Halfway through the race and as of this writing, eight drivers were out of the race but drivers like Josef Newgarden, seeking his third straight Indy 500 win, and Helio Castroneves, seeking his recording-breaking fifth ever Indy 500 win, were still in the mix.

Palou, the 28-year-old Spaniard who won the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, took center stage before the Mets' showdown with the White Sox at Citi Field.

The Indy 500 purse record was broken for the fourth year in a row, with Alex Palou earning $3.8M from a total purse of $20,283,000.

Indianapolis 500 runner-up Marcus Ericsson was penalized to the rear of the 33-car field along with Andretti Global teammate Kyle Kirkwood on Monday.

Tom Brady has been booed by fans in Indianapolis too many times to count over the course of his career. In that sense, Sunday's lap around Indianapolis Motor Speedway before the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 wasn't too special. It was just a bit bigger — and certainly louder — than he's used to.

Palou's victory in the Indianapolis 500 averaged 7.05 million viewers on Fox -- the largest television audience since 2008.

It looked like Ryan Hunter-Reay might be heading to a second career Indy 500 victory as he was pacing the field past the halfway point of the race. With 30 laps to go, however, he stalled out in the pits and fell all the way to last place among the drivers still out on the track.

Scott McLaughlin was understandably devastated after his Indy 500 run ended before the race technically started.