Dixon, Franchitti unhurt after armed robbery

Hours after winning the pole for the 101st Indianapolis 500, Scott Dixon and three-time 500 winner Dario Franchitti were robbed at gunpoint at a Taco Bell on West 16th Street near Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Hours after throwing down an average speed of 232.164mph, Dixon, Franchitti and Dixon's wife Emma were in the drive-thru lane around at 10 p.m. when two males robbed them of his wallet and cell phone and fled. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department confirmed that two juvenile suspects were arrested a short time later. 

Chip Ganassi Racing released a statement saying both drivers were unharmed.

"Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti are completely fine after being held up last night by two men at a fast food restaurant in Speedway, Ind. Thank you to everyone for all of your concerns about their well-being. However, we will allow the Speedway/Indianapolis police departments to handle the situation and while they conduct their investigation, we will refrain from making any further comments to allow Scott to focus on the upcoming Indianapolis 500."

Chip Ganassi issued a no-comment order after Tony Kanaan - who said he was supposed to be with the group on the food run - spoke about what happened (video courtesy Brody Miller).

"Dixon had a late night and we were all starving," Kanaan said. "We sent [Scott] out to get some drive-thru ... while they were ordering with the windows down, two guys approached them at gunpoint and put a gun at Dixon's head and asked him for his wallet and his phone."

Tony Kanaan gives the rundown of the robbery of Dixon and Franchitti.pic.twitter.com/juxY8CbsCG— Brody Miller (@byBrodyMiller)May 22, 2017

The trio had tried to go to a downtown restaurant to celebrate Dixon's third pole position but it had stopped serving food, so they opted for some fast food on the way back to the track. The Taco Bell is approximately a mile from the IMS front gate.

About the only other known incident of this nature came in 1970 when rookie Steve Krisiloff was jumped the night before the race as he walked along the outside of the Speedway. He suffered some bumps and bruises and was robbed of his money.

RACER's Robin Miller reports on the robbery.