The Indy 500 leaderboard was as tight as it gets. While Scott Dixon led the race before a red flag was deployed because of weather conditions, it was Scott McLaughlin who gained multiple positions after. Both their wives, clearly happy with how things were going, shared sweet messages.
Scott Dixon’s wife celebrates Indy 500
Just ahead of the race, Emma Davies posted a series of Instagram stories showing fireworks and the atmosphere in Indianapolis. Under a video of a light show, she wrote: “Yep, this was our alarm clock.”
Dixon and Emma have spent nearly two decades together. The couple shares three children, daughters Poppy and Tilly, along with son Kit. Before becoming closely linked with the IndyCar world, Emma built a successful career in track and field as an 800-meter running champion.
Her father also served as her coach during her athletics career. Emma eventually stepped away from competitive running following his death and after beginning her relationship with Dixon.
Their relationship moved quickly after they first met in 2006. The pair became engaged in December of that year, less than a year after meeting, before marrying two years later.
‘It takes a racer to love a racer’
Over the years, both Scott and Emma have openly discussed the unique understanding that exists between elite athletes competing at the highest level.
“It takes a racer to love a racer,” Dixon once said while reflecting on their relationship.
Emma later explained how deeply invested she became in Dixon’s pursuit of IndyCar history.
“As much as we live as husband and wife, I feel like we also live as training partners. My dreams were the same as his. From the moment I fell in love with him, my dream was he was to make history in this sport,” she told NBC Sports’ MotorSportsTalk.
Scott McLaughlin’s wife gets good news
McLaughlin’s wife and family received good news after the red flag. The Penske driver surged several positions.
Indianapolis 500 leaderboard (at the time of writing this story)
Felix Rosenqvist (#60) — Started 4th | Led 22 laps | Leader
Pato O’Ward (#5) — Started 6th | Led 9 laps | +2.797
Marcus Armstrong (#66) — Started 16th | Led 0 laps | +18.255
David Malukas (#12) — Started 3rd | Led 29 laps | +23.965
Romain Grosjean (#18) — Started 24th | Led 3 laps | +33.389
Alex Palou (#10) — Started 1st | Led 59 laps | +36.602
Santino Ferrucci (#14) — Started 5th | Led 0 laps | +41.483
Takuma Sato — Started 12th | Led 0 laps | +43.645
Rinus VeeKay (#76) — Started 11th | Led 8 laps | +45.011
Scott McLaughlin (#3) — Started 9th | Led 5 laps | +49.838
Conor Daly — Started 8th | Led 4 laps | 1 lap behind
Nolan Siegel (#6) — Started 20th | Led 0 laps | 1 lap behind
Kyffin Simpson (#8) — Started 7th | Led 4 laps | 1 lap behind
Christian Lundgaard (#7) — Started 18th | Led 0 laps | 1 lap behind
Scott Dixon (#9) — Started 10th | Led 32 laps | 1 lap behind
Marcus Ericsson (#28) — Started 17th | Led 0 laps | 1 lap behind
Kyle Kirkwood (#27) — Started 25th | Led 0 laps | 1 lap behind
Mick Schumacher (#47) — Started 27th | Led 0 laps | 1 lap behind
Dennis Hauger (#19) — Started 29th | Led 0 laps | 1 lap behind
Helio Castroneves — Started 14th | Led 0 laps | 1 lap behind
Graham Rahal (#15) — Started 28th | Led 0 laps | 1 lap behind
Jack Harvey — Started 33rd | Led 0 laps | 1 lap behind
Louis Foster (#45) — Started 21st | Led 0 laps | 1 lap behind
Sting Ray Robb (#77) — Started 31st | Led 0 laps | 1 lap behind
