Dixon’s mum: Scott unfazed by robbers, at first
The mother of Kiwi motorsport great Scott Dixon, heldup at gunpoint and robbed outside a US fast food chain says he didn’t take the heist seriously at first.
Mum Glenys Dixon yesterday revealed details about the nightmare ordeal where a gun was pulled on Dixon and fellow race car driver Dario Franchitti while they waited in a drive-thru at an Indianapolis Taco Bell restaurant late on Sunday (local time).
After spending a day glued to her television as her son secured pole position for the upcoming Indianapolis 500, Glenys was beside herself as her tearful daughter-in-law broke news of the dramatic hold-up.
Freaking out and with only limited information a relieved Dixon said she had spoken at length with daughter-in-law Emma Davies-Dixon who said both men were stunned by the ambush but relieved they had escaped unharmed.
She said initially Scott was preparing to shout the team dinner at the Mexican fast food chain near the speedway where Dixon had earlier clocked the fastest average qualifying speed in 21 years, when two teenagers made their move.
It was something the champion driver was not expecting on such a special day.
“Scott didn’t take it seriously to start with when the gunman held a gun to his head,” said Glenys Dixon.
The stunned racing pair complied with the young teen robbers’ demands including handing over all the money they had on them. “They had already got Emma’s wallet [which had been in the car] and then they were asking for Scott and Dario’s mobile phones.
“Scott said they didn’t have their phones and then a car came up behind and the [robbers] ran off.”
Police have since arrested two teenagers, aged 15 and 14, and charged them with robbery. The 15-year-old has also been charged with resisting law enforcement.
Glenys Dixon said her son was back at the track yesterday, still a little shocked by the incident.