Nashville's Josef Newgarden wins 2023 Indianapolis 500 on last-lap ...

Josef Newgarden had accomplished everything there was to accomplish in the IndyCar Series -- except an Indianapolis 500 victory.

Until Sunday.

Newgarden passed Marcus Ericsson on the final lap to win the 2023 Indianapolis 500, his first career Indy 500 victory.

The field took the white flag and the green flag after a restart following a red flag with two laps to go. The 32-year-old Nashville native surged to the back of Ericsson, his Team Penske teammate, and made the pass down the backstretch with about a mile to go. Ericsson tried to make a final run down the front straightaway, but Newgarden got back to the start-finish line first.

In celebration, Newgarden sprinted through the fence opening and into the frontstretch grandstands to celebrate with fans at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

"I'm just so thankful to be here," Newgarden said to NBC in his victory lane interview. "You have no idea. I started out as a fan in the crowd. This place, it's amazing, regardless of where you're sitting."

Newgarden's victory came in his 12th career Indy 500 start.

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"Everyone kept asking me why I haven't won this race," Newgarden said on NBC. "They look at you like you're a failure if you don't win it. I wanted to win it so bad. I knew we could, and I knew we were capable."

The race was red flagged with 14 laps to go after Felix Rosenqvist and Kyle Kirkwood crashed in the lead pack. Kirkwood's car flipped over and slid to a stop upside down. It was red flagged again with 7 laps to go after Pato O'Ward crashed. A third red flag occurred with two laps to go after a multi-car crash in the midpack.

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Newgarden hung around the top 10 for most of the day, but hadn't earned the lead until he passed O'Ward on a restart with 8 to go. Newgarden dropped back to second after being passed by Ericsson before the final crash and red flag. Ericsson, who finished in 2nd, was frustrated with the rare decision by IndyCar officials to red flag the race and force a one-lap restart, telling NBC that "it was an unfair and dangerous" way to finish the race without having time to clean off tires.

This story will be updated.