INDIANAPOLIS – With a last lap pass in Turn 3 on the defending Indianapolis 500 winner, and after surviving three red flags in a chaotic Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Josef Newgarden broke through for his first win in the Greatest Spectacle in Racing, giving Roger Penske his first win as owner of Team Penske, the IndyCar series and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Newgarden, the first American 500 winner since Alexander Rossi in 2016, won the Indy 500 on his 12th try, tying the record for starts before a first win, originally set by Sam Hanks and tied by Tony Kanaan.