So this is what they mean when they say it’s tougher to repeat as a champion than win it in the first place.
Scott Dixon? The defending IndyCar Series champion is 55 points behind Dario Franchitti and in 17th place after two races. Two races, two sub-par finishes. It happens.
But Dixon’s misery has happened on two street circuits, and there’s only one thing that needs to be said to put a little perspective on how bad his season has gone thus far.
He trails Stanton Barrett.
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