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Marcus Ericsson wins wild Indy 500 after Scott Dixon penalty, plenty of crashes

INDIANAPOLIS -- Chip Ganassi has suffered through 10 years of pain at the Indianapolis 500, but the most unlikely victor ended the team owner's drought.

After leading just 13 laps Sunday, Marcus Ericsson outlasted a barrage of one-car crashes to put himself in proper position to win an epic sprint to the finish, holding off Pato O'Ward (2nd-place) and the Swede's Ganassi teammate Tony Kanaan (3rd-place). Felix Rosenqvist (4th), Alexander Rossi (5th), Conor Daly (6th), Helio Castroneves (7th), Simon Pagenaud (8th), Alex Palou (9th) and Santino Ferrucci (10th) rounded out the top-10.

Here's how the ex-Formula 1 driver won the biggest race of his career and surged to the IndyCar points lead on Sunday.