Felix Rosenqvist celebrates after winning the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Presented By Gainbridge. Photo by Joe Skibinski

By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio

Whenever Felix Rosenqvist dared to dream about winning the Indianapolis 500, this is what he imagined – a last-gasp dash across the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s Yard of Bricks start/finish line and into open-wheel history.

Felix Rosenqvist finished .0233 of a second ahead of David Malukas to win the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Photo by Doug Mathews

That’s exactly how Rosenqvist, a 34-year-old native of Sweden, won the 110^th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” Sunday by 0.0233-seconds over a star-crossed David Malukas.

“What an incredible finish,” Rosenqvist said during his post-race presser. “That’s the way I’ve always pictured it in my head for some reason. It was almost like muscle memory when it happened because I’ve been dreaming about that last-lap move. It’s kind of weird, you never really get that last-lap move in the Indy 500, and it just played out perfectly.”

Indeed, Rosenqvist rode the high line against the 2.5-mile Speedway’s concrete wall exiting Turn 4 on Lap 200 to power past Team Penske’s Malukas in a battle of best friends chasing his first Indy 500 win. Rosenqvist’s miniscule margin of victory in the No. 60 SiriusXM Honda of Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian eclipsed Malukas and his No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet by the pointy nose of their respective Dallara chassis in record fashion.

May 24, 2026; Speedway, IN, USA; Felix Rosenqvist (60) passes David Malukas (12) coming the line in the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Photo Credit: Michael C. Johnson

The previous closest finish in 500 history unfolded in 1992, when Al Unser Jr. held off a charging Scott Goodyear by 0.043-seconds.

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“Unreal; I still don’t believe it,” Rosenqvist said. “It kind of worked out the right way when I got back to third, and then I just had to flat-out lap on the high line and it stuck. It was just the coolest way you can finish and win an Indy 500.”

Malukas, meanwhile, dealt with the cruelest way to lose an Indy 500 amid tears.

“I don’t know what else we could have done,” said Malukas, a 24-year-old native of Chicago in his first season with Roger S. Penske’s juggernaut. “We were the fastest car that whole race. I gave it 150 percent. I almost crashed this damn car every lap and still end up with a P2. I can’t believe it. I don’t know what else I can give.”

May 24, 2026; Speedway, IN, USA; Felix Rosenqvist (60) celebrates winning the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Photo Credit: Michael C. Johnson

Recall that Malukas, driving last season for A.J. Foyt Racing as part of a technical partnership with Team Penske, finished second in this event to Alex Palou.

Malukas since has emerged as Penske’s most consistent 2026 performer. “I give everything to this team,” said Malukas, now second to Palou in the championship standings. “We’ve had such a stellar season. This whole month they gave me everything I need. Just so close. This place, man. We’re going to come back again though. We’re going to bring everything. We’re going to give it 160 percent.

“Thank you everybody here for staying here through the rain. Thank you to everybody at Team Penske. Thank you to Roger Penske for believing in me when nobody else did.”

May 24, 2026; Speedway, IN, USA; Felix Rosenqvist (60) kisses the bricks after winning the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Photo Credit: Michael C. Johnson

Rosenqvist, voted the NTT IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year in 2019 with Chip Ganassi Racing, scored his second career series win and second for the team co-owned by Mike Shank and Jim Meyer and based in Pataskala, Ohio. Ironically, MSR’s first series victory was delivered by Helio Castroneves in the 2021 Indy 500 _ the native Brazilian’s record-tying fourth win in the Memorial Weekend classic. Castroneves now is a minority partner in MSR.

“The (No. 60) car was a rocket,” said Rosenqvist, who scored his breakthrough series victory at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis., in the summer of 2020 for CGR. “Thank you, Meyer Shank Racing, Honda, SiriusXM, all our partners. It takes an army to create a rocket like that. It was so hooked-up all day, from the get-go. We actually didn’t change anything all day. It was like, let’s save the time in the pits and leave it as it is. And it was so good. It was a little loose in the end, but I think it was just perfect.

