Race recap: Scott Dixon survives mayhem to win IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix
The IndyCar Series races on the streets of downtown Detroit, the 6th of 17 points-paying races in the 2024 season. The 100-lap race will be contested on a tight, 9-turn, 1.645-mile track.
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Scott Dixon wins IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix
That's why they call him the Iceman.
Scott Dixon avoids all the contact and penalties, and saves fuel on the way to his 58th career IndyCar Series win.
Marcus Ericsson of Andretti Global finishes 2nd. Marcus Armstrong, Dixon's Chip Ganassi Racing teammate, takes 3rd for his first IndyCar podium finish. He had started 19th.
The race has a largely clean start, but mayhem reigns between laps 32-70, taking series points leader Alex Palou (16th), pole-sitter Colton Herta (19th) and Indianapolis 500 champion Josef Newgarden (26th) out of contention.
Dixon, who owns 6 IndyCar points titles, takes the championship lead.
#DetroitGP winner ✅
New points leader ✅
Who else but @scottdixon9? 🐐 pic.twitter.com/0AmeB8AOqi— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) June 2, 2024
IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix results, finish order
Scott Dixon
Marcus Ericsson
Marcus Armstrong
Kyle Kirkwood
Alexander Rossi
Will Power
Pato O'Ward
Felix Rosenqvist
Santino Ferrucci
Theo Pourchaire
Christian Lundgaard
Agustin Canapino
Pietro Fittipaldi
Rinus VeeKay
Graham Rahal
Alex Palou
Jack Harvey
Tristan Vautier
Colton Herta
Scott McLaughlin
Sting Ray Robb
Lindus Lundqvist
Romain Grosjean
Kyffin Simpson
Helio Castroneves
Josef Newgarden
Christian Rasmussen
IndyCar points standings
(Through June 2)
Scott Dixon, 216
Alex Palou, 198
Will Power, 185
Pato O'Ward, 160
Alexander Rossi, 150
Kyle Kirkwood, 148
Colton Herta, 147
Scott McLaughlin, 141
Felix Rosenqvist, 140
Josef Newgarden, 128
IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix live updates
Lap 99: Marcus Ericsson passes Marcus Armstrong for 2nd.
Lap 95: Scott Dixon laps Colton Herta and puts some space between himself and Marcus Armstrong and Marcus Ericsson. Dixon's lead is 2+ seconds.
Lap 90: Scott Dixon leads by 1+ seconds over Marcus Armstrong, with Marcus Ericsson in 3rd. Dixon and Armstrong are on fuel save strategy, and Ericsson is charging.
Here comes the No. 28!@Ericsson_Marcus is on the CHARGE in the final laps!
📺: #DetroitGP on USA and Peacock pic.twitter.com/Kg1OaF1U9n— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) June 2, 2024
Lap 82: Josef Newgarden makes wall contact, pits, and is done for the day.
Lap 74 restart: Scott Dixon leads, with Marcus Armstrong 2nd and Kyle Kirkwood 3rd.
Lap 70 restart: Of course. Josef Newgarden (Indy 500 winner) and Alex Palou (IndyCar points leader) get together immediately. Newgarden spins and taps Kyle Kirkwood, who continues. Caution.
DISASTER for the points leader and Indy 500 winner!@AlexPalou and @josefnewgarden collide in Turn 3!
📺: #DetroitGP on USA and Peacock pic.twitter.com/wnNIPvjiW9— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) June 2, 2024
Describe this race in a gif. #INDYCAR pic.twitter.com/nbjwy0xUdk
— INDYCAR on NBC (@IndyCaronNBC) June 2, 2024
Lap 66 pit stops under caution: Scott Dixon, who stays on track, takes the lead. Also staying on track are Marcus Armstrong and Tristan Vautier. Kyle Kirkwood is 4th after pitting. Also, the pace car needs a fill-up.
Lap 64: Shouldn't have said anything. Sting Ray Robb is in a tire barrier, with help from Scott McLaughlin. Caution. Theo Pourchaire (avoidable contact), Helio Castroneves (failing to follow instructions) and Romain Grosjean (pits during closed pit road) get penalties.
