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IndyCar champ Alex Palou wins 2025 Indy 500
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It looked like Ryan Hunter-Reay might be heading to a second career Indy 500 victory as he was pacing the field past the halfway point of the race. With 30 laps to go, however, he stalled out in the pits and fell all the way to last place among the drivers still out on the track.
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Indianapolis 500 runner-up Marcus Ericsson was penalized to the rear of the 33-car field along with Andretti Global teammate Kyle Kirkwood on Monday.
Tom Brady made an appearance at the Indy 500 on Sunday as his employer, Fox Sports, had the broadcast rights to the race for the first time in its history. Were fans happy to see him? No, no they weren't as he heard a lot of boos during a pre-race ceremony.
Halfway through the race and as of this writing, eight drivers were out of the race but drivers like Josef Newgarden, seeking his third straight Indy 500 win, and Helio Castroneves, seeking his recording-breaking fifth ever Indy 500 win, were still in the mix.
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Alex Palou earned his first Indy 500 victory Sunday and told For The Win how he picked his moment to pass Marcus Ericsson for the lead to win.
Palou, the 28-year-old Spaniard who won the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, took center stage before the Mets' showdown with the White Sox at Citi Field.
The Indy 500 purse record was broken for the fourth year in a row, with Alex Palou earning $3.8M from a total purse of $20,283,000.
Officials had better make sure to consider the fans before making any changes to Indy 500/Coca-Cola 600 start times, dates.