Indy 500 results: Who won the 2019 Indianapolis 500? Final order, highlights from the race

Jacob Janower

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Pole sitter Simon Pagenaud put together a dominant performance to win his first career Indy 500. He led for a total of 116 laps from start to finish.

Pagenaud held off a pesky Alexander Rossi in the final laps, preventing the driver from passing him on the final turns. 2017 champion Takuma Sato also threatened to take the checkered flag towards the end but fell just short.

Rossi, who was driving like a man on a mission throughout the race, suffered a pair of tough setbacks. He was blocked by Helio Castroneves, who was out of contention, on behalf of Pagenaud. Not long later, he incurred a problem with the fuel probe of his car, which delayed his pitstop.

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Rookie Colton Herta, seen as one of the favorites entering the race, encountered early engine problems and finished just three laps.

Defending champion Will Power was taken out of it early after suffering a pit penalty, but rebounded to finish in the top five.

Pagenaud makes it back-to-back Indy 500 victories for Team Penske and its third win since 2015.

Sporting News provided lap-by-lap updates and highlights from the 103rd running of the Indy 500. Follow along here for the full results from Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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Indianapolis 500 results: Who won the 2019 race?

Below are the final results for the Indy 500. The top 26 all completed at least 195 laps. 

Pos. Car No. Driver
1. 22 Simon Pagenaud
2. 27 Alexander Rossi
3. 30 Takuma Sato
4. 2 Josef Newgarden
5. 12 Will Power
6. 20 Ed Carpenter
7. 19 Santino Ferrucci
8. 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay
9. 14 Tony Kanaan
10. 25 Conor Daly
11. 5 James Hinchcliffe
12. 33 James Davison
13. 63 Ed Jones
14. 21 Spencer Pigot
15. 4 Matheus Leist
16. 39 Pippa Mann
17. 9 Scott Dixon
18. 3 Helio Castroneves
19. 24 Sage Karam
20. 48 JR Hildebrand
21. 60 Jack Havey
22. 77 Oriol Servia
23. 7 Marcus Ericsson
24. 42 Jordan King
25. 23 Charlie Kimball
26. 98 Marco Andretti
27. 15 Graham Rahal
28. 10 Felix Rosenqvist
29. 26 Zach Veach
30. 18 Sébastien Bourdais
31. 32 Kyle Kaiser
32. 81 Ben Hanley
33. 88 Colton Herta

Indy 500 race updates, highlights from Indianapolis Motor Speedway

3:57 p.m.: It's over! Simon Pagenaud has won his first Indy 500!

3:56 p.m.: Pagenaud re-gains the lead and passes Rossi! They are going back and forth!

3:55 p.m.: With three laps to go, Rossi passes Pagenaud for the lead.

3:55 p.m.: 10 miles and four laps left to drive. Pagenaud is holding strong in the lead. 

3:51 p.m.: 10 laps to go. Pagenaud-Rossi-Sato is the top three.

3:49 p.m.: Rossi re-takes the lead as 2017 winner Takuma Sato jumps into fourth place and is making his move. 

3:49 p.m.: Pagenaud passes Rossi for the lead. Newgarden jumps Ed Carpenter for third. 

3:47 p.m.: 14 laps to go. Not much change on the leaderboard for now but we should be heading towards a good finish.

3:38 p.m.: After a roughly 18-minute stoppage, the race is back on. 19 laps to go.

3:28 p.m.: Don't expect fuel to be a problem for the remainder of the race. Drivers are getting that taken care of during the break. 

3:15 p.m.: The red flag has come out due to the crash. 20 laps to go.

3:11 p.m.: Meanwhile, Rossi makes his move and passes Pagenaud. 

3:10 p.m.: Huge crash on lap 178! Bourdais, Graham Rahal and Felix Rosenqvist are among the drivers involved. 

3:09 p.m.: Pagenaud, Rossi and Carpenter are all right behind each other.

3:07 p.m.: Leaders pit for potentially the final time. No issues from any of them at the pitstop. 

3:03 p.m.: Looks like the rain — which once seemed like a guarantee — won't be a factor during the rest of the race.

3:01 p.m.: Rossi is a man on a mission. He passes Daly for fourth place.

2:57 p.m.: A look at the leaderboard.

2:54 p.m.: More woes for Rossi.

