Marcus Ericsson went from thinking he had won his second consecutive Indianapolis 500 when the caution flag flew with four laps to go Sunday to trying in vain to keep Josef Newgarden behind him during a one-lap sprint to the finish.
Afterward, the Chip Ganassi Racing driver was critical of the way IndyCar decided to end its marquee eventThe controversial ending began after the race already had been red-flagged twice in the final 16 laps. Ericsson jumped ahead on a restart and was credited with the lead when a wreck occurred behind him, causing the yellow flag to fly with four laps to go. But rather than end the race under caution, IndyCar flew another red flag to stop the race with one lap remaining.
During the stoppage, IndyCar reviewed the running order and moved Josef Newgarden from fourth to second. Then, with the cars lined up on pit road, officials said they would take the green and white flags simultaneously the first time they came around.
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