Only for the 6th time in the history of the Indy 500 championship auto race, there was Back to Back victories for Josef Newgarden at the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500, presented by Gainbridge; on Sunday, May 26, 2024, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Below photo of: Team Penske driver Josef Newgarden as he crosses the finish line to win his second consecutive Indy 500:
Josef qualified with a speed of 233.8 miles per hour, with an average speed for the entire race of 167.7 miles per hour, and lead 26 laps of the 200 lap- 500 mile race to take home over 4.2 million dollars, which made Shell Powering Progress Team Penske, very proud of him, since he gave them their 20th INDY 500 victory! Last year we did an interview with him when he won last year’s Indy 500 race. Below Photo of Actors Austin Butler (who played the role of Elvis), left, and Jodie Comer wave the green flag on Sunday, May 26, 2024, during the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
There was a very exciting final last lap when Patricio O’Ward:
passed Josef Newgarden on the final lap, and then Josef passed Patricio right back on the 3rd turn of the final lap to win the race, with Patricio having to settle for 2nd place, and only about a quarter of the prize money that Josef received. It was the fourth Indianapolis 500 to end in a last lap pass after 2006, 2011, and 2023. He became the first driver to win the race two years in a row since Hélio Castroneves won in 2001 and 2002!
Josef Newgarden poses with the Borg-Warner Trophy with his son, Kota, and wife, Ashley, during the traditional winners photo session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Monday, May 27, 2024, in Indianapolis. Newgarden won the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 auto race Sunday: 
The 2018 Indy 500 winner that we were present to see win, and interview: Will Power came in 24th place, and finishing in 25th place was Marco Andretti- the son of auto Racing Legend Mario Andretti!
Scott McLaughlin of Team Penske, won the pole position with a four-lap average speed of 234.220 miles per hour (376.941 km/h), the fastest pole speed in Indy history. Team Penske swept all three spots on the front row (McLaughlin, Will Power, Josef Newgarden), the first time that had been accomplished since Penske did so in 1988.
For the first time since 2014, a driver attempted to pull a “Double Duty”. Kyle Larson, the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion, qualified 5th and attempted to compete in both the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day. However, a lengthy rain delay led to a start time of 4:44 p.m. ET, with Larson deciding to commit to racing at Indianapolis regardless of when the race ends, which due to the rules involving lights, would have ended after 8:15 p.m. ET even if the race still had laps to run. In addition, NASCAR would end up ending the 2024 Coca-Cola 600 early due to rain before Larson could get into the car.
The month of May activities formally began on Saturday, May 11 with the Sonsio Grand Prix on the combined road course. Practice on the oval began on Tuesday May 14. Time trials were held on May 18–19, and Carb Day, the traditional final day of practice, along with the Pit Stop Challenge, happened on May 24.
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