births
July 22, 1980
Scott Dixon, New Zealand racing driver
Scott Dixon
Scott Ronald Dixon is a New Zealander racing driver who races the No. 9 Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) Dallara DW12-Honda car in the IndyCar Series. He is a six-time drivers' champion of the IndyCar Series, having claimed the title in 2003, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2018 and 2020, and he won the 2008 Indianapolis 500 with CGR. Dixon has three 24 Hours of Daytona victories – with CGR in 2006 and 2015 and in 2020 with Wayne Taylor Racing – and two Petit Le Mans wins.
July 22
July 22 is the 203rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 162 days remain until the end of the year.