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"And to be here involved in it as a driver is really cool.” His race win came from the pole, but Emma Davies Dixon knows starting first guarantees nothing. Starting grid: Indy 500 starting lineup Printable guide to the Indy 500 His five pole starts are one behind the record established by Rick Mears. He tied A.J. Foyt, Al Unser and Rick Mears by winning for the fourth time in 2021.

A top-level rookie class and two IndyCar giants looking for amends - here's what to watch for in the 2022 running of the Indy 500.

Here are some of the scripts the Indy 500 gods might decide to consider in selecting a winner on Sunday… But the team has fallen apart on Indy 500 race day after strong qualifying performances in the last two years in a row. So if Sunday’s calm, don’t rule out a top-20 for the first Dane to ever contest the event. The race is expected to be the highest-attended – over 300,000 people – since the 100th running of the event in 2016. It’s 30 years since the last time a driver (Rick Mears) was going for a fifth win. Dixon has arguably one of his best chances to win with four Ganassi cars in the top six as rear gunners. – Helio Castroneves is racing for a record fifth win. Kirkwood insists his race car is good, and he starts 28th. Callum Ilott has really impressed here and starts his first 500 from 19th. Newgarden was just about to start his attempt when it was called off due to lightning. While we’re unbiased, it would just be fair for Dixon to get another win. There are a number of factors at play here.

Helio Castroneves, driver of the #06 AutoNation/SiriusXM Honda, waits on pit Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images. The 2022 Indianapolis 500 will take place ...

6 6 The 2022 Indianapolis 500 will take place on Sunday, May 29th.

Helio Castroneves defends his Indianapolis 500 victory on Sunday, May 29. The race will be aired on a variety of platforms, including Peacock.

You can get a seven-day free trial, followed by a $5 or $10 monthly charge. The Indy 500 will be broadcast by NBC—meaning you've got a good chance of capturing the game over the air, which costs nothing beyond the equipment prices. NBC’s streaming service will have the most comprehensive coverage. We’ve got all the details you need here. It’s been a long time since the Indy 500 has sold out, but this year’s running of the greatest spectacle in racing isn’t expected to have an empty seat. This weekend, though, the grandstands will be full.

The 106th Indianapolis 500 begins when the green flag drops at 12:45 p.m. ET, but The Athletic has you covered before, during and after the race here with ...

When Grosjean finally has a moment, it’s nearly 7 p.m. at the end of a nonstop day. The pole position has produced more winners than any other grid spot in the race's 105 previous runnings, with 21 total winners. And what's interesting is those people who have done that, their confidence is only going up. “And at one point, they're going to hit their limit. Crew members and personnel from assorted teams stop him for a chat. Fans flock to him.

It's been a grueling two -week stretch of practice, qualifying and race prep for the stars of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES as they all look to etch their names in ...

No. 2 is the third-best starting position in history with 11 drivers using the middle of the front row to catapult into the racing history books. Two drivers have risen from that far in the field – Ray Harroun in 1911 and Louis Meyer in 1936. The lowest starting position to produce a winner is 28th. He’s had fast cars in each of the last two “500’s.” The last to do so was Simon Pagenaud in 2019. Herta wiggled in the No. 26 Gainbridge Honda and made right rear contact with the SAFER Barrier at the exit of the turn. The car overturned and slid through the short chute between Turns 1 and 2, making secondary contact with the SAFER Barrier in Turn 2 with the nose of the car. But often, the race winner is starting up front. This year’s allocation are the exact same tires used in last year’s race. Conditions are expected to be near perfect in Speedway, Indiana, for today’s racing on the historic 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. These race tires are specially designed and are used nowhere else in the world. His Andretti Autosport Honda, on the other hand, was not good to go.

200 laps at the racing capital of the world will determine the newest Indy 500 champion.

SPEEDWAY, Ind. (WISH) — Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing's Christian Lundgaard and Jack Harvey are two of the drivers hoping to make a jump in the standings ...

