IndyCar: Scott Dixon championships usually mean two things

Scott Dixon is on the verge of winning the sixth championship of his IndyCar career. Dixon championships usually mean two things.

Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon has led the IndyCar championship standings after each of the first 11 races on the 14-race 2020 schedule, and he has a massive 72-point lead over Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden with just three races remaining.

Dixon, who is attempting to become the first driver since the late Dan Wheldon in 2005 to seal an IndyCar title before the season finale and the first driver since Sam Hornish Jr. in 2001 to lead the standings after each and every race on the schedule, has recorded four victories so far this season, including three in the first three races.

He has just one finish outside of the top 10 and three finishes outside of the top five. Newgarden is the only driver with more than one win, and Dixon’s six podiums lead all drivers, with Newgarden and Team Penske’s Will Power tied for second place with four.

In none of the first 11 races on the schedule did Newgarden outscore Dixon by 24 points, and he must outscore him by an average of either 24 points or 24.33 points (depending on the wins tiebreaker, which Dixon leads four to two) over the course of the final three races to win his third title.

All things considered, the five-time champion is poised to become a six-time champion at some point this month.

Here are two things Dixon championships usually mean.