Dixon, Franchitti unhurt in robbery
Verizon IndyCar Series driver Scott Dixon and retired racer Dario Franchitti were robbed at gunpoint at a Taco Bell drive-thru Sunday night, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police reported. No one was injured. According to the police report, the robbery occurred about 10 ET, just hours after Dixon won the pole for the Indianapolis 500. The Taco Bell is located less than a mile away from Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The police said they arrested two teenagers, ages 14 and 15, in connection with the robbery of credit cards and other personal valuables from Dixon and Franchitti. Both teens were charged with robbery, and the 15-year-old was also charged with resisting law enforcement.
The report lists Dixon’s wife, Emma Davies-Dixon, as a third victim of the robbery, but police spokesman Aaron Hamer said Dixon’s wife was not in the vehicle at the time and the investigation was ongoing.
Tony Kanaan, Dixon’s Chip Ganassi Racing teammate, said Dixon had his wife’s wallet at the time of the incident. Kanaan said Dixon was making a food run for a group of drivers, including himself.
“While they were ordering with their windows down, two guys approached at gunpoint,” Kanaan told The Indianapolis
Star. “They held a gun at Dixon’s head and asked him for his wallet and his phone.”
Dixon and Franchitti did not speak with reporters Monday.
Dixon, the 2008 Indy 500 winner and four-time IndyCar series champion, is set to lead the field Sunday (noon ET, ABC).
Franchitti, also a four-time series champion, won the 500 three times. He retired from racing after a crash in the Houston Grand Prix in October 2013.