Scott Dixon extended his championship lead with his first win of the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series on Sunday at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
Helio Castroneves controlled the field for the early stages of the race. While teammate Josef Newgarden temporarily leapfrogged him in the pits during the first round of stops, Castroneves got back by on warmer tires.
However, Newgarden wasn’t ready to give up, and on Lap 20 he made a brilliant pass on the outside of Castroneves in Turn 1 to take over the overall lead.
Castroneves continued to drop back as he soon found himself under pressure by Scott Dixon for second.