Indy 500

Only seven drivers, including Scott Dixon, were racing in IndyCar when the now-six-time Series champ won his one and only Indy 500 back in 2008. Should Dixon ...

And if IMS has its way, it will be the last time they'll allow any sort of hole in the local blackout, barring a future sellout. It likely won't be a win, but there very well may be some magic left in the tank for the Colombian two-time 500 winner. It was only made worse when the team set the gears up wrong for qualifying Saturday and was forced to make a precautionary engine change that cost Wilson a chance to attempt a qualifying run. I'm not sure any of the three have enough to win, but they have the cars and the skills to pull off a Pagenaud-like 2021 leap. But for Helio Castroneves to win his record fifth 500 on Sunday, he'll have to do so from starting 27th, a spot only three drivers have managed to win as far (or farther) back as. 18. Conor Daly got to a very good place with his race car by the end of last May and he's said over the past two weeks that his ECR No. 20 team rolled out a very similar car right off the trucks. 21. With seven rookies spaced fairly evenly from front to back, this year's Indy 500 Rookie of the Year battle will be fascinating to watch. Will Power (11th) and Josef Newgarden (14th) can do work from the top-half of the field, but there's a lot of really strong cars and talent ahead. Over 500 miles, he can certainly make moves from 12th with the chance to become the third driver ever to win the Daytona 500 and Indy 500 on the line. 13. He'll have to have an absolutely spotless, lucky day, but Jimmie Johnson has a legitimate shot to win the Indy 500, and boy wouldn't that've been a head-scratcher to hear two years ago. 7. When asked this question, Carpenter always says he'd be just as happy if one of his team's other cars were to win the 500, but for a guy who grew up around this place and has had so many close calls, I just have to believe it would eat away at him a little. 10. In that bunch of teammates near the front, Arrow McLaren SP has two drivers (Pato O'Ward and Felix Rosenqivst) starting as far up as they ever have for the 500.

It's time for the greatest spectacle in racing. The 106th running of the Indianapolis 500 has arrived. It's part of a packed Sunday slate for motorsports that ...

He knows the track well, winning there four times driving stock cars, so he could be a contender despite his lack of open-wheel experience. O’Ward (5.0 in two starts) and Ferrucci (5.7 in three starts) lead all active drivers in average finishing position at Indy, albeit in limited action. Montoya (2000, 2015) and Sato (2017, 2020) are the only other drivers racing in 2022 with multiple Indy 500 victories. The 47-year-old Castroneves will try to become the first five-time Indy 500 winner on Sunday. Former IndyCar winner Danica Patrick and NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be on-site to provide pre-race analysis. - Scott McLaughlin, 230.154 mph - Colton Herta, 230.235 mph - Will Power, 231.534 mph - Takuma Sato, 231.670 mph - Scott Dixon, 234.046 mph Qualifying for the 2022 Indy 500 took place last Sunday, May 22, and a familiar face topped the speed charts. The 106th running of the Indianapolis 500 has arrived.

Colton Herta's car flipped upside down and skidded along the Indianapolis Motor Speedway track in a scary moment during Friday's Carb Day practice.

Though Herta didn't flip end-over-end nearly as many times Friday, his crash somewhat resembled a smaller-scale version of Michael's dad Mario's testing crash at IMS in 2006, where his car got air underneath it and flipped end-over-end several times through the air. Along with Friday's crash, Herta's team also had to scramble Saturday of qualifying weekend to make an engine change after his car sputtered out during the warmup lap of his initial run. "Unfortunately, the car hasn't had all the massaging on it and things like that," Andretti said. Herta said he believed the hit his car sustained was between 60 and 70 Gs. Earlier in the season, Jack Harvey suffered a major crash during a post-qualifying practice at Texas, where he felt fine initially, but after IndyCar received his accelerometry data, he required a more extensive check-up. Callum Ilott had the most with 68. The car flipped over sideways, flew through the air and landed on the roll hoop, skidding to a stop in the south chute between Turns 1 and 2. It's a nicer feeling when it comes to that. While the team was in the early stages of post-crash work, Andretti said he didn't believe the engine would need to be replaced. Assuming he's cleared to drive for Sunday's 500, the focus on Herta's No. 26 squad now shifts to trying to ready his backup car. (On Carb Day), you're just waiting for something like that to happen. "We'll find out on Sunday (if the new car still reacts the same). I don't know, I'm hoping for no changes, but I'd be surprised if there wasn't an effect on it. "But it's very impressive when you can get hit like that and still be standing and fine and no major injuries or anything like that."

