The checkered flag has waved over the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500, and the Speedway has crowned Felix Rosenqvist her victor for 2026.
The looming threat of rain lingered over the weekend, but the race started on time. Polesitter Alex Palou launched into an early lead in his No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, but second-placed Alexander Rossi (No. 20 Ed Carpenter Racing) kept him honest for the first 14 laps. The 2016 Indy 500 winner swept around last year’s victor heading into Lap 2, only for Palou to snag the slipstream into Lap 3. What followed was a dog fight, with both men trading the lead almost every single lap.
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The first caution of the day came out on Lap 18 thanks to a collision between Kath …
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Author: Elizabeth Blackstock
