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The best Indianapolis 500 finish could be subjective depending on which driver a fan was rooting for to win.
It is definitely in the eye of the beholder.
So take this list for what it’s worth. A display of the top 10 finishes in Indianapolis 500 history. Of course, it skews to recent decades, when the runs have come a little faster and the finishes have tended to be a little closer.
We’re adding one every day to this list of amazing finishes ahead of the 110th running of the Indy 500 on May 24 (12:30 p.m. ET on FOX).
10. Ericsson overtakes O’Ward (2022)
After a red flag, Marcus Ericsson held off Pato O’Ward in a two-lap shootout. However, the shootout did not last two laps as there was a crash on the final lap behind them. Ericsson had a comfortable lead when the red flag came out for a crash with four laps to go, a situation where in previous Indianapolis 500s they likely would have ended the race under caution with Ericsson the winner.
