The two-time IndyCar Series champion from Hendersonville, Tennessee, led 26 of 200-scheduled laps and overtook Pato O'Ward on the final lap to become the first competitor in 22 years to claim back-to-back Indy 500 victories.
The 2016 Indianapolis 500 champion dominated the second half of the Gallagher Grand Prix to snap a 49-year winless drought and score his eighth IndyCar career victory.
The 29-year-old native from Hamilton, New Zealand, led a race-high 45 of 80 laps en route to his second IndyCar career victory in his second full-time season in the series.
The 30-year-old Rossi from Nevada City, California, is set to join Arrow McLaren SP on a multiyear basis following seven full-time season at Andretti Autosport.
The 2016 Indianapolis 500 champion from Auburn, California, will be achieving a milestone start in his seventh full-time season in IndyCar competition.
The two-time IndyCar Series champion executed a bold final lap pass over teammate Scott McLaughlin to record the 600th overall motorsports victory for Team Penske at the Lone Star state.
The NTT IndyCar Series returns to the track this weekend after some time off since their Mid-Ohio race, a few weeks back. And with just four races remaining, the battle for the championship is heating up between Team Penske's Josef Newgarden and Andretti Autosport's Alexander Rossi.
INDIANAPOLIS -- All the talk about Simon Pagenaud entering the Month of May was his slow start to the season and that he'd be out of his ride at Team Penske if things didn't turn around. After sweeping the Month of May, he's now the points leader.
