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Veteran IndyCar driver Scott Dixon was the third different winner in the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series season, in the number 9 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda to the win in the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Presented by the All-New 2026 Passport yesterday. Dixon scored his record seventh win at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. He made completed all 90 laps on just two pit stops using his considerable “lift and coast” racing skills. His other Mid-Ohio victories were in 2019, 2014, 2012, 2011, 2009 and 2007.
“It was definitely a tough race,” Dixon said. “We had fantastic cars. But just so much fun to try and pull off what we did and do it with what we had was fantastic. They were supposed to (remove downforce) from the front wing on the last stop. I just had to look at the corner, and the car was going to turn. I was just hoping the rear tires were going to hold on,” said Dixon.
Scott Dixon’s Chip Ganassi Racing teammate, Alex Palou, made it a 1-2 for Honda in the hard fought race. Palou led a race-high 75 laps before running wide on Lap 85 into the dirt bordering turn 9 and slowed, with Dixon squeezing past for a lead he held onto. Palou has won six times already this season and holds a 113-point lead in the drivers’ standings over Kyle Kirkwood in second place. Dixon is in fourth place for drivers.
Six-time series champion Dixon crossed the finish line just 0.4201 of a second ahead of Palou’s No. 10 Open AI Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, the closest result this season in the series. Christian Lundgaard placed third in the No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet. Colton Herta finished fourth in the No. 26 Gainbridge Honda of Andretti Global w/Curb-Agajanian, while 2024 Mid-Ohio winner Pato O’Ward rounded out the top five in the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet.
“Just a stupid mistake, honestly,” Palou said. “A mistake on my part. The car was amazing all weekend, all race. I just lost it a little bit on (corner) entry and kind of really couldn’t get power going on. “Nobody to blame but me. Just got a bit wide on entry and lost it completely.”
Honda scored a perfect run – going 10 for 10 in IndyCar competition. This is a record since the return to multi-manufacturer competition in 2012. Honda sits 214 points ahead of rival Chevrolet in the manufacturers’ championship at 915 to 701. In keeping with Chevrolets woes, IndyCar on the Friday before the mid-Ohio race announced a six-position starting grid penalty for the entry of No. 21 Dallara Chevrolet driven by Christian Rasmussen of Ed Carpenter Racing for an unapproved engine change following a team test at Iowa Speedway Wednesday, June 25.
Results of The 2025 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio
- (9) Scott Dixon, Honda, 90, Running
- (1) Alex Palou, Honda, 90, Running
- (2) Christian Lundgaard, Chevrolet, 90, Running
- (5) Colton Herta, Honda, 90, Running
- (14) Pato O’Ward, Chevrolet, 90, Running
- (15) Felix Rosenqvist, Honda, 90, Running
- (8) Marcus Armstrong, Honda, 90, Running
- (7) Kyle Kirkwood, Honda, 90, Running
- (26) Rinus VeeKay, Honda, 90, Running
- (3) Kyffin Simpson, Honda, 90, Running
- (4) Nolan Siegel, Chevrolet, 90, Running
- (10) Marcus Ericsson, Honda, 90, Running
- (24) Callum Ilott, Chevrolet, 90, Running
- (6) Louis Foster, Honda, 90, Running
- (11) Alexander Rossi, Chevrolet, 90, Running
- (17) Santino Ferrucci, Chevrolet, 90, Running
- (13) David Malukas, Chevrolet, 90, Running
- (19) Sting Ray Robb, Chevrolet, 90, Running
- (12) Conor Daly, Chevrolet, 90, Running
- (23) Devlin DeFrancesco, Honda, 90, Running
- (27) Robert Shwartzman, Chevrolet, 90, Running
- (25) Jacob Abel, Honda, 90, Running
- (21) Scott McLaughlin, Chevrolet, 89, Running
- (20) Graham Rahal, Honda, 89, Running
- (16) Christian Rasmussen, Chevrolet, 36, Contact
- (22) Will Power, Chevrolet, 11, Contact
- (18) Josef Newgarden, Chevrolet, 1, Contact
Race Statistics
- Winner’s average speed: 111.166
- Time of Race: 01:49:41.0967
- Margin of victory: 0.4201 of a second
- Cautions: 2 for 8 laps
- Lead changes: 8 among 4 drivers
Lap Leaders
- Palou, Alex 1 – 27
