Takuma Sato held off Helio Castroneves to emerge victorious from a chaotic Indianapolis 500. The Andretti team had held command for much of the race, but while Sato had been in the top 10 since approximately the halfway point, his big move came on one of the many late restarts, when he drove around the outside of Ed Jones and Castroneves to jump from fourth to second with 22 laps to go. A further succession of yellows distilled the finale down to a 12-lap run to the finish. At that point Max Chilton was leading; however the Ganassi driver was quickly swallowed by the trailing pack, leaving Sato and Castroneves fighting for the lead. The pair swapped places twice, with Sato making what...
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