Dixon leads last 119 laps for IndyCar win

FORT WORTH, Texas — Scott Dixon led the last 119 laps at Texas on Saturday night, winning his second consecutive IndyCar Series race and breaking a tie for the third-most career wins in open-wheel racing.

Dixon got for his 43rd career victory, a week after winning at Detroit to match Michael Andretti. Dixon trails only A.J. Foyt’s 67 wins and Mario Andretti’s 52.

After taking the lead on the 1 1/2-mile Texas oval, he never gave it up. It was Dixon’s third victory at Texas.

Before separate late incidents involving Will Power and Ed Carpenter, the top two finishers at the Indianapolis 500, Dixon was close to lapping the field.

IndyCar said Power and Carpenter both would be penalized for avoidable contact.

Power held the points lead coming into the race, but Dixon took over that with his 4.3-second win over Simon Pagenaud. Alexander Rossi finished third, with James Hinchcliffe and Ryan Hunter-Reay rounding out the top five.

Power, who won at Texas last year, was running in the top 10 on lap 205 of 248 when he made contact with rookie Zachary Claman De Melo.

Claman De Melo was high on the outside coming out of Turn 4 when Power slid up heading toward the frontstretch.

Power was clearly angry when he got out of his cockpit. Claman De Melo said he felt like he had run a good race and had gained the spot to pass.

New Albany native Graham Rahal briefly led the race twice and finished sixth, 7.2744 seconds off the lead, after starting 20th.