Alex Palou, Indianapolis 500
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He's done it. Alex Palou wins the 2025 Indy 500. He fends off past Indy 500 champion Marcus Ericsson to capture his first-ever win on an oval. Palou has won five of six races this season. One lap to go. Alex Palou in the lead. Can he hold on and fend off Marcus Ericsson to win the Indy 500?
Alex Palou made a dramatic late pass around Marcus Ericsson and held him off on the final handful of laps to win the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.
There’s a long list of driving greats who have passed through Chip Ganassi Racing over its 35 years in existence.
Ericsson landed a breakthrough Indy 500 victory in 2022 that allowed him to escape the ‘pay driver’ moniker he not only shouldered throughout his Formula 1 career, but several seasons into his shift to IndyCar. But Sunday’s runner-up 500 finish, his second in three years, will feel like the race the Swede gave away.
Celebrate Alex Palou's thrilling first Indianapolis 500 victory with a commemorative page print from the IndyStar.
Alex Palou earns his first Indianapolis 500 win, and his fifth IndyCar win in six races this year. INDIANAPOLIS — The Indy 500 broke its purse record for the fourth year in a row, according to a ...