"We went out aggressive. The car was coming to us," Dixon said.
"The rain just destroyed everybody's day," he said. "It was such a strange day."
Rain halted the race after 113 laps with Kanaan in the lead. Had the race not resumed, the Brazilian would have been declared the winner in what would have been the second-shortest race in Indy history.
But skies cleared and the track was dried in time to restart the event. Cars had been secured during the delay, with no changes allowed before the restart.
Three women were among the 33 starters, a record for females in the field. Patrick, second at one stage, was eighth while compatriot Sarah Fisher was 18th and Venezuelan rookie Milka Duno was 31st after a crash.
"I had a fast car and it was a good day except for some bad luck at the end," Patrick said.
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