This is not a publicity stunt, this is who Scott Dixon is, very friendly and will go out of his way to make the kids feel special, welcomed, and enjoy their time around him! My youngest son met him back in 2012 at a Karting event and when Scott found out that my son was born the year he won his first Indy 500 he went out of his way to talk to him longer, sign whatever he had for him and my other kids, too! Thank you Scott for being a great 'ambassador' for IndyCar Racing!
After the loss of Dan Wheldon, the Dixons temporarily moved to St Petersburg to help Dan's wife and kids pick up the pieces and get through that time. They're just good people. It doesn't surprise me that Scott would do something like this, because like you said, this is who he is. A lot of other racers could learn from him about how to treat the fans.
Scott is a class act! My son and I met him after his 2008 Indy 500 win and he was gracious and talked to my son and posed for a photo. He was warm and engaging and an all around nice guy! Kudos to him!
I had pleasure of watching Scott from early age, he was 13 at time driving in Nissan Sentra series , here in NZ. BayPark Raceway Mount Maunganui.. He has always been a genuine sincere person ,how he has never been voted sports person of year here is beyond me! Good luck for rest of season Scott, Kia kaha from NZ 😀
Great guy. I met Scott Dixon when I worked from Target Headquarters in Minneapolis. Even after three hours of photos and autographs he still stopped and said hi to everyone on the way out.
As an F1 fan, this was so touching...let's be honest I knew about Will Power a bit, heard about Dixon and Kanaan, I was of that Alonso bandwagon but I can justify myself as the year I started watching F1 he was world champion and I was a kid... But when I see Dixon being so passionate and so kind to visit a kind little girl who sent him a letter..this is extraordinary and I get why people like Indycar for not just the racing...this was great to see and great work from Indycar to have made this possible.
Thank you Indycar for being the nicest motorsports in the world and by producing the most emotional happy moments in history! Keep up the good work! As a mark of respect! 👍
A very nice gesture indeed. Indycar Nation collectively held it's breath on that crash as Scott Dixon is one of the very best to ever turn an indycar wheel not to mention one of the nicest, classiest competitors.
The main difference between F1 and Indycar is that F1 will never be such open and heartwarming to people. Thumbs up for Indycar and Scott Dixon, you've just become my favourite driver today! :)
This is lovely to see. Both from Lucy to be such a sweetheart, but also from Scott to pay such kind attention and fit this into his schedule. The Indycar series leads the Motorsports world in fan engagement. You all rock!!!!! High 5!
This is the kind of stuff that has lasting effects... Lucy will be a fan of Scott Dixon and Indycar for LIFE... this won't be forgotten and will be passed down to her kids years from now. I know I haven't followed as closely as I used to (being a Father and provider will do that), but I remember the time spent by some MLB, NFL and NHL players when I was growing up doing similiar things (Sorry NBA, but you guys abandoned us in the late 70's before I started following).. and I will always remember those moments... oh those players have long left the sport (a couple in the NFL HOF)... but the memories outlive them often!
jerryl davis Cute as a button! So lovely of IndyCar and Dixon To do that. She'd have been thrilled with a signed photo. Perhaps it's good for the drivers to be reminded that the fans take everything seriously, and whether we're a big fan of an individual or not, we *all* want them home safe and sound. I started watching F1 in the dark days and have seen far too many fatal accidents in all forms of motorsport. I'm a petrolhead grandma and when my eldest son left home I thought I'd lost my bike racing pal. We'd had "mum and son bonding sessions" (our nickname for getting out of housework and watching hours of Moto GP and Superbikes, and the odd car race - more my thing than his). Four years ago in August I became gran to a beautiful baby girl. For the last two years, if she's over during any type of racing, she demands to come onto my bed and watch it with me. She loves it, especially when she's on my lap and we move around in time to the vehicles and make tyre and brake squealing noises. Not quite the same as watching with my then teenager, but I've brought another over to the dark side LOL. If you get the chance, watch British Superbikes and look at the crowd. A large proportion are female and there are getting to be more and more female engineers in bikes and cars. You may be surprised by how many girls are into engines!
Good pick Lucy on picking your favorite driver and good to see kids showing kindness in a world thats so cruel and great by Scott to do this. Dixon is the best driver of this generation and one of the all-time greats and he is a great person as well. Its a shame he is so underappreciated but the fans and media who don't appreciate Dixie its there loss and I guess they just don't know how to appreciate greatness. Hope Lucy enjoyed the experience
Well said. Scott definitely is one of the very best to ever drive an indycar. He has been super competitive for so many years now. A true racer if ever there was one.
Long time F1 fan here. I have to agree, F1 has been a very closed environment under Bernie Ecclestone; his approach was outdated and felt elitist. Now that Liberty Media acquired it, let's hope the sport opens up on many fronts and appeals to both, long time and new fans. Indycar has a fantastic PR, Americans are great at that, and hopefully Liberty Media will improve PR for F1
Rodrigo Fernández Couldn't agree more. One problem I also noticed however is that many European F1 fans are huge elitists that insult anything remotely American. That kind of toxicity needs to be driven out of the fanbase.
