Felix Rosenqvist edged David Malukas by 0.0233 seconds on Sunday to win the 110th Indianapolis 500, the closest finish in the race’s history and a result that will be felt across Fishers, where thousands of local fans had gathered at IMS, around television sets and at watch parties for “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.”
The Swedish driver, who races for Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian, swept past Malukas in the run to the checkered flag after a frantic series of late-race restarts at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The win is Rosenqvist’s first at the Brickyard and the second of his NTT IndyCar Series career.
Scott McLaughlin finished third, followed by Pato O’Ward, Marcus Armstrong, Rinus VeeKay, defending series champion Alex Palou, Santino Ferrucci, Romain Grosjean and Takuma Sato in the top 10. The race featured an event-record 70 lead changes, breaking the previous mark of 68 set in 2013.
A late caution for a heavy crash by A.J. Foyt Racing rookie Caio Collett with eight laps remaining brought out a red flag for debris and set up the final shootout. Armstrong briefly led with four laps to go before one more yellow reset the field a final time.
Rosenqvist became the third Swede to win the 500, joining Kenny Brack (1999) and Marcus Ericsson (2022).
Prema Racing absent from the field
Conspicuously missing from the 33-car field was Prema Racing, the Italian-rooted IndyCar team that operates a 95,000-square-foot shop at the northeast corner of East 96th Street and Willow View Road, at the Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport in Fishers. Prema fielded two full-time entries with Robert Shwartzman and Callum Ilott in 2025 but did not appear at the Speedway this May.
The team’s parent, Swiss-based DC Racing Solutions, has been searching for new investment or a buyer for the IndyCar operation since the founding Rosin family exited in January, according to reporting by RACER, Motorsport.com and the Indianapolis Business Journal. Prema is the only former full-time entrant without a charter under IndyCar’s 2025 system, leaving its grid spot unguaranteed.
Despite the absence, team officials have said they are not done with IndyCar. More than 30 full-time staff remain at the Fishers facility, where race-ready cars have been built and are waiting. Engines reserved for Prema were released to other teams for the 500, so the earliest realistic return is June, with 10 races still on the schedule before the season finale Sept. 6 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
For Fishers race fans, that leaves an open question heading into the summer: whether the city’s hometown IndyCar team can find the backing to put a car on a grid before the checkered flag falls on 2026.