Dan Wheldon overcame a determined Danica Patrick to win the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, but South African-born Tomas Scheckter failed to make an impression.

Dan Wheldon overcame a determined Danica Patrick to win the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, but South African-born Tomas Scheckter failed to make an impression.

Weldon passed Patrick with six laps to go and then pulled away to win the prestigious race under caution flags after a major crash on lap 199.

Vitor Meira and Bryan Herta collected the remaining podium positions in front of a 400 000-strong crowd at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Patrick, who had been duelling with Wheldon for most of the race, slowed down on the final lap after running out of fuel. The first woman ever to lead an Indy 500 race, Patrick had seemed sure to record a breakthrough victory, but had to settle for fourth place instead.

Buddy Lazier rounded out the top five, while the pole sitter, Tony Kanaan finished eighth.

“This has been a dream come true for me. I’ve loved the Indianapolis 500 since I was a kid,” said Wheldon after the race.

Tomas Scheckter had another unfortunate race result after he came to blows with Patrick early in the race and finished way down the order in 20th position after completing 154 laps.

Original article from Car