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

Pato O❀'Ward finished♍ fourth just outside the podium spots in fourth place. His hunt for a maiden victory in the Indy 500 continues.

Marcus Ericsson came really close to wཧin🌌ning 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 podium for David Malukas, who previously finished third ꦿat Gatwick in 2023 while driving❀ for Dale Coyne Racing.

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

Alex Palou has now five out of the first six races of the year. And havi༒ng 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 crash fo💖r a backmarker.

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

As expected, the Indy 500 is going down the wire. Alex Palou may ha🦂ve 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 nearing its finish. Can Ericsson 🍌hold on to victory? 

Pato O'Ward is back in the fight for victory. He has recovered💛 to fourth pla💧ce, right behind David Malukas.

Marcus Ericsson's stra🌃tegy 𒀰has paid off. He delayed 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 in second. 

It's important to note that Malukas▨ pitted two laps after Palou.

Ryan Hunter-Rꦉear, 🌟Alex Palou and Santino Ferrucci pit.

The fuel-saving done by Palou and F♉errucci have paid off. They♕ should be able to get to the finish now.

Conor Daly dro💞pped from second to fifth and has to make an early pitstop to get rid of his worn tyres. He will 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 no caution period from n༒ow, 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 splaꩵsh if there is no caution period in the remainder of the race. Some others mi🅺ght be able to complete the race with just one additional pitstop.

 Stra🍬tegy, as always, will play a major role in deciding the winner of the Indy 500.

Josef New♛garden has officially retired from the race, which means all of Penske's hopes now lie on Will Power, who is running 18th at th🐬e moment.

Alex🍰 Palou took over ꧂the net lead after the latest round of pitstops, but Conor Daly repassed him on track to reinstate the status quo.

Newgarden has to pit for a second time due to a fue🔯l issue. He has dropped several laps down