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IRL: Dixon Goes from Last to First to Steal Win at Mid-Ohio

The victory by 5.3864 seconds over pole winner Sebastien Bourdais was the 34th of Dixon’s career.

() - Scott Dixon wasn’t pleased with qualifying 22nd for the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio, but it didn’t matter 90 laps later at the checkered flag.

The “Master of Mid-Ohio” won for the fifth time in the past eight years on the 2.258-mile, 13-turn road course by employing a three-stop fuel and tire strategy that was aided by clear sailing after gaining the lead for good on Lap 68.