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Helio Castroneves ran unabated to the finish line and won the 2021 Indy 500, his fourth win in the biggest race in American open-wheel racing.
The #06 AutoNation/SiriusXM Meyer Shank Racing Honda was the fastest car on the day, finishing in a time of 2:39:50, 0.493 seconds faster than Alex Palou. Castroneves overtook Palou on the last two laps of the race.
RETWEET TO CONGRATULATE @H3LIO CASTRONEVES ON HIS FOURTH #INDY500 WIN!
— IndyCar on NBC (@IndyCaronNBC) May 30, 2021
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Castroneves was a +3000 underdog at DraftKings Sportsbook before the race. Palou was +1400 to take home the trophy and drink milk symbolizing racing immortality, but he still cashed as a Top 3 winner at +400.
The favorite Scott Dixon finished 17th in the field after his car ran out of gas before his first pit stop.
Here is the final order of finish for the 2021 Indianapolis 500.
2021 Indy 500 Final Table
| Finish | Driver | Car No. | Starting Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Driver | Car No. | Starting Position |
| 1 | Helio Castroneves | 6 | 8 |
| 2 | Alex Palou | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | Simon Pagenaud | 22 | 26 |
| 4 | Pato O'Ward | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | Ed Carpenter | 20 | 4 |
| 6 | Santino Ferrucci | 45 | 23 |
| 7 | Sage Karam | 24 | 31 |
| 8 | Rinus VeeKay | 21 | 3 |
| 9 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 86 | 24 |
| 10 | Tony Kanaan | 48 | 5 |
| 11 | Marcus Ericsson | 8 | 9 |
| 12 | Josef Newgarden | 2 | 21 |
| 13 | Conor Daly | 47 | 19 |
| 14 | Takuma Sato | 30 | 15 |
| 15 | J.R. Hildebrand | 1 | 22 |
| 16 | Colton Herta | 26 | 2 |
| 17 | Scott Dixon | 9 | 1 |
| 18 | Jack Harvey | 60 | 20 |
| 19 | Marco Andretti | 98 | 25 |
| 20 | Scott McLaughlin | 3 | 17 |
| 21 | James Hinchcliffe | 29 | 16 |
| 22 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 28 | 7 |
| 23 | Dalton Kellett | 4 | 30 |
| 24 | Max Chilton | 59 | 29 |
| 25 | Pietro Fittipaldi | 51 | 13 |
| 26 | Sebastien Bourdais | 14 | 27 |
| 27 | Felix Rosenqvist | 7 | 14 |
| 28 | Ed Jones | 18 | 11 |
| 29 | Alexander Rossi | 27 | 10 |
| 30 | Will Power | 12 | 32 |
| 31 | Simona de Silvestro | 16 | 33 |
| 32 | Graham Rahal | 15 | 18 |
| 33 | Stefan Wilson | 25 | 28 |
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