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    2008 champion Scott Dixon's still getting his head around how a rookie driver in a new team pulled off pole position for the Indy 500

    2008 champion Scott Dixon's still getting his head around how a rookie driver in a new team pulled off pole position for the Indy 500


    Having never driven in an oval track race - 25-year-old Israeli Robert Shwartzman stunned the motorsport world by qualifying fastest for Monday morning's race at The Brickyard.

    Dixon admits it a shock to see - given Shwartzman was no better than 28th fastest out of 34 drivers on the opening three days of practice.



    Dixon will start the best of the Kiwi drivers in fourth.

    Listen to the full interview from 7 tonight on SportsTalk.

    MOTORSPORT WITH CRC 'METAL ARMOUR' PRIMER AND SEALER. AVAILABLE NOW

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     11 Oct: He's consistently been the fastest New Zealand driver in the Supercars series and now he's cracked the Top Ten Shootout at Bathurst
     11 Oct: Brodie Kostecki will start last in today's top 10 shootout for the Bathurst 1000 after setting a lap record in a razor tight qualifying session
     10 Oct: The first practice for Sunday's Bathurst 1000 has seen New Zealanders Ryan Wood, Matt Payne and Andre Heimgartner sit first, fourth and eighth respectively
     09 Oct: Jaxon Evans has reflected on the lure of racing at Panorama ahead of his fourth Bathurst 1000 on Sunday
     08 Oct: Supercars driver Ryan Wood is taking in the lessons from his first Bathurst 1000 ahead of his return to Mount Panorama this afternoon
     07 Oct: A Nascar champion with a rich heritage in the sport reckons Shane van Gisbergen is revolutionising the series
     06 Oct: Kiwi motor racing driver Shane van Gisbergen is stoked he made the difficult decision to leave Supercars Down Under to chase glory in America
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