CART: Scott Dixon heads to Milwaukee with confidence
Posted By Terry CallahanMotorsports Editor, The Auto Channel
May 31, 2001
Scott Dixon Fast Facts
#18 Powerware Panasonic PacWest Toyota
* PacWest Racing rookie driver, Scott Dixon, ranks 8th in the 2001 CART FedEx Series with 24 points.
* Dixon is currently 2nd in points scored on oval tracks, trailing only Kenny Brack.
* Dixon leads the Jim Trueman Rookie of the Year standings with 24 points, enjoying a 13 point advantage over Bruno Junqueira.
* Dixon won the 2000 Indy Lights race at Milwaukee, also taking the pole position. In 1999, qualified 8th and finished 15th following contact with another driver.
* Dixon captured his first win at Nazareth in only his third Champ Car start.
* Dixon is the youngest-ever winner of a Champ Car race.
* Dixon was the 2000 Dayton Indy Lights Champion with six wins, seven podiums, and one pole position, finishing the season with 155 points.
Scott Dixon Quotes
"I did great at Milwaukee last year in Indy Lights competition. I qualified on the pole and then went on to win the race, so I'm looking forward to getting back there and running another good race for PacWest. It's definitely an old track, but it's a short oval so there should be a lot of action. The corners are pretty wide so we will see a lot of wheel-to-wheel racing. My Toyota Reynard has been dependable and I've been doing really well coming out of the corners on ovals. I'm eighth in the point standings, which will help me with qualifying - overall I feel pretty confident going into this race."
Text provided by Tom Hollett
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