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Josef Newgarden won the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500 in a wild finish Sunday after three crashes in the last 16 laps. The American driver passed last year’s winner, Marcus Ericsson, in the final lap.
A trio of red flag crashes set up a dramatic finish during the race.
When the checkered flag finally waved, it was Newgarden who claimed his first Indy 500 win – but getting there required a lot of drama.
In a terrifying scene with 16 laps to go, Felix Rosenqvist got loose and slid up into the wall. As Kyle Kirkwood tried to avoid the spinning Rosenqvist, he clipped the corner of Rosenqvist’s car.
Kirkwood’s car slammed into the wall, flipped and slid to a stop on its roof with sparks flying.