2:52 p.m.: Championship leader Josef Newgarden has passed Pagenaud for the lead.

2:50 p.m.: Conor Daly has passed Rossi to jump into the top five.

2:48 p.m.: Top five is taking shape as we approach the three-quarter point of the race.

2:40 p.m.: Further clarification on the Rossi debacle. 

2:37 p.m.: 60 laps to go. Dixon is in the lead as we approach the home stretch. Rossi's set back may clear the way for Pagenaud. 

2:35 p.m.: Very rough sequence for Rossi. He is enraged at Castroneves for holding him up, then his pit team can't plug the fuel in.

2:32 p.m.: Pagenaud's strategy to finish the race. 

2:29 p.m.: Pagenaud pits on lap 129, giving Rossi the lead. We will see how the fuel holds up for both during the latter portion of the race.

2:23 p.m.: This may be Rossi's race to lose. He is in better shape than Pagenaud.

2:17 p.m.: Rossi is right on Pagenaud's tail and is threatening to pass. 

2:15 p.m.: Dixon's strategy of saving as much fuel as possible continues to work for him. He leads as his pit stop continues to be delayed.

2:09 p.m.: Leaders are starting to pit as the halfway point has just passed. Newgarden, Rossi and Sébastien Bourdais make up the top three.

2:04 p.m.: It's Pagenaud's race to lose, but don't count out Alexander Rossi. 

2:01 p.m.: Through 90 laps, it's the dominant Pagenaud and Carpenter maintaining their top two positions. Power's penalty may have put him out of the running. 

1:52 p.m.: Defending champion Power will get a penalty after hitting a pit crew member. He will go to the back of the pack. 

1:48 p.m.: Jordan King inadvertently runs over one of his pit crew members. Watch this at your own risk.

1:45 p.m.: Caution comes out as Kyle Kaiser crashes. He is out of the race. 

1:44 p.m.: Potential roadblock for Power after his poor stop at the pitstop.

1:43 p.m.: Scott Dixon, who has saved fuel better than anyone, finally pits for the second time, which allows Pagenaud to regain the lead.

1:40 p.m.: Will Power with a small gaffe on pit lane, which will set him back a bit. Alexander Rossi had the lead but now he pits. 

1:38 p.m.: Pagenaud pits to make a quick adjustment, opening the door for Ed Carpenter to take the lead. 

1:35 p.m.: The top five remains pretty stable through 60 laps. 

1:32 p.m.: Penalty for Helio Castroneves. That won't help his case for the improbable win. 

1:28 p.m.: Through 50-plus laps, Pagenaud has started to gain some separation. He is about two seconds ahead of Power and Carpenter and more than five seconds ahead of the rest of the field. 

1:25 p.m.: After more pits, we have returned to a similar leaderboard as the opening laps of the race.

1:21 p.m.: James Davison, who started strong, is having trouble on pit road. 

1:20 p.m.: After several drivers make pitstops, rookie Felix Rosenqvist, Pagenaud and Sage Karam make up the top three, although Rosenqvist and Karam are expected to pit soon. 

1:17 p.m.: Now Power pits on lap 35 and Carpenter is in first place.

1:15 p.m.: Pagenaud takes a scheduled pit stop and Will Power takes over first place, the first lead change of the race. 

1:12 p.m.: There has been a pretty consistent theme so far in the race. 

1:10 p.m.: No rain is imminent at the track.

1:05 p.m.: We're on lap 18 now and Pagenaud has still not relented the lead. Power and Carpenter maintain the second and third positions. 

1:03 p.m.: Herta is officially out of the race after completing just three laps. 

1:00 p.m.: Will Power has passed Ed Carpenter for second place on the 12th lap. 

12:56 p.m.: James Hinchcliffe has made the biggest jump so far. He has gone from the 32nd to 24th position. 

12:52 p.m.: Early trouble for rookie Colton Herta. It's a gearbox issue and his chances of winning are all but gone. 

12:51 p.m.: Through three laps, pole sitter Pagenaud maintains the lead. 

12:49 p.m.: The green flag has been raised and we are underway.

12:35 p.m.: As the green flag approaches, the weather in Indianapolis is a question mark, with rain a distinct possibility. 

12:20 p.m.: What a story it would be if Marco Andretti could pull out the victory.

12:09 p.m.: We're inching closer to race time. 

Jacob Janower