Indy 500 takeaways: Alex Palou claims elusive oval win with late pass

On Monday, though, the NTT IndyCar Series X account announced Ericsson, along with Kyle Kirkwood and Callum Ilott, have been moved to the back of the Indianapolis 500 field after failing post-race technical inspection. They have been re-ordered based on their unofficial finishing positions.

David Malukas moved up to second in the running order as a result.

Here are three takeaways from the Greatest Spectacle in Racing:

Palou's first oval win comes on the biggest stage

The three-time NTT IndyCar Series champion has accomplished a lot in his career so far. Palou can now cross an oval win off that list after claiming the Indy 500 on Sunday. He is the first Spaniard to win the race in its famed history.

Palou has now won five of the first six races this season, becoming the first driver to do so since A.J. Foyt in 1979. After entering the Indy 500 with a 97-point lead over Kirkwood, Palou just extended his points lead and made it clear the 2025 title will be going through him.

No three-peat for Josef Newgarden

The biggest story coming into the Indianapolis 500 was the rules violation in pre-qualifying inspection one week ago that sent the two-time defending Indy 500 winner to the 32nd-place starting spot. Despite the hurdle he faced at the beginning of the race, Newgarden quickly marched his way forward and looked to be the car to beat.

That was until fuel pressure issues forced him to retire from the race in 22nd. Had he won his third straight Indy 500, he would have become the first driver to accomplish the feat. Newgarden clearly had the speed to complete the trifecta, but the mechanical issues prevented him from doing so.

Kyle Larson's pursuit of the 'Double' falls short once again

One year ago, a weather delay at Indianapolis prevented Larson from getting to Charlotte on time for the Coca-Cola 600. Once he got there, the race was called after just 249 of the 400 laps due to the same weather system, preventing him from getting behind his Cup Series car at all.

After rolling off 19th on Sunday, Larson stalled on pit road during his first stop of the race. His hopes of completing the "Double" this time around ended with a 24th-place finish after a crash on Lap 92 when he got loose entering Turn 2 and collected Chip Ganassi Racing's Kyffin Simpson and Juncos Hollinger Racing's Sting Ray Robb.

It was another tough break for Larson as he looked to join Tony Stewart as the only drivers to complete all 1,100 miles of the "Double." After an early exit from Indianapolis, Larson will now set his sights on the Coca-Cola 600, where he is scheduled to start second in pursuit of his second win in NASCAR's longest race (2021).