---
title: "IndyCar Champ Scott Dixon Wheels a Police Car at Indianapolis Motor Speedway"
description: "The reverse-slalom portion of the course proved challenging even to a four-time IndyCar champion."
date: "2018-05-10"
modified: "2018-05-11"
authors:
  - name: "Jerry Perez"
    job_title: "Deputy Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jerry-perez"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/20763/indycar-champ-scott-dixon-wheels-a-police-car-at-indianapolis-motor-speedway"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Chip Ganassi Racing"
  - "Indianapolis Motor Speedway"
  - "Indy 500"
  - "Indycar Series"
  - "Police Car"
  - "police pursuit"
  - "racing"
  - "Racing News"
  - "Scott Dixon"
---

# IndyCar Champ Scott Dixon Wheels a Police Car at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

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2008 Indy 500 winner Scott Dixon traded his [240-miles-per-hour IndyCar](<https://www.thedrive.com/video/18826/heres-what-the-2018-indycar-body-kit-looks-like-up-close>) for a beefed-up Ford Taurus Police Interceptor in order to participate in a special training exercise set up by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

IndyCar's winningest race drivers joined [police officers](<https://www.thedrive.com/tech/20587/police-should-not-be-allowed-to-monitor-protests-via-drone-aclu-says>) in what they call EVOC training, which stands for Emergency Vehicle Operations Course. The exercise was designed to give Dixon a small taste of what officers have to prepare for when they join the line of duty. While it may look like a "normal" autocross layout, the cone-lined course was extremely challenging, featuring slow, medium, and high-speed sections in addition to slaloms and even portions performed in reverse.

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It's the latter that [caught Dixon](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/18395/ride-onboard-with-scott-dixon-as-he-tests-the-new-indycar-windscreen>) (and even the most experienced officers) off guard, as whipping a Ford Taurus from side to side in reverse while keeping sight of the cones apparently proved to be extra challenging.

"It's a pretty tricked-out road car, these things are fast," Dixon told *The Drive*. "That part back there (back straight) is quite fast, so it was a lot of fun. The backing up part I first tried with the mirrors, but it was too difficult. I was much more comfortable turning my head back and seeing out the window."

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Dixon's skills were truly put to the test when the exercise added a second police car to the drill. The additional cruiser was piloted by a department veteran. Although he couldn't quite match Dixon's speed moving forward, he managed to drastically close the gap in the reverse-slalom portion of the course.

The New Zealand native will once again get behind the wheel of his Chip Ganassi racing machine this weekend for the [IndyCar Grand Prix of Indianapolis](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/19660/the-casual-fans-2018-indycar-spotters-guide>), which will take place at the venue's interior road course.

## Author
Jerry is responsible for upholding The Drive's ethos as an audience-first, enthusiast-driven car blog that serves up industry-leading news, reviews, culture, and motorsport coverage. Overseeing a staff of writers and editors from his home base in Indianapolis, he helps curate the site's daily rundown, as well as its medium- and long-term content strategies. Jerry joined The Drive in 2018 as a writer and worked as news editor and managing editor before becoming the deputy in 2023. As a lifelong car enthusiast and racing fan, Jerry believes that all cars are cool, but the people behind the machines are even cooler. This belief often gives The Drive a slightly different focus from most other car sites, where we explore the humanity behind the machines. When he's not obsessing over the day's biggest stories or hanging out at a race track, Jerry can be found behind the wheel of a car, most likely sharing a laugh with his teenage son or daughter.

### Author social links  
[Instagram](<https://www.instagram.com/drive_jerry/>)