There goes the No. 41!@sting_ray_robb gets into the tires after contact from @smclaughlin93.
📺: #DetroitGP on USA and Peacock pic.twitter.com/06a7U259lf— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) June 2, 2024
Lap 63: We've had multiple consecutive laps of green flag racing! Kyle Kirkwood leads Marcus Ericsson by 2+ seconds, with Alexander Rossi in 3rd.
Lap 60 restart: Theo Pourchaire and Agustin Canapino make contact, but both continue to run. Pourchaire also taps Felix Rosenqvist. Josef Newgarden gets a drive-through penalty. Christian Lundgaard gets a stop-and-go penalty.
Lap 53 restart: Kyle Kirkwood leads Scott Dixon, with Marcus Ericsson, Alexander Rossi and Romain Grosjean rounding out the top 5. Christian Lundgaard and Grosjean make contact. Caution.
They stack up AGAIN!@lundgaardoff, @RGrosjean and others are involved.
📺: #DetroitGP on USA and Peacock pic.twitter.com/QaJiDKg2tV— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) June 2, 2024
Lap 52: Will Power is penalized for pitting while pit road is closed.
Lap 46 restart: Kyle Kirkwood leads Scott Dixon at the green flag. Colton Herta can't make a turn and is off track. He taps Tristan Vautier. Caution.
Ouch #IndyCar #DetroitGP pic.twitter.com/MILetxWAKl
— Matt Archuleta (@indy44) June 2, 2024
Lap 42: Several drivers pit for slick tires now that the rain has stopped. Christian Lundgaard hits a tire in his pit stall. Josef Newgarden also has issues. Will Power is penalized and must go to the back of the field.
Lap 41 restart: Christian Lundgaard leads as the green flag drops, but is quickly passed by Kyle Kirkwood. Rinus VeeKay and Will Power make contact, with VeeKay heading toward the wall. Caution.
Lap 37: With rain intensity increasing, several cars pit again to get grooved rain tires. Christian Lundgaard eschews pit orders and stays on track on slick tires. The upcoming restart will be interesting.
A BOLD CALL BY CHRISTIAN LUNDGAARD. 😳
It's wet but the RLL Racing driver says he wants to stay out and lead!
📺 : USA Network and Peacock pic.twitter.com/hQdKvgFbY8— INDYCAR on NBC (@IndyCaronNBC) June 2, 2024
So the drivers will be working extremely hard on this restart. Detroit last year was sooooo challenging when the tires got cold and you couldn’t build temp at speed. Tires are harder this year. AND it’s now raining. This is going to be crazy. #DetroitGP
— Conor Daly (@ConorDaly22) June 2, 2024
Lap 35: Leaders pit during caution. Those who are on an alternate strategy lead the race: Christian Lundgaard, Alex Palou, Agustin Canapino, Will Power, Felix Rosenqvist. Among the front-runners who just pitted: Colton Herta remains in front, Kyle Kirkwood, Scott Dixon.
Josef Newgarden suffers an issue with fueling on pit road, losing a couple of seconds.
Lap 32: Josef Newgarden passes Kyle Kirkwood for 3rd place. Scott McLaughlin slides into a barrier. Caution.
Trouble for the No. 3!@smclaughlin93 was running P2 before this incident.
📺: #DetroitGP on USA and Peacock pic.twitter.com/ov6E4KVT3c— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) June 2, 2024
Lap 28: Rain is spitting on the track.
Lap 25: Smoke billows from Christian Rasmussen's car, and he pits.
Lap 22 restart: Colton Herta starts with the lead over Scott McLaughlin and Kyle Kirkwood. Santino Ferrucci gets a stop-and-go penalty.
Lap 16: Helio Castroneves and Kyffin Simpson get tangled after Santino Ferrucci taps and spins Castroneves. Caution.
Santino Ferrucci PUNTS Helio Castroneves, who collects Kyffin Simpson.
📺 : USA Network and Peacock pic.twitter.com/fTreohP8JM— INDYCAR on NBC (@IndyCaronNBC) June 2, 2024
Add Helio to those not sending Ferrucci a Christmas card. Spins the No. 66 in Turn 5. Helio's crashed car then collects Simpson on Lap 16.
