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Indy 500 live blog: Closing in on the finish

Welcome to the 100th Indianapolis 500!

By race's end, one driver will be joined by 100,000 fans in celebrating an historic victory with the traditional bottle of milk. The race is being watched by approximately 350,000 fans at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and a worldwide live television audience that -- for the first time in 66 years -- includes Indiana.

Race action

Restart on Lap 168: Tony Kanaan gets by JR Hildreband for the lead. Josef Newgarden takes second, then Hilderand and James Hincliffe. Helio Castroneves is 16th.

Crew to Helio: “We have a good car, we’ll do the best we can.