Newgarden went low down the front stretch, breaking Ericsson's draft, and held on for the win. But with a big run, Newgarden was able to get around Ericsson down the backstretch, and he in turn quickly got back in line in the hopes of drafting up behind the leader and making one more pass for the win. It was a wild 2.5-mile sprint to the finish.Įricsson got the jump on Newgarden and maintained his lead through Turns 1 and 2, just as he did in successfully holding off Pato O'Ward in last year's race. Then, with the cars lined up on pit road, officials said they would take the green and white flags simultaneously the first time they came around. But rather than end the race under caution, Ind圜ar flew another red flag to stop the race with one lap remaining.ĭuring the stoppage, Ind圜ar reviewed the running order and moved Josef Newgarden from fourth to second. Ericsson jumped ahead on a restart and was credited with the lead when a wreck occurred behind him, causing the yellow flag to fly with four laps to go. The controversial ending began after the race already had been red-flagged twice in the final 16 laps.

“I think it wasn't enough laps to go do what we did,” Ericsson said. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Marcus Ericsson went from thinking he had won his second consecutive Indianapolis 500 when the caution flag flew with four laps to go Sunday to trying in vain to keep Josef Newgarden behind him during a one-lap sprint to the finish.Īfterward, the Chip Ganassi Racing driver was critical of the way Ind圜ar decided to end its marquee event

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