It was another incredible Indianapolis 500 filled with wild moments on and off the track, red flags and a first-time Indy 500 winner.
Josef Newgarden won the chaotic 107th running that included a scary moment where a tire came loose in a crash and narrowly missed the grandstands.
He passed Marcus Ericsson on the one-lap sprint restart and employed the "Dragon," the move Ericsson employed in the closing laps last year to win.
Newgarden gets his first win in his 12th try, tying Sam Hanks (1958) for the most starts for a first-time champion. It's Roger Penske's record-extending 19th race win.
Newgarden started 17th, the furthest back for a winner since Ryan Hunter-Reay started 19th in 2014. Newgarden led 5 laps all day.
2023 Indy 500 final results, standings.
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (17) Josef Newgarden, Chevrolet, Penske
2. (10) Marcus Ericsson, Honda, Ganassi
3. (4) Santino Ferrucci, Chevrolet, Foyt
4. (1) Alex Palou, Honda, Ganassi
5. (7) Alexander Rossi, Chevrolet, Arrow McLaren
6. (6) Scott Dixon, Honda, Ganassi
7. (8) Takuma Sato, Honda, Ganassi
8. (20) Conor Daly, Chevrolet, Carpenter
9. (21) Colton Herta, Honda, Andretti
10. (2) Rinus VeeKay, Chevrolet, Carpenter
11. (18) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Chevrolet, Dreyer & Reinbold
12. (27) Callum Ilott, Chevrolet, Juncos Hollinger
13. (25) Devlin DeFrancesco, Honda, Andretti
14. (14) Scott McLaughlin, Chevrolet, Penske
15. (20) Helio Castroneves, Honda, Andretti
16. (9) Tony Kanaan, Chevrolet, Arrow McLaren
17. (24) Marco Andretti, Honda, Andretti
18. (32) Jack Harvey, Honda, Rahal Letterman Lanigan
19. (30) Christian Lundgaard, Honda, Rahal Letterman Lanigan
20. (13) Ed Carpenter, Chevrolet, Carpenter
21. (11) Benjamin Pederson, Chevrolet, Foyt
22. (33) Graham Rahal, Chevrolet, Dreyer & Reinbold
23. (12) Will Power, Chevrolet, Penske
24. (5) Pato O'Ward, Chevrolet, Arrow McLaren
25. (22) Simon Pagenaud, Honda, Meyer Shank
26. (26) Agustin Canapino, Chevrolet, Juncos Hollinger
27. (3) Felix Rosenqvist, Chevrolet, Arrow McLaren
28. (15) Kyle Kirkwood, Honda, Andretti
29. (23) David Malukas, Honda, Coyne
30. (19) Romain Grosjean, Honda, Andretti
31. (31) Sting Ray Robb, Honda, Coyne
32. (28) R.C. Enerson, Chevrolet, Abel
33. (29) Katherine Legge, Honda, Rahal Letterman Lanigan
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