Indy Racing League Circuit: Indianapolis 500
Held every Memorial Day weekend; 200 laps around a 2.5-mile oval at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. First race was held in 1911. The Indy Racing League began in 1996 and made the Indianapolis 500 its cornerstone event. Winning drivers are listed with starting positions. Winners who started from pole position are in bold type.
Multiple wins: A.J. Foyt, Rick Mears and Al Unser (4); Louis Meyer, Mauri Rose, Johnny Rutherford, Wilbur Shaw and Bobby Unser (3); Helio Castroneves, Emerson Fittipaldi, Gordon Johncock, Arie Luyendyk, Tommy Milton, Al Unser Jr., Bill Vukovich and Rodger Ward (2).
Multiple poles: Rick Mears (6); A.J. Foyt and Rex Mays (4); Mario Andretti, Arie Luyendyk, Johnny Rutherford and Tom Sneva (3); Scott Brayton, Helio Castroneves, Bill Cummings, Ralph DePalma, Leon Duray, Parnelli Jones, Jimmy Murphy, Duke Nalon, Eddie Sachs and Bobby Unser (2).
Year | Winner (Pos.) | Car | MPH | Pole Sitter | MPH |
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1911 | Ray Harroun (28) | Marmon Wasp | 74.602 | Lewis Strang | - |
1912 | Joe Dawson (7) | National | 78.719 | Gil Anderson | - |
1913 | Jules Goux (7) | Peugeot | 75.933 | Caleb Bragg | - |
1914 | Rene Thomas (15) | Delage | 82.474 | Jean Chassagne | - |
1915 | Ralph DePalma (2) | Mercedes | 89.840 | Howard Wilcox | 98.90 |
1916-a | Dario Resta (4) | Peugeot | 84.001 | John Aitken | 96.69 |
1917-18 | Not held | World War I | |||
1919 | Howdy Wilcox (2) | Peugeot | 88.050 | Rene Thomas | 104.78 |
1920 | Gaston Chevrolet (6) | Monroe | 88.618 | Ralph DePalma | 99.15 |
1921 | Tommy Milton (20) | Frontenac | 89.621 | Ralph DePalma | 100.75 |
1922 | Jimmy Murphy (1) | Murphy Special | 94.484 | Jimmy Murphy | 100.50 |
1923 | Tommy Milton (1) | H.C.S. Special | 90.954 | Tommy Milton | 108.17 |
1924 | L.L. Corum | ||||
& Joe Boyer (21) | Duesenberg Special | 98.234 | Jimmy Murphy | 108.037 | |
1925 | Peter DePaolo (2) | Duesenberg Special | 101.127 | Leon Duray | 113.196 |
1926-b | Frank Lockhart (20) | Miller Special | 95.904 | Earl Cooper | 111.735 |
1927 | George Souders (22) | Duesenberg | 97.545 | Frank Lockhart | 120.100 |
1928 | Louie Meyer (13) | Miller Special | 99.482 | Leon Duray | 122.391 |
1929 | Ray Keech (6) | Simplex Piston Ring Special | 97.585 | Cliff Woodbury | 120.599 |
1930 | Billy Arnold (1) | Miller-Hartz Special | 100.448 | Billy Arnold | 113.268 |
1931 | Louis Schneider (13) | Bowes Seal Fast Special | 96.629 | Russ Snowberger | 112.796 |
1932 | Fred Frame (27) | Miller-Hartz Special | 104.144 | Lou Moore | 117.363 |
1933 | Louie Meyer (6) | Tydol Special | 104.162 | Bill Cummings | 118.530 |
1934 | Bill Cummings (10) | Boyle Products Special | 104.863 | Kelly Petillo | 119.329 |
1935 | Kelly Petillo (22) | Gilmore Speedway Special | 106.240 | Rex Mays | 120.736 |
1936 | Louie Meyer (28) | Ring Free Special | 109.069 | Rex Mays | 119.644 |
