---
title: "Scott Dixon Ranks Third on the All-Time IndyCar Victory List After Texas Win"
description: "The Iceman scored the 43rd victory of his IndyCar career at the Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday night."
date: "2018-06-10"
modified: "2018-06-10"
authors:
  - name: "Jerry Perez"
    job_title: "Deputy Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jerry-perez"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/21433/scott-dixon-ranks-third-on-the-all-time-indycar-victory-list-after-texas-win"
categories:
  - "News"
  - "Racing"
tags:
  - "A.J. Foyt"
  - "Indy 500"
  - "indycar"
  - "Indycar Series"
  - "Mario Andretti"
  - "racing"
  - "Racing News"
  - "Scott Dixon"
  - "Texas Motor Speedway"
---

# Scott Dixon Ranks Third on the All-Time IndyCar Victory List After Texas Win

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Scott Dixon may already be IndyCar's winningest active driver, but he's now well on his way to becoming the series' most successful athlete ever after scoring the [43rd victory of his career](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/21428/chip-ganassi-racings-scott-dixon-wins-the-torturous-indycar-texas-600>) at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday.

Chip Ganassi Racing's superstar racer has officially eclipsed Michael Andretti on the all-time IndyCar victory list, pushing the second-generation racing driver and his 42 victories to fourth on the sheet. Dixon, who now sits third in the decorated victory rankings and first on the [2018 IndyCar championship](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/21279/detroit-dual-i-ganassis-scott-dixon-disrupts-andretti-autosport-party>), has the potential to debunk racing legend Mario Andretti who has 57 wins to his name.

![message-editor%2F1528639058058-ripshaub\_2018\_indycar\_tms\_final-15.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1528639058058-ripshaub_2018_indycar_tms_final-15.jpg>)
*Dixon celebrates his win at the Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday., *RIP SHAUB**

![message-editor%2F1528639088579-ripshaub\_2018\_indycar\_tms\_final-16.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1528639088579-ripshaub_2018_indycar_tms_final-16.jpg>)
*Team Owner Chip Ganassi congratulates Dixon., *RIP SHAUB**

While it may take him a few more good years of hard racing, the New Zealander could ultimately match or surpass the series' all-time winningest driver: [A.J. Foyt.](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/19361/american-racing-legend-a-j-foyt-survives-vicious-killer-bee-attack>) Super Tex, as his friends and fans call him, currently dominates the charts with a whopping 67 race wins, with four of them taking place at the legendary Indy 500.

One of Dixon's strategies over the years has been to fly under the radar, oftentimes lying low and striking only when it counts the most. Of course, his [mental and physical stamina](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/21008/pitfit-training-indycar-drivers-secret-weapon-to-winning-the-indy-500>) have played a major role in the champ's success, something that could be witnessed at the 248-lap Texas race that proved to be no match for the Kiwi's fitness despite the high temperatures. At 37 years of age, Dixon is one of IndyCar's fittest drivers and is, perhaps, the best prepared for transitions such as the grueling [Indy 500](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/20854/the-drive-at-indy-reporting-directly-from-the-indianapolis-motor-speedway>), the bumpy Detroit Double, and the marathon-like Texas 600.

![message-editor%2F1528639119776-ripshaub\_2018\_indycar\_tms\_final-3.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1528639119776-ripshaub_2018_indycar_tms_final-3.jpg>)
*At 600 kilometers in race distance, the Texas competition is the longest on the calendar., *RIP SHAUB**

![message-editor%2F1528640872749-ripshaub\_2018\_indycar\_tms\_final-13.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1528640872749-ripshaub_2018_indycar_tms_final-13.jpg>)
*Dixon at the DXC Technologies 600 on Saturday., *RIP SHAUB**

"They \[the drivers\] have been so busy since Indy \[500\] that most of our workouts have been more recovery based. Everything we do in the preseason is designed to help them for races like Texas and Detroit," Jim Leo, personal trainer for Dixon and other IndyCar champions told *The Drive*.

Dixon is now headed to Le Mans, France, to get acquainted with the No. 69 Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GT, which he will pilot at the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans along with Ryan Briscoe and Richard Westbrook in the GTE Pro class.

## 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.

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