FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 12, 2003, file photo, team owner Chip Ganassi, left, and 2003 IRL champion Scott Dixon, right, celebrate following the IRL Chevy 500 race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Ganassi knew Dixon as a quiet kid in a paddock full of superstars when he hired him four races into the 2002 season. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

FILE - In this Friday, July 17, 2020, file photo, Scott Dixon gets ready for qualifying for an IndyCar Series auto race at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. Chip Ganassi knew Scott Dixon as a quiet kid in a paddock full of superstars when he hired him four races into the 2002 season. The pairing has since produced the most celebrated driver of his generation. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

FILE - In this Sunday, March 2, 2003, file photo, Scott Dixon waves to the crowd after winning the Toyota Indy 300 race in Homestead, Fla. This was Dixon's first IRL race and victory. Dixon will race for a sixth IndyCar championship Sunday in the season finale on the streets of downtown St. Petersburg, where even an uncharacteristically poor finish would win Dixon the title.(AP Photo/Terry Renna, File)

FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2015, file photo, Scott Dixon, of New Zealand, celebrates atop his car after winning the IndyCar Grand Prix of Sonoma auto race and IndyCar championship, in Sonoma, Calif. Chip Ganassi knew Scott Dixon as a quiet kid in a paddock full of superstars when he hired him four races into the 2002 season. The pairing has since produced the most celebrated driver of his generation. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)