As of 107th race, May 28, 2023.
Most driver victories | |||||
Wins | Driver | Years | |||
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4 | A. J. Foyt | 1961 | 1964 | 1967 | 1977 |
Al Unser | 1970 | 1971 | 1978 | 1987 | |
Rick Mears | 1979 | 1984 | 1988 | 1991 | |
Hélio Castroneves | 2001 | 2002 | 2009 | 2021 | |
See Multiple victories for full listing |
Most owner victories Owners with at least four victories | ||||||
Wins | Owner | Years | ||||
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20 | Roger Penske | 1972 | 1979 | 1981 | 1984 | 1985 |
1987 | 1988 | 1991 | 1993 | 1994 | ||
2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2006 | 2009 | ||
2015 | 2018 | 2019 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
5 | Lou Moore | 1938 | 1941 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
Michael Andretti | 2005 | 2007 | 2014 | 2016 | 2017 | |
Chip Ganassi | 2000 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2022 | |
4 | A. J. Foyt | 1964 | 1967 | 1977 | 1999 | |
See Owners for full listing |
Most driver-owner victories Driver-owners with at least two victories | |||||
Wins | Driver-Owner | Years | Notes | ||
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3 | A. J. Foyt | 1964 | 1967 | 1977 | Driver, 1961 winning entry; owner, 1999 winning entry |
2 | Louis Meyer | 1933 | 1936 | Driver, 1928 winning entry | |
See Driver/Owners for full listing |
Most victorious chassis Chassis-makes with at least five victories | ||||||||||||||
Wins | Chassis | Years | ||||||||||||
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24* | Dallara [Note 1] | 1998 | 1999 | 2001 | 2002 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |||||||||||
7 | Penske | 1979 | 1981 | 1988 | 1989 | 1991 | 1993 | 1994 | ||||||
6 | Miller | 1923 | 1926 | 1928 | 1929 | 1933 | 1934 | |||||||
Watson | 1956 | 1959 | 1960 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | ||||||||
5 | Kurtis Kraft | 1950 | 1951 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | ||||||||
March | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | |||||||||
* Independent, team-constructed chassis entries prohibited, 1997 — present. |
Most victorious engines Engine-makes with at least five victories | |||||||||||
Wins | Engine | Years | |||||||||
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27 | Offenhauser [Note 2] | 1935 | 1937 | 1941 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 |
1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | ||
1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | |||||
15 | Honda [Note 3] | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2014 |
2016 | 2017 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |||||||
13 | Chevrolet | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 2002 | 2013 | 2015 | 2018 |
2019 | 2023 | 2024 | |||||||||
12 | Miller | 1922 | 1923 | 1926 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 |
1936 | 1938 | ||||||||||
10 | Cosworth | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 |
8 | Ford* | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1995 | 1996 | ||
5 | Oldsmobile | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |||||
* 1995 and 1996 races won by engines labelled as "Ford-Cosworth", but developed by Ford Motor Company, and thus considered Ford entries, after latter's acquisition of the rights to the Cosworth engine after the 1991 season. |
Victorious tire brands | |||||||||||
Wins | Tire | Years | |||||||||
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75 | F [Note 4] | 1911 | 1913 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 |
1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | ||
1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | ||
1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | ||
