Graham Rahal on his way to victory during the IndyCar race at the Detroit Grand Prix. Photo / Getty Images
Kiwi IndyCars driver Scott Dixon has finished sixth in this morning's race at Belle Isle in Detroit to hold his championship lead.
The 36-year-old recorded a second place finish in yesterday's race at the same street circuit in inner-city Detroit despite battling a broken bone in his ankle that he
picked up in his horror Indianapolis 500 crash a week ago.
Dixon started eighth but lost eight seconds at a pit stop due to an issue refueling his car. He fought his way up a few places to bank some valuable championship points in the second half of the race.
Graham Rahal survived a late red flag that bunched the field up to win the race to complete a double for the weekend. He became the first driver to sweep the weekend in Detroit.
Josef Newgarden was second, Will Power third and Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato fourth.