“This place is so awesome,” Harvey said. Lundgaard is currently 17th in the IndyCar series standings while Harvey is 21st. SPEEDWAY, Ind. (WISH) — Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s Christian Lundgaard and Jack Harvey are two of the drivers hoping to make a jump in the standings on Sunday.

The Sporting News is tracking live race updates and lap-by-lap highlights for the Indy 500 on Sunday. Follow for complete results from the 2022 race at ...

27 27 27 After a few tests for Mercedes, Grosjean made the jump to Andretti Autosport this year.

The NTT IndyCar series rookie is making his first start in one of the biggest auto races in the world at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as he thanks his ...

In one of the grandest races in all of motorsports, some of the best drivers in the world head to the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway, hoping to get a ...

Current IndyCar Series points leader Will Power is looking to win the big race for the second time in his career, as he took home the checkered flag in 2018. The Aussie won the race back in 2008, the same year he won the series championship. That tied him with the legends A.J. Foyt, Rick Mears and Al Unser. Castroneves will look to become the first driver to win the race five times, 21 years after his first victory.

The 2022 Indianapolis 500 start time is Sunday at 12:45 p.m. ET and legendary expert Micah Roberts has made his picks.

One driver Roberts is high on is Jimmie Johnson, who is listed at 16-1 in the latest Indy 500 odds. Now, Roberts has studied the 2022 Indianapolis 500 ( see tickets at StubHub) starting grid and locked in his IndyCar picks. Roberts also had 2018 winner Will Power, who was listed at 10-1, in his top 10 and correctly predicted Simon Pagenaud to win the Indianapolis 500 a year later. The following year, sportsbooks listed Takuma Sato as a 25-1 long shot, but Roberts liked his speed during practice runs and listed him in the top 10 of his projected leaderboard. Montoya hopes to join 10 other drivers with at least three victories when he participates in the 2022 Indianapolis 500 on Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Before making any 2022 Indy 500 picks, you need to see what SportsLine's Micah Roberts has to say.

James Garner was a wonderfully natural actor to whom we could all relate, and also very much a car guy, to which surely all Motorsport.com readers can ...

And even when he was away – and he was away on shoots quite a bit – he would make sure we got time to spend together. Whether it’s Maverick or Rockford or one of his movies, whenever I want to I can just settle down, pull out the remote and just watch Dad.” I was so little at the time, I really thought he was drowning and I started screaming in the theater and had to be removed. “He treated people very well and always stuck up for the underdog,” confirms Gigi. “He was just a good person. Many advise to not meet your heroes, but I’m quite discerning and 80 percent of those I’ve met have lived up to my expectations, and I’m quite sure James Garner would have been in that category. As Corbett suggested, Garner approached his job without artifice – beyond the fact that he was acting – and we loved and still love him for it. “I was there for quite a bit of the filming of Grand Prix, but to your point, no, I don’t think I quite realized how much risk Dad was taking to make that movie. Even later, I used to hear about him going to work and just think, ‘That’s dad, he does things that are make believe,’ and it wouldn’t occur to me that he might be going off to do things that are super-dangerous.” They just put a thin strip of leather in to look like a Formula 1 seat of the time, but there was no padding. While a character such as James Bond was smooth, slick, cocksure of himself and always had a gadget or five to pull him out of trouble, Aron was a suave, heroic yet very human figure, fighting the same earthly bonds of emotion and judgment as the rest of us, but doing it better. The late three-time Indy 500 winner and two-time Indy car champion Bobby Unser, one of Garner’s unofficial driving coaches, once told me: “James was a very good student of racing. Garner’s easy-going manner and man-of-the-people attitude probably removed his mystique for many, and therefore robbed him of some of the adulation he deserved.