My thoughts exactly as a Dad and a 30 year Indycar fan (.. and a 40 year F1 fan ?). Plus the racing is exciting, varied and actually happens on the track not in factory simulations !
hossahunter22 Well Americans are generally very friendly. If you go to an Indycar or NASCAR race the people make the support just that much more special.
This just shows there are kind awesome people in the sporting world who appreciate their fans. F1 drivers teams and management take note this is how you appreciate your fanbase
This is awesome! Good on Scott for taking the time to do this. Lucy also seems like a really bright little girl, she must have great parents. Maybe one day she can work in Indycar.
This is so adorable. Dixie is one of my favorite drivers -- and Emma is one of my favorite people on Twitter ;) -- and we were at the 500 when his car went airborne (we were in B Stand, between the polesitter's pitbox and Turn 1, so we saw Howard make contact with the wall, but couldn't really see contact with Dixon... we sure saw Scott flying up, though). I'm not exaggerating here: we thought he was dead. My husband even said, at that moment, "I think we just saw someone die." I was shaking like a leaf, trying to breathe... everyone else was standing up, but I had to sit down... and then I cried when he got out of the car right away. Thank you IndyCar!!! THANK YOU DAN WHELDON.
I think that is what is awesome about IndyCar. The drivers aren't on some pedestal, they are just average people with above average talent behind the wheel. I remember back when Dan Wheldon was around, I'm not sure I ever saw him out on the pit lane where he wasn't interacting with fans. I remember meeting Scott Dixon after the race, the year he won. Literally, the man had just won the Indy 500 an hour or so earlier, and he was just as down to earth as ever.
Great ending to an otherwise horrific crash that thankfully did end in tragedy. Dixon definitely earned a fan for life in that sweet little girl. There are quite a few good men (in terms of character) in Indycar, which is refreshing to see after getting sick of the offensive behavior of NFL, NBA and even NCAA football and basketball players. Glad to see there are still some true gentlemen in sports. Simon Pagenaud probably deserves the biggest "nice guy" award, but good character seems to be a common trait of all the IndyCar guys......and then there's Santino Ferrucci who hopefully watches, learns, and emulates his peers.
This has vibes of the Spanish gp written all over it when that young fan who cried at kimi retiring on the first lap was found by an official and he got to meet his hero. This gesture matches that! Great work IndyCar!
"You've been an Indycar fan for a long time, since you were little." Her whole life! 9 WHOLE YEARS! Hahaha. But awwwww she's a cute munchkin...... she got signed gloves too, how cool.
Scott Dixon will never do a action like Vettel today. This is a pure sportsman. Formula 1 drivers could learn from him and all the other IndyCar drivers!!
Thank you Scotty always looked forward to seeing how your race's went, unfortunately, down here in NZ we get very little info,on how Kiwi driver's are getting on up there Stay safe To you your lovely wife,and your young one's Be great to invite the young girl and her family along to a race,with them getting a pass to join in the Pit,to see how it's done,
he sets the fastest pole in 20 yeras then goes to taco bell later that night(got robbed at gun point) scotts just a normal dude driving fast cars. no surprise he met her. hes the nicest and coolest guy in the garage hands down
Despite Dixon being my least favourite driver, i've definitely gained a lot of respect for him to do something like that! Even my least favourite drivers in any series have a lotta nice moments!
I would bet a half a nickel that among major sports leagues, Indycar has the most friendly, effective, and direct engagement with the fans by far. Our daughter who is now 18 had similar experiences (but not a driver coming to the house). When Danica was an Indycar driver, my then 7 year old daughter went up to her during an autograph session and told her that she was one of her favorites. Danica came around the table, hugged her, spent SEVERAL minutes talking and encouraging her to peruse her dreams, and signed the shirt she was wearing. A large rumble of thunder shook the building (at RIR) and Danica grabbed my daughter and said that thunder scared her and asked my daughter if she would help her be brave. She had an even longer conversation with Milka Dunno one year (Yes ....I know ..... I know). Milka talked her about her multiple masters degrees (I remember that nautical engineering was one ot them) and her pursuit of excellence in everything she attempts ... busting any barriers that stand in her way.. In fact, even I saw Milka in a totally different light. Although she was indeed a far less than stellar driver, she had the passion and guts to try her very best to succeed. She also had A very pleasant encounter with DIxie the next race after he won the 500. Of all the drivers that my daughter encountered, it was Casteoneves (at an autograph table) and Marco (in the paddock) who didn't who didn't speak or even acknowledge her. Both me and my daughter knew that both of these encounters were exceptions and not the norm for either. In addition to having someone "refresh" his makeup (during the dancing with stars popularity)', Castroneves was having a Whisper-level, mildly heated conversation with the driver who was seated next to him at the autograph tables ... none other than Dixie. Marco was getting off of his scooter with his ready-to-race serious game face on.
Her reaction tho this crash? Really? What about the poor boy scout who watched Justin Wilson crashed and DIED. Make America Great Again and send this nonsense back to London. Pathetic Parenting Skills.