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All licensed and legal operators in the United States have resources available to bettors, including educational guides on how to spot problem gaming, links to support services and tools to self-exclude for a set period of time. He’s been fast in 2022 as well, with a second-row starting spot and the top overall practice speed through the first six sessions. The Ganassi stable is rounded out by 2013 Indy champ Tony Kanaan and Marcus Ericsson, who like his teammates has been fast all month. Johnson was fastest in four-lap mock qualifying runs, one day before Dixon averaged 234 mph to record the fastest pole run in history. It’s a natural question given that IndyCar racing doesn’t exactly rank among the county’s most-watched sports—except for one Sunday afternoon on Memorial Day weekend, of course. The Indianapolis 500 brings the singing of “Back Home Again in Indiana,” the Purdue University band marching around the track, the faces on the Borg-Warner Trophy and the winner’s swig of milk.

IndyCar medical has cleared driver Colton Herta to race in Sunday's Indianapolis 500, two days after he flipped his car in a harrowing end-over-end crash.

When it came to a stop, his father, Bryan, radioed for Herta to stay put and strapped in until emergency crews could free him. The Andretti Autosport driver walked out of the infield care center uninjured but required further evaluation before getting the green light to race Sunday. He will start 25th in IndyCar's premier event.

As usual, the Ed Carpenter Racing-Chevrolets have qualified well for the 106^th running of the Indy 500, with Rinus VeeKay and Carpenter himself lining up ...

Describing how a team bounces back from that disappointment, Carpenter said: “You just have to start over and go through the process: just because you’re successful one year doesn’t guarantee success the next. But you have to put in the same work over and over and over again, and each time you add layers to that, to be more thorough and in depth and prepared. Rinus had a penalty or something, and Conor [Daly] had his issues [Graham Rahal’s stray wheel damaging his car.]. All three of our cars were good enough to win last year: we just weren’t at the right spot at the right time for whatever reason. “I don’t think that we’ve really missed anything, to be honest,” he said. And Carpenter, a three-time pole-winner, for this race, said that he’s not concerned what type of track conditions they’ll have for the race, just as long as his team makes the right calls in terms of setup. I think we’ll be able to fight in any of the conditions."

Colton Herta has at last been given the green light to take part in tomorrow's 106th running of the Indianapolis 500 after his huge Carb Day crash.

This has now been done, and Herta has been cleared to drive. Despite racing a different chassis than the one in which he qualified, Herta can take the start from his grid slot, the inside of the ninth row. The Andretti Autosport-Honda ace, who scored his seventh IndyCar win earlier this month, had already found misfortune in preparing for his fourth Indianapolis 500.

There's a full field of 33 drivers competing in the 2022 Indianapolis 500. Here's the entry list: NTT IndyCar Series. Here's a look at the drivers competing ...

He knows the track well, winning there four times driving stock cars, so he could be a contender despite his lack of open-wheel experience. O’Ward (5.0 in two starts) and Ferrucci (5.7 in three starts) lead all active drivers in average finishing position at Indy, albeit in limited action. Montoya (2000, 2015) and Sato (2017, 2020) are the only other drivers racing in 2022 with multiple Indy 500 victories. The 47-year-old Castroneves will try to become the first five-time Indy 500 winner on Sunday. Former IndyCar winner Danica Patrick and NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be on-site to provide pre-race analysis. - Scott McLaughlin, 230.154 mph - Colton Herta, 230.235 mph - Will Power, 231.534 mph - Takuma Sato, 231.670 mph - Scott Dixon, 234.046 mph Qualifying for the 2022 Indy 500 took place last Sunday, May 22, and a familiar face topped the speed charts. The 106th running of the Indianapolis 500 has arrived.

The Indianapolis 500 returns to the Brickyard on Sunday with the 106th running slated for a 12:45 p.m. ET green flag.

Jeff Gluck Jeff Gluck The pole position has produced more winners than any other grid spot in the race's 105 previous runnings, with 21 total winners.

