Josef Newgarden wins Indianapolis 500 with last-lap pass.
Since his first race at Team Penske, Josef Newgarden has been one of the two best drivers in IndyCar. Two titles, 23 wins, no championship finish worse than fifth, and a mastery on every oval but Indianapolis were great, but the biggest prize in the series had eluded him. Newgarden had never even finished in the top three while racing here for Penske, and all of that speed seemed to translate everywhere but here. Today, starting from 17th, that finally changed.
With Palou and VeeKay out of the way, the day suddenly opened up for Chip Ganassi Racing's Marcus Ericsson, AJ Foyt Racing's Santino Ferrucci, and a McLaren trio of Pato O'Ward, Felix Rosenqvist, and Alexander Rossi. A fueling issue forced O'Ward to go off-cycle, stopping earlier than the rest while Ericsson, along with the group of Herta, Kirkwood, and Newgarden, moved into the leading group.
On that one, the leader finally held on. Ericsson led Newgarden into 1 and successfully held on into 2, but Newgarden had a strong run and made a move on the back straight to take the lead into 3. Ferrucci and Palou fought for third well behind the leaders, a battle Ferrucci would win for his best career finish in any IndyCar race. Ericsson had a run coming off 4, but Newgarden threw a block all the way into the pit lane entry just as Ericsson did to win last year.
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