1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1996 | 1997 | ||
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | ||
2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | ||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |||||||
29 | G [Note 5] | 1919 | 1967 | 1968 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 |
1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | ||
1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1998 | 1999 | |||
2 | BF | 1915 | 1916 | ||||||||
1 | M | 1912 | |||||||||
P | 1914 |
Most victorious car numbers Car numbers carried by at least five winning entries | ||||||||||||
Wins | No | Years | ||||||||||
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11 | 3 | 1919 | 1948 | 1962 | 1968 | 1974 | 1981 | 1986 | 1991 | 1992 | 2002 | 2009 |
2 | 1915 | 1921 | 1929 | 1939 | 1969 | 1970 | 1976 | 1978 | 2015 | 2023 | 2024 | |
7 | 1 | 1923 | 1940 | 1950 | 1958 | 1961 | 1964 | 1971 | ||||
6 | 5 | 1935 | 1959 | 1983 | 1985 | 1988 | 1997 | |||||
14 | 1928 | 1953 | 1954 | 1967 | 1977 | 1999 | ||||||
5 | 4 | 1920 | 1930 | 1960 | 1980 | 1993 | ||||||
6 | 1937 | 1955 | 1984 | 2003 | 2006 | |||||||
Entries assigned one of the first seven digits have won fifty out of one hundred seven races, 46.73%. See Winning car numbers for full listing |
Most victorious starting positions Starting positions held by at least ten race winners | ||||||||||||
Wins | Pos | Years | ||||||||||
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21 | 1 (Pole) | 1922 | 1923 | 1930 | 1938 | 1953 | 1956 | 1963 | 1970 | 1976 | 1979 | |
1980 | 1981 | 1988 | 1991 | 1994 | 1997 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2009 | |||
2019 | ||||||||||||
14 | 3 | 1939 | 1947 | 1948 | 1968 | 1972 | 1975 | 1984 | 1989 | 1990 | 2007 | |
2010 | 2018 | 2020 | 2024 | |||||||||
11 | 2 | 1915 | 1919 | 1925 | 1937 | 1940 | 1951 | 1960 | 1962 | 1965 | 1969 | |
2000 | ||||||||||||
Entries starting from the first row have won forty-five out of one hundred seven races, 42.05%. See Winning starting positions for full listing |
Rookie winners Inaugural race inclusive, ten drivers have won the race in their first start*, and one driver has won it in his first two starts. Rookie winners have occurred in ten out of one hundred races, 10%, in two consecutive years twice (1913 — 1914, 2000 — 2001), and in three consecutive years once (1926 — 1928). | ||||||||
Years | Driver | Career Victories | ||||||
1911 | Ray Harroun | 1911 | ||||||
1913 | Jules Goux | 1913 | ||||||
1914 | René Thomas | 1914 | ||||||
1926 | Frank Lockhart | 1926 | ||||||
1927 | George Souders | 1927 | ||||||
1928 | Louis Meyer | 1928 | 1933 | 1936 | ||||
1966 | Graham Hill | 1966 | ||||||
2000 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 2000 | 2015 | |||||
2001 | 2002 | Hélio Castroneves | 2001 | 2002 | 2009 | 2021 | ||
2016 | Alexander Rossi | 2016 | ||||||
* Louis Meyer won in his first start in 1928, but had competed a year earlier as a relief driver for Wilbur Shaw. |
Consecutive driver victories | ||||||
Wins | Driver | Career Victories | ||||
2 | Wilbur Shaw | 1937 | 1939 | 1940 | ||
Mauri Rose | 1941 | 1947 | 1948 | |||
Bill Vukovich | 1953 | 1954 | ||||
Al Unser | 1970 | 1971 | 1978 | 1987 | ||
Hélio Castroneves | 2001 | 2002 | 2009 | 2021 | ||
Josef Newgarden | 2023 | 2024 |
Most races between victories Ten drivers have intervals between race victories extending five or more races*. | |||||
Years | Driver | Career Victories | |||
15 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 2000 | 2015 | ||
12 | Hélio Castroneves | 2001 | 2002 | 2009 | 2021 |
10 | A. J. Foyt | 1961 | 1964 | 1967 | 1977 |
9 | Gordon Johncock | 1973 | 1982 | ||
Al Unser | 1970 | 1971 | 1978 | 1987 | |
7 | Bobby Unser | 1968 | 1975 | 1981 | |