1937 | Wilbur Shaw (2) | Shaw-Gilmore Special | 113.580 | Bill Cummings | 123.343 |
1938 | Floyd Roberts (1) | Burd Piston Ring Special | 117.200 | Floyd Roberts | 125.681 |
1939 | Wilbur Shaw (3) | Boyle Special | 115.035 | Jimmy Snyder | 130.138 |
1940 | Wilbur Shaw (2) | Boyle Special | 114.277 | Rex Mays | 127.850 |
1941 | Floyd Davis | ||||
& Mauri Rose (17) | Noc-Out Hose Clamp Special | 115.117 | Mauri Rose | 128.691 | |
1942-45 | Not held | World War II | |||
1946 | George Robson (15) | Thorne Engineering Special | 114.820 | Cliff Bergere | 126.471 |
1947 | Mauri Rose (3) | Blue Crown Spark Plug Special | 116.338 | Ted Horn | 126.564 |
1948 | Mauri Rose (3) | Blue Crown Spark Plug Special | 119.814 | Rex Mays | 130.577 |
1949 | Bill Holland (4) | Blue Crown Spark Plug Special | 121.327 | Duke Nalon | 132.939 |
1950-c | Johnnie Parsons (5) | Wynn's Friction Proofing | 124.002 | Walt Faulkner | 134.343 |
1951 | Lee Wallard (2) | Belanger Special | 126.244 | Duke Nalon | 136.498 |
1952 | Troy Ruttman (7) | Agajanian Special | 128.922 | Fred Agabashian | 138.010 |
1953 | Bill Vukovich (1) | Fuel Injection Special | 128.740 | Bill Vukovich | 138.392 |
1954 | Bill Vukovich (19) | Fuel Injection Special | 130.840 | Jack McGrath | 141.033 |
1955 | Bob Sweikert (14) | John Zink Special | 128.213 | Jerry Hoyt | 140.045 |
1956 | Pat Flaherty (1) | John Zink Special | 128.490 | Pat Flaherty | 145.596 |
1957 | Sam Hanks (13) | Belond Exhaust Special | 135.601 | Pat O'Connor | 143.948 |
1958 | Jimmy Bryan (7) | Belond AP Parts Special | 133.791 | Dick Rathmann | 145.974 |
1959 | Rodger Ward (6) | Leader Card 500 Roadster | 135.857 | Johnny Thomson | 145.908 |
1960 | Jim Rathmann (2) | Ken-Paul Special | 138.767 | Eddie Sachs | 146.592 |
1961 | A.J. Foyt (7) | Bowes Seal Fast Special | 139.130 | Eddie Sachs | 147.481 |
1962 | Rodger Ward (2) | Leader Card 500 Roadster | 140.293 | Parnelli Jones | 150.370 |
1963 | Parnelli Jones (1) | Agajanian-Willard Special | 143.137 | Parnelli Jones | 151.153 |
1964 | A.J. Foyt (5) | Sheraton-Thompson Special | 147.350 | Jim Clark | 158.828 |
1965 | Jim Clark (2) | Lotus Ford | 150.686 | A.J. Foyt | 161.233 |
1966 | Graham Hill (15) | American Red Ball Special | 144.317 | Mario Andretti | 165.899 |
1967-d | A.J. Foyt (4) | Sheraton-Thompson Special | 151.207 | Mario Andretti | 168.982 |
1968 | Bobby Unser (3) | Rislone Special | 152.882 | Joe Leonard | 171.559 |
1969 | Mario Andretti (2) | STP Oil Treatment Special | 156.867 | A.J. Foyt | 170.568 |
1970 | Al Unser (1) | Johnny Lightning Special | 155.749 | Al Unser | 170.221 |
1971 | Al Unser (5) | Johnny Lightning Special | 157.735 | Peter Revson | 178.696 |
1972 | Mark Donohue (3) | Sunoco McLaren | 162.962 | Bobby Unser | 195.940 |
1973-e | Gordon Johncock (11) | STP Double Oil Filters | 159.036 | Johnny Rutherford | 198.413 |
1974 | Johnny Rutherford (25) | McLaren | 158.589 | A.J. Foyt | 191.632 |
