With two turns left of the 108th Indianapolis 500, Pato O'Ward could taste the winner's milk. But defending champion Josef Newgarden engineered a pass and was able to hold off the popular Mexican driver to secure back-to-back Indy 500 wins.

After the race, an emotional O'Ward was obviously raw during his post-race live TV interview on NBC.

"... so f****** close... It's just so painful when you put so much into it... Two corners short," O'Ward said.

O'Ward, now twice a runner-up, took the lead in Turn 1 on the final lap, but Newgarden passed him back heading into Turn 3 and takes the checkered flag. O'Ward made the most on-track passes (43).

This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Pato O'Ward curses on live NBC broadcast after Indy 500 runner-up