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Marcus Ericsson wins the Indy 500

Marcus Ericsson became the second Swede to win the Indy 500 on Sunday when he held off some of the biggest names in North American auto racing in front of the largest crowd of his life. Marcus Ericsson, once a Formula 1 backmarker, is now an IndyCar frontrunner; and an Indianapolis 500 champion. “It’s the biggest race in the world,” said Ericsson, who called it his biggest victory “by a million miles.” The 31-year-old showed up in IndyCar something of a mystery in 2019 following five unremarkable seasons in Formula 1. He'd worked his entire life to make it to the top level of motorsports then washed out winless — not even a single podium finish — over 97 starts. He didn't...
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