1975-f | Bobby Unser (3) | Jorgensen Eagle | 149.213 | A.J. Foyt | 193.976 |
1976-g | Johnny Rutherford (1) | Hy-Gain McLaren/Goodyear | 148.725 | Johnny Rutherford | 188.957 |
1977 | A.J. Foyt (4) | Gilmore Racing Team | 161.331 | Tom Sneva | 198.884 |
1978 | Al Unser (5) | FNCTC Chaparral Lola | 161.363 | Tom Sneva | 202.156 |
1979 | Rick Mears (1) | The Gould Charge | 158.899 | Rick Mears | 193.736 |
1980 | Johnny Rutherford (1) | Pennzoil Chaparral | 142.862 | Johnny Rutherford | 192.256 |
1981-h | Bobby Unser (1) | Norton Spirit Penske PC-9B | 139.084 | Bobby Unser | 200.546 |
1982 | Gordon Johncock (5) | STP Oil Treatment | 162.029 | Rick Mears | 207.004 |
1983 | Tom Sneva (4) | Texaco Star | 162.117 | Teo Fabi | 207.395 |
1984 | Rick Mears (3) | Pennzoil Z-7 | 163.612 | Tom Sneva | 210.029 |
1985 | Danny Sullivan (8) | Miller American Special | 152.982 | Pancho Carter | 212.583 |
1986 | Bobby Rahal (4) | Budweiser/Truesports/March | 170.722 | Rick Mears | 216.828 |
1987 | Al Unser (20) | Cummins Holset Turbo | 162.175 | Mario Andretti | 215.390 |
1988 | Rick Mears (1) | Pennzoil Z-7/Penske Chevy V-8 | 144.809 | Rick Mears | 219.198 |
1989 | Emerson Fittipaldi (3) | Marlboro/Penske Chevy V-8 | 167.581 | Rick Mears | 223.885 |
1990 | Arie Luyendyk (3) | Domino's Pizza Chevrolet | 185.981* | Emerson Fittipaldi | 225.301 |
1991 | Rick Mears (1) | Marlboro Penske Chevy | 176.457 | Rick Mears | 224.113 |
1992 | Al Unser Jr. (12) | Valvoline Galmer '92 | 134.477 | Roberto Guerrero | 232.482 |
1993 | Emerson Fittipaldi (9) | Marlboro Penske Chevy | 157.207 | Arie Luyendyk | 223.967 |
1994 | Al Unser Jr. (1) | Marlboro Penske Mercedes | 160.872 | Al Unser Jr. | 228.011 |
1995 | Jacques Villeneuve (5) | Player's Ltd. Reynard Ford | 153.616 | Scott Brayton | 231.604 |
1996 | Buddy Lazier (5) | Reynard Ford | 147.956 | Tony Stewart | 233.100& |
1997 | Arie Luyendyk (1) | G-Force Olds Aurora | 145.827 | Arie Luyendyk | 218.263 |
1998 | Eddie Cheever Jr. (17) | Dallara Olds Aurora | 145.155 | Billy Boat | 223.503 |
1999 | Kenny Brack (8) | Dallara Olds Aurora | 153.176 | Arie Luyendyk | 225.179 |
2000 | Juan Montoya (2) | G-Force Olds Aurora | 167.607 | Greg Ray | 223.471 |
2001 | Helio Castroneves (11) | Dallara Olds Aurora | 153.601 | Scott Sharp | 226.037 |
2002-i | Helio Castroneves (13) | Dallara Chevrolet | 166.499 | Bruno Junqueira | 231.342 |
2003 | Gil de Ferran (10) | G-Force Toyota | 156.291 | Helio Castroneves | 231.725 |
2004-j | Buddy Rice (1) | G-Force Honda | 138.518 | Buddy Rice | 222.024 |
2005 | Dan Wheldon (26) | Dallara Honda | 157.603 | Tony Kanaan | 222.024 |
2006 | Sam Hornish Jr. (1) | Dallara Honda | 157.085 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 228.985 |
2007 | Dario Franchitti (3) | Dallara Honda | 151.774 | Helio Castroneves | 225.817 |
2008 | Scott Dixon (1) | Dallara Honda | 143.567 | - | - |
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