Alex Palou makes history as 1st Spanish driver to win the Indianapolis 500

INDIANAPOLIS Alex Palou has become the first driver from Spain to win the Indianapolis by holding off former Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Marcus Ericsson over the closing laps Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Palou who has won three IndyCar titles in four years including the last two came to the speedway with four wins through the first five races But it was No The Greatest Spectacle in Racing that he had circled on his calendar Without an Indy win Palou revealed his career resume would never be complete Ericsson the Indy winner finished second for Andretti Global in a - finish for Honda David Malukas was third for A J Foyt Racing and the highest-finishing Chevrolet Josef Newgarden s bid to win three consecutive Indy s ended with a fuel pump issue Palou started the race tied with Pato O Ward as the co-favorites listed at by BetMGM Want more sports news Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver s teams