Here is all the information you need to get ready for the 2022 Indy 500, Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway:

The 2022 race will be streamed on NBCSports.com (must have TV provider) and the NBC Sports app. 27. (06) Helio Castroneves, Honda 26. (3) Scott McLaughlin, Chevrolet 12. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Honda 11. (12) Will Power, Chevrolet 6. (1) Tony Kanaan, Honda 2. (10) Alex Palou, Honda 1. (9) Scott Dixon, Honda Dixon will start on the pole alongside reigning IndyCar Series champion Alex Palou and Rinus VeeKay. Helio Castroneves won his record-tying fourth Indy 500 one year ago in thrilling fashion. Castroneves won the 2021 Indy 500 with an average winning speed of 190.690 mph, blowing away the 187.433 mph average posted by 2013 winner Tony Kanaan. And that win put Castroneves in one of racing’s most illustrious clubs. And as it turns out, that record was set last year by Helio Castroneves, who will be chasing more history on Sunday.

INDIANAPOLIS — Colton Herta has been medically cleared to race in the Indianapolis 500 after a crash during practice Friday. Herta spun out entering Turn 1 ...

Herta passed concussion testing shortly after the crash, but it took longer for the accelerometry data to be released, which was why it took a day for him to be cleared. He’s coming off of a win at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway at the GMR Grand Prix earlier this month. Earlier this season, Jack Harvey was initially cleared after a crash in practice for the XPEL 375, but the accelerometry data indicated he needed more extensive testing.

Here's everything you need to know about the Indy 500 for 2022, including how to watch it and which drivers are in the 33-car field for the race.

That speed is the fastest ever run in qualifying for the Indy 500. There is always a lot of build-up to the Indy 500 thanks to the pre-race qualifying and other events. 27 27 At 11:47, driver introductions will begin along with the other pre-race festivities like the National Anthem and the performance of "Back Home Again in Indiana." Scott Dixon won the pole for the second consecutive year and is hoping to earn his first victory since his win at the 2008 Indy 500. That would set the all-time record for most Indy 500 wins. NBC NBC NBC NBC NASCAR's Coca Cola 600 will close the day at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Colton Herta rolled his Indianapolis 500 car end-over-end during Friday's final practice. The star driver for Andretti Autosport was uninjured in the most ...

6-time IndyCar champ Scott Dixon will start the race on the pole (again). (Grace Hollars, IndyStar/USA TODAY Network). After Scott ...

We’ve got Indy 500 fun facts, odd notes and a breakdown of the massive trophy presented to the winner. Now, Johnson has a full schedule, which includes the Indy 500 — what will be his second IndyCar oval race. Ever wonder what it feels like to win one of the biggest motor sports races in the world? Here’s a breakdown of the starting lineup for the 2022 Indy 500, along with every driver’s four-lap qualifying speeds, which offer some insight into who’ll have a fast car Sunday. (Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports) We here at For The Win have put together a bunch of preview content for the race, from a beginner’s guide to the 2022 Indy 500 to the latest odds to interviews with now-five-time pole winner and 2008 Indy 500 champ Scott Dixon and Indy 500 rookie Jimmie Johnson.

Here are the start times, full schedule, TV and stream information for watching the 106th Indy 500 on May 29 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

QUALIFYING: The 33-car field was set May 21-22. Milka Duno will serve as a studio guest. Click here for the starting lineup in the 106th Indy 500. Scott Dixon won the Indy 500 pole position for the second consecutive year and the fifth time in his career. Here are the details and start times for the 106th Indy 500 (all times are ET): The 106th Indy 500 is on NBC, Peacock and Universo (subject to local blackout restrictions). Prerace coverage is at 11 a.m., and the broadcast runs through 4 p.m. 12:45 p.m.: Green flag for the 106th Indy 500 (200 laps/500 miles, NBC, Telemundo Deportes on Universo, IndyCar Radio Network). How can I watch the Indy 500 on TV? The 2022 start times for the 106th Indy 500 are here — and with the Greatest Spectacle in Racing returning in full force for the first time in years. The 106th Indianapolis 500 will be held Sunday, May 29 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and will be broadcast live on NBC starting at 11 a.m. ET (green flag is 12:45 p.m. ET). Carb Day final practice is Friday, May 27 at 11 a.m. ET on Peacock Premium. The annual Ruoff Mortgage Pit Stop Challenge (held for the first time since 2019) is May 27 at 2:30 p.m. ET and also on Peacock Premium. INDY 500 PRIMER: Important details and facts for watching on NBC

Following two weeks of testing, practice and qualifying, the Indy 500 returns this weekend as 33 drivers attempt to win the coveted Borg-Warner Trophy and ...

