Indycar Series Highlights
1st Start
March 2, 2003
Homestead-Miami Speedway
1st Victory
March 2, 2003
Homestead-Miami Speedway
1st Pole
April 13, 2003
Twin Ring Motegi
| Year | Series | Starts | Wins | Poles | Top 5 | Top 10 | Laps Led | RAF | Pts |
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| 2023 | IndyCar Series | 17 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 205 | 16 | 2 |
| 2022 | IndyCar Series | 17 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 177 | 17 | 3rd |
| 2021 | IndyCar Series | 16 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 401 | 15 | 4th |
| 2020 | IndyCar Series | 14 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 340 | 14 | 1st |
| 2019 | IndyCar Series | 17 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 214 | 14 | 4th |
| 2018 | IndyCar Series | 17 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 357 | 17 | 1st |
| 2017 | IndyCar Series | 17 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 131 | 15 | 3rd |
| 2016 | IndyCar Series | 16 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 268 | 12 | 6th |
| 2015 | IndyCar Series | 16 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 306 | 15 | 1st |
| 2014 | IndyCar Series | 18 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 97 | 16 | 3rd |
| 2013 | IndyCar Series | 19 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 239 | 17 | 1st |
| 2012 | IndyCar Series | 15 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 456 | 12 | 3rd |
| 2011 | IndyCar Series | 17 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 190 | 17 | 3rd |
| 2010 | IndyCar Series | 17 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 273 | 15 | 3rd |
| 2009 | IndyCar Series | 17 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 815 | 16 | 2nd |
| 2008 | IndyCar Series | 17 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 899 | 16 | 1st |
| 2007 | IndyCar Series | 17 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 291 | 15 | 2nd |
| 2006 | IndyCar Series | 14 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 215 | 14 | 4th |
| 2005 | IndyCar Series | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 10 | 13th |
| 2004 | IndyCar Series | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 13th |
| 2003 | IndyCar Series | 16 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 748 | 11 | 1st |
| 2002 | CART | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 13th |
| 2001 | CART | 20 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 74 | 15 | 8th |
| Total | 385 | 56 | 30 | 203 | 286 | 6724 | 333 |
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2023
- Finished 2nd in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES Championship Standings.
- Won 3 races during the season at: Indy GP (15-1), Gateway (16-1), Laguna Seca (11-1).
- Completed 2210 of 2273 laps (97.2%), and led 205 laps.
- Extended his record streak of consecutive seasons with at least one race victory to 19.
2022
- Won the Indy 500 Pole and led 95 laps.
- Started 2nd and finished P1 at Toronto after leading 40 laps.
- Started 14th and finished P1 at Nashville after leading 15 laps.
- Dixon's 53 wins are the second-most in American open-wheel car racing history, after only A.J. Foyt, who won 67 races.
2021
- Finished fourth in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES Championship.
- Won at Texas.
- Recorded nine top-5 finishes.
2020
Championship Season
- Won the IndyCar Series championship for Chip Ganassi Racing
2019
- Finished fourth in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES Championship.
- Won Belle Isle-2 and Mid-Ohio.
- Recorded eleven top-5 finishes.
2018
Championship Season
- Won the IndyCar Series championship for Chip Ganassi Racing
- Won at Belle Isle-1, Texas and Toronto.
- Recorded 13 top-five and 15 top-10 finishes in 17 starts, both series highs.
2017
- Finished third in the Verizon IndyCar Series point standings for Chip Ganassi Racing with a win at Road America.
- Won pole position for the 101st Indianapolis 500 with an average speed of 232.164 mph, the fastest four-lap average in more than two decades.
- Recorded 10 top-five and 16 top-10 finishes.
2016
- Won poles at Toronto and Watkins Glen.
- Extended streak of consecutive seasons with at least one win to 12, setting an Indy car record.
- Finished sixth in Verizon IndyCar Series point standings for Chip Ganassi Racing with wins at Phoenix and Watkins Glen.
2015
Championship Season
- Won two poles, including the Indianapolis 500
- Recorded three victories including: Long Beach, Texas and Sonoma
- Won the Verizon IndyCar Series championship for Chip Ganassi Racing, winning the title over Juan Pablo Montoya on a tiebreaker by virtue of his three wins
2014
- Finished third in Verizon IndyCar Series standings for Target Chip Ganassi Racing.
- Recorded victories at Mid-Ohio and Sonoma and had 11 top-five finishes overall in 18 races.
- Earned pole at Iowa.
- Led eight races for total of 97 laps.
2013
Championship Season
- Finished first in IndyCar Series standings for Target Chip Ganassi Racing.
- Recorded four victories and 10 top-five finishes overall in 19 races.
- Earned pole for Toronto 2 and went on to complete sweep of doubleheader. Also earned pole at Baltimore.
- Led eight races for total of 239 laps.
