The annual Indianapolis 500 takes place on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway yearly, and with every year’s purse rising, the winner is predicted to get a hefty sum of money together with the trophy after the 2025 race.
In the course of the Sunday, Could 25, occasion, racer Kyle Larson misplaced management and wrecked throughout lap No. 93. He was in a position to exit his automotive and stroll into an ambulance. Afterward, Larson was escorted by helicopter to Charlotte Motor Speedway to compete within the Coca-Cola 600. Aside from Larson, race Alexander Rossi‘s automobile caught fireplace after a pit cease.
Beneath, get updates on the Indy 500 leaderboard and winner.
An early exit for Josef Newgarden and his try at a 3-peat. #Indy500 on FOX pic.twitter.com/kTnjvtp3ls
— INDYCAR on FOX (@IndyCarOnFOX) Could 25, 2025
Does the Indy 500 Winner All the time Chug Milk?
Sure, the winner of every Indy 500 drinks milk as a result of it’s a practice. Per the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, by way of USA Right this moment, “Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Louis Meyer commonly drank buttermilk to refresh himself on a scorching day and occurred to drink some in Victory Lane as a matter of behavior after successful the 1936 race. An govt with what was then the Milk Basis was so elated when he noticed the second captured in {a photograph} within the sports activities part of his newspaper the next morning that he vowed to ensure it could be repeated in coming years. There was a interval between 1947-55 when milk was apparently not supplied, however the follow was revived in 1956 and has been a practice ever since.”
Indy 500 Leaderboard
After Larson’s huge crash, racers Devlin DeFrancesco, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Jack Harvey, Davis Malukas, Alex Palou, Santino Ferruci and Conor Daly have been wrestling with the highest 5 spots on the observe.
Former champion Josef Newgarden needed to return to the pit lane, then exited the race, ending his likelihood to win the Indy 500 thrice in a row.
Conor Daly! Sensational!#Indy500 on FOX pic.twitter.com/myTVWlrVGb
— INDYCAR on FOX (@IndyCarOnFOX) Could 25, 2025
Who Gained the 2025 Indy 500?
The winner of the 2025 Indy 500 was Alex Palou, who made historical past as the primary Spaniard to win the race.
Does the Indy 500 Winner Get Paid?
Sure, the winner of the Indy 500 will get paid thousands and thousands of {dollars} together with the Borg-Warner Trophy. The winner’s purse has elevated yr after yr, and for 2025, the race purse is round $20 million, in response to USA Right this moment. The outlet reported that the winner may rise up to $4.5 million.
After the 2024 Indy 500,Newgarden received $4.288 million. He gained the race two years in a row and was in search of a three-peat in 2025.