Once the drivers have taken their place on the starting grid, a pace car leads them around four warm-up laps. In the last 12 editions, only one driver has held pole all the way to the finish. Dixon himself has started on pole four times previously and only won once in 2008.

Helio Castroneves defends his Indianapolis 500 victory on Sunday, May 29. The race will be aired on a variety of platforms, including Peacock.

You can get a seven-day free trial, followed by a $5 or $10 monthly charge. The Indy 500 will be broadcast by NBC—meaning you've got a good chance of capturing the game over the air, which costs nothing beyond the equipment prices. NBC’s streaming service will have the most comprehensive coverage. We’ve got all the details you need here. It’s been a long time since the Indy 500 has sold out, but this year’s running of the greatest spectacle in racing isn’t expected to have an empty seat. This weekend, though, the grandstands will be full.

The 106th Indianapolis 500 begins when the green flag drops at 12:45 p.m. ET, but The Athletic has you covered before, during and after the race here with ...

When Grosjean finally has a moment, it’s nearly 7 p.m. at the end of a nonstop day. The pole position has produced more winners than any other grid spot in the race's 105 previous runnings, with 21 total winners. And what's interesting is those people who have done that, their confidence is only going up. “And at one point, they're going to hit their limit. Crew members and personnel from assorted teams stop him for a chat. Fans flock to him.

JILL SHERIDAN, BYLINE: If you're an Indy fan, you know - the feeling you get when you enter the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the music pumping through the ...

SHERIDAN: IndyCar traditionally draws fans from around the world to attend the 500 here. Roger Penske bought the track in 2020, right before the pandemic and a summer of protests over racial equity. MCMILLIAN: And the minute those cars fired up, I became a huge fan of a guy named Tony Stewart from Columbus, Ind., and he actually won the Brickyard that day. JIMMIE MCMILLIAN: The count is - if you don't know, the count is I've been to 62 Indy 500s. Grandstands at the Indianapolis 500 will once again be packed tomorrow. After two years with no or limited numbers of spectators, most of those fans will be white and male, but organizers are trying to change that.

It's been a grueling two -week stretch of practice, qualifying and race prep for the stars of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES as they all look to etch their names in ...

No. 2 is the third-best starting position in history with 11 drivers using the middle of the front row to catapult into the racing history books. Two drivers have risen from that far in the field – Ray Harroun in 1911 and Louis Meyer in 1936. The lowest starting position to produce a winner is 28th. He’s had fast cars in each of the last two “500’s.” The last to do so was Simon Pagenaud in 2019. Herta wiggled in the No. 26 Gainbridge Honda and made right rear contact with the SAFER Barrier at the exit of the turn. The car overturned and slid through the short chute between Turns 1 and 2, making secondary contact with the SAFER Barrier in Turn 2 with the nose of the car. But often, the race winner is starting up front. This year’s allocation are the exact same tires used in last year’s race. Conditions are expected to be near perfect in Speedway, Indiana, for today’s racing on the historic 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. These race tires are specially designed and are used nowhere else in the world. His Andretti Autosport Honda, on the other hand, was not good to go.

200 laps at the racing capital of the world will determine the newest Indy 500 champion.

JILL SHERIDAN, BYLINE: If you're an Indy fan, you know - the feeling you get when you enter the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the music pumping through the ...

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SPEEDWAY, Ind. (WISH) — Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing's Christian Lundgaard and Jack Harvey are two of the drivers hoping to make a jump in the standings ...

“This place is so awesome,” Harvey said. Lundgaard is currently 17th in the IndyCar series standings while Harvey is 21st. SPEEDWAY, Ind. (WISH) — Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s Christian Lundgaard and Jack Harvey are two of the drivers hoping to make a jump in the standings on Sunday.

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"And to be here involved in it as a driver is really cool.” His race win came from the pole, but Emma Davies Dixon knows starting first guarantees nothing. Starting grid: Indy 500 starting lineup Printable guide to the Indy 500 His five pole starts are one behind the record established by Rick Mears. He tied A.J. Foyt, Al Unser and Rick Mears by winning for the fourth time in 2021.

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27 27 27 After a few tests for Mercedes, Grosjean made the jump to Andretti Autosport this year.

