Felix Rosenqvist needed to try a different strategy than the rest of the Indianapolis 500 field on Sunday.Sometimes, it pays to go your own way.The driver known as “FRO” managed his fuel and saved enough gas to prevail at the Indy 500, winning the closest race in the event’s history on a stunning last-second pass of David Malukas after a late caution made the race a one-lap scramble to the finish. It’s the 34-year-old Swedish driver’s his first victory in the world’s biggest auto race.The wild finish featured two restarts in the last eight laps. The first came when rookie Caio Collett suddenly slammed the wall and his car burst into flames, and IndyCar officials decided to throw a red flag to preserve the final laps rather than run out the race under caution. Rosenqvist was leading at the time, with Pato O’Ward right behind him, both stretching their fuel to the maximum.On that restart, Marcus Armstrong surged ahead to the front before another caution came out with just four laps to go. The race restarted again with one lap to go, and Malukas surged to the lead.But Rosenqvist tracked Malukas down, edging him out moments before the finish line to take the checkered flag.
FELIX ROSENQVIST WINS THE CLOSEST FINISH IN INDY 500 HISTORY! pic.twitter.com/BBGobsgX3I
