Newgarden defeated last year's winner Ericsson in a one-lap shootout in a spectacular and occasionally dangerous Indy500. Here is how a controversial race unfolded. ⬇️
Despite the thrilling and, at times, terrifying action at this year’s Indy 500, the race boiled down to a one-lap shootout which saw Josef Newgarden dethrone last year’s winner Marcus Ericsson. In a race tinged with controversy, here’s how it played out and left many feeling what could have beenFor the majority of the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500, the race lived up to its grand billing as 'The Greatest Spectacle in Racing'.
The second caution, on the stroke of the three-quarter race distance, was for Romain Grosjean. He'd earlier been speared in the pits by Andretti Autosport team-mate Colton Herta in an intra-team muddle, and the lure of the Turn 2 barrier pulled him into its grasp just like it did 12 months ago. But this wasn't to be McLaren's day, in spite of its cool triple crown throwback liveries. Rosenqvist was the first to depart, admitting that he misjudged the wake off Newgarden's car as he was passed by the Penske driver at Turn 1 with 17 laps to go.
There were just 15 laps to go when that happened, and the red flag was flown for the first time – but not the last… Adding insult to non-injury, Scott McLaughlin rammed Simon Pagenaud into a spin, and Agustin Canapino spun into the wall – and his brake-less car then collected O'Ward's stricken McLaren.
Of course, his opinion could have been tainted by what happened next. Coming to the green/white flag as the leader, Ericsson was always going to be prone from attack, and he did his utmost to catch Newgarden napping by hitting the gas earlier than he was expecting in Turn 3. "I wasn't looking to take anyone else out of the race, but I was going to put my car on the line to win," said Newgarden, who celebrated by rushing into the grandstand at the finish line."I was either going to win the race or I'd end up in the wall. I was here to win. So I just did everything I could at the end there."
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