May 24, 2026; Speedway, IN, USA; The scoring pylon after the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Photo Credit: Michael C. Johnson

“We raced super-hard. There was some wheel banging and some tire marks on the side pods, which is cool, but no one ended in the wall. I think that’s why it turned out to be such a great finish and such a show for the fans.

“That means a lot to me. Even if…if that was on another track, I still would have been over the moon. And to do it here in Indy in front of 350,000 people, that’s just unreal.”

Contested under cloudy, threatening skies, the race featured an event-record 70 lead changes over its scheduled 200-lap distance to break the previous mark of 68 set in 2013. Rosenqvist is just the third Swedish driver to win the Indy 500, joining Kenny Brack (1999) for A.J. Foyt Racing and Marcus Ericsson (2022) for CGR.

Victory also capped a remarkable month for the driver nicknamed “Fro.” Felix and wife, Emille, welcomed their first child, a daughter named Stella, on May 4.

“I’m still trying to take in becoming a dad,” Rosenqvist quipped. “I guess if I was sleep-deprived before, it’s about to get even worse. I’m not sure if I have to go to Sweden or something. I don’t know how you do this stuff. I’m not like Helio, who’s won four of these.

May 24, 2026; Speedway, IN, USA; The Borg-Warner Trophy makes the trip around the infield before the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Photo Credit: Michael C. Johnson

“I really miss my wife and my newborn child. I wish they were here with me. This whole month, becoming a dad and winning the 500…we joked about it in the beginning: ‘Maybe you’ll win the 500 and have a baby.’ It’s just unreal.”

Scott McLaughlin finished third in the No. 3 Pennzoil Team Penske Chevrolet, as team-owner Penske placed two drivers in the top-three but fell short of a record-extending 21st Indy 500 victory.

Scotty Mac’s result was a solid rebound from the crash he suffered during a warm-up lap in last year’s race. “Just really happy for my Pennzoil Chevy guys,” said McLaughlin, a 32-year-old native of Christchurch, New Zealand. “Probably kept a lid on it a little bit, but the last 365 days have ate at me to come back here. Even on the warmup lap, when I took the green I was like, ‘Well, this is good.’

May 24, 2026; Speedway, IN, USA; 33 bottles of milk are on display for each driver before the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Photo Credit: Michael C. Johnson

“But it’s been an emotional month, and just nice to come back and execute. We weren’t fast enough in traffic. I really struggled to hold with the No. 12 (Malukas) and the No. 10 (Palou) there at the last couple restarts _ sorry, the last exchanges. So, I had to make my hay on the restarts. I was just throwing it in and taking whatever gap I could. I really thought I was never coming out, so it was just nice to guess out of there, no crashing, and yeah, go third. I went from 10th to third in two laps.

“Ultimately, congrats to Felix. I saw him up high in the last two corners and I was like, ‘How is this going to work out?’ but the draft is incredible. It’s really tough to lead this race now. I took the lead there for a little bit, and you’re just so draggy out front. I feel for Dave. He’s a good kid and been great around here. I know he’s going to be gutted, but he’s young and he’s going to be just fine.”

Pato O’Ward placed fourth in the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, his fifth career top-four finish in seven 500 starts without a victory. O’Ward’s Indy 500 resume includes a pair of runnerup results as well as a third-place finish to Palou in 2025.

May 24, 2026; Speedway, IN, USA; A general view of the pace laps before the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Photo Credit: Michael C. Johnson

“Disappointing Sunday,” said O’Ward, a 27-year-old native of Mexico with family ties to San Antonio, Texas. “We were in the mix again, but we didn’t have what we needed to go get it done. There is nothing left for us here other than winning.” O’Ward switched to a backup Dallara chassis for the race after his primary car was swept up in Alexander Rossi’s crash exiting Turn 2 during practice last Monday.

New Zealander Marcus Armstrong completed the top-five in the No. 66 Acura Honda of Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian despite taking the green flag in the lead on a one-lap shootout for the victory after a late caution.

May 24, 2026; Speedway, IN, USA; A general view of the car of Scott McLaughlin (3) before the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Photo Credit: Michael C. Johnson

An incredible 0.4360-seconds separated the top-five finishers. Rosenqvist’s average speed was 162.021 mph.

