Will Power finished down in 19th in the sole-surviving Penske at the Indy 500. It's been a week to forget for Roger Penske's s൩quad.

Pato O'Ward finis♒hed fourth just outside the podium spots in fourth place. 𓆏His hunt for a maiden victory in the Indy 500 continues.

Marcus Ericsson came really close to winning the Indy 500 for a second time. A late caution put paid to any chances of pulling off a last🧸-gasp move on Alex Palou. 

This is the second career ไpodium for David Malukas, who previously finished third at Gatwick in 2023 while driving for Dale Co🍒yne Racing.

Here is your top 10 for the Indy 500: 1. Alex Palou 2. Marcus Ericsson 3. ꦐDavid Malukas 4. Pato O'Ward 5. Felix Rosenqvist 6. Kyle Kirkwood 7. Santino Ferrucci 8. Christian Rasmussen 9. Christian Lundgaard 10. Cಞonor Daly.

Alex 𓃲Palou has now five out of the first six races of the year. And having finally clinched that elusive first career win on an oval, he now has to be counted among the greatest IndyCar drivers of all time.

Alex Palou's victory was guaranteed after the caution flew midway through the final lap following a cr🍒as༒h for a backmarker.

Alex Palou is close to scoring his first win on an oval, but Marcus Ericsson 👍won't make that easy for him.

As expected, the Indy 500 is going down t🔯he wire. Alex Palou may have taken the lead, but Marcus Ericsson is right on his tail. David Malukas and Pato O'Ward are not too far behind.

The race is ne꧒aring its finish. Can Ericsson ♛hold on to victory? 

Pato O'Ward is back in the fight f🐻or victory. He has recovered to fourth place, right behind David Malukas.

Marcus Ericss💯on's strategy has paid off. He de🍌layed his pitstop till lap 175 and has now taken the overall lead.

Ryan Hunter-Reay's troubles have prompted David Malukas to the race lead. Alex Palou is running right behind him inಞ second.&n🥀bsp;

It's importantℱ to note that Malukas pitted two lap❀s after Palou.

Ryan Hunter-R💟ear, Alex Palou andꩵ Santino Ferrucci pit.

The fuel-saving done by Palou and Ferrucci have paid off. They should be able to get to t🔴he finish now.

Conor Daly dropped from second to fifth and has to make an early pitstop to get rid of his worn tyres. He wi📖ll 🅠have to make a splash to get to the finish now, unless there is a caution.

Ryan Hunter-Reay is looking in good shape with 40 laps to run. He may be off-strategy, 💛but he just needs just one more pitstop to get to the finish. If there is n💞o caution period from now, he might score his second Indy 500 win today.

Order with 50 laps to run

1. Ryan Hunter-Reay (yet to pit)
2. Conor Daly
3. David Malukas
4. Alex Palou
5. Santino Ferrucci
6. Felix Rosenqvist
7. Marcus Ericsson
8. Pato O'Ward
9. Christian Rasumssen
10. Callum Ilott

The likes of Conor Daly, David Malukas and Alex Palou will need to make a splash if there is no caution period in the remainder of the 🐽race. Some others might be able to complete the race with just one additional pitstop.

 Strategy, as always, will play a major role in d𒊎eciding the 𒅌winner of the Indy 500.

Josef Newgarden has officially ൲retired from the race, which means all of Pen𓂃ske's hopes now lie on Will Power, who is running 18th at the moment.

A༺lex Palou took over the net le♒ad after the latest round of pitstops, but Conor Daly repassed him on track to reinstate the status quo.

Newgarden has𒆙 to pit for a second time due to a fuel issue. He has dropped💮 several laps down