Scott McLaughlin crashes during Indy 500 warm-up
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Scott McLaughlin crashed during the warm-up laps for the Indianapolis 500 and immediately burst into tears. The Team Penske driver slammed into the wall as he was swerving to warm his tires before Sunday's green flag.
Josef Newgarden, who entered the 2024 Indy 500 as defending champion, passed O'Ward on turn three in the final lap, securing back-to-back Indy 500 victories. Newgarden became the first driver since Hélio Castroneves in 2001 and 2002 to win the race in back-to-back years.
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He won the pole with Italian team Prema Racing, a dominant European organization that this season expanded to IndyCar. Shwartzman has never before raced on an oval and will start alongside two-time winner Takuma Sato and Pato O’Ward, who lost to Newgarden on the last lap year.
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