Dallas resident Santino Ferrucci finished a lead-lap eighth in the No. 14 Homes For Our Troops Chevrolet fielded by Waller, Texas-based A.J. Foyt Racing. Ferrucci, who started fifth, added to his record-extending streak of consecutive top-10 finishes in the 500, now at eight.

“Really proud of the Homes For Our Troops crew today,” said the 27-year-old native of Connecticut. “I mean (Team President) Larry Foyt and everybody (on the crew) I think did a good job. We had a great strategy; everything probably went as good as it could have. The car just didn’t really have the speed. I got up-front early and couldn’t stay there. There’s nothing you can do when you’re holding it flat. We just couldn’t get off of (Turns) 2 and 4.

May 24, 2026; Speedway, IN, USA; A general view of the south short chute during the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Photo Credit: Michael C. Johnson

“We made a call to say let’s trim it, see what happens, and it actually woke the car up, and we were able to actually make some progress back. But it was a little late in the race. Unfortunately, we got really hung up in one of those last restarts, and yeah, just not our day.”

Two-time Indy 500 champion Takuma Sato of Japan placed 10^th in the No. 75 Amada Honda fielded by Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.

“It was a tough race all around,” said “Taku,” a 49-year-old native of Tokyo making a one-off appearance for RLLR. “I struggled in traffic and I couldn’t really try to maneuver to overtake, but instead I lost positions. And working on the car, after the pit stop, it was getting better and better but by that time I think we lost a lot of track position.

May 24, 2026; Speedway, IN, USA; Crowds file in to the speedway before the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Photo Credit: Michael C. Johnson

“In the end, we went to the alternative strategy, which worked well and we went to P8 but I think the second from the last restart was a little controversial because there was a lot of checkup, and I had to hit the brake before the green (flag) was out, and I was already overtaken. So, it’s a surprise that INDYCAR didn’t rule a jump start on that one. It was a shame to lose positions on that one.

“Once again a big thank you to the entire team and especially the No. 75 crew for the short program. And thank you so much to the fans and sponsors for all of the support. Without them, we wouldn’t be able to do this program.”

The one-lap dash to the checkered flag was set up when rookie Mick Schumacher of Switzerland brushed the SAFER Barrier in Turn 2 in his No. 47 Wurth Group Honda fielded by Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing on Lap 197.

May 24, 2026; Speedway, IN, USA; Ed Carpenter (33) spins during the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Photo Credit: Michael C. Johnson

Racing resumed at the end of Lap 199, with Armstrong leading to the flag stand with the white flag in the air and one lap remaining, Malukas in second and Rosenqvist third. Malukas powered into the lead entering Turn 1 and started to pull away on the backstretch with teammates MSR Armstrong and Rosenqvist running side-by-side in a squabble for second.

Rosenqvist, running the high line, nosed ahead of Armstrong in Turn 4 and set his sights on Malukas. With the checkered flag in the air ahead, Malukas drove his car toward the pit wall to try and break Rosenqvist’s aerodynamic tow. Malukas then moved toward the center of the track, and Rosenqvist quickly swung his machine back toward the top of the racetrack, barely avoiding contact.

May 24, 2026; Speedway, IN, USA; Ed Carpenter (33) spins during the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Photo Credit: Michael C. Johnson

The two cars were side-by-side yards from the finish line when Rosenqvist nosed ahead and crossed the Yard of Bricks first by about a half-car length before the capacity crowd of 350,000.

It was the most important of the 629 on-track passes in the race, including 567 for position.

Rosenqvist described that sequence as “kind of a blur. I had that momentum going, and I was kind of like, ‘I’m going to go on the high line, and I’m not going to ruin this momentum. If someone comes in the way, that’s it.’ But no one did and I was able to stay on the high lane through the whole thing, and I was getting a side draft at the same time from the other guys.

“But I thought I was second, to be honest. I was like, ‘This sucks – now we’re second in the 500.’ I guess it was a good day; we did what we could.

