Felix Rosenqvist wins Indianapolis 500

Felix Rosenqvist won the 110th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday after passing David Malukas on the final lap at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. CBS Sports reported Rosenqvist beat Malukas by 0.0233 seconds in a photo finish after a late caution set up a one-lap sprint to the flag. Yahoo Sports said the margin was about half a car length and described it as the closest finish in the race’s history. The victory gave Rosenqvist his first Indianapolis 500 win for Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian. NBC Sports identified Rosenqvist as the driver of the No. 60 car and said he crossed the Yard of Bricks ahead of Team Penske’s Malukas on Sunday, May 24. USA Today reported Rosenqvist celebrated in Victory Lane with the traditional bottle of milk. (cbssports.com) ### How did the finish turn into a one-lap dash? Mick Schumacher’s contact with the wall with four laps remaining triggered the sequence that changed the race. CBS Sports said the incident brought out a caution and left the field with a one-lap sprint under green. Yahoo Sports reported the green flag flew at the end of Lap 196 before another caution compressed the field and set up the closing run. (nbcsports.com) David Malukas appeared to have the race in hand for much of the final lap. CBS Sports said the 24-year-old American led for most of that lap before Rosenqvist surged past him at the very end. Autosport said Rosenqvist moved from third to first in the shootout and completed the pass out of Turn 4. ### How close was it, exactly? CBS Sports put the winning margin at 0.0233 seconds. (cbssports.com) Yahoo Sports described the gap as roughly half a car length, while multiple outlets called it the narrowest finish in Indianapolis 500 history. Yahoo Sports also reported the race featured 70 lead changes across 200 laps. That total underscored how unsettled the front of the field remained before the final restart. (cbssports.com) ### Where did the pre-race favorites end up? Alex Palou started from pole on Sunday and entered the race seeking a second straight Indianapolis 500 victory, according to race-day coverage cited in the briefing. (cbssports.com) Helio Castroneves also arrived with a chance to add another chapter to his Indianapolis record, but neither driver was the one at the front when the final lap ended. (sports.yahoo.com) NBC Sports and other live race reports focused their finish coverage on Rosenqvist, Malukas and the late-restart shuffle rather than on Palou or Castroneves contending for the win at the flag. ### How big was the crowd at Indianapolis? Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced before race day that grandstand tickets for the 110th running had sold out. (nytimes.com) The speedway said on May 13 that the local television delay would be lifted for the May 24 race because of the sellout. Yahoo Sports reported before the race that the event was a complete sellout for the second straight year, with about 350,000 spectators expected in the grandstands and infield. (nbcsports.com) That made Sunday one of the largest live sports events on the U.S. calendar. ### What comes next after Rosenqvist’s win? Sunday night’s official Indy 500 result sheet and postrace availability were the next milestones after the checkered flag. (indianapolismotorspeedway.com) Rosenqvist, Malukas and pole-sitter Alex Palou were among the named drivers expected to anchor the immediate reaction from Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (nbcsports.com) (sports.yahoo.com)