Josef Newgarden kisses the bricks
Josef Newgarden won the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500, pulling off a last-lap-of-the-race pass on Pato O’Ward to become the first back-to-back winner since 2002.
The Indianapolis 500, which was initially delayed due to rain on Sunday, eventually commenced four hours later than planned. Despite the setback, the race turned out to be successful.
Josef Newgarden made it back-to-back Indy 500 wins
Marcus Ericsson, the former F1 driver and reigning 2022 Indy 500 champion, was involved in the first caution of the race, which saw a total of 18 different leaders and 49 lead changes throughout.
On the opening lap of the 200-lap race, Tom Blomqvist was responsible for initiating a multi-car collision, resulting in the elimination of Ericsson and Haas F1 reserve driver Pietro Fittipaldi from the competition.
After seven additional cautions and completing 194 laps, O’Ward managed to pass Newgarden and take the lead momentarily, only for the Penske driver to quickly retaliate on the following lap.
O’Ward’s challenge remained unfinished as he approached the white flag, but he swiftly maneuvered around the outside of Newgarden after Turn 4, claiming the lead as they entered Turn 1 on the last lap.
Scott Dixon of Chip Ganassi Racing finished in third place.
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Newgarden praised Pato, acknowledging his exceptional driving skills and emphasizing that winning the race couldn’t have been achieved in a better manner. He also acknowledged that Pato had a strong chance of winning as well, but luck was on their side this time.
Alexander Rossi, a former F1 driver, secured the fourth position in the race, while Takuma Sato finished in the 14th spot and Romain Grosjean came in 19th.
2024 Indy 500 final results
(Starting position)
1. (2) Josef Newgarden, Chevrolet, Penske
2. (5) Pato O’Ward, Chevrolet, Arrow McLaren
3. (9) Scott Dixon, Honda, Chip Ganassi Racing
4. (7) Alexander Rossi, Chevrolet, Arrow McLaren
5. (10) Alex Palou, Honda, Chip Ganassi Racing
6. (3) Scott McLaughlin, Chevrolet, Penske
7. (27) Kyle Kirkwood, Honda, Andretti Global
8. (14) Santino Ferrucci, Chevrolet, AJ Foyt
9. (21) Rinus VeeKay, Chevrolet, Ed Carpenter Racing
10. (24) Conor Daly, Chevrolet, Dreyer & Reinbold-Cusick
11. (6) Callum Ilott, Chevrolet, Arrow McLaren
12. (33) Christian Rasmussen, Chevrolet, Ed Carpenter Racing
13. (45) Christian Lundgaard, Honda, Rahal Letterman Lanigan
14. (75) Takuma Sato, Honda, Rahal Letterman Lanigan
15. (15) Graham Rahal, Honda, Rahal Letterman Lanigan
16. (41) Sting Ray Robb, Chevrolet, AJ Foyt Racing
17. (20) Ed Carpenter, Chevrolet, Ed Carpenter Racing
18. (17) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, Arrow McLaren
19. (77) Romain Grosjean, Chevrolet, Juncos Hollinger Racing
20. (06) Helio Castroneves, Honda, Meyer Shank
21. (4) Kyffin Simpson, Honda, Chip Ganassi Racing
22. (78) Agustin Canapino, Chevrolet, Juncos Hollinger Racing
23. (26) Colton Herta, Honda, Andretti Global
24. (12) Will Power, Chevrolet, Penske
25. (98) Marco Andretti, Honda, Andretti Global
26. (23) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dreyer & Reinbold-Cusick
27. (60) Felix Rosenqvist, Honda, Meyer Shank
28. (8) Linus Lundqvist, Honda, Chip Ganassi Racing
29. (51) Katherine Legge, Honda, Dale Coyne Racing
30. (11) Marcus Armstrong, Honda, Chip Ganassi Racing
31. (66) Tom Blomqvist, Honda, Meyer Shank
32. (28) Marcus Ericsson, Honda, Andretti Global
33. (30) Pietro Fittipaldi, Honda, Rahal Letterman Lanigan
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