The 2019 Indianapolis 500 was an IndyCar Series event held on Sunday, May 26, 2019, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The premier event of the 2019 IndyCar Series, the event ran 500 miles. Simon Pagenaud won the race from the pole position, earning Team Penske's record-extending 18th Indy 500 victory. Pagenaud led 116 laps, taking the lead for the final time with just over one lap to go from 2016 winner Alexander Rossi. He became the first French-born winner since Gaston Chevrolet in 1920, and the first pole-sitter to win the race since 2009.
2019 Indianapolis 500
2018 Indy 500 winner Will Power.
Four-time Indy 500 winner Hélio Castroneves has the most previous starts in the field with 18.
Scott Dixon is the 2008 Indy 500 winner, a three-time pole winner, and 5-time IndyCar series champion.
The 2019 NTT IndyCar Series was the 24th season of the IndyCar Series and the 108th official championship season of American open wheel racing. The premier event was the 2019 Indianapolis 500, with Will Power entering as the defending winner. Honda entered as the defending Manufacturers' Cup champion. Scott Dixon entered the season as the defending National Champion.
Image: Josef newgarden (29247578257) (cropped)
Image: Simon pagenaud (47966311952) (cropped)
