IndyCar star Pato O’Ward sounds off on Indy 500 after 4th-place finish

IndyCar star Pato O’Ward sounds off on Indy 500 after 4th-place finish

Alex Palou won the Indy 500 with a pass on Marcus Ericsson with 14 laps to go

Arrow McLaren driver Pato O'Ward, #5, claps Sunday, May 25, 2025 ahead of the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

Arrow McLaren SP driver Pato O'Ward, #5, races during the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis on May 25, 2025. (Marc Lebryk-Imagn Images)

Alex Palou is joined by his wife Esther Valle, right, and daughter Lucia in kissing the Yard of Bricks on the start/finish line after winning the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis on Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)