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We really ought to retire the catchphrase. Yep, this is a review of the 104th Running of the Indianapolis 500 as Takuma Sato stole Scott Dixon's lunch money after one of the most dominant displays in the history of the race - The latter leading 111 laps! Some of the key talking points we mention are below: Start Scott Dixon immediately takes the lead from Marco Andretti, Zach Veach makes contact with Ed Carpenter on the short chute between 1 and 2 Lap 6 - First Caution James Davison had a catastrophic brake failure as his right-front wheel caught fire then exploded. It is believed that his front brake line pinched or kinked, clamping the front brakes shut with almost 300 pounds of pressure. Lap 25 Marcus Ericsson crashes in Turn 1 Lap 84 Dalton Kellett crashes in Turn 3 Lap 93 During the restart, Conor Daly spins out in Turn 4. Oliver Askew spears into the inside wall avoiding the incident. Lap 100 The race restarts, Dixon and Rossi leapfrog each other away from the rest of the field. Lap 122 Alex Palo