Scott Dixon leads the field off for 200 laps at the 2.5-mile oval at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

— Indianapolis Motor Speedway (@IMS)— Indianapolis Motor Speedway (@IMS) #ThisIsMay pic.twitter.com/NJQpJyTqKx May 29, 2022 And in what was likely a strategic move, Dixon passes Palou between the short chute of Turns 3 and 4. If his teammate, Carpenter, can find a way past Ericsson, then they would be able to execute the same teamwork DIxon and Palou are. Back Home Again.— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) #INDYCAR// #Indy500// @IMS pic.twitter.com/nIXBBKUX4K May 29, 2022 He asks for a slight adjustment at the front. VeeKay has made his pit stop, so his fuel strategy worked even without the help of a teammate. 🦚: @peacockTV #Indy500// #INDYCAR// @IMS pic.twitter.com/XRCeeV3RZO May 29, 2022 Wind gusts up to 17 mph could be an issue at the short chutes between Turns 1-2 and 3-4. Conor Daly is in, and Scott Dixon, our race leader, is now in. The Indy 500 is not just about pure speed but also about teamwork in the pits, where more than a few races have been won and lost. Ericsson and Dixon were second and fourth quick with the Dale Coyne Racing car of two-time winner Takuma Sato splitting them. The last driver to do it was Simon Pagenaud in 2019.

En 1935, la Borg-Warner Corporation -ahora BorgWarner Inc.- encargó un trofeo conmemorativo para honrar a los ganadores de las 500 millas de Indianápolis.

Pero los Baby Borg retro que conmemoran el 50 aniversario de las victorias en las 500 millas de Indianápolis comenzaron en 2013. Desde 1992, Julie Harman Vance ha creado la corona, que tarda siete horas en su proceso, y que incluye 33 orquídeas para representar a cada piloto de la carrera. Los actuales ejecutivos de BorgWarner Inc. deben tener una mentalidad similar a la de sus predecesores en el sentido de que están dispuestos a honrar a los antiguos pilotos de forma retrospectiva. Este trofeo también es un "Baby Borg", pero presenta una banda de coches de carreras art decó acentuada en oro para simbolizar la importancia del trabajo en equipo. La imagen en bajorrelieve procede del mismo molde de la del trofeo de tamaño natural por lo que es idéntica. Pero su aspecto más notable y atractivo son las imágenes en bajorrelieve de los rostros de los ganadores de la Indy 500 en la fachada.

James Garner was a wonderfully natural actor to whom we could all relate, and also very much a car guy, to which surely all Motorsport.com readers can ...

And even when he was away – and he was away on shoots quite a bit – he would make sure we got time to spend together. Whether it’s Maverick or Rockford or one of his movies, whenever I want to I can just settle down, pull out the remote and just watch Dad.” I was so little at the time, I really thought he was drowning and I started screaming in the theater and had to be removed. “He treated people very well and always stuck up for the underdog,” confirms Gigi. “He was just a good person. Many advise to not meet your heroes, but I’m quite discerning and 80 percent of those I’ve met have lived up to my expectations, and I’m quite sure James Garner would have been in that category. As Corbett suggested, Garner approached his job without artifice – beyond the fact that he was acting – and we loved and still love him for it. “I was there for quite a bit of the filming of Grand Prix, but to your point, no, I don’t think I quite realized how much risk Dad was taking to make that movie. Even later, I used to hear about him going to work and just think, ‘That’s dad, he does things that are make believe,’ and it wouldn’t occur to me that he might be going off to do things that are super-dangerous.” They just put a thin strip of leather in to look like a Formula 1 seat of the time, but there was no padding. While a character such as James Bond was smooth, slick, cocksure of himself and always had a gadget or five to pull him out of trouble, Aron was a suave, heroic yet very human figure, fighting the same earthly bonds of emotion and judgment as the rest of us, but doing it better. The late three-time Indy 500 winner and two-time Indy car champion Bobby Unser, one of Garner’s unofficial driving coaches, once told me: “James was a very good student of racing. Garner’s easy-going manner and man-of-the-people attitude probably removed his mystique for many, and therefore robbed him of some of the adulation he deserved.

Las 500 Millas de Indianápolis tienen uno de los premios más ricos de todo el automovilismo.

El dinero de los premios lo otorga el Indianapolis Motor Speedway, y el dinero va a parar al coche de cada participante. El ganador de la carrera recibe alrededor del 20% de la bolsa de premios, que luego se destina en una escala móvil al resto de los 33 coches. El cheque de la primera victoria de Emmo ese año fue más que la bolsa de premios de todas las carreras desde 1911 hasta 1970.

The 2022 Indianapolis 500 Indy Car race is one of the sport's biggest events and takes place annually during Memorial Day weekend.

