IndyCar – Dixon wins in Houston, Pagenaud fourth

Not in good shape lately, Scott Dixon this afternoon completely reignited the suspense at the end of the championship. By securing victory at the end of the first race of this Houston doubleheader, the penultimate meeting of the 2013 season of theIndyCar Series, the New Zealander reduced his lead over the leader to 8 points Helio Castroneves, 18th today after experiencing gearbox problems. When we know that the first three places earn 50, 40 and 35 points respectively, needless to say that everything remains to be done with two races to go.

This is the fourth victory this season, the third in his career, for Target Chip Ganassi Racing resident. At the finish, Dixon beat the Swiss Simon de Silvestro (KV Racing Technology) who reached his first podium in IndyCar, and the Briton Justin Wilson (Dale Coyne Racing).

simon pagenaud you tell us? He finished just behind, in fourth place. A result which allows Poitevin du Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports to pocket 32 ​​points, and to come back to exactly 50 points behind leader Helio Castroneves, the equivalent of a victory. Note that this is the Frenchman’s fourth top 5 in a row. Furthermore, there are only six drivers left who can still mathematically win the title..

Confirming his current good dispositions, Sébastien Bourdais (Dragon Racing) finished eighth. Tristan Vautier (Schmidt Peterson Motorsports) was forced to retire.

See you tomorrow for the second race of this Houston doubleheader, the penultimate of the season before the Fontana finale on October 19. Click on this link to see the video summary of the event.