P1racenews AI automatic summary:
IndyCar Long Beach: Dixon wins strategic battle, Herta hits Newgarden
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. Dixon was able to fend off Colton Herta and win by 0.9798s at the street circuit. Pole-sitter Felix Rosenqvist led at the start, with Will Power making an outside pass for the lead. Team Penske had an early 1-2 standing with Power and Newgarden. Contact occurred between Alexander Rossi and Pato O’Ward, leading to penalties for O’Ward. Marcus Ericsson moved up to third while Rosenqvist fell back. A caution on lap 16 due to Christian Rasmussen’s crash reshuffled the field, with Power handing the lead to Newgarden.