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Marcus Ericsson won the Indy 500 in a two-lap shootout over Pato O'Ward, ending a 10-year winless drought at the track for Chip Ganassi Racing.

It was actually pretty good in 1 and 2, 3 and 4 was a bit more tricky, but 1 and 2, I was pretty good. But big thanks to the safety team, the safety barrier as well, but sorry for the team as well. Turn 2 was a major trouble spot as the site of crashes by Johnson, VeeKay, Ilott and Romain Grosjean, who found the wall while exiting the corner on Lap 106. “First of all, I have to say sorry to all the fans and the team and everyone who has worked hard,” VeeKay, 21, told NBC Sports’ Marty Snider. “We put the car on the front row. After skidding through the grass, McLaughlin had a head-on hit in the next corner but was able to walk from the car. The No. 3 Dallara-Chevrolet snapped loose on the exit of Turn 3 and made contact with the right front. The caution flew for the first time on Lap 39 for Rinus VeeKay, who lost control of his No. 21 Dallara-Chevrolet exiting Turn 2 while running second. The six-time IndyCar Series champion was eliminated from contention after serving a drive-through penalty for going too fast in the pit lane on entry. “Yeah, I just turned into Turn 2, the car gets loose. But I knew the car was amazing. So I knew the car was fast enough. But I knew it was probably going to be one.

It came down to two laps, and Marcus Ericsson remained on top to win "the Greatest Spectacle in Racing," Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The Spaniard was forced to continue down pit road without stopping and return to the track, but with his fuel running out, Palou had to make an emergency stop with pit road still closed. VeeKay, who started on the front row next to the Ganassi pair, brought out the first caution on lap 39. Dixon, the six-time IndyCar Series champion started on the pole for the second consecutive 500 and the fifth time in his career. "It was hard to remain focused," Ericsson said after the race. The 31-year-old technically won under caution when Sage Karam crashed on the backstretch and brought out the yellow flag as the leaders entered turn 3. He and Kenny Bräck are the only drivers from Sweden to win the race.

Chip Ganassi Racing's Marcus Ericsson won the 106th running of the Indianapolis 500 after a red flag for Jimmie Johnson's late crash.

Dixon pitted for the final time on Lap 175, almost losing it under brakes at pit-in – and he pinged for speeding as a result. O’Ward pitted later than all of them and cycled his way to the front, while Kanaan suffered a slow stop and lost ground to the leaders, losing a spot to Ericsson also. Ericsson jumped clear with aggressive weaving, O’Ward attacked around the outside of Turn 1 but Ericsson held him off. Ericsson then battled past O’Ward, who had to back out of the gas, for third. Dixon and Conor Daly (ECR) had just made their stops but Palou was caught out by a closed pitlane and he had to drive straight through. The second round of pitstops had just begun when Callum Ilott crashed his Juncos Hollinger car at Turn 2.

Marcus Ericsson had to leave Formula One to become a global superstar and achieved the goal Sunday when the Swedish driver won the Indianapolis 500.

He was dominant for much of the race, but instead, he'll depart Indianapolis without a trophy.

This decision ended the 2020 Indy 500 in the hands of Sato and handed Dixon his third runner-up finish. Through his 20 Indianapolis 500 attempts, Dixon boasts an average starting position of seventh and an average finish of 11th. In 2012 Dixon was running in third as Takuma Sato attacked Franchitti into turn one on the final lap. The resulting contact launched Dixon over Howard and into the air at over 210 mph. Dixon put together a massive run in qualifying on May 22, the fastest pole run in Indy 500 history with a four-lap average speed of 234.06 mpg. This effectively ended Dixon’s race less than 40 laps after he surpassed Al Unser for the record of most laps led in Indy 500 history.

With a few laps to go, Marcus Ericsson seemed to have the race well in hand. But a crash and a restart made him work a little harder for the victory.

Formula 1 held its storied Monaco Grand Prix earlier in the day. The crowd, which IndyCar officials said approached 325,000 people, marked a return to normalcy after two years of Covid disruptions. With a few laps to go, Marcus Ericsson seemed to have the race well in hand. His win was the first Indianapolis 500 victory for the Chip Ganassi Racing team in 10 years. Two of Ericsson’s Ganassi teammates dominated for much of the race. A poorly timed pit stop by Palou — moments after a caution flag closed pit road — sent him to the back of the field and essentially ended his chance at victory.