Much has been made of New Zealand professional racing driver Scott Dixon who made a name for himself not only for competing for Chip Ganassi Racing but also as a three-time IndyCar champion. Dixon is also famous for being a two-time overall winner and a one-time GTLM winner at the 24 Hours of Daytona.

The non-American leader. American Championship Cars driver, also known as the main active driver in the current IndyCar series with 42 wins, has a personal life that should interest you. So, here are some interesting facts about his wife, net worth and measurements that you need to know.

Scott Dixon Biography

Born July 22, 1980, to New Zealand parents, Ronet Glenys Dixon, in Brisbane, Australia’s most populous city, Scott Dixon began his motor racing career at the age of seven, starting with the karting. He came to the attention of the New Zealand people at the age of 13 when he obtained a competition license to drive a sedan and thus won the New Zealand Formula Vee championship. Not only did he stun the spectators with his excellent racing skills, but he is still more determined to win every round of the competitive championship he has entered.

career detail

After his major victory at the New Zealand Formula Vee Championship in 1994, he successfully completed the Formula Ford Class 2 series with 13 wins out of 14 races, as well as the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship in 1995 and 1996, respectively. In 1998, Dixon won the Formula Holden series which led to him entering the Australian V8 Supercar series, which he however did not accept. He then moved to the United States to be able to test the Indy Lights series.

Between 2002 and 2003, Scott Dixon was named as the youngest winner of a major event in the open wheel (Nazareth in 2002). This is after breaking the track record on his eighth lap and signing with Johansson Motorsports’ Indy Lights team. Dixon won his first IndyCar Series race in Game 1 of the 2003 season and went further to make a name for himself by leading with 343 consecutive laps. The year ended on a tragic note for him as his teammate and friend, Tony Renna, died at Indianapolis Motor Speedway while practicing for his first session with the team. Things went well for Dixon in 2008, after taking pole at the opening round of the 2008 IndyCar Series season at Homestead. He also won the Indianapolis 500m and was honored as the 2008 New Zealand Sportsman of the Year. Not only that, he was recognized as the longest-serving driver in the team’s history.

He continued to be successful in his career. At the start of the 14th IndyCar Series season, Dixon finished sixteenth and fifteenth in the first two races, at St. Pete and Long Beach. He went on to earn eight podium finishes, including at Kansas, Milwaukee, Richmond, Mid-Ohio and Motegi, as well as a second at Chicago and a third at Texas, Watkins Glen and Edmonton. Dixon won seven races and finished third in the championship three times between the 2010 and 2012 seasons. He also won the 2013 Pocono IndyCar 400 powered by Sunoco in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The following year he won two races and finished third in the championship. He was therefore voted Sportsman of the Year in New Zealand at the Halberg Awards.

Between 2015 and 2017, he won his first Indycarrace of the season at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach and also took his second pole at the Indianapolis 500, his victories at Phoenix and Watkins Glen, then his best finish at the 2017 Firestone Grand Prix of Saint PETERSBOURG.

Net value

Currently, he is worth $32 million and was on the rich list with earnings estimated at $11 million a year. Like most sportspeople of his genre, Scott Dixon derives his income from three sources: his driver salary for Target Chip Ganassi Racing, sponsorship and endorsement deals, and a 50% share of prize money. Among the brands Dixon lends his name to are Oakley and Swiss luxury watch brand Louis Moinet. Scott owns a property in Indiana worth an estimated $2.57 million and another in London. He is also said to have vacationed at Mount Maunganui.

His wife

Scott, an Australian-born New Zealand citizen, met and married Emma Davies in February 2008, the same year he won his first Indianapolis 500, which was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. His wife is a former Welsh and British 800m champion. They married on the private estate of Lord March, best known as the site of the annual Goodwood Revival festival and the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The year 2008 was a bit magical: Scott not only won the Indy 500, but also the driver’s title and obtained his driver’s license. To top it off, Emma got pregnant with their first child, Poppy, the same year. Poppy subsequently had children on July 5, 2009, hours after Scott finished third at the Watkins Glen checkered flag.

Before meeting Scott, Emma dated such celebrities as popular singer Craig David. The couple currently have two daughters – Poppy Davies Dixon, born July 5, 2009, and Tilly, born September 10, 2011. The family is based in Indiana, where Scott Dixon is said to have acquired a house by Lake Geist.

Height, weight, measurements

The professional car racer is 5’10” tall and weighs 150 lbs. Net Worth of his chest, biceps and height were not disclosed.

Born under the full name Scott Roland Dixon, the zodiac sign of New Zealand is Cancer.

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