May 24, 2026; Speedway, IN, USA; A general view of the second corner during the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Photo Credit: Michael C. Johnson

“Then it just kind of pulled, like the big Honda motor just…yeah, I thought I didn’t have it and then I shifted up and it was just kind of sucking up to David, and it was just enough to get me over the finish line half-a-foot ahead of him. You can’t even dream up that stuff. It was just so cool. I’ll watch it a million times.”

Rosenqvist’s low-profile personality has generally kept him out of the fan and media spotlight dominated this Month of May by Palou and Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden, a two-time Indy 500 champion who crashed-out of Sunday’s race on Lap 124 and finished 28th.

“Yeah, as I said, this month has just been…I feel like it’s been a dream, to be honest, a blur,” said Rosenqvist, who led 25 laps. “I just kind of tried to keep my head above water and tried to be a dad in the evenings and be a pro during the day. I think after qualifying, I really felt the fans got behind me, which was super-cool. I wouldn’t say I’ve been, like, the biggest fan-favorite ever here but I feel like today I actually was one of the true favorites, which was super-cool for me.

May 24, 2026; Speedway, IN, USA; Katherine Legge (11) spins on the back straight during the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Photo Credit: Michael C. Johnson

“After qualifying, it was like people selecting me in the grandstand, and they’re like, ‘This guy needs to win.’ I don’t know if it’s because they’re tired of Alex winning or if they like me, but I’ll take it. I think that part is super-hard to describe, to have so many people cheering for you, and I’m truly thankful for everyone that stuck around in the weather and everything and just made that finish so special.”

The finish was the final act of a dual-strategy drama that unfolded over the closing laps. O’Ward, Armstrong and Rosenqvist made their final pit stops on Laps 164, 165 and 166, respectively, right at the edge of the fuel window to finish the race without another stop under green-flag conditions.

Meanwhile, Malukas, McLaughlin and pole-sitter Palou in the No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda were among a group of cars on a different sequence and had to make their final stops on Laps 175 (Malukas) and 176 (Palou and McLaughlin).

May 24, 2026; Speedway, IN, USA; The field enters the third corner before the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Photo Credit: Michael C. Johnson

Malukas took control of that chasing group, but they were more than 20 seconds behind O’Ward, Rosenqvist and Armstrong with less than 25 laps to go. Rosenqvist, with two more laps of fuel than O’Ward, was content to ride in the draft of the Mexican and save even more fuel as both lapped nearly 10 mph slower than the chasing pack to ensure they could make it to the finish.

Rosenqvist finally pounced past O’Ward for the lead on Lap 185 and was headed toward Victory Circle.

The chasing trio of Malukas, McLaughlin and Palou appeared to be running out of laps to catch O’Ward, Rosenqvist and Armstrong, but the field was bunched on Lap 192 when rookie Caio Collet of Brazil slammed the SAFER Barrier in Turn 2 in the No. 4 Combitrans Amazonia Chevrolet of A.J. Foyt Racing, triggering the sixth of seven caution periods.

May 24, 2026; Speedway, IN, USA; A general view of Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 tires before the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Photo Credit: Michael C. Johnson

A second impact triggered a flash fire in the car’s rear before sliding to a stop. Collet climbed from the car and was taken to the infield care center. He was examined and released.

“I think it was an awesome race up until the crash,” said Collet, a 24-year-old native of Sao Paulo, Brazil. “We did a gamble there in the beginning with strategy. It didn’t pay off with the yellows. I think we had a really good car. We were up a few positions already on the first few laps. Got to lead a couple of laps (nine) with the (initial) strategy we took and then we were basically fighting with the good guys there, like head-to-head, and that was pretty cool. And then, our (first) strategy didn’t work out, so we had to bail out of that. We came back from last (to finish 26^th).

May 24, 2026; Speedway, IN, USA; A general view of a sign at the entrance of the pit lane before the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Photo Credit: Michael C. Johnson

“So, big thanks to the team, they managed to put me back in the race, fighting for the top-10 there at the end. Had to save a little bit of fuel but I think we had a really good car, and I was just pushing too much, trying to stay in the fight, and ended up losing the rear.  Just a silly mistake from my side, but I’m glad that I’m OK.

