Indianapolis 500 betting preview: Alonso, Dixon favorites for race

After Alexander Rossi pulled off a big upset to win the 2016 Indianapolis 500 as a 66/1 longshot, bettors are looking for another underdog who may take the checkered flag this year. Rossi is listed at +1400 odds to repeat at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this Sunday, a feat that has not been accomplished since 2002.

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Brazil’s Helio Castroneves is the last driver to do it in 2001 and 2002, and he is listed as the +1200 fourth choice to win the 2017 Indy 500 along with Juan Pablo Montoya, Marco Andretti and Ryan Hunter-Reay. Of that group, only Andretti has not won the race previously, with Montoya finishing first in 2015 and Hunter-Reay the previous year.

Both Americans Rossi and Hunter-Reay won it for Andretti Autosport, led by Marco’s father Michael, whose father Mario also placed first in 1969. The racing team also won the Indy 500 in 2005 (Dan Wheldon) and 2007 (Dario Franchitti) as Andretti Green Racing.