The Indianapolis 500 captivated racing fans around the world on Sunday despite The instant classic at the Brickyard looked even better when compared to the day’s other events, and a rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600. It’s Tuesday, May 28, 2024 and this is Racing Recap, your summary of last weekend’s motorsports highlights. An Instant Classic At Indy won in truly cinematic fashion.
Penske’s star took on McLaren’s Pato O’Ward in a heads-up duel over the closing laps. It seemed like O’Ward would finally break through and put his face on the Borg-Warner Trophy. He made the textbook move on Newgarden into Turn 1 to take the lead on the final lap.
However, he couldn’t pull far enough away from the Penske. Newgarden towed up to the McLaren down the back straight and swung his car around the outside in Turn 3. In an everything-or-nothing attempt, the pass stuck and Newgarden crossed the yard of bricks first.
As Newgarden rushed into the crowd to celebrate, O’Ward cried in pit lane after falling short again. The year’s edition of the Indy 500 was the perfect mix of skillful driving, strategy battles and unpredictable variables. It’s a cocktail that will always have fans on the edge of their seats.
Josef Newgarden (Penske) - Pato O’Ward (McLaren) - Scott Dixon - (Ganassi) - Alexander Rossi - (McLaren) Alex Palou - (Ganassi) Double Trouble For Larson meant that the 500-mile classic overlapped with NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600. It through a wrench in the plans for Kyle Lar.
