Fernando Alonso's race ends as engine blows on lap 179
Reuters / Hoch Zwei
Fernando Alonso will not win the Indy 500 title after all.
The widely recognized two-time Formula One champion saw his race end prematurely with only 21 laps to go after his engine blew. Alonso was consistently in and out of the top 3 throughout the day and raced admirably.
It was the third Honda engine to blow during the day after Ryan Hunter-Reay and Charlie Kimball.
Crowd gives Alonso a standing ovation. He put on a hell of a show. Absolutely stinks it ends this way. For him and RHR and Kimball.
— Jim Ayello (@jimayello) May 28, 2017
Alonso made headlines after opting against participating in the Monaco Grand Prix and, instead, decided to make his Indy 500 debut on Sunday.