph over four laps.
Here's what you should know about Scott Dixon:
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The 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 takes place Sunday, May 25, 2025.
The green flag drops at 12:45 p.m. ET.
These drivers are in the race for the first time:
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TV: Fox. Will Buxton is the play-by-play voice, with analysts James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell.
IndyCar Nation is on SiriusXM Channel 218, IndyCar Live and the IndyCar Radio Network (check affiliates for each race)
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St. Petersburg: 2nd, leading 5 laps (and he's not happy about it)
Thermal: 10th
Long Beach: 8th, leading 2 laps
Barber: 12th after starting 26th
Indianapolis road course: 5th after starting 16th
No. He was born in Australia but is a citizen of New Zealand.
Driver salaries are mostly confidential, but reporting from various sources indicates Scott Dixon makes between $3.5 million-$4.5 million a year.
No.
The 2025 IndyCar Series schedule includes 17 races, all televised on Fox. (Times are ET; %-downtown street course, &-road course, *-oval)
March 2, St. Petersburg, Florida %, noon (Winner: Alex Palou)
March 23, Thermal, California & (Winner: Alex Palou)
April 13, Long Beach, California % (Winner: Kyle Kirkwood)
May 4, Birmingham, Alabama & (Winner: Alex Palou)
May 10, Indianapolis & (Winner: Alex Palou)
May 25, Indianapolis 500 *, 12:45 p.m.
June 1, Detroit %, 12:30 p.m.
June 15, St. Louis *, 8 p.m.
June 22, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin &, 1:30 p.m.
July 6, Lexington, Ohio &, 1 p.m.
July 12, Newton, Iowa *, 5 p.m.
July 13, Newton, Iowa *, 1 p.m.
July 20, Toronto %, noon
July 27, Monterey, California &, 3 p.m.
Aug. 10, Portland &, 3 p.m.
Aug. 24, Milwaukee *, 2 p.m.
Aug. 31, Nashville *, 2:30 p.m.
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