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Chip Ganassi Racing's Marcus Ericsson won the 106th running of the Indianapolis 500, overcoming a final two-lap shootout with Pato O'Ward to claim Ganassi's ...

Dixon grabbed the lead from O’Ward at the restart, and the two began to trade places - with Dixon was clearly keen on staying out front ahead of the final pit phase. But Dixon was soon back in front – picking up the mantle of the all-time Indy 500 lap leader from the late Al Unser Sr – with O’Ward and Daly content to run in his slipstream, as Rosenqvist demoted Ferrucci to fifth. Dixon had been in the pound seats for the majority of the race after his impressive pole, leading the 33 cars to Turn 1 ahead of team-mate Alex Palou and Ed Carpenter Racing's Rinus VeeKay. Palou grabbed the lead at Turn 3 on the opening lap and VeeKay further demoted Dixon at Turn 1 on lap 2. Daly was swamped on the Lap 113 restart, as O’Ward passed both Daly and Dixon to grab the lead, with Ferrucci sweeping up to fourth ahead of Rosenqvist, Kanaan, Ericsson and Ed Carpenter. On the restart, Ericsson weaved aggressively to break the tow to O'Ward - but at the start of the final lap O'Ward attempted to clear Ericsson around the outside. This was after Scott Dixon, who had led the majority of laps in the race, was caught speeding in the pitlane on his final stop and thus had to serve a drive-through penalty.

Ericsson, from Kumla, Sweden, won under caution in the No. 8 Huski Chocolate Chip Ganassi Racing Honda after Sage Karam crashed in Turn 2 on the final lap.

“I came into the pit and had to lock the rears and kind of locked all four. I knew it was going to be close; I think it was a mile an hour over or something. He pulled slightly ahead of Ericsson entering the corner, but Ericsson held the low line and forced O’Ward to lift the throttle. “You can never take anything for granted, and obviously there were still laps to go, and I was praying so hard it was not going to be another yellow, but I knew there was probably going to be one. Green-flag racing resumed on Lap 199, with Ericsson snaking left and right on the front and back straightaway to try and break O’Ward’s aerodynamic tow. “I couldn’t believe it,” Ericsson said of the red flag. I knew if I went on the inside into 1, I could keep my foot down. “I had to do everything there at the end to keep him behind. INDYCAR officials decided to red-flag the race in an attempt to finish under green, so all cars pulled into the pits for nearly eight minutes while the debris from Johnson’s crash was cleared. Ericsson, who started fifth, took the lead for good on Lap 190 when “500” rookie Jimmie Johnson made his final pit stop out of sequence with the leaders. Felix Rosenqvist placed fourth in the No. 7 Vuse Arrow McLaren SP, as Arrow McLaren SP placed two cars in the top four. Ericsson, from Kumla, Sweden, won under caution in the No. 8 Huski Chocolate Chip Ganassi Racing Honda after Sage Karam crashed in Turn 2 on the final lap.

Indianapolis 500: Sweden's Marcus Ericsson claims victory amid wild crashes in front of 300000 fans.

But it was still hard, you know? I'm so happy." I just messed up," Dixon said. "It's frustrating. Dixon faded to 21st after the penalty, and although he visited Ericsson on the victory podium, he was consoled by his wife on pit road after the race. "I was praying so hard there was not going to be a yellow, then I knew there was probably going to be one, and it was hard to refocus." He led 95 of the 200 laps and his Honda was easily the fastest in the field. Ericsson was winless in five seasons in F1 before he packed up for the US and a move to North American open wheel racing. But he did, and he held on for the biggest victory of his career. Start your free Stan Sport trial here! The stoppage gave O'Ward and the rest of the challengers almost 12 minutes on pit road to strategise how to catch Ericsson for the win. The former Supercars ace walked away and said the only damage was "a bruised ego" as he raced in front of his family for the first time in 31 months.

Pato O'Ward put together a thrilling late challenge in a two-lap shootout at the end of the race.

I'm so happy." "I can't believe it. "He [Ericsson] was going to put me in the wall if I would have gone for it," O'Ward said. 🧱— #Indy500 on NBC (@IndyCaronNBC) @Ericsson_Marcus// #Indy500 pic.twitter.com/OF7wsxxWii May 29, 2022 O'Ward tried the outside line but he just didn't quite have enough to get past. The laps clicked off one by one, and it looked like Ericsson was going to easily drive away from O'Ward when yet another caution came out just inside of 10 laps to go when Jimmie Johnson, in the fifth CGR car, struck the wall hard. At 24 laps remaining, Dixon pulled in for his final pit stop and made his only mistake on the day: He was going too fast. Not only was the Spaniard stuck out on the track, he was so down on fuel that he had to make a stop just to take a splash while the pits were still closed, which brought on a penalty. "I think it was a mile-an-hour over or something. He didn't come out of nowhere at Indy, having started fifth. I'm so happy." "I can't believe it.

A tense battle between Scott Dixon and Pato O'Ward highlighted the 2022 Indianapolis 500, with Dixon.

After Sunday's race, Ericsson now holds the top spot in the IndyCar Series standings. Dixon and O'Ward were in a close battle for the top spot throughout most of the race. He wound up in 21st place overall, his fourth-worst finish at the Indianapolis 500. Jimmie Johnson, who briefly took the lead with 12 laps to go in his first career Indianapolis 500, crashed into the wall hard, leading to the flag. He had a significant advantage over the rest of the field before Johnson crashed. Scott Dixon locks up on his way into the pits and gets a pit lane speeding violation. The Iceman has finished outside the top 15 after starting on the pole each of the past two years. O'Ward, Tony Kanaan and Felix Rosenqvist rounded out the top four. "I was praying so hard there wasn't going to be another yellow." The brief pause and restart gave hope to the drivers directly behind the Swedish star. Ericsson was able to create a little bit of breathing room coming around the first turn to hold on for the win. They were separated by .013 seconds when the white flag came out.

Chip Ganassi Racing's Marcus Ericsson won the 106th running of the Indianapolis 500 after a red flag for Jimmie Johnson's late crash.

Dixon pitted for the final time on Lap 175, almost losing it under brakes at pit-in – and he pinged for speeding as a result. O’Ward pitted later than all of them and cycled his way to the front, while Kanaan suffered a slow stop and lost ground to the leaders, losing a spot to Ericsson also. Ericsson jumped clear with aggressive weaving, O’Ward attacked around the outside of Turn 1 but Ericsson held him off. Ericsson then battled past O’Ward, who had to back out of the gas, for third. Dixon and Conor Daly (ECR) had just made their stops but Palou was caught out by a closed pitlane and he had to drive straight through. The second round of pitstops had just begun when Callum Ilott crashed his Juncos Hollinger car at Turn 2.

Results and points standings for the NTT IndyCar Series after the 106th Indy 500, which Marcus Ericsson won at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

21. (1) Scott Dixon, Honda, 200, Running 20. (24) Devlin DeFrancesco, Honda, 200, Running 18. (31) Christian Lundgaard, Honda, 200, Running 16. (13) David Malukas, Honda, 200, Running 14. (21) Graham Rahal, Honda, 200, Running 9. (2) Alex Palou, Honda, 200, Running 8. (16) Simon Pagenaud, Honda, 200, Running 7. (27) Helio Castroneves, Honda, 200, Running 5. (20) Alexander Rossi, Honda, 200, Running 3. (6) Tony Kanaan, Honda, 200, Running 1. (5) Marcus Ericsson, Honda, 200, Running Ericsson notched the first Indy 500 victory for Chip Ganassi since Dario Franchitti in 2012.