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Indianapolis 500 race day

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FINAL TOP 10

1. Sato
2. Castroneves
3. Jones
4. Chilton
5. Kanaan
6. Montoya
7. Rossi
8. Andretti
9. Chaves
10. Munoz
Sato holds off Castroneves by 0.2s, Jones by 0.5s. Sensational finish to an incredible month.
Checkered flag
TAKUMA SATO BECOMES THE FIRST JAPANESE DRIVER TO WIN THE INDY 500
Sato leads through the last corner...
Five years ago, Sato's Indy 500 ended with a last lap crash while challenging Franchitti for the lead...
Sato leads by 0.3s onto the final lap of the race.
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TWO laps to go

1. Sato
2. Castroneves
3. Jones
4. Chilton
5. Kanaan
6. Montoya
7. Rossi
8. Andretti
9. Chaves
10. Munoz
Sato gets the lead up to 0.4s, which is about as comfortable as it's looked.
Lap 198 of 200, Sato still only just ahead of Castroneves.
Castroneves looking to the inside at Turn 4, then draws alongside on the outside approaching Turn 1. Sato hangs on.
Sato continues to cling on ahead of Castroneves, but not by much.
Jones is shadowing this lead battle in third.
Castroneves attacks Sato for the lead, trying both sides approaching Turn 1 with three laps left.
Sato has a 0.2s lead over Castroneves with just over three laps left.
Rossi has lost sixth to Montoya. Kanaan remains fifth.
Jones is now past Chilton into third - stunning race from the rookie.
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FIVE laps to go

1. Sato
2. Castroneves
3. Jones
4. Chilton
5. Kanaan
6. Montoya
7. Rossi
8. Andretti
9. Munoz
10. Carpenter
Now Sato does inch again, he leads from Castroneves with five laps left.
Sato draws alongside Castroneves on the outside approaching Turn 1 but can't make it stick.
Sato makes it into second. He has six laps to hunt down Castroneves.
Now Sato is side by side with Chilton going for second, with Jones getting involved too.
Castroneves attacks Chilton again and he takes the lead with seven laps to go.
Montoya looked completely out of contention not long ago but he's now up to seventh. Avoiding the shunt at the last restart helped him.
Castroneves now attacking Chilton for the lead with eight laps to go.
Sato got very, very close to Chilton and had to back out of it. Castroneves grabs second from Sato.
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10 laps to go

1. Chilton
2. Sato
3. Castroneves
4. Jones
5. Kanaan
6. Rossi
7. Montoya
8. Munoz
9. Andretti
10. Carpenter
Ten laps to go in the 2017 Indy 500.
Chilton continues to lead over Sato and Castroneves, with Jones and Kanaan giving chase. Rossi looking good in sixth too.
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Alonso to ESPN: "It's a shame, we deserved to at least finish the race. Who knows what position we could have been?

"The whole day has been a nice beginning from the presentation to the racing. The performance was good, we were up there and leading at the red flag.

"It was a nice surprise to come here with the big guys and be competitive.

"If I come back, I come back with something I know and it will be easier the second time around. Thanks to IndyCar, Indianapolis and the fans, it's been one of the best things in my career!
Drivethrough penalty for Hildebrand for a pass under yellow. He was in fifth. Not as heartbreaking as crashing while leading at the last corner in 2011, but still not ideal.
Green flag
Back to green, 12 laps left.

By: Matt Beer

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