Helio Castroneves before the 109th Indy 500 In the 105th Indianapolis 500 in 2021, Castroneves went to the outside to pass race leader Palou with two laps to go at the start-finish line.

I still don’t believe that we’re 500 champions.” Palou had finished in the top five in three Indy 500s before winning on Sunday, including a second place finish in 2021.

Race record time (200 laps/500 miles) – Helio Castroneves, May 30, 2021; 2 hours, 37 minutes and 19.3846 seconds; average speed was 190.690 mph. Timeline ...