Indy 500 live updates (2024)

Josef Newgarden won the 2023 Indy 500, passing last year’s race winner Marcus Ericsson on the final lap.

Ericsson kept the lead off the final restart of the single-lap shootout after a red flag, but Newgarden had a dominant run off Turn 2, passing Ericsson on the outside to take the top spot. He then defended his position to secure his first Indy 500 victory.

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Indy 500 results:

1. Josef Newgarden
2. Marcus Ericsson
3. Santino Ferrucci
4. Alex Palou
5. Alexander Rossi
6. Scott Dixon
7. Takuma Sato
8. Conor Daly
9. Colton Herta
10. Rinus VeeKay
11. Ryan Hunter-Reay
12. Callum Ilott
13. Devlin DeFrancesco
14. Scott McLaughlin
15. Hélio Castroneves
16. Tony Kanaan
17. Marco Andretti
18. Jack Harvey
19. Christian Lundgaard
20. Ed Carpenter (contact)
21. Benjamin Pedersen (contact)
22. Graham Rahal
23. Will Power
24. Pato O'Ward (contact)
25. Simon Pagenaud (contact)
26. Agustín Canapino (contact)
27. Felix Rosenqvist (contact)
28. Kyle Kirkwood (contact)
29. David Malukas (contact)
30. Romain Grosjean (contact)
31. Sting Ray Robb (contact)
32. RC Enerson (mechanical)
33. Katherine Legge (contact)

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It had a little bit of everything --- heart-pounding lead changes, danger and a final-lap restart that saw Josef Newgarden, a two-time IndyCar champion, finally won the Indianapolis 500 in his 12th attempt.

He overcame leader Marcus Ericsson on the last lap. Ericsson was upset the race was restarted and reduced to a one-lap sprint. "It wasn't fair," he said. The race had a little bit of everything, including several red flags in the final laps, a terrifying crash that involved Kyle Kirkwood and a tire fly up over the grandstand and into the parking lot, denting a passenger car.

When it was over, Newgarden ran into the stands and celebrated with the crowd. There will be questions whether the one-lap shootout at the end was the right thing to do, but you can't deny it was massively entertaining.

Josef Newgarden won a dramatic 107th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, which included three red flags in the final laps. Here’s what you need to know:

• Newgarden captured his first Indy 500 by passing Marcus Ericsson on the final lap.
• With three laps remaining, a multicar crash broke out as the field came to the green flag. Defending race winner leader Marcus Ericsson led the race and Santonio Ferrucci was second. The third red flag was called within a span of 13 laps, rather than running out the race under yellow.
• Shortly before that, Pato O’Ward crashed hard after losing control and spinning up the track into the outside wall with seven laps to go. O’Ward, who had just been passed by Josef Newgarden for the lead, was underneath Ericsson entering Turn 2 when he went into a spin. Simon Pagenaud and Agustín Canapino were also involved.
• O’Ward’s crash came after Felix Rosenqvist lost control of his car and clipped Kyle Kirkwood, causing Kirkwood’s car to eventually flip upside down and skid across the track. There were 16 laps remaining at the time of their collision.

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Three red flags in the final laps of the Indy 500 is borderline unprecedented, if I recall. Clearly, race control is trying to give fans a green-flag finish and preserve the final laps, but this is a relatively recent trend of doing so after "traditionally" running out the race under yellow when late incidents occur.

Another red flag has put the Indy 500 on hold with three laps remaining due to a multi car crash that broke out as the field came to the green flag. Defending race winner leader Marcus Ericsson leads with Santonio Ferrucci is second.

Inside the media center, the feeling of concern was much higher for the tire flying out of the track than for Kyle Kirkwood's flip. That speaks to the confidence in safety advancements brought by the aeroscreen and Kirkwood never losing consciousness. Thankfully, it appears the tire hit a car and not a person (at least directly, that we know of at this point). Had the tire flown into the stands at full speed, it could have been a tragic outcome

Kyle Kirkwood was alert and awake as he sat on a stretcher upon being removed from his damaged car and placed into an awaiting ambulance to be transported to the infield care center for evaluation.

The strategy is now split, thanks to this caution -- which comes with enough laps remaining that no one can make it to the finish from here.

Some drivers, like race leader Marcus Ericsson and Josef Newgarden, opted to stay on the track and keep their track position. They'll be forced to try and keep their spots on older tires until they make a final stop for fuel. It appears the top 12 cars stayed out.

Others, like Pato O'Ward (who was having fueling problems) opt to pit. That will allow those cars to go hard and not worry about managing their tires, since they'll have to pit one more time before the finish.

With 50 laps remaining, defending race winner Marcus Ericsson leads. In second is Josef Newgarden, followed by McLaren teammates Felix Rosenqvist, Alexander Rossi and Pato O'Ward. One caution has slowed the action, coming when Sting Ray Robb crashed in Turn 2; he was evaluated and cleared from the infield care center. Polesitter Alex Palou dominated the early stages, but his bid for a first Indy win took a hit when Rinus VeeKay spun on pit road and into Palou, damaging his car. Palou has rallied back and currently runs ninth.

Romain Grosjean goes for a spin and brings out a caution with 50 laps to go. Marcus Ericsson has been leading this race while looking for back-to-back Indy 500 wins. How will this affect things?