Newgarden was the First American to win since Alexander Rossi in 2016. Marcus Ericsson, who finished second, claimed it was unfair the way the red flags were managed and that the final red flag should have been flown earlier and that one lap wasn’t enough for a shootout to finish the race. For the record, Newgarden lost the lead on an earlier restart. Ferrucci shrugged off the red flag ending. “What are you going to do? You want to finish under green for the fans, which we did. At the end of the day, it’s about the fans,” Ferrucci said.

*The margin of victory was 0.0974. That’s the fourth closest finish in Indianapolis 500 history. The top three: 1992, Al Unser Jr. over Scott Goodyear; 2014, Hunter-Reay over Helio Castro Nevis; 2006, Sam Hornish Jr. over Marco Andretti. Newgarden’s win earned Chevrolet the fifth Indianapolis 500 victory in the V6 2.2-liter twin turbo direct injected era since 2012.

Another record was for Indy Car and Team Penske was recorded. Kaitlyn Brown, was the first women to win the 500 as a member of the pit crew – going over the wall to change the left front tire of Newgarden’s race car. “I think she has the opportunity and really the work ethic to be one of the top people at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. I think her runway is really long, and if she’s patient and she continues to be in the right place and do the things she’s doing now, kind of the sky’s the limit for her,” Cindric said.