Hélio Castroneves wins a record-tying fourth Indianapolis 500 in 2021, joining Unser, Mears, and Foyt

The youth movement in IndyCar racing appeared set to begin writing their own chapter in the history of the Indianapolis 500 for much of the 105th running of The Greatest Spectacle in Racing. But, in the end, it was a well-known face who cemented his legacy as one of the finest drivers to ever compete at Indy.

Hélio Castroneves beat out youthful Lex Palou to win his fourth Indianapolis 500, tying the all-time record for wins in the 500-mile race. Simon Pagenaud, Pato O’Ward, Ed Carpenter, Santino Ferrucci, Sage Karam, Rinus VeeKay, Juan Pablo Montoya, and Tony Kanaan finished second, third, and fourth, respectively.

Castroneves joins Rick Mears, Al Unser, and A.J. Foyt as the fourth driver in Indianapolis 500 history to win four times, as well as the fourth driver aged 46 or older (Al Unser, Bobby Unser, Emerson Fittipaldi). Castroneves’ triumph is also his first while driving for Meyer Shank Racing, as he had won three Indianapolis 500s with Team Penske (2001, 2002, and 2009).

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Castroneves, 46, spent the final laps of the race swapping the lead with Palou, 24, before overtaking him down the front straightaway with two laps to go to grab the lead for the final time. Castroneves was able to keep Palou from getting a run on the final lap by catching lapped traffic, allowing him to take the checkered flag and sparking an ecstatic post-race celebration that included his signature “Spiderman” celebration of climbing the catchfence.

“I don’t know if this is a good comparison or not, but Tom Brady won the Super Bowl, Phil Mickelson won The Masters, and now here we go. So the old guys still get it, still kicking the young guys’ butt, you know? We’re teaching them a lesson!”, Castroneves told NBC Sports in Victory Lane.

The Indianapolis 500 on Sunday was the fastest in history, with the race being slowed only twice for a record-low two cautions. Stefan Wilson wrecked on pit road during the first round of green flag pitstops, and Graham Rahal crashed in turn two coming out of the pits after an improperly secured wheel fell off. After bouncing off Conor Daly’s vehicle, Rahal’s tire damaged the Indiana native’s front wing, basically ending his chances of winning after leading for much of the day.

While Castroneves reveled in his Indy 500 triumph, it was a difficult day for another IndyCar great in Scott Dixon. Dixon lost a lap after running out of fuel during the ill-timed first caution of the race. The Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year was Scott McLaughlin, who was driving the same Team Penske No. 3 as Castroneves for many years.

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