Kyle Larson crashes out of Indy 500, Ryan Hunter-Reay takes the lead after bizarre incidents

Kyle Larson crashed out of the Indianapolis 500 near the midway point Sunday while Ryan Hunter-Reay ended the first half at the top of the leaderboard, looking for a second victory in "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing."

Hunter-Reay, in a one-off entry for DRR-Cusick Motorsports, won the Indy 500 in 2014 as a driver for Andretti Global. Him leading Sunday with 100 laps remaining was fitting for a race that was first briefly delayed by rain and then hit with a rash of weird incidents.

Scott McLaughlin crashed on the warm-up lap while swerving to get heat in his tires. Scott Dixon had a brake fire before the race went green and then Marco Andretti was crashed on the first lap.