Dixon, Briscoe win IndyCar/NASCAR Indy doubleheader

Scott Dixon finally made his second trip to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s victory lane, and Indiana native Chase Briscoe made his first.

Twelve years after winning his only Indianapolis 500 on the Brickyard’s historic 2.5mile oval, Dixon, a fivetime series champion, added a second title Saturday — by a dominant 19.95 seconds over Graham Rahal in the IndyCar Grand Prix on the 14turn, 2.439mile road course.

Not long after Dixon wrapped up his 48th IndyCar win — behind only A.J. Foyt (67) and Mario Andretti (52) — Briscoe put on four new tires during a late pit stop, then held off Los Gatos’ AJ Allmendinger and Austin Cindric over the final five laps to win the first Xfinity Series race on Indy’s road course.

It was Briscoe’s second straight win, his third in the past four races and fifth of the season. And he celebrated another StewartHaas Racing victory by climbing the fence even though the stands were empty at the massive speedway.

“I have dreamed of coming to this racetrack and just getting to race here,” said Briscoe, who is from Mitchell, about 90 miles south of the track. NASCAR’s Cup Series caps the weekend with the Brickyard 400 on Sunday.

NFL: Three days after the NFL said it will cut the preseason in half to two games, the league plans to consider the NFL Players Association’s recommendation to cancel the preseason altogether. WNBA: Las Vegas Aces AllStar center Liz Cambage is expected to miss the upcoming WNBA season for health reasons, according to her agent. Allison Galer declined to elaborate what the preexisiting conditions were, citing Cambage’s privacy. Golf: Matthew Wolff took a threeshot lead in the PGA Tour’s Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit, shooting a second straight 8under 64 to move to 19under 197 after three rounds.

Ryan Armour and Bryson DeChambeau were tied for second after 67s.

Soccer: The MLS is Back Tournament match between FC Dallas and the Vancouver Whitecaps set for Thursday has been postponed after eight players — six for Dallas and two for Vancouver — tested positive for the coronavirus.