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Dixon: What really makes the Indy 500 is the people

Scott Dixon likes to says he races for free and gets paid for all the other stuff drivers must do, such as interviews and schmoozing with sponsors, meaning this should have been the most enjoyable week ever for the New Zealander in the lead-up to an Indianapolis 500. There have not been as many of those obligations to juggle during the run-in to Sunday's rescheduled Indy 500, with the COVID-19 pandemic eliminating most of the usual distractions. Without fans the mood around the sprawling Indianapolis Motor Speedway has been subdued. The atmosphere in the city that bills itself as 'The Racing Capital of the World' has been equally flat with none of the non-stop parties that fill the streets...
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