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Six-time Champ Scott Dixon Leaves CGR, Joins Arrow McLaren.

7/3/2026

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Dixon Joins McLaren

Scott Dixon will leave Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) after 2026 and join Arrow McLaren in 2027.
He won championships (2003, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2020) and 58 of 59 victories.
CGR offered a contract to finish career there, but Dixon declined and is 10th after races.
Media reports link Dixon to Arrow McLaren as the replacement for Nolan Siegel and Christian Lundgaard, while CGR says it will focus on 9 PNC team.

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Lundgaard Considered

Chip Ganassi Racing is evaluating Christian Lundgaard as the replacement for the No. 9 PNC Bank Honda seat.
The team has also considered Indy NXT star Josh Pierson and former Formula 1 driver Dennis Hauger for the vacancy.
Arrow McLaren may run a three-driver lineup of Scott Dixon, Oliver O’Ward and 2025 Indy 500 champion Felix Rosenqvist.
Dixon’s 2026 campaign marks his first winless stretch since 2004, a situation likened to Tom Brady’s departure from the Patriots.

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Dixon Eyeing McLaren

Rumors link Scott Dixon to a possible move to Arrow McLaren.
Dixon holds the IndyCar record for series starts.
He ranks second-winningest with 66 victories, behind AJ Foyt’s 67.
Media compare his potential exit to Tom Brady leaving the Patriots and Lewis Hamilton quitting Mercedes.
His Auckland upbringing, friendship with Arrow McLaren principal Tony Kanaan, and the 2022 $12 million Alex Palou lawsuit to McLaren (settled) add context.

History

Historical Context

In 1995 A.J. Foyt, four-time Indy 500 winner with a record 67 victories, retired after a 35-year, 374-race career that covered five decades. His departure foreshadowed the IRL era his team helped launch, winning titles in 1996 and 1998, and today Scott Dixon’s possible shift from Chip Ganassi Racing to Arrow McLaren repeats the veteran-to-new-team trend, freeing seats for Christian Lundgaard and Oliver O’Ward.

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Dixon Joins McLaren

Scott Dixon will leave Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) after 2026 and join Arrow McLaren in 2027.
He won championships (2003, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2020) and 58 of 59 victories.
CGR offered a contract to finish career there, but Dixon declined and is 10th after races.
Media reports link Dixon to Arrow McLaren as the replacement for Nolan Siegel and Christian Lundgaard, while CGR says it will focus on 9 PNC team.

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