Josef Newgarden lastly captured his long-awaited Indianapolis 500 on Sunday and gave group proprietor Roger Penske his nineteenth and first since shopping for Indianapolis Motor Speedway, making an audacious go of defending race winner Marcus Ericsson throughout a frantic 2.5-mile dash to the end.
After the race was red-flagged for the third time within the closing laps, Newgarden was moved from fourth to second by race management. The 2-time IndyCar champion, who had been 0 for 11 in “The Biggest Spectacle in Racing,” took benefit of it by slingshotting round Ericsson on the restart after which holding him off by way of the final two turns for the win.
Newgarden wins first Indy 500, race was red-flagged thrice
Newgarden introduced his Chevrolet-powered automobile to a cease on the entrance stretch, jumped out and located a gap within the fence, diving into a part of a crowd estimated at greater than 300,000 to have a good time. Then he climbed the fence to imitate longtime Staff Penske driver and four-time Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves.
Ericsson got here in second place
Ericsson completed second in a Honda for Chip Ganassi Racing. He was adopted by Santino Ferrucci, who gave 88-year-old A.J. Foyt his group’s greatest end within the race he received 4 occasions since Kenny Brck received it in 1999.
Pole sitter Alex Palou, the race favourite, was fourth for Ganassi and Alexander Rossi rounded out the highest 5 for Arrow McLaren.
