Scott Dixon was the favorite among oddsmakers to win the 104th Indianapolis 500, and after leading 111 of 200 laps on Sunday, it was easy to see why the Chip Ganassi Racing driver was predicted to capture his second Indy 500 victory. That second trip to the Indy 500 mountain top, however, was reserved for Takuma Sato, whose Rahal Letterman Lanigan entry got by Dixon on Lap 172 and never looked back. Whatever easy speed Dixon’s No. 9 Honda produced beforehand was absent and, as he saved fuel to get to the finish, he figured Sato’s No. 30 Honda would fall behind. It didn’t happen, and with the late caution period for the nasty crash suffered by Sato’s RLL teammate Spencer Pigot, the...
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