“These cars, they are really safe, because I have to look back at the video, I think it was pretty sketchy. I think we had a really good month, just a little bit frustrating to end like this. I think we can be proud of what we did, and we’ll come back stronger.”

Race officials immediately red-flagged the event for accident cleanup, with all cars pulling into the pits.

May 24, 2026; Speedway, IN, USA; The car of Santino Ferruci (14) before the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Photo Credit: Michael C. Johnson

“It was the perfect situation for us before that,” Rosenqvist said. “We kind of had everything lined up. Pato was struggling with fuel and we were pretty rich (on fuel) to the end. I was like, ‘This is going to be great. At some point you’re just going to pass him and hopefully cruise to the win.’ But then in the end, everything flipped upside-down.

“But you just have to reload. I was a little negative at first. I was like, ‘Of course, this happened.’ But then you just had to think forward. It actually was good when I got back to third because it felt like I was hunting instead of being hunted.”

Rosenqvist led the field to green on the Lap 196 restart after the 10-minute red flag period, with O’Ward second and Armstrong third. Armstrong powered to the front in the four-wide restart with a bold outside move in Turn 1, with Malukas riding his aerodynamic coattails to second. But then Schumacher made contact with the SAFER Barrier to bring out the final caution on Lap 197, setting up the one-lap dash for glory.

May 24, 2026; Speedway, IN, USA; A general view of the National Anthem before the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Photo Credit: Michael C. Johnson

Schumacher was the highest-finishing rookie in 18^th, in what was only his second oval-track race and first Indy 500. “I took it very easy on a start, maybe a bit too easy, and ended up getting overtaken left and right,” said Schumacher, the 27-year-old son of seven-time Formula One World Driving Champion Michael Schumacher of Germany. “But as everybody said, it’s such a long race, you’ve just got to stay in it and that’s what we did.

“The team did an amazing job, the pit stops were perfect. The changes we made to the car were great, and were always adequate for the balance and the feeling of the car. Overall, I’m really happy. We always want to be higher up, and thinking about how much has happened and where we started, I think we can be really happy with where we are.

May 24, 2026; Speedway, IN, USA; Gasoline Alley is at 5:00 am before the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Photo Credit: Michael C. Johnson

“I learned so much lap after lap, and I understand why people say this is ‘The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.’ It really makes sense. It is an amazing race and an amazing feeling to have all these fans here. Overall, I am blown away by the experience.”

NTT P1 Award-winner Palou led a race-high 59 laps but finished seventh. Adding his 12 bonus points for earning the Indy 500 pole, Palou unofficially leads the standings by 42 points over Malukas entering the next event, the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear on Sunday, May 31, on the Streets of Downtown Motown.

INDYCAR Officiating delivered a post-race technical inspection penalty on the No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda driven by Alex Palou following Sunday’s Indianapolis 500.

During post-race inspection, officials discovered the front wing of the No. 10 car failed the required height measurement.

Alex Palou – 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge – Photo by Matt Fraver

Chip Ganassi Racing was in violation of the following rule involving the Speedway front wing end plate minimum and maximum heights:

_ Rule 14.7.6.8. Front wing must adhere to the following Technical Inspection dimensions.

_ Rule 14.7.6.7.1. For the purposes of technical inspection, the front wing must not measure less than 8.300-inches when set at any angle, while installed on the INDYCAR technical inspection fixture.

INDYCAR Officiating determined the non-compliance was the result of an assembly error and not an intentional modification. Car No. 10 was penalized five championship driver and entrant points and the team has been fined $10,000.

Updated results of the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 can be found here.

Members may contest the imposition of the penalties detailed in the review and appeal procedures of the NTT IndyCar Series Rulebook.

Chip Ganassi Racing subsequently issued an unattributed statement in which it acknowledged the inspection failure, adding “The team did not attempt to gain an unfair advantage in the race, and accepts the penalty.”

Historical and event notes from the 110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge at Indianapolis Motor Speedway:

_ Felix Rosenqvist earned his first career Indianapolis 500 victory in his eighth career start.

_ Felix Rosenqvist is the third Swedish driver to win the Indy 500, joining Kenny Brack (1999) and Marcus Ericsson (2022). Brack led 66 laps in 1999, Rosenqvist 25 laps and Ericsson 13 laps in 2022.

