Motor racing: Dixon puts in long day to take win on IndyCar return


Jun 6, 2020; Fort Worth, TX, USA; Driver Scott Dixon prepares to qualify prior to the IndyCar Genesys 300 at Texas Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Chris Jones/Pool Photo via USA TODAY Network

(Reuters) - Scott Dixon rocketed to career win number 47 at the Genesys 300 on Saturday as the IndyCar season got off to a crash-filled start at the Texas Motor Speedway after a nearly three-month delay because of the novel coronavirus.

While North America's biggest sports - the NBA, MLB, NHL and MLS - work on return to play scenarios, it was a full day of motor racing in the United States with both NASCAR and IndyCar staging events.

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