Arie Luyendyk | 1990 | 1997 | |||
Hélio Castroneves | 2001 | 2002 | 2009 | 2021 | |
6 | Bobby Unser | 1968 | 1975 | 1981 | |
Dan Wheldon | 2005 | 2011 | |||
5 | Louis Meyer | 1928 | 1933 | 1936 | |
Rick Mears | 1979 | 1984 | 1988 | 1991 | |
* Mauri Rose's 1947 victory occurred six years after his co-victory with Floyd Davis in 1941, but only two races later due to the cancellation of the race, 1942—1945, due to World War II. |
Most races between first and last victories Five drivers have won multiple victories across a time period of at least ten races. | |||||
Years | Driver | Career Victories | |||
20 | Hélio Castroneves | 2001 | 2002 | 2009 | 2021 |
17 | Al Unser | 1970 | 1971 | 1978 | 1987 |
16 | A. J. Foyt | 1961 | 1964 | 1967 | 1977 |
15 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 2000 | 2015 | ||
13 | Bobby Unser | 1968 | 1975 | 1981 | |
12 | Rick Mears | 1979 | 1984 | 1988 | 1991 |
Most starts before first victory Eight drivers have won the race for the first time after ten or more career starts. | ||||
Starts | Driver | Career Victories | ||
13 | Sam Hanks | 1957 | ||
12 | Tony Kanaan | 2013 | ||
Josef Newgarden | 2023 | |||
11 | Jim Rathmann | 1960 | ||
Johnny Rutherford | 1974 | 1976 | 1980 | |
Will Power | 2018 | |||
10 | Tom Sneva | 1983 | ||
Al Unser Jr. | 1992 | 1994 |
Narrowest Margin of Victory:
Widest Margin of Victory:
All-Time Lap Speed Records | ||||||||
Type | Distance | Driver | Time | Average Speed | Date | |||
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Laps | Mi | Km | mph | km/h | ||||
Practice (unofficial)* | 1 | 2.5 | 4.0 | Arie Luyendyk | 00:37.616 | 239.260 | 385.052 | 10 May 1996 |
Qualifying | 1 | 2.5 | 4.0 | Arie Luyendyk | 00:37.895 | 237.498 | 382.216 | 12 May 1996 |
4 | 10.0 | 16.1 | Arie Luyendyk | 02:31.908 | 236.986 | 381.392 | 12 May 1996 | |
Qualifying (Pole Run) | 4 | 10.0 | 16.1 | Scott McLaughlin | 02:33.7017 | 234.220 | 376.940 | 19 May 2024 |
Race | 1 | 2.5 | 4.0 | Eddie Cheever | 00:38.119 | 236.103 | 379.971 | 26 May 1996 |
* Official time and speed records recorded only in direct qualifying or race competition |
Most pole positions Ten drivers have qualified for at least three pole positions | ||||||||
Poles | Driver | Years | ||||||
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6 | Rick Mears | 1979 | 1982 | 1986 | 1988 | 1989 | 1991 | |
5 | Scott Dixon | 2008 | 2015 | 2017 | 2021 | 2022 | ||
4 | Rex Mays | 1935 | 1936 | 1940 | 1948 | |||
A. J. Foyt | 1965 | 1969 | 1974 | 1975 | ||||
Hélio Castroneves | 2003 | 2007 | 2009 | 2010 | ||||
3 | Mario Andretti | 1966 | 1967 | 1987 | ||||
Johnny Rutherford | 1973 | 1976 | 1980 | |||||
Tom Sneva | 1977 | 1978 | 1984 | |||||
Arie Luyendyk | 1993 | 1997 | 1999 | |||||
Ed Carpenter | 2013 | 2014 | 2018 | |||||
See Multiple pole positions for full list, multiple-pole-winning drivers |
Consecutive pole position qualifications Twelve drivers have qualified for the pole position in consecutive years. | |||||||
Poles | Driver | Career Pole Positions | |||||
2 | Ralph DePalma | 1920 | 1921 | ||||
Rex Mays | 1935 | 1936 | 1940 | 1948 | |||
Eddie Sachs | 1960 | 1961 | |||||
Parnelli Jones | 1962 | 1963 | |||||
Mario Andretti | 1966 | 1967 | 1987 | ||||
A. J. Foyt | 1965 | 1969 | 1974 | 1975 | |||
Tom Sneva | 1977 | 1978 | 1984 | ||||
Rick Mears | 1979 | 1982 | 1986 | 1988 | 1989 | 1991 | |
Scott Brayton* | 1995 | 1996* | |||||
Hélio Castroneves | 2003 | 2007 | 2009 | 2010 | |||
Ed Carpenter | 2013 | 2014 | 2018 | ||||
Scott Dixon | 2008 | 2015 | 2017 | 2021 | 2022 | ||
* Scott Brayton qualified for the pole position in 1996, but was killed in a practice session accident nine days before the race in a backup car. Tony Stewart, the second qualifier, moved onto the pole position Brayton's stead, while Danny Ongais, per regulations, started the pole-winning car from the final starting position. |