_ This year’s finish marked the fifth time in 500 history the driver leading the race lost on the last lap. In Sunday’s race, David Malukas lost the lead on the last lap to Felix Rosenqvist. Other last-lap finishes with a lead change:

_ 2024: Pato O’Ward lost the lead on Lap 200 to Josef Newgarden.

_ 2023: Marcus Ericsson lost the lead on Lap 200 to Josef Newgarden.

_ 2011: J.R. Hildebrand lost the lead to Dan Wheldon on Lap 200.

_ 2006: Marco Andretti lost the lead to Sam Hornish Jr. on Lap 200.

_ Felix Rosenqvist is 34-years-old. The last 34-year-old to win the 500 was Helio Castroneves in 2009.

_ This is the eighth time the car that started fourth has won the Indy 500. The last winner from the No. 4 starting spot was Takuma Sato in 2017. The event record is 21 winners from pole position.

_ This is the 17th Indianapolis 500 victory for a Honda engine, second to Offenhauser’s 27 wins.

_ This is the first time car No. 60 has won the Indianapolis 500.

_ Mick Schumacher was the top-finishing rookie, in 18th place.

_ Romain Grosjean advanced more positions than any other driver, finishing ninth after starting 24th.

_ Indiana native Conor Daly recorded the race’s fastest lap (225.126 mph) on Lap 182.

_ In the past six Indianapolis 500s, only 2025 winner Alex Palou and 2022 winner Marcus Ericsson were able to hold the lead over the final 10 laps.

_ Three drivers led the Indianapolis 500 for the first time: Marcus Armstrong, rookie Caio Collet and Romain Grosjean. The record is seven, in the inaugural race in 1911.

_ Pato O’Ward finished fourth, the native Mexican’s fifth top-four finish in seven career starts. None were victories.

_ The 2026 Indianapolis 500 produced 14 different lap-leaders, tying for third-most in race history with the 2013, 2023 and 2025 races. The 2024 race holds the record at 16 different lap-leaders, while the 2017 and 2018 races had 15 different lap-leaders.

_ Four-time Indy 500 champion Helio Castroneves dropped out of this race due to mechanical issues on Lap 194. This is the third time in 26 career 500 starts Helio was not running at the finish. He holds race records for number of finishes on the lead-lap and running at the finish.

_ On Lap 112, Helio Castroneves surpassed A.J. Foyt Jr. as the Indianapolis 500 all-time mileage leader, and went on to complete 194 laps. Castroneves has completed 12,480 miles in the Indianapolis 500. The previous record was the 12,272.5 miles logged by “Super Tex.”

_ Ed Carpenter completed his 23rd career 500 start without a victory _ the most winless starts of any driver in event history. George Snider made 22 starts between 1965-87 without a win.

_ Scott Dixon led 32 laps in the 2026 Indy 500, extending his career laps-led record to 709 laps. The six-time NTT IndyCar Series champion has also led a record 17 Indy 500s.

_ Pole-sitter Alex Palou led the most laps (59) in the 2026 race. This is the 28th time the pole-sitter has been the top lap-leader.

_ Santino Ferrucci completed the full 500-mile distance for a record eighth consecutive year Sunday, all of his career 500 starts.

_ Chip Ganassi Racing teammates Alex Palou and Scott Dixon traded the lead a record 26 times. The previous record of lead changes between two drivers was 18 _ James Hinchcliffe and Ryan Hunter-Reay in 2016.

