Scott Dixon led nearly half the race, set an Indy 500 record. But... 'I just messed up.'

INDIANAPOLIS -- Scott Dixon led for nearly half of the Indianapolis 500 (95 of 200 laps), set a race record and was well-positioned to hoist the Borg-Warner Trophy for a second time in his career.

But with one mistake, Dixon's domination was completely undermined.

Dixon failed to slow down enough by the pit-road speed limiter on Lap 175, and was penalized with a drive-through after making his final stop.

"Are you serious?" the Chip Ganassi driver yelled on the team radio. "(Expletive). I'm so sorry. What the (expletive)?"

In an instant, Dixon's title aspirations evaporated.

He finished 21st.

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"It's just heartbreaking, to be honest," Dixon said afterward. "I must have been very close. I came into the pit, locked the rears, and then locked over four. I knew it was going to be close — I think it was a mile-an-hour over or something. It's just frustrating. The car was really good there, we had really good speed. The team did an amazing job on strategy. I just messed up."

The pole-sitter for the second consecutive season, Dixon entered needing 75 laps led to surpass Al Unser Sr.'s Indy 500 record.

Dixon led for 95, surpassing Ralph DePalma (612) on Lap 98 and Unser (644) on Lap 133.

"The car was definitely super fast. I had good speed all day," said Dixon. "If things went smoother, we would've been in the fight at the end, but obviously not."

Sunday's misstep was an unfortunate example of history repeating itself for Dixon.

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A year ago, he tried to stretch his first stint too long and was shut out of the pits when Stefan Wilson spun too close the pits before Dixon could get in. Dixon's car stalled after running out of gas, forcing him to take emergency fuel. He made another stop and restarted the race in back, ultimately finishing 17th.

"He's as disappointed as anybody, I can tell you," Ganassi said.

Dixon's latest mistake opened the door for teammate Marcus Ericsson, who won despite leading only 13 laps.

The two were photographed smiling together after the race, and Dixon said he was "super happy" for Ericsson. "The team did fantastic."

"You have to be realistic when you have multiple cars," Ganassi added. "You can have a good day and a bad day in the same day. You just have to be realistic.

"The good news is that the good outweighs the bad."

This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Scott Dixon's 2022 Indy 500 hopes dashed by pit road speeding penalty