Full-course caution.— Nathan Brown (@By_NathanBrown) June 2, 2024
Lap 12: Alex Palou, who has fallen to 24th, pits.
Lap 10: Colton Herta is 3+ seconds ahead of Scott McLaughlin, followed by Kyle Kirkwood, Christian Lundgaard (who started 11th) and Josef Newgarden.
Extremely impressive first few laps from @lundgaardoff 👀 cold tire pace is extremely helpful at this track. Slick surface #DetroitGP
— Conor Daly (@ConorDaly22) June 2, 2024
Palou all a sudden dropping like a rock on Lap 10, goes from 2nd to 7th in the span of a commercial break -- on the alternate tires no less.
— Nathan Brown (@By_NathanBrown) June 2, 2024
Lap 4 restart: Colton Herta remains ahead of Alex Palou. Kyle Kirkwood passes Josef Newgarden for 4th. Christian Lundgaard passes Scott Dixon for 7th.
Lap 1: Will Power gets hit from behind by Theo Pourchaire, sustaining rear wing damage. Several cars get stuck behind him. Caution.
A STACK-UP AT THE START!
Multiple cars are involved after the drop of the green!
📺: #DetroitGP on USA and Peacock pic.twitter.com/capjyjAmbn— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) June 2, 2024
Chaos all around and nowhere to go.
Another look at the Lap 1 pile-up.
📺: #DetroitGP on USA and Peacock pic.twitter.com/cPFOzN1cFE— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) June 2, 2024
IndyCar qualifying results for the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix
Colton Herta
Alex Palou
Josef Newgarden
Scott McLaughlin
Scott Dixon
Kyle Kirkwood
Theo Pourchaire
Will Power
Marcus Ericsson
Santino Ferrucci
Christian Lundgaard
Pato O’Ward
Christian Rasmussen
Graham Rahal
Romain Grosjean
Pietro Fittipaldi
Alexander Rossi
Agustin Canapino
Rinus VeeKay
Marcus Armstrong
Linus Lundqvist
Felix Rosenqvist
Kyffin Simpson
Sting Ray Robb
Tristan Vautier
Helio Castroneves
Jack Harvey
When is the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix?
12:30 p.m. ET Sunday, June 2, 2024, scheduled green flag.
What channel is the IndyCar race in Detroit on?
TV: USA Network
Radio: IndyCar Radio, SiriusXM Channel 218
Streaming: Peacock, SiriusXM Channel 218
2024 IndyCar Series schedule
Times are ET for TV coverage
Date, time | Location | TV/winner |
March 10 | St. Petersburg, Fla.% | |
March 24 | Thermal, Calif.*# | |
April 21 | Long Beach, Calif.% | |
April 28 | Leeds, Ala.# | |
May 11 | Indianapolis# | |
May 26 | Indianapolis@ | |
June 2, noon | Detroit% | USA |
June 9, 3:30 p.m. | Elkhart Lake, Wis.# | NBC |
June 23, 6 p.m. | Monterey, Calif.# | USA |
July 7, 1:30 p.m. | Lexington, Ohio# | NBC |
July 13, 8 p.m. | Newton, Iowa@ | NBC |
July 14, noon | Newton, Iowa@ | NBC |
July 21, 1 p.m. | Toronto% | Peacock |
Aug. 17, 6 p.m. | Gateway, Ill.@ | USA |
Aug. 25, 3 p.m. | Portland# | USA |
Aug. 31, 6 p.m. | Milwaukee@ | Peacock |
Sept. 1, 2:30 p.m. | Milwaukee@ | USA |
Sept. 15, 3 p.m. | Nashville@ | NBC |
IndyCar Series points standings
(Through May 26)
Alex Palou, 183
Scott Dixon, 163
Will Power, 157
Colton Herta, 134
Pato O'Ward, 134
Scott McLaughlin, 131
Josef Newgarden, 122
Alexander Rossi, 120
Felix Rosenqvist, 116
Kyle Kirkwood, 115
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Scott Dixon survives mayhem to win IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix