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05/24 15:33 CDT Late pass sends Felix Rosenqvist past David Malukas for the
closest Indianapolis 500 win in history
Late pass sends Felix Rosenqvist past David Malukas for the closest
Indianapolis 500 win in history
By MICHAEL MAROT
AP Sports Writer
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) --- Felix Rosenqvist swung to the outside of David Malukas,
then found a way past the Team Penske driver to win the closest Indianapolis
500 in history by a margin of 0.0233 seconds on Sunday.
Malukas looked like he was in position to win when he passed the race leader
Marcus Armstrong off the final restart with one lap to go while Rosenqvist and
Armstrong, teammates with Meyer Shank Racing, fought wheel to wheel down the
back straightaway and through the fourth and final turn.
But Rosenqvist had just enough power to pull away from Armstrong and snake
behind Malukas before making the decisive outside pass in the final 50 feet.
The closest previous finish came in 1992 when Al Unser Jr. beat Scott Goodyear
across the yard of bricks by 0.043 seconds.
It was Rosenqvist's second career win in 120 IndyCar races and comes after the
recent birth of his first child. He is the third Swedish driver to win the race.
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