Scott Dixon leads the field off for 200 laps at the 2.5-mile oval at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

— Indianapolis Motor Speedway (@IMS)— Indianapolis Motor Speedway (@IMS) #ThisIsMay pic.twitter.com/NJQpJyTqKx May 29, 2022 And in what was likely a strategic move, Dixon passes Palou between the short chute of Turns 3 and 4. If his teammate, Carpenter, can find a way past Ericsson, then they would be able to execute the same teamwork DIxon and Palou are. Back Home Again.— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) #INDYCAR// #Indy500// @IMS pic.twitter.com/nIXBBKUX4K May 29, 2022 He asks for a slight adjustment at the front. VeeKay has made his pit stop, so his fuel strategy worked even without the help of a teammate. 🦚: @peacockTV #Indy500// #INDYCAR// @IMS pic.twitter.com/XRCeeV3RZO May 29, 2022 Wind gusts up to 17 mph could be an issue at the short chutes between Turns 1-2 and 3-4. Conor Daly is in, and Scott Dixon, our race leader, is now in. The Indy 500 is not just about pure speed but also about teamwork in the pits, where more than a few races have been won and lost. Ericsson and Dixon were second and fourth quick with the Dale Coyne Racing car of two-time winner Takuma Sato splitting them. The last driver to do it was Simon Pagenaud in 2019.

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Marcus Ericsson won the Indy 500 in a two-lap shootout over Pato O'Ward, ending a 10-year winless drought at the track for Chip Ganassi Racing.

It was actually pretty good in 1 and 2, 3 and 4 was a bit more tricky, but 1 and 2, I was pretty good. But big thanks to the safety team, the safety barrier as well, but sorry for the team as well. Turn 2 was a major trouble spot as the site of crashes by Johnson, VeeKay, Ilott and Romain Grosjean, who found the wall while exiting the corner on Lap 106. “First of all, I have to say sorry to all the fans and the team and everyone who has worked hard,” VeeKay, 21, told NBC Sports’ Marty Snider. “We put the car on the front row. After skidding through the grass, McLaughlin had a head-on hit in the next corner but was able to walk from the car. The No. 3 Dallara-Chevrolet snapped loose on the exit of Turn 3 and made contact with the right front. The caution flew for the first time on Lap 39 for Rinus VeeKay, who lost control of his No. 21 Dallara-Chevrolet exiting Turn 2 while running second. The six-time IndyCar Series champion was eliminated from contention after serving a drive-through penalty for going too fast in the pit lane on entry. “Yeah, I just turned into Turn 2, the car gets loose. But I knew the car was amazing. So I knew the car was fast enough. But I knew it was probably going to be one.

It came down to two laps, and Marcus Ericsson remained on top to win "the Greatest Spectacle in Racing," Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The Spaniard was forced to continue down pit road without stopping and return to the track, but with his fuel running out, Palou had to make an emergency stop with pit road still closed. VeeKay, who started on the front row next to the Ganassi pair, brought out the first caution on lap 39. Dixon, the six-time IndyCar Series champion started on the pole for the second consecutive 500 and the fifth time in his career. "It was hard to remain focused," Ericsson said after the race. The 31-year-old technically won under caution when Sage Karam crashed on the backstretch and brought out the yellow flag as the leaders entered turn 3. He and Kenny Bräck are the only drivers from Sweden to win the race.

Chip Ganassi Racing's Marcus Ericsson won the 106th running of the Indianapolis 500 after a red flag for Jimmie Johnson's late crash.

Dixon pitted for the final time on Lap 175, almost losing it under brakes at pit-in – and he pinged for speeding as a result. O’Ward pitted later than all of them and cycled his way to the front, while Kanaan suffered a slow stop and lost ground to the leaders, losing a spot to Ericsson also. Ericsson jumped clear with aggressive weaving, O’Ward attacked around the outside of Turn 1 but Ericsson held him off. Ericsson then battled past O’Ward, who had to back out of the gas, for third. Dixon and Conor Daly (ECR) had just made their stops but Palou was caught out by a closed pitlane and he had to drive straight through. The second round of pitstops had just begun when Callum Ilott crashed his Juncos Hollinger car at Turn 2.

The Chip Ganassi Racing driver inherited the lead from teammate Jimmie Johnson with a dozen laps to go. Johnson crashed out resulting in a red flag with only ...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Marcus Ericsson had to leave Formula One to become a global superstar — a goal achieved Sunday when the Swedish driver won the ...

But he finished second, falling just short as the Mexican tried to give his country a banner celebration on the biggest day in motorsports; Sergio Perez opened Sunday with a win in the Monaco Grand Prix. Ganassi had not won the 500 in 10 years and sent five legitimate contenders to Indy to end the drought. Ericsson was winless in five seasons in F1 before he packed up for the United States and a move to North American open-wheel racing. The penalty took him out of contention for the win. Ericsson is the second Swede to win the Indy 500 in 106 runnings, joining 1999 winner Kenny Brack. “You can never take anything for granted, and there were laps to go,” Ericsson said.

He was dominant for much of the race, but instead, he'll depart Indianapolis without a trophy.

This decision ended the 2020 Indy 500 in the hands of Sato and handed Dixon his third runner-up finish. Through his 20 Indianapolis 500 attempts, Dixon boasts an average starting position of seventh and an average finish of 11th. In 2012 Dixon was running in third as Takuma Sato attacked Franchitti into turn one on the final lap. The resulting contact launched Dixon over Howard and into the air at over 210 mph. Dixon put together a massive run in qualifying on May 22, the fastest pole run in Indy 500 history with a four-lap average speed of 234.06 mpg. This effectively ended Dixon’s race less than 40 laps after he surpassed Al Unser for the record of most laps led in Indy 500 history.

Marcus Ericsson had to leave Formula One to make his name – a goal achieved on Sunday when the Swedish driver won the Indianapolis 500.

The stoppage gave Pato O’Ward and the rest of the challengers almost 12 minutes to strategize how to catch Ericsson for the win. It is the fifth Indy 500 victory for team owner Chip Ganassi, who caught a ride to the victory podium on the side of Ericsson’s car. IndyCar is among the purest forms of motorsports and rarely throws artificial cautions or issues stoppages that might change the outcome.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Scott Dixon answered a few questions and started to trudge down pit road when he realized he forgot something: His wife.

Chip Ganassi Racing's Marcus Ericsson won the 106th running of the Indianapolis 500, overcoming a final two-lap shootout with Pato O'Ward to claim Ganassi's ...

Dixon grabbed the lead from O’Ward at the restart, and the two began to trade places - with Dixon was clearly keen on staying out front ahead of the final pit phase. But Dixon was soon back in front – picking up the mantle of the all-time Indy 500 lap leader from the late Al Unser Sr – with O’Ward and Daly content to run in his slipstream, as Rosenqvist demoted Ferrucci to fifth. Dixon had been in the pound seats for the majority of the race after his impressive pole, leading the 33 cars to Turn 1 ahead of team-mate Alex Palou and Ed Carpenter Racing's Rinus VeeKay. Palou grabbed the lead at Turn 3 on the opening lap and VeeKay further demoted Dixon at Turn 1 on lap 2. Daly was swamped on the Lap 113 restart, as O’Ward passed both Daly and Dixon to grab the lead, with Ferrucci sweeping up to fourth ahead of Rosenqvist, Kanaan, Ericsson and Ed Carpenter. On the restart, Ericsson weaved aggressively to break the tow to O'Ward - but at the start of the final lap O'Ward attempted to clear Ericsson around the outside. This was after Scott Dixon, who had led the majority of laps in the race, was caught speeding in the pitlane on his final stop and thus had to serve a drive-through penalty.

Scott Dixon has shouldered the blame for the pit speeding incident that cost him a shot at a second Indy 500 win.

“I had to work a lot today, it was super-hard to come back from there. “I had lots of fun in this race, there was just one point where my heart broke in pieces,” said Palou, who led 47 laps. The reigning IndyCar champion was just about to enter the pits when the red light came on for Callum Ilott’s crash at Turn 2, and Palou missed the pit commit line by one second.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Marcus Ericsson had to leave Formula One to become a global superstar, a goal achieved Sunday when the Swedish driver won the ...

