Juan Pablo Montoya back in Indy 500 Victory Lane

ByReuters

Published 24/05/2015 at 20:52 GMT

Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya came from the back of the pack and outran his Penske team mate to the win the 99th Indianapolis 500 for a second time on Sunday.

Juan Pablo Montoya celebrates by drinking the milk

Image credit: Reuters

Montoya, who won his Indy 500 debut in 2000, survived an early collision that forced him into the pits and dropped him into 30th place before mounting a stirring charge.

Returning to IndyCar last year after stints in NASCAR and Formula One, Montoya took the lead with four laps to go and fought off a challenge from Australian Will Power. American Charlie Kimball was third.

It was the fourth IndyCar Series win for Montoya, two coming at the sprawling 2.5 mile speedway.

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The victory was also 16th for team owner Roger Penske, giving him the rare Daytona 500 and Indy 500 double.

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