Most races between pole position qualifications Five* drivers have intervals between pole positions extending five or more races. | ||||||
Years | Driver | Career Pole Positions | ||||
20 | Mario Andretti | 1966 | 1967 | 1987 | ||
9 | Bobby Unser | 1972 | 1981 | |||
7 | Scott Dixon | 2008 | 2015 | 2017 | 2021 | 2022 |
5 | A. J. Foyt | 1965 | 1969 | 1974 | 1975 | |
* Rex Mays' 1948 pole position qualification occurred eight years after qualifying for it in 1940, but only four races later due to the cancellation of the race, from 1942—1945, due to World War II. |
Fastest Races Fourteen races have been run in under three hours. | ||||
Year | Driver | Team | Time | Average Speed (mph) |
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2021 | Hélio Castroneves | Meyer Shank Racing | 2:37:19.4043 | 190.690 |
2013 | Tony Kanaan | KV Racing Technology | 2:40:03.4181 | 187.433 |
2014 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | 2:40:48.2305 | 186.563 |
1990 | Arie Luyendyk | Doug Shierson Racing | 2:41:18.414 | 185.981 |
1991 | Rick Mears | Penske Racing | 2:50:00.785 | 176.460 |
2019 | Simon Pagenaud | Team Penske | 2:50:39.2797 | 175.794 |
2022 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | 2:51:00.6432 | 175.428 |
1986 | Bobby Rahal | Truesports | 2:55:43.470 | 170.722 |
2011 | Dan Wheldon | Bryan Herta Autosport | 2:56:11.7267 | 170.265 |
2023 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | 2:58:21.9611 | 168.193 |
2024 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | 2:58:49.4079 | 167.763 |
2012 | Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | 2:58:51.2532 | 167.734 |
2000 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chip Ganassi Racing | 2:58:59.431 | 167.607 |
1989 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Patrick Racing | 2:59:01.040 | 167.581 |
Decade Slowest Winning Average Speed | ||||
Year | Driver | Team | Time | Average Speed (mph) |
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1911 | Ray Harroun | Marmon | 6:42:08 | 74.602 |
1920 | Gaston Chevrolet | Frontenac | 5:38:32 | 88.618 |
1931 | Louis Schneider | Bowes Seal Fast | 5:10:27.93 | 96.629 |
1940 | Wilbur Shaw | Maserati | 4:22:31.17 | 114.277 |
1950 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 2:46:55.97* | 124.022 |
1960 | Jim Rathmann | Ken-Paul | 3:36:11.36 | 138.767 |
1976 | Johnny Rutherford | Team McLaren | 1:42:52.48* | 148.725 |
1981 | Bobby Unser | Penske Racing | 3:35:41.78 | 139.184 |
1992 | Al Unser Jr. | Galles-Kraco | 3:43:05.148 | 134.477 |
2004 | Buddy Rice | Rahal Letterman | 3:14:55.2395* | 138.518 |
2017 | Takuma Sato | Andretti Autosport | 3:13:03.3584 | 155.395 |
* Rain-shortened |
Slowest Finishing Average Speed | |||||
Year | Driver | Team | Time | Average Speed (mph) | Pos |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1912 | Ralph Mulford | Knox | 8:53:00 | 56.29 | 10 |
Most career laps led Seven drivers have led five hundred or more race laps during their career. | |||||||||
Rank | Driver | Laps Led | Career Laps Run | Career Lap Leader Percentage | Race Wins | Years Won | |||
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1 | Scott Dixon | 677 | Active driver | 1 | 2008 | ||||
2 | Al Unser | 644 | 4,356 | 14.78% | 4 | 1970 | 1971 | 1978 | 1987 |
3 | Ralph DePalma | 612 | 1,594 | 38.39% | 1 | 1915 | |||
4 | Mario Andretti | 556 | 3,040 | 18.29% | 1 | 1969 | |||
5 | A. J. Foyt | 555 | 4,909 | 11.31% | 4 | 1961 | 1964 | 1967 | 1977 |
6 | Wilbur Shaw | 508 | 2,019 | 25.16% | 3 | 1937 | 1939 | 1940 | |
7 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 505 | 1,785 | 28.29% | 2 | 1989 | 1993 | ||
See Lap Leaders for full listing |