He joined the Ganassi organization in his second IndyCar season and has been steadily adapting to the formula and understanding ovals; Ericsson finished a career-best third on the Texas Motor Speedway oval that was the warmup for the Indy 500. Palou was an early contender until a caution closed the pits when he needed to stop for fuel. Ganassi had not won the 500 in 10 years and sent five legitimate contenders to Indy to end the drought. The New Zealander led 95 of the 200 laps on Sunday and his Honda was easily the fastest in the field — so fast that Dixon didn’t slow down enough on his final pit stop. He signed a contract extension with Arrow McLaren SP on Friday and desperately wanted the win to celebrate his status as McLaren’s star. “You’re going to have things happen in these 500-mile races and they’re not always going to fall your way. It is the fifth Indy 500 win for team owner Chip Ganassi, who caught a ride to the victory podium on the side of Ericsson’s car. But O’Ward finished second, falling just short as he tried to give Mexico a banner celebration on the biggest day in motorsports; Sergio Perez opened Sunday with a win in the Monaco Grand Prix. Ericsson was winless in five seasons in F1 before he packed up for the United States and a move to North American open-wheel racing. “It was hard to re-focus but I knew the car was amazing. Karam was transported to a hospital for evaluation of muscular soreness. For Ericsson, it was his third career IndyCar victory in 52 career starts.

Ericsson had been leading Pato O'Ward and Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Tony Kanaan by a two-second-plus margin when Jimmie Johnson had crashed with six laps to ...

He had $709,934 in career Indy 500 earnings. But Ericsson met the challenge. Marcus Ericsson in Indy 500

Chip Ganassi Racing driver Scott Dixon (9) leaves his pit box, and is. "It's just heartbreaking, to be honest," he said afterward. "I must have been very ...

"You have to be realistic when you have multiple cars," Ganassi added. The two were photographed smiling together after the race, and Dixon said he was "super happy" for Ericsson, whose finish was his best at the Indy 500. "The car was definitely super fast. I just messed up." "It's just heartbreaking, to be honest," Dixon said afterward. What the (expletive)?"

Ericsson, from Kumla, Sweden, won under caution in the No. 8 Huski Chocolate Chip Ganassi Racing Honda after Sage Karam crashed in Turn 2 on the final lap.

“I came into the pit and had to lock the rears and kind of locked all four. I knew it was going to be close; I think it was a mile an hour over or something. He pulled slightly ahead of Ericsson entering the corner, but Ericsson held the low line and forced O’Ward to lift the throttle. “You can never take anything for granted, and obviously there were still laps to go, and I was praying so hard it was not going to be another yellow, but I knew there was probably going to be one. Green-flag racing resumed on Lap 199, with Ericsson snaking left and right on the front and back straightaway to try and break O’Ward’s aerodynamic tow. “I couldn’t believe it,” Ericsson said of the red flag. I knew if I went on the inside into 1, I could keep my foot down. “I had to do everything there at the end to keep him behind. INDYCAR officials decided to red-flag the race in an attempt to finish under green, so all cars pulled into the pits for nearly eight minutes while the debris from Johnson’s crash was cleared. Ericsson, who started fifth, took the lead for good on Lap 190 when “500” rookie Jimmie Johnson made his final pit stop out of sequence with the leaders. Felix Rosenqvist placed fourth in the No. 7 Vuse Arrow McLaren SP, as Arrow McLaren SP placed two cars in the top four. Ericsson, from Kumla, Sweden, won under caution in the No. 8 Huski Chocolate Chip Ganassi Racing Honda after Sage Karam crashed in Turn 2 on the final lap.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Marcus Ericsson, once a Formula One backmarker, is now an IndyCar frontrunner. And an Indianapolis 500 champion.

