Will Power surges after late restart to win 102nd Indy 500

Will Power of Team Penske and Chevrolet captured the 102nd running of the Indy 500, taking the lead for good after Stefan Wilson was forced to pit with just five laps to go.

Power became just the second driver from Oceania to win the event, following in the footsteps of New Zealander Scott Dixon in 2008. He was overcome with emotion while embracing family and his team at the finish line.

"I just can't believe it," he said on ABC's broadcast. "I feel like collapsing. I want to cry."

"I always wondered if I was going to win it, and thoughts went through my mind, in my career," Power continued. "I've had so many wins and so many poles, but everybody always talked about the 500. I just couldn't imagine winning a race in front of a crowd like this. It's just amazing. What an event. I love it."

In a race that featured over 14 lead changes on a day that will go down as the hottest Indy 500 on record, Ed Carpenter placed second and the aforementioned Dixon finished third.

Final Results:

Aside from Power's win, Sunday's race will be remembered for the numerous crashes involving some of the event's biggest names.

2017 winner Takuma Sato was the first to go down after colliding with James Davison. Other favorites Danica Patrick, Helio Castroneves, and Tony Kanaan all crashed out as well.

Castroneves was denied a real chance to compete for a fourth win, which would have tied him for the most all time and the single most by a non-American driver. After he hopped out of his car unscathed, he let Roger Penske know that he hopes this isn't his last time in Indianapolis.

Patrick's final race ended much earlier than she would have liked. True to form in her post-race press conference, she took only one question and then thanked the assembled media before hastily leaving the podium to cap off a trailblazing career.