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Josef Newgarden wins 2024 Indianapolis 500

Newgarden becomes the first man in more than two decades to win the race in back-to-back years.

INDIANAPOLIS โ€” The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is ready for the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500. Keep checking back here for live updates throughout the race.

Indy 500 winner Josef Newgarden is hoping to repeat last year's win. 

Also, four-time winner Hรฉlio Castroneves is looking to make history as the first five-time winner.

RELATED: 2024 Indianapolis 500 to air live on WTHR Channel 13 in central Indiana following rain delay

The Greatest Spectacle in Racing is airing live on TV in central Indiana for the first time since 2020. 

Following a rain delay, the race is being broadcast live on WTHR Channel 13 in the Indianapolis market.

Follow along with all the action in our live race blog below.

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Live updates

8:30 p.m. - And just like that...Roger Penske's parking spot number is updated to reflect his team's 20 Indy 500 wins.

Credit: WTHR

8:00 p.m. - Gotta celebrate with the fans!

7:55 p.m. - What a final lap!

7:50 p.m. - Josef Newgarden wins back-to-back Indy 500s!

7:27 p.m. - We've got 25 laps to go and it is Kirkwood, Ilott and Rahal as the leaders pit.

7:13 p.m. - At 155 laps in and it is Rossi, O'Ward and Dixon leading.

7:05 p.m. - Here's a look at Kyle Larson getting caught speeding.

7:02 p.m. - We're 150 laps in to the 200 lap race and Robb, Lundgaard and Dixon are leading.

7:00 p.m. - Will Power has crashed.

6:54 p.m. - Here is a look at Marco Andretti's crash. He has been checked out and is OK.

6:53 p.m. - Ryan Hunter-Reay thinks Scott Dixon should have gotten a penalty.

6:47 p.m. - What a day it has been.

More great shots from the 108th Running of the Indy 500! ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ (๐Ÿ“ธ: AP/Michael Conroy/AJ Mast)

Posted by WTHR-TV onย Sunday, May 26, 2024

6:44 p.m. - McLaughlin, Rossi and Newgarden at leading at 125 laps into the race.

6:33 p.m. - Marco Andretti has crashed but appears OK. 

6:24 p.m. - Ryan Hunter-Reay gets in the grass and spins, but he pulled it out and is driving to the pits. He is out of the race.

6:19 p.m. - Half way through the race and Lundgaard, Newgarden and Ferrucci are leading.

6:15 p.m. - Colton Herta is preparing to reenter the race after a new wing was put on the front of his car.

6:10 p.m. - It has been a wild race so far!

6:05 p.m. - Colton Herta spins out and is out of the race. UPDATE: They put a new wing on his car and he will return to the race.

6:00 p.m. - Here's a look at how crazy things have been...and this is in the pits.

5:58 p.m. - 75 laps in and it is Robb, McLaughlin Daly.

5:50 p.m. - We're 65 laps in and Daly is leading followed by Robb and Rossi.

5:42 p.m. - Cars are pitting and Rossi takes the lead.

5:38 p.m. - Smoke from Felix Rosenqvist's car. Another Honda is out. Seven drivers are already out of the race.

5:33 p.m. - A quarter of the way through the race and McLaughlin Ferrucci and Rossi are leading.

5:24 p.m. - At 35 laps in, McLaughlin leads followed by Daly and Ferrucci.

5:15 p.m. - Linus Lundqvist into the wall and we have our third caution. He appears to be OK. There are now six cars out of the race.

5:12 p.m. - At 25 laps in, Scott McLaughlin is leading followed by Will Poser and Josef Newgarden.

5:09 p.m. - Katherine Legge is out of the car after pitting with smoke coming from the back of the car.

5:03 p.m. - Scott McLaughlin is leading followed by Will Poser and Josef Newgarden.

4:44 p.m. - There's the green flag and we have already had a crash involving multiple cars including Marcus Ericsson, Pietro Fittipaldi, Marcus Armstrong and Tom Blomqvist.

4:38 p.m. - Start your engines!

4:36 p.m. - Jim Cornelison is singing "Back Home Again In Indiana."

Second flyover by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds during โ€œ(Back Home Again in) Indiana!โ€

Posted by WTHR-TV on Sunday, May 26, 2024

4:31 p.m. - The Thunderbirds flyover at the end of the National Anthem was amazing.

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds just flew over IMS following the singing of our national anthem to kickoff the Indy 500!

Posted by WTHR-TV on Sunday, May 26, 2024
WATCH: Jordin Sparks sings national anthem at 2024 Indy 500

AMAZING! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐ŸŽถ โ€œAmerican Idolโ€ winner Jordin Sparks delivers a stellar performance of the national anthem ahead of the 2024 Indy 500! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Posted by WTHR-TV on Sunday, May 26, 2024

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