Jones in 1962 became the first driver in at Indianapolis Motor Speedway to qualify at over 150 mph with a four-lap average of 150.370.

As Roger Penske investigated the cheating incident that cost Josef Newgarden his IndyCar season-opening victory, never did Newgarden worry about his job security at Team Penske.

Josef Newgarden put his cheating scandal behind him to become the first back-to-back winner of the Indianapolis 500 since Helio Castroneves 22 years ago and give Roger Penske a record-extending 20th win in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.”

The start of the Indianapolis 500 was delayed as a strong storm pushed through the area Sunday, forcing Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials to evacuate about 125,000 fans who had already arrived for “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.”

Josef Newgarden returns to the speedway for Sunday's race as the defending Indy 500 winner but caught in a cheating scandal that has damaged his pristine reputation and that of Team Penske.

If the Indianapolis 500 is rained out it will be postponed to the next dry day.

Drivers sped through nearly half the 200 laps of the greatest spectacle in racing with no incidents at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway but three red flags were waved in the final laps before Josef Newgarden won his first Indy 500.

Josef Newgarden finally won his first Indianapolis 500 with an audacious pass of defending race winner Marcus Ericsson in a 2.5-mile sprint to the finish.

Indy's total purse of slightly less than $16.1 million smashed the previous mark of $14.4 million that was set in 2008.

Ericsson had a commanding lead with 10 laps to go, but red flag just a few laps later set up a dramatic finish.