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Most race laps led by non-winning entry Four entries have failed to win despite dominating to lead eighty percent or more of a given race's completed laps. | |||||||
Laps Led | Distance Led | Percent Race Led | Year | Driver | Start Pos | Final Pos | |
mi | km | ||||||
196 | 490 | 788.6 | 98.0% | 1912 | Ralph DePalma | 7 | 11 |
171 | 427.5 | 688.0 | 85.5% | 1967 | Parnelli Jones | 6 | 6 |
170 | 425 | 684.0 | 85.0% | 1987 | Mario Andretti | 1 | 9 |
160 | 400 | 643.7 | 80.0% | 1992 | Michael Andretti | 6 | 13 |
Most laps led from start Two entries, both starting from the pole position, have led the opening forty percent or further of a given race's completed laps. | ||||||
Laps | Year | Driver | Full Laps Led | Percent Race Led | Start Pos | Final Pos |
92 | 1990 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 128 | 64.0% | 1 | 3 |
81 | 1927 | Frank Lockhart | 110 | 55.0% | 1 | 18 |
Latest lead change Races with final lead change taking place at or within three laps of finish | |||
Lap | Year | Winner | Overtaken |
200 | 2006 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Marco Andretti |
2011 | Dan Wheldon | J. R. Hildebrand | |
2023 | Josef Newgarden | Marcus Ericsson | |
199 | 1912 | Joe Dawson | Ralph DePalma |
1989 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Al Unser Jr. | |
1999 | Kenny Bräck | Robby Gordon | |
2012 | Dario Franchitti | Scott Dixon | |
2019 | Simon Pagenaud | Alexander Rossi | |
2021 | Hélio Castroneves | Álex Palou | |
198 | 1961 | A. J. Foyt | Eddie Sachs |
1986 | Bobby Rahal | Kevin Cogan | |
2013 | Tony Kanaan | Ryan Hunter-Reay | |
Led opening lap and final lap: 21 entries among 19 drivers
Led opening lap, consecutive races Nine drivers have led the opening race lap in consecutive races. | ||
Years | Driver | |
2 | 1922 — 1923 | Jimmy Murphy |
1928 — 1929 | Leon Duray | |
1935 — 1936 | Rex Mays | |
1940 — 1941 | ||
1954 — 1955 | Jack McGrath | |
1964 — 1965 | Jim Clark | |
1972 — 1973 | Bobby Unser | |
1989 — 1990 | Emerson Fittipaldi | |
1996 — 1997 | Tony Stewart | |
2022 — 2023 | Álex Palou |
Most laps led by rookie Six drivers have led forty percent or further distance of a given race in their first year of competition. | ||||||
Laps | Percent Race Led | Year | Driver | Start Pos | Final Pos | |
167 | 83.5% | 2000 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 2 | 1 | |
143 | 71.5% | 1947 | Bill Holland | 8 | 2 | |
138 | 69.0% | 1913 | Jules Goux | 7 | 1 | |
102 | 51.0% | 1914 | René Thomas | 15 | 1 | |
95 | 59.4% | 1926 | Frank Lockhart | 20 | 1 | |
85 | 42.5% | 2002 | Tomas Scheckter | 10 | 26 |
Top ten oldest winners | ||||
Year | Driver | Age | ||
Descriptive | Exact Days | |||
Years | Days | |||
1987 | Al Unser | 47 | 360 | 17,527 |
1981 | Bobby Unser | 47 | 93 | 17,260 |
1993 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 46 | 169 | 16,971 |
2021 | Hélio Castroneves | 46 | 20 | 16,822 |
1982 | Gordon Johncock | 45 | 278 | 16,714 |
1997 | Arie Luyendyk | 43 | 248 | 15,954 |
2020 | Takuma Sato | 43 | 208 | 15,913 |
1957 | Sam Hanks | 42 | 320 | 15,661 |
1989 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 42 | 167 | 15,508 |
1977 | A. J. Foyt | 42 | 133 | 15,474 |
Top ten youngest winners | ||||
Year | Driver | Age | ||
Descriptive | Exact Days | |||
Years | Days | |||
1952 | Troy Ruttman | 22 | 80 | 8,116 |
1912 | Joe Dawson | 22 | 318 | 8,352 |
1926 | Frank Lockhart | 23 | 53 | 8,454 |
1928 | Louis Meyer | 23 | 314 | 8,714 |
1995 | Jacques Villeneuve | 24 | 49 | 8,815 |
1930 | Billy Arnold | 24 | 165 | 8,931 |
2016 | Alexander Rossi | 24 | 247 | 9,013 |
2000 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 24 | 251 | 9,017 |
1924 | Lora L. Corum* | 25 | 143 | 9,273 |
2001 | Hélio Castroneves | 26 | 17 | 9,514 |
* 1924 winning entry credited