Newgarden, champion and Palou held the podium in a dramatic finish

Three red flags in the last fifteen laps of the Indianapolis 500. A dramatic finish that left solid contenders like the Swede Felix Rosenqvist and the Mexican Duck O’Ward. The third break also had its victims, the Swede marcus ericssonthe best in the previous edition and stroke a second consecutive victory.

The American seized it Joseph Newgarden in a two-lap decision after the final stop with the cars in the pits and restart with the safety car in front.

Newgarden, from the veteran team Peschkea family that also owns this legendary circuit, overtook Ericsson and did not let him take a slipstream to get his first victory in this 500 Miles.

Preceded by one of the colleagues of Alex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing), who was fourth behind santino ferrucci (AJ Foyt), third in the drawer. Big comeback for the Catalan from the 25th position where he ended up due to a mistake by a rival.

Palou, the first Spaniard to take the 500 Mile pole, entered the pit lane during a yellow flag midway through the race, reaching lap 100 of the 200 scheduled. He left convinced that whoever was second on the grid, the Dutchman Rinus VeeKay (10th) lost control and crashed the car from Barcelona, ​​​​​​damaging his right wing.

Unlucky for Palou, who started the comeback to regain the top-10 before the dance of accidents and red flags. He finished fourth, in a top-5 he held quietly until VeeKay missed out.

Palou went all out, leaving him without the jackpot again in a race where his best result was a second.

The organization can enjoy a drama that does not go further because one of the rear wheels of the car Kyle Kirkwood fly over the stands. Safety anchor failed. The tire flew into a parking lot at the facility. It hit a parked car, fortunately no one was around at the time.