- Simpson, Kyffin 28
- Dixon, Scott 29
- Palou, Alex 30 – 56
- Dixon, Scott 57 – 60
- Palou, Alex 61 – 72
- Herta, Colton 73 – 75
- Palou, Alex 76 – 84
- Dixon, Scott 85 – 90
NTT IndyCar Series Point Standings
Palou 430, Kirkwood 317, O’Ward 305, Dixon 282, Lundgaard 263, Rosenqvist 259, Herta 217, Armstrong 209, Power 202, Ferrucci 198, McLaughlin 197, Malukas 187, VeeKay 179, Rossi 176, Simpson 162, Rasmussen 155, Siegel 147, Daly 144, Newgarden 142, Ericsson 141, Rahal 139, Foster 118, Shwartzman 113, Robb 105, DeFrancesco 99, Ilott 95, Abel 64, Takuma Sato 36, Helio Castroneves 20, Ed Carpenter 16, Jack Harvey 12, Ryan Hunter-Reay 10, Kyle Larson 6, Marco Andretti 5.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
IndyCar – Cunning Scott Dixon wins at Mid-Ohio
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Veteran IndyCar driver Scott Dixon was the third different winner in the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series season, in the number 9 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda to the win in the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Presented by the All-New 2026 Passport yesterday. Dixon scored his record seventh win at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. He made completed all 90 laps on just two pit stops using his considerable “lift and coast” racing skills. His other Mid-Ohio victories were in 2019, 2014, 2012, 2011, 2009 and 2007.
“It was definitely a tough race,” Dixon said. “We had fantastic cars. But just so much fun to try and pull off what we did and do it with what we had was fantastic. They were supposed to (remove downforce) from the front wing on the last stop. I just had to look at the corner, and the car was going to turn. I was just hoping the rear tires were going to hold on,” said Dixon.
Scott Dixon’s Chip Ganassi Racing teammate, Alex Palou, made it a 1-2 for Honda in the hard fought race. Palou led a race-high 75 laps before running wide on Lap 85 into the dirt bordering turn 9 and slowed, with Dixon squeezing past for a lead he held onto. Palou has won six times already this season and holds a 113-point lead in the drivers’ standings over Kyle Kirkwood in second place. Dixon is in fourth place for drivers.
Six-time series champion Dixon crossed the finish line just 0.4201 of a second ahead of Palou’s No. 10 Open AI Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, the closest result this season in the series. Christian Lundgaard placed third in the No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet. Colton Herta finished fourth in the No. 26 Gainbridge Honda of Andretti Global w/Curb-Agajanian, while 2024 Mid-Ohio winner Pato O’Ward rounded out the top five in the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet.
“Just a stupid mistake, honestly,” Palou said. “A mistake on my part. The car was amazing all weekend, all race. I just lost it a little bit on (corner) entry and kind of really couldn’t get power going on. “Nobody to blame but me. Just got a bit wide on entry and lost it completely.”
Honda scored a perfect run – going 10 for 10 in IndyCar competition. This is a record since the return to multi-manufacturer competition in 2012. Honda sits 214 points ahead of rival Chevrolet in the manufacturers’ championship at 915 to 701. In keeping with Chevrolets woes, IndyCar on the Friday before the mid-Ohio race announced a six-position starting grid penalty for the entry of No. 21 Dallara Chevrolet driven by Christian Rasmussen of Ed Carpenter Racing for an unapproved engine change following a team test at Iowa Speedway Wednesday, June 25.
Results of The 2025 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio
Race Statistics
Lap Leaders
NTT IndyCar Series Point Standings
Palou 430, Kirkwood 317, O’Ward 305, Dixon 282, Lundgaard 263, Rosenqvist 259, Herta 217, Armstrong 209, Power 202, Ferrucci 198, McLaughlin 197, Malukas 187, VeeKay 179, Rossi 176, Simpson 162, Rasmussen 155, Siegel 147, Daly 144, Newgarden 142, Ericsson 141, Rahal 139, Foster 118, Shwartzman 113, Robb 105, DeFrancesco 99, Ilott 95, Abel 64, Takuma Sato 36, Helio Castroneves 20, Ed Carpenter 16, Jack Harvey 12, Ryan Hunter-Reay 10, Kyle Larson 6, Marco Andretti 5.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.