Scott Dixon sets record for laps led at the Indy 500

INDIANAPOLIS -- Scott Dixon now holds the laps led record in the Indianapolis 500. Coming into the 2022 race, Dixon needed to lead 75 laps in order to beat Al Unser Sr.’s record of 644. Dixon surpassed the record on Lap 133.

Unser Sr. is a four-time winner of the 500, with wins spanning from 1970 to 1987. Dixon passed Ralph DePalma for second-most laps led on Lap 98. DePalma led 612 laps.

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Dixon started on the pole for the second year in the row and the fifth time in his career. The Chip Ganassi driver traded the lead with teammate Alex Palou in order to conserve fuel. However, Palou fell behind after entering the pits just as a yellow flag came out. Palou had to enter pit lane because he was running out of fuel.

A similar situation happened to Dixon last year after the veteran ran out of fuel approaching the pit stop an finished 17th after having the lead.

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Who has led the most laps at the Indy 500?

1. Scott Dixon 645

2. Al Unser 644

3. Ralph DePalma 612

4. Mario Andretti 556

5. A. J. Foyt 555

6. Wilbur Shaw 508

7. Emerson Fittipaldi 505

8. Parnelli Jones 492

9. Bill Vukovich 485

10. Bobby Unser 440

Has Scott Dixon ever won the Indy 500?

Scott Dixon has one Indy 500 victory, in 2008 when he started and finished in first.

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