Josef Newgarden completed a daring pass to the outside of Pato O’Ward on the final lap to win the rain-delayed Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.
As Newgarden and O’Ward sped down the frontstretch taking the white flag, O’Ward completed a slingshot pass of Newgarden, who then attempted his own slingshot pass as they raced into Turn 3.
Josef Newgarden and Pato O’Ward battled to the end in the 108th running of the #Indy500.
AdvertisementAnd Newgarden certainly earned the win Sunday, completing a bold pass that will go down in racing lore.
The race had 48 lead changes, which is the fourth-most in Indianapolis 500 history (out of 108 races).
Persons:
Josef Newgarden, Pato O’Ward, Newgarden, Hélio Castroneves, O’Ward, Scott Dixon, Alexander Rossi, Alex Palou, 0QqbcbnfYl, “ Pato, Pato, ”, Arrow McLaren, Wilbur Shaw, Mauri Rose, Bill Vukovich, Al Unser Sr, Kyle Larson, Ryan Hunter, Reay, Larson, Borg, — Jordan Bianchi, Indy, Newgarden’s elation, Jeff Gluck, Justin Casterline
Organizations:
Borg, Warner, INDYCAR, NBC, Indianapolis, Castroneves, NASCAR, Team Penske, Penske, Indy, Drivers
Locations:
Mexican, O’Ward, Charlotte, Indianapolis