Ganassi had not won the 500 in 10 years and sent five legitimate contenders to Indy to end the drought. The New Zealander led 95 of the 200 laps, and his Honda was easily the fastest in the field — so fast that Dixon didn't slow down enough on his final pit stop. It is the fifth Indy 500 win for team owner Chip Ganassi, who caught a ride to the podium on the side of Ericsson's car. He signed a contract extension with Arrow McLaren SP on Friday and desperately wanted the win to celebrate his status as McLaren's star. “You're going to have things happen in these 500-mile races and they're not always going to fall your way. But O'Ward finished second, falling just short as he tried to give Mexico a banner celebration on the biggest day in motorsports; Sergio Perez opened Sunday with a win in the Monaco Grand Prix. “When that caution came out, I thought it was going to be another restart. Karam was transported to a hospital for evaluation of muscular soreness. IndyCar is among the purest forms of motorsports and rarely throws artificial cautions or issues stoppages that might change the outcome. You don’t get a lot of credit running in the back. “Moved here, put my whole life into trying to become an IndyCar and mainly Indianapolis 500 champion. I did five years in Formula One, almost a hundred grand prixs, running for small teams, towards the back most of it.

Ericsson took control of Sunday's race late and had it under control for Chip Ganassi Racing until a crash by teammate Jimmie Johnson with four laps remaining ...

Ganassi had not won the 500 in 10 years and sent five legitimate contenders to Indy to end the drought. The stoppage gave Pato O’Ward and the rest of the challengers almost 12 minutes on pit road to strategize how to catch Ericsson for the win. Ericsson is the second Swede to win the Indy 500 in 106 runnings, joining 1999 winner Kenny Brack.

After a crash back in traffic brought out the caution flag, Sweden's Marcus Ericsson, representing Chip Ganassi Racing, coasted to the victory podium under ...

But he finished second, falling just short as he tried to give his country a banner celebration on the biggest day in motorsports; Mexico's Sergio Perez opened Sunday with a win in the Monaco Grand Prix. Ganassi had not won the 500 in 10 years and sent five legitimate contenders to Indy to end the drought. Ericsson was winless in five seasons in F1 before he packed up for the United States and a move to North American open-wheel racing. The penalty took him out of contention for the win. Ericsson is the second Swede to win the Indy 500 in 106 runnings, joining 1999 winner Kenny Brack. "You can never take anything for granted, and there were laps to go," Ericsson said.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Marcus Ericsson, once a Formula One backmarker, is now an IndyCar frontrunner. And an Indianapolis 500 champion.

Ganassi had not won the 500 in 10 years and sent five legitimate contenders to Indy to end the drought. The New Zealander led 95 of the 200 laps, and his Honda was easily the fastest in the field — so fast that Dixon didn't slow down enough on his final pit stop. It is the fifth Indy 500 win for team owner Chip Ganassi, who caught a ride to the podium on the side of Ericsson's car. He signed a contract extension with Arrow McLaren SP on Friday and desperately wanted the win to celebrate his status as McLaren's star. “You're going to have things happen in these 500-mile races and they're not always going to fall your way. But O'Ward finished second, falling just short as he tried to give Mexico a banner celebration on the biggest day in motorsports; Sergio Perez opened Sunday with a win in the Monaco Grand Prix. “When that caution came out, I thought it was going to be another restart. Karam was transported to a hospital for evaluation of muscular soreness. IndyCar is among the purest forms of motorsports and rarely throws artificial cautions or issues stoppages that might change the outcome. You don’t get a lot of credit running in the back. “Moved here, put my whole life into trying to become an IndyCar and mainly Indianapolis 500 champion. I did five years in Formula One, almost a hundred grand prixs, running for small teams, towards the back most of it.

Disappointment. Disgust. Discomfort. Scott Dixon had to be feeling them all after a late penalty cost him a chance to win the Indy 500.

... The good news is that the good outweighs the bad.'' "You have to be realistic when you have multiple cars. "Sure, they all want to win the race. "I think if things went smoother, we would been in the fight at the end. Still, Dixon ended up in the winner's circle. "We hear the fans. Dixon has experienced his share of angst at Indy. The six-time IndyCar champion who is widely considered the greatest driver of his generation finished twice in the 500 since his lone victory at the Brickyard 14 years ago. "I believe we're here for the fans,'' Kanaan said. Dixon got plenty of sympathy and support as he walked the grid. Emma Davies-Dixon asked both of them the same question: Why did IndyCar throw that red flag with five laps to go? Dixon was trying to make what should have been his final pit stop with 23 laps remaining when he locked up the rear tires while braking. "It's just heartbreaking, to be honest,'' Dixon said.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Marcus Ericsson, once a Formula One backmarker, is now an IndyCar frontrunner. And an Indi...

Instead, the wreck only spoiled Johnson's race — Ericsson held on after the delay and pulled away for the Indy 500 win for Chip Ganassi Racing. "I'm glad Marcus ...

The family that Johnson passionately persuaded to let him chase his boyhood dream and race the Indy 500 couldn't let him go. Johnson won 83 times in NASCAR, claimed a record-tying seven NASCAR championships and could have walked away from racing after 2020 with his legacy secure. Johnson partnered with close friend and country music star Blake Shelton to honor family members who served in the military. Franchitti, the three-time Indy 500 champion, served as Johnson's driving coach at Chip Ganassi Racing and appeared emotional as he hugged Johnson. Andretti and Tony Stewart, members of Johnson's former NASCAR team and even his dad, who worked the race as Johnson's spotter, all sent video messages of support. Ericsson held on to give Ganassi his fifth Indy 500 win.

They were all sorry Dixon didn't earn his second Indianapolis 500 victory, because his No. 9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda was the class of the field on ...

It was a frustrating end to a historic month for Dixon. He earned his fifth career Indy 500 pole last weekend, putting him in sole possession of second on the all-time poles list. You only need to lead one lap here, and that’s the last one.” One day, when Dixon’s legendary career is finished, he will certainly cherish his place in Indianapolis 500 history and his name alongside those of Unser, A.J. Foyt, Mario Andretti, Rick Mears and many more. In 2020, he led 111 laps but finished second as a late-race caution ended the race under yellow and crowned Takuma Sato the winner. “I mean, he came down pit lane and was speeding,” Ganassi said. Though the Kiwi didn’t lead Lap 1 – his teammate Alex Palou did – Dixon took the lead for the first time on Lap 8. Dixon controlled the next 100 laps and led 95 of the 200 total laps, a race-high mark. “I feel extremely bad for him,” said Dixon’s Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Kanaan. “He's a dear friend of mine. Upon entering pit lane, he locked the rear brakes, and then the front brakes. From there, the race was Dixon’s to lose. The long walk down pit lane with his wife, Emma, included many hugs and apologies from the drivers he was trying to beat just minutes earlier. His only other “500” win came in 2008.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Marcus Ericsson, once a Formula One backmarker, is now an IndyCar frontrunner. And an Indi...

Scott Dixon led a race-high 95 laps, but he made a critical mistake by speeding in the pits during another disappointing finish in the Indy 500.

(And also no surprise that it comes in a convo with the always upbeat @ConorDaly22, who might be inviting Dixon to his late-night EDM rave in downtown Indy later.) https://t.co/bGaE7kterK He also had tears in his eyes when he hugged the driver after the race. We called a great race today and he drove a great race today and that is what we are going to look at going forward.” I came into the pits and had to lock the rears. The Indianapolis 500 is like the girlfriend in a toxic relationship a man can’t get out of his mind, no matter how badly she treats him. “As for Scott, we called a great race, he drove a great race and we do things together as a team,” Hull said. At the end of the day, we try again next year. When Spencer Pigot pounded the end of the pit road attenuator with five laps to go, IndyCar Race Control decided to let the race finish under yellow. After starting on the pole and leading 95 of 200 laps, Dixon came onto pit lane as the leader, to make his final pit stop that would take him to an apparent second Indy 500 victory. Once Johnson’s damaged car had been removed from the track, that set up essentially a “green-white-checkered” flag finish. He was stopped on the end of pit road directly ahead of Pato O’Ward’s Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet. His wife, Emma, was distraught, telling NBC Sports that she was “gutted” by the call.

Johnson finishes a IndyCar career-worst 28th, his lowest finish in 18 IndyCar races to date.

“A tough day at the office today,” Johnson said. The crash caused a red flag which would ultimately see a two-lap sprint to the finish and Johnson’s teammate Marcus Ericsson in victory lane. The seven-time NASCAR champion still needed to pit one more time when he inherited the race lead with 12 laps to go.