NTT IndyCar Series Point Standings _ 1, Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing, 273; 2, David Malukas, Team Penske, 236; 3, Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global, 224; 4, Christian Lundgaard, Arrow McLaren, 195; 5, Pato O’Ward, Arrow McLaren, 188;  6, Scott McLaughlin, Team Penske, 181; 7, Felix Rosenqvist, Meyer Shank Racing, 176; 8, Josef Newgarden, Team Penske, 167; 9, Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing, 167; 10, Marcus Armstrong, Meyer Shank Racing, 154;

11, Graham Rahal, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, 151; 12, Marcus Ericsson, Andretti Global, 129; 13, Alexander Rossi, Ed Carpenter Racing, 127; 14, Rinus VeeKay, Juncos Hollinger Racing, 125; 15, Santino Ferrucci, A.J. Foyt Racing, 122; 16, Kyffin Simpson, Chip Ganassi Racing, 116; 17, Will Power, Andretti Global, 112; 18, Dennis Hauger, Dale Coyne Racing, 111; 19, Louis Foster, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, 95; 20, Nolan Siegel, Arrow McLaren, 95;

21, Romain Grosjean, Dale Coyne Racing, 92; 22, Caio Collet, A.J. Foyt Racing, 76; 23, Christian Rasmussen, Ed Carpenter Racing, 71; 24, Mick Schumacher, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, 66; 25, Sting Ray Robb, Juncos Hollinger Racing, 62; 26, Derek Daly, Dryer & Reinbold Racing, 24; 27, Takuma Sato, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, 20; 28, Jack Harvey, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, 8; 29, Jacob Abel, Abel Motorsports, 6; 30, Helio Castroneves, Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian, 5;

31, Ed Carpenter, Ed Carpenter Racing, 5; 32, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Arrow McLaren, 5; 33, Katherine Legge, HMD Motorsports with A.J. Foyt Racing, 5.

FOX SPORTS’ 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES BROADCAST SCHEDULE/(RACE WINNER)

Note _ All times Eastern

Sunday, March 1 _ Streets of St. Petersburg, Fla., (Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing)

Saturday, March 7 _ Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, Ariz., (Josef Newgarden, Team Penske)

Sunday, March 15 _ Streets of Arlington, Texas, (Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global)

Sunday, March 29 _ Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Ala., (Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing)

Sunday, April 19 _ Streets of Long Beach, Calif., (Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing)

Saturday, May 9 _ Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road-Course, (Christian Lundgaard, Arrow McLaren)

Sunday, May 24 _ 110^th Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Oval, (Felix Rosenqvist, Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian)

Sunday, May 31 _ Streets of Downtown Detroit, 12:30 p.m.

Sunday, June 7 _ World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Ill., 9 p.m.

Sunday, June 21 _ Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wis., 2 p.m.

Sunday, July 5 _ Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio, 12:30 p.m.

Sunday, July 19 _ Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, Tenn., TBA

Sunday, Aug. 9 _ Portland (Ore.) International Raceway, 4 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 16 _ Streets of Markham, Canada, Noon

Sunday, Aug. 23 _ Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C., TBA

Saturday, Aug. 29 _ The Milwaukee Mile Race 1, West Allis, Wis., 2:30 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 30 _ The Milwaukee Mile Race 2, West Allis, Wis., 1 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 6 _ WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, Calif., 2:30 p.m.

Note _ Dates and times subject to change.

2026 INDYCAR NXT BY FIRESTONE SCHEDULE/(RACE-WINNER)

Sunday, March 1 _ Streets of St. Petersburg, Fla., (Nikita Johnson, Cape Motorsports Powered by ECR)

Sunday, March 15 _ Streets of Arlington, Texas, (Max Taylor, Andretti Global)

Saturday, March 28 _ Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Ala., (Nikita Johnson, Cape Motorsports Powered by ECR)

Sunday, March 29 _ Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Ala., (Alessandro de Tullio, A.J. Foyt Racing)

Friday, May 8 _ Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road-Course Race 1 (Enzo Fittipaldi, HMD Motorsports)

Saturday, May 9 _ Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road-Course Race 2 (Tymek Kucharczyk, HMD Motorsports)

Sunday, May 31 _ Streets of Downtown Detroit

Sunday, June 7 _ World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Ill.

Saturday, June 20 _ Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wis., Race 1

Sunday, June 21 _ Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wis., Race 2

Saturday, July 4 _ Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio, Race 1

Sunday, July 5 _ Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio, Race 2

Sunday, July 19 _ Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, Tenn.

Sunday, Aug. 9 _ Portland (Ore.) International Raceway

Sunday, Aug. 30 _ The Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wis.

Saturday, Sept. 5 _ Weather Tech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, Calif., Race 1

Sunday, Sept. 6 _ Weather Tech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, Calif., Race 2