The big Indy 500 story of the decade is close to reaching its conclusion. The short-term marriage of Andretti Autosport, McLaren Racing, Honda and Fernando Alonso will turn its final lap on Sunday, and through weeks of private testing, practice and qualifying, the result has been nothing less than stunning. Alonso will start fifth for the 101st Indy 500 – the highest-placed rookie in the field – and through everything the arrangement has brought so far, McLaren executive director Zak Brown says the experiment with the Andretti team has been "awesome." "There's a handful of outstanding IndyCar teams, but the culture and the way Michael's let McLaren in, let Fernando into...
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