INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Simon Pagenaud steered clear of trouble on the track and in the pits, then out-duelled Alexander Rossi in a final lap shootout to win the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday and give team owner Roger Penske a second consecutive victory in the "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing".
The win might have saved the charismatic Frenchman's job with rumours circulating up and down pit lane that Pagenaud's seat with powerhouse Team Penske was in jeopardy.
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