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Felix Rosenqvist, center, of Sweden, celebrates after winning the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo\/Michael Conroy)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

INDIANAPOLIS \u2014 Swedish driver Felix Rosenqvist earned a record $4.34 million payout after winning his first Indianapolis 500<\/a> on Sunday \u2014 topping Alex Palou’s<\/a> total from last year by more than $500,000.<\/p>

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The total purse, $30,906,400, was also a race record, organizers announced before Monday night\u2019s formal victory celebration dinner in downtown Indianapolis. That\u2019s a nearly $11 million increase over last year\u2019s previous all-time high.<\/p>\n

Rosenqvist<\/a> made a daring, perfectly timed pass on the outside of David Malukas in the closing yards,<\/a> beating Malukas across the yard of bricks by 0.0233 seconds in the closest finish in race history. The previous mark came in 1992 when Al Unser Jr. beat Scott Goodyear by 0.043 seconds.<\/p>\n

Malukas finished second for a second straight year on the Brickyard\u2019s 2.5-mile oval.<\/p>

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\u201cThe Indianapolis 500 continues to make history, in more ways than one,\u201d track president Doug Boles said in a statement. \u201cThe month of May featured a back-to-back grandstand sellout crowd \u2014 our largest crowd since the 100th Running in 2016 \u2014 and intense on track action with the most lead changes ever in the Indy 500. Felix Rosenqvist added his name to the history books in stellar fashion, with the closest finish in Indy 500 history and now the largest purse. There\u2019s no better end to a memorable month.\u201d<\/p>\n

The average payout nearly doubled, hitting $936,500 compared with last year\u2019s record of $596,500.<\/p>\n

Mick Schumacher collected a $50,000 bonus for being named the race\u2019s Rookie of the Year. The son of seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher pocketed $218,800.<\/p>

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AP auto racing: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/auto-racing<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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