Felix Rosenqvist wins Indianapolis 500 by 0.0233 seconds, closest finish in race history
Felix Rosenqvist passed David Malukas on the outside in the final 50 feet to win the 2024 Indianapolis 500 by 0.0233 seconds, the closest margin in the race's history. The previous record was set in 1992 when Al Unser Jr. beat Scott Goodyear by 0.043 seconds. Rosenqvist's victory marks his second career IndyCar win and first oval win.
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Divergence score
5 outlets covered it, splitting into 5 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
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2 bias groups
The spectrum · how 5 outlets placed this story
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Washington Times
NY Post
CNN
ABC News
Newsmax
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
ABC News
Late pass sends Rosenqvist past Malukas for closest Indy 500 win in history
dramatic final-lap narrative · positive
Newsmax
Rosenqvist Wins Closest Indianapolis 500 in History in 7-Lap Shootout - Newsmax
straightforward race recounting with historic emphasis · neutral
First to report
- CNNfirst
- Washington Times+6.7 h
- NY Post+7.4 h
- ABC News+7.8 h
- Newsmax+8.0 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
Coverage splits between dramatic last-lap narrative (CNN, ABC) and factual race recounting (conservative outlets including Newsmax), with outlets emphasizing either emotional momentum or technical precision on the historic 0.0233-second margin.
How each outlet covered it
Broad agreement on what happened
Outlets across the spectrum land in roughly the same place: the shared language is highlighted.
THE LEFT
“Late pass sends Rosenqvist past Malukas for closest Indy 500 win in history”ABC ABC News LEFT-CENTER
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THE RIGHT
“Rosenqvist Wins Closest Indianapolis 500 in History in 7-Lap Shootout - Newsmax”NM Newsmax RIGHT
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ABCABC News Late pass sends Rosenqvist past Malukas for closest Indy 500 win in history 110d ago RIGHT3
WTWashington Times Late pass sends Rosenqvist past Malukas for the closest Indianapolis 500 win in history 110d ago NYPNY Post Felix Rosenqvist wins closest Indy 500 in history with decisive pass in final 50 feet 110d ago NMNewsmax Rosenqvist Wins Closest Indianapolis 500 in History in 7-Lap Shootout - Newsmax 110d ago 4 tracked claims across 5 outlets
Fact ledger
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Previous Indianapolis 500 closest finish was 1992, Al Unser Jr. over Scott Goodyear by 0.043 seconds
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