Closest Indy 500 Finishes of All Time | INDYCAR

Who has got the magic here at the Brickyard? The fans, three fans today, have seen it all. Green flag flies on the speedway! Pelot is on the inside of Rossi, but Ericsson has bolted. Ericsson sprints away from Joseph Newgarden and is doing what he did a year ago. The second year in a row we see him unleashing the dragon as we see almost contact between Pelot and Ferrucci. Ericsson leads out of one. Ferrucci threw a shoulder at Alex Pelot and said, don't you dare. Ferrucci trying to get a draft off Newgarden, Ericsson, but Newgarden with a monster run off turn two. Joseph Newgarden has never won the Indianapolis 500 and he's ahead on this last lap. Joseph Newgarden, is this the moment when the pain ends? The drought, is it over for Joseph Newgarden or does Marcus Ericsson have something? Team Penske at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Joseph Newgarden finally wins the Indianapolis 500. It's the captain's 19th win, Newgarden's first. Finally, Newgarden is an Indy 500 champ. Wife Ashley's got to go to Victory Lane and watch her husband drink the milk. And it's Roger Penske's first victory as the owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He came here as a boy with his father, it's a dream to own this place and to guide this team like Tim Sindrick does. Notch another one up for the captain and the first for a two-time series champion. Marco's going to take a look on the outside heading into one, we haven't seen that since 1991. Oh my gosh, Marco dreading 19-year-old sensation, I've never seen a driver this age as good as this kid is right now. He's amazing, the talent, so here comes Hornish on the inside, three to go. Look at Michael, he was trying to hold back Hornish so he would not have a chance of getting anywhere close to Marco. It looks like Michael's hopes for victory are dashed again, this time by there will be two laps to go. The Indianapolis 500 has become the Indianapolis 5, will it be Marco Andretti or will it be Sam Hornish Jr.? Hornish coming after him, the margin at the strike, half a second. Tells it all, here comes Hornish, he's closing on Marco Andretti. Oh this does not look good, oh Sam should have waited, he should have waited until the front stretch. It may cost him dearly because this time by it will be one lap to go, just listen to the crowd as they come down the front stretch. White flag, I believe Marco can do this, I really think he's got it, he's got to hold the line, low lane Marty Scott. This kid I believe is going to win this race, the most exciting Daytona 5, I'm sorry the most exciting Indy 500 ever. Down the back stretch for the final time, his father has not won it in 15 tries. On the front stretch, it's a drag race, Marco Andretti, Hornish, who's going to win at the strike? It's Hornish, Hornish wins by six one hundredths of a second, the closest finish, second closest in Indy history. Alright! Hell of a man, hell of a man guy, whoo! You're the man! Man that's awesome Sam! Big run, out next time. Here comes Andretti, here comes Hunter-Reay, Hunter-Reay got him in the three the last time. White flag, we'll enter the final lap of the Yapolis 500, Brian Hunter-Reay to the outside of Elliot Castro. They warm up the photo finish cameras, half a lap to go. Checkered flag is in the air, here comes Castro-Nemes, he will get there, Florida's Brian Hunter-Reay. No traffic involved, they zig-zagged all over the racetrack, did everything they could. We will have one lap to define and to decide the 110th running of the Indy 500. Armstrong and Malukas first and second will take us back to green. Three through three now, into the restart zone. Armstrong goes now, foot to the floor, Malukas goes with him, one lap to decide it all at Indianapolis. Malukas, hunting, hunting, to the high side, around the outside, into the lead, Malukas leads with one to go. Rosenquist around the outside of his teammate through one, into the short tune in two. Teammates battle side by side, but out front, the young American chasing his first win off turn two. David Malukas goes to defend, the MSR driver still side by side, but will that play into Malukas' hands? And here comes Pato Award, Malukas is out in front. Side by side behind. It's not over yet, it's not over yet, Malukas has to defend from Rosenquist, great run off the final corner. Here comes Rosenquist, Malukas defends, who has it? Over the line, who's it going to be? It's Rosenquist! Oh my goodness! Woah! What a month of May! Thank you guys, what a race, what a race. Thank you guys, what a car.