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Josef Newgarden wins 2023 Indy 500 on final lap over Marcus Ericsson

We recap the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday with full race results.

Alex Palou, driver of the #10 The American Legion Chip Ganassi Racing Honda drives during the IndyCar GMR Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 13, 2023 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images

Update: Josef Newgarden has won the 2023 Indy 500. There were three red-flag crashes in the final 16 laps, but Newgarden persevered and pulled off a big win.


Update: The 2023 Indianapolis 500 is officially underway on NBC and live streaming on Peacock.


The starting grid is settled for the 2023 Indianapolis 500. Alex Palou claimed the pole position this past Sunday, running a record four-lap average speed of 234.217 mph. He topped out on the first lap with a speed of 235.131. Rinus VeeKay and Felix Rosenqvist join him on the front row with four-lap averages of 234.211 and 234.114, respectively.

The qualifiers ran fast this year, with all three on the front row surpassing the previous record. Scott Dixon set the record a year ago when he ran a four-lap average of 234.046 mph. The previous record belonged to Arie Luyendyk, who had set a qualifying record of 236.986 in 1996.

Palou heads into race weekend as the favorite to win at DraftKings Sportsbook. He is installed at +600, Pato O’Ward follows at +750, Scott Dixon is +800, and Alexander Rossie and Rinus VeeKay are each +1000. Last year’s winner, Marcus Ericsson, is +1100 to win Sunday’s race.

Final results

2023 Indianapolis 500 Final Reuslts

Pos Driver Car #
Pos Driver Car #
1 Josef Newgarden 2
2 Marcus Ericsson 8
3 Santino Ferrucci 14
4 Alex Palou 10
5 Alexander Rossi 7
6 Scott Dixon 9
7 Takuma Sato 11
8 Conor Daly 20
9 Colton Herta 26
10 Rinus VeeKay 21
11 Ryan Hunter-Reay 23
12 Callum Ilott 77
13 Devlin DeFrancesco 29
14 Scott McLaughlin 3
15 Helio Castroneves 06
16 Tony Kanaan 66
17 Marco Andretti 98
18 Jack Harvey 30
19 Christian Lundgaard 45
20 Ed Carpenter 33
21 Benjamin Pedersen 55
22 Graham Rahal 24
23 Will Power 12
24 Pato O’Ward 5
25 Simon Pagenaud 60
26 Agustin Canapino 78
27 Felix Rosenqvist 6
28 Kyle Kirkwood 27
29 David Malukas 18
30 Romain Grosjean 28
31 Sting Ray Robb 51
32 RC Enerson 50
33 Katherine Legge 44