Alex Palou wins 2025 Indianapolis 500
Alex Palou decided to make his move around Marcus Ericsson with laps to go and held off the driver to win the Indianapolis on Sunday afternoon It is Palou s first Indy and he is the first Spaniard to win the race CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMPalou started the race in sixth position on the second row on the outside of Scott Dixon and next Felix Rosenqvist He needed to work hard to get to the front as persistent droplets of rain and several caution flags came out which could have halted his momentum at any time As the race came down to the end he got his opportunity to move around Ericsson He had a few lap traffic in front of him but they didn t appear to hinder Palou s ability to win at all For Palou it was jubilation down the frontstretch with the anticipation of kissing the bricks and certain ice cold milk to cool him off after the grueling event Palou may have had various luck on his side as well TOM BRADY TAKES INDY LAP WITH JIMMIE JOHNSON BEFORE RACE BEGINSHe was behind Alexander Rossi when his van began to leak fluid across the track Rossi went into the pits hoping that it would be an issue that could be fixed sooner However his van caught fire and his day was finished A scant drivers took spills throughout the day It started with Scott McLaughlin who wrecked his wagon during the pace laps Marco Andretti followed up on the first green flag lap and crashed as well Rinus VeeKay Robert Shwartzman Kyffin Simpson Kyle Larson Sting Ray Robb Josef Newgarden and Ryan Hunter-Reay each had issues and ended their days early Larson was attempting The Double completing the Indy and the Coca-Cola Ericsson David Malukas Pato O Ward and Felix Rosenqvist rounded out the top five Keith Kirkwood Santino Ferrucci Christian Rasmussen Christian Lundgaard and Conor Day rounded out the top Palou has five wins in the first six races of the IndyCar season The only blemish was a second-place finish at the Grand Prix of Long Beach Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter
