A rain delay hit theIndianapolis 500 this yearand that set the stage for a dramatic day of racing. Multiple caution periods punctuated the 200-lap race in Speedway, Indiana. After 500 miles of racing, Alex Palou took the checkered flag and made history as the first Spanish driver to win the Indy 500. ALEX PALOU WINS THE 109TH#INDY500ON FOX!pic.twitter.com/zxtNreWZm4 — INDYCAR on FOX (@IndyCarOnFOX)May 25, 2025 The Spaniard won his first Indy 500 after taking the lead with 15 laps to go and holding off 2022 winner Marcus Ericsson on the final lap. This continues what's been a dominant season for the two-time defending champion. Palou has won five of the first six races of the season and finished no lower than second in any IndyCar event in 2025. There was drama even before going green. Team Penske's Scott McLaughlincrashed into the wall during pace lapswhile trying to warm up his tires. Once the field was good to go racing, Andretti Global Honda's Marco Andretti collided with Dale Coyne's Jack Harvey. Andretti went into the wall and was out. Robert Schwartzman started on pole and became the first rookie to do so since 1983. The Prema Racing driver didn't see the checkered flag, though, as he lost control in the pits andhit the wall and some of his crew memberson Lap 88. He wasn't the only driver to see drama in the pits. Ed Carpenter Racing's Alexander Rossi led some of the race before hiscar caught fire during refuelingon Lap 75. Two-time defending Indy 500 champion Josef Newgarden methodically worked his way up the field from the last row on the grid and was running in the top 10 before a fuel issue ended the Team Penske driver's day on Lap 140. That ensured someone else besides Newgarden won the Indy 500 for the first time since 2022. This time, Palou was a new winner crowned in Indianapolis. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Watch Alex Palou win the 2025 Indy 500