- Was running at the finish in 17 races.
2012
- Finished third in the IndyCar Series standings for Target Chip Ganassi Racing.
- Recorded wins at Belle Isle and Mid-Ohio.
- Posted nine top-10 finishes overall.
- Earned pole at Belle Isle.
- Led all drivers in laps led with 456.
2011
- Finished third in IndyCar Series standings for Target Chip Ganassi Racing.
- Recorded victories from the pole at Mid-Ohio and Motegi. Is only driver to win on both oval and road course at Twin Ring Motegi.
- Won A.J. Foyt Oval Trophy for scoring most points in oval races.
- One of three drivers who was running at the finish in all 17 races.
2010
- Finished third in IndyCar Series standings for Target Chip Ganassi Racing.
- Recorded three victories (Kansas, Edmonton, Homestead) for 25 in his career.
- Had nine top-five and 15 top-10 finishes overall.
- Series-record consecutive top-10 starting streak (45) ended at Chicagoland.
2009
- Finished second in IndyCar Series standings for Target Chip Ganassi Racing.
- Recorded five victories and one pole start.
- Became IndyCar Series career race win leader (20) at Mid-Ohio. Added victory at Twin Ring Motegi.
- Was running at the finish in 16 of the 17 races.
2008
Championship Season
- Finished first in IndyCar Series standings for Target Chip Ganassi Racing.
- Won Indianapolis 500 among six victories. Tied series record at Kentucky with sixth victory.
- Moved into points lead after 500-Mile Race victory.
- Added 14 top-five finishes and six pole starts.
- Became series leader for laps led in a season with 889, and became fifth series driver to lead more than 2,000 laps.
2007
- Finished second in IndyCar Series standings for Target Chip Ganassi Racing with victories at Watkins Glen, Nashville, Mid-Ohio and Infineon.
- Became third IndyCar Series driver to win three consecutive races with victories at Watkins Glen, Nashville and Mid-Ohio.
- Joined Dan Wheldon as only drivers to win three consecutive races at one track when he won at Watkins Glen.
- Recorded a series-best 13 top-five and 16 top-10 finishes. Led a series-best 13 of 17 races.
- Finished first or second in 10 of the 17 races.
2006
- Won at Watkins Glen International for the second year in a row and at Nashville Superspeedway.
- Finished fourth in IndyCar Series standings for Target Chip Ganassi Racing, 15 points behind champion Sam Hornish Jr.
- Was only IndyCar Series driver to be running at the finish in all 14 events.
- Completed a series-high 2,504 of a possible 2,510 laps. Led nine races.
2005
- Finished 13th in IndyCar Series standings with one victory (Watkins Glen) and four other top-10 finishes.
- Started 13th and finished 24th at Indianapolis 500.
2004
- Finished 10th in IndyCar Series standings with best finish of second at Phoenix. Scored two top-five finishes and 10 top-10 finishes in 15 starts.
- Earned two Formula 1 tests with Williams-BMW.
2003
Championship Season
- Clinched the IndyCar Series championship for Target Chip Ganassi Racing with three victories (Homestead-Miami Speedway, his first IndyCar Series start, Pikes Peak and Richmond).
- Earned five pole positions (Japan, Richmond, Kansas, Nashville, Nazareth).
- Became the first driver in IndyCar Series history to lead consecutive laps over the course of three races.Led the final 84 laps en route to a victory at Pikes Peak and led all 206 laps of the rain-shortened event Richmond. Led the first 53 laps at Kansas for a total of 343 consecutive laps led.
Road to the Indycar Series
2002
- Finished 13th in CART standings, scoring three top-five finishes, including a second place at Denver.
- Began the season with PacWest Racing, moved to Target Chip Ganassi Racing before Milwaukee and finished season with team.
- Announced Oct. 23 he would compete in IndyCar Series for Target Chip Ganassi Racing in 2003.
2001
- Won CART Jim Trueman Rookie of the Year Award and finished eighth in CART point standings with victory at Nazareth.
- Youngest driver to win in any major open-wheel series with victory in 2001 at Nazareth at age 20 years, 9 months, 14 days.
- Scored six top-five finishes and completed a series-high 2,521 of a possible 2,610 laps.
2000
- Won Dayton Indy Lights championship, winning six of 12 races driving for PacWest Lights team.
- Led series-high 228 laps.
1999
- Competed in first season of North American competition with Johansson Motorsports in Dayton Indy Lights series, winning at Chicago, where he led every lap from the pole.
- Finished fifth in championship and finished second in the Rookie of the Year standings, one point behind Jonny Kane.
Early Career
Competed in Formula Vee, Formula Ford and Formula Holden in New Zealand and Australia. Won Australian-based Formula Holden championship for Formula 3000, New Zealand Formula Ford Class I championship, New Zealand Formula Ford Class II championship and New Zealand Formula Vee championship (age 13).
