Indy 500 still under review

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ESPN:

INDIANAPOLIS -- Dan Wheldon drank the milk and celebrated in Victory Lane, but the actual winner of the Indianapolis 500 Sunday is under review by IndyCar officials.

Wheldon beat rookie JR Hildebrand's damaged car to the finish line, but that doesn't matter since the caution flag came out before either driver reached the line.

Hildebrand had the race won before crashing into the outside wall as he exited the final turn. Wheldon zoomed past him, but officials are reviewing video to determine when Wheldon was ahead of Hildebrand.

The field is frozen when the caution is displayed. Yellow lights come on around the track and inside the cockpit of the cars. If Wheldon passed Hildebrand after the caution light came on, Hildebrand would be the winner of the event.

A video of the final moments appears to show Wheldon ahead of Hildrebrand before the caution lights came on. Wheldon passed Hildebrand with the green light on in front of him. Moments later the yellow came on before Wheldon reached the finish line, but he was already ahead of Hildebrand.

IndyCar Series officials released an unofficial boxscore at 4:20 p.m ET on Sunday, listing Wheldon as the winner. It's unknown when an official result would be announced.

The Indy 500 had a similar situation in 2002 when Paul Tracy passed Helio Castroneves on the final lap. But race officials declared Castroneves the winner because they said Tracy's pass came after the caution was displayed.

Terry Blount is a senior writer for ESPN.com.

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UPDATE:

Wheldon declared winner.