Scott Dixon completed a clean sweep of P1s through the Watkins Glen weekend to score his 40th career victory, but the championship excitement took a major blow as Will Power was turned into a barrier after contact with Charlie Kimball. At the start, Chip Ganassi Racing-Chevrolet’s Dixon took the lead, while a cautious Power tucked in behind him at Turn 1, slightly wrong-footing Tony Kanaan, which allowed Pagenaud to convert a brilliant start from eighth into third place as they headed up the hill. KVSH Racing’s Sebastien Bourdais, by contrast, had made a tardy getaway, and found himself muscled out into the tires at Turn 1. There was added drama as Juan Pablo Montoya’s Penske-Chevy...
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