Indianapolis 500

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.

Marcus Ericsson of Honda survived a late challenge to win the Indy 500 on Sunday and earned the rights to the coveted Borg-Warner Trophy and to celebrate on ...

" is the flagship event of the IndyCar Series and was first raced in 1911. After leading 95 of the 200 laps on Sunday, Dixon takes solace in becoming the all-time lap leader in Indy 500 history, surpassing Al Unser. "I can't believe it, I'm so happy."

Marcus Ericsson had to leave Formula One to make his name – a goal achieved on Sunday when the Swedish driver won the Indianapolis 500.

The stoppage gave Pato O’Ward and the rest of the challengers almost 12 minutes to strategize how to catch Ericsson for the win. It is the fifth Indy 500 victory for team owner Chip Ganassi, who caught a ride to the victory podium on the side of Ericsson’s car. IndyCar is among the purest forms of motorsports and rarely throws artificial cautions or issues stoppages that might change the outcome.

After a crash back in traffic brought out the caution flag, Sweden's Marcus Ericsson, representing Chip Ganassi Racing, coasted to the victory podium under ...

But he finished second, falling just short as he tried to give his country a banner celebration on the biggest day in motorsports; Mexico's Sergio Perez opened Sunday with a win in the Monaco Grand Prix. Ganassi had not won the 500 in 10 years and sent five legitimate contenders to Indy to end the drought. Ericsson was winless in five seasons in F1 before he packed up for the United States and a move to North American open-wheel racing. The penalty took him out of contention for the win. Ericsson is the second Swede to win the Indy 500 in 106 runnings, joining 1999 winner Kenny Brack. "You can never take anything for granted, and there were laps to go," Ericsson said.

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.