Alex Palou wins the 2025 Indianapolis 500 by doing to Marcus Ericsson what four-time champion Helio Castroneves had done to Palou four years ago, using lapped traffic to hold off any final challenge.

The race ended under the yellow caution flag before the start of Lap 200 after Palou used lapped traffic to keep Ericsson from getting any ideas of passing during the previous 13 laps.

Another bizarre day at the Indy 500 gutted a who's who of drivers: Scott McLaughlin, Marco Andretti, Josef Newgarden, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Alexander Rossi, Scott Dixon, Conor Daly and Rinus VeeKay.

Alex Palou is climbing out of the fastest car of his life, the one that just won the 2025 Indianapolis 500 , and he’s pulling off his gloves, his helmet, the protective sock on his head. He’s trotting away from his

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