INDIANAPOLIS – Marcus Ericsson’s drive to second place in Sunday’s 109 th Indianapolis 500 took a wrong turn on Monday when IndyCar officials bounced him to 30 th in the official results ...

Three top-12 finishers in Sunday's Indy 500, including runner-up Marcus Ericsson, failed post-race tech, with IndyCar sending them to the back of the standings.

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.

Indy 500: Post-race penalties for 3 drivers drop runner up Marcus Ericsson to 31st. Story by Mark Schofield • 11h. T he 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 came to a close on Sunday, ...

The 2022 race winner also finished second in 2023, so he knows Indy 500 close calls. "We had an incredible car. I thought I had the best race car I've ever had," Kirkwood said.

As if losing the Indianapolis 500 was not painful enough, the post-race penalties that were handed down on Monday only added insult to injury for three of the top-12 finishers in Sunday's race.

He won the 2022 Indianapolis 500 and finished runner-up in 2023 to Josef Newgarden. Ericsson is currently in his seventh season in the NTT IndyCar Series and his second driving for Andretti Global.