IndyCar Long Beach: Dixon wins strategic battle, Herta hits Newgarden
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After starting eighth, the 43-year-old New Zealander took advantage of the race's only caution to temporarily halt the 85-lap contest and switched to an alternate strategy. The outcome cycled him to the lead but forced him into fuel conservation. Dixon was able to fend off the Colton Herta, who was running an opposite strategy that allowed him to push for maximum pace, and win at the 11-turn, 1.968-mile street circuit by 0.9798s. After a Race Control issue led to the race starting under caution,...

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