Marcus Ericsson won two races in 2021 and so far this year, the biggest race in the world – the Indianapolis 500! We spent some time chatting before Indy this year during the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach weekend. In Part 1, he talked about his injury at the Grand Prix last year and his preparation coming into the new season. Here in Part 2, we focus exclusively on the Indy 500. He talks about his first laps ever at the Speedway and also what it’s like to qualify there using the tools within the cockpit. Enjoy!

Marcus Ericsson’s smile grew much bigger after winning “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” – the Indy 500! This car (minus the road course wings and Firestone Reds) is what took Ericsson on his 500 mile journey into the record books as an Indy 500 winner. Marcus Ericsson has a great sponsor in Huski Chocolate. Currently only available for retail sale in Sweden and Norway, hopefully his American fans can enjoy the drink stateside soon. This is pretty much the view (minus the Firestone Reds and the road course wings) that Pato O’Ward had for the last couple of laps of the 2022 Indy 500. Ericsson made that two thumbs up after winning Indy and his $3.1 million share of a record purse of over $16 million! Interview and photos by Larry Mason