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Bad restarts hurt our Indy chances, says Dixon

A brave fuel gamble that involved him completing 40 laps in the final stint had a chance of working out for Scott Dixon, but the Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda driver found he was unable to accelerate hard after the seven caution periods. Dixon dropped as low as 14th in the race, but became a factor when he stopped on Lap 160 at the end of the sixth and penultimate caution period. Dropping to the tail of the field, the 2008 Indy 500 winner and four-time IndyCar champion saved fuel in the draft, and as the others peeled off their green-flag stops, he rocketed up the order. Although he was subsequently passed by Power, fuel became less of an issue when another caution flew, this time for Tony...
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