The New Zealand racing driver Scott Dixon has finished fifth in the penultimate race of the Indcycar series Detroit but retains a 30 point lead in the championship.
Dixon's nearest rival Helio (Elio ) Castroneves cut 13 points from his lead but a race controllers penalised the Brazilian for blocking and he finished second.
Dixon qualified fastest but struck problems on the tight street circuit with slower cars after his first pitstop.
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Scott Dixon can win his second championship next Monday at the Chicagoland Speedway as long as he had an average finish of 4 point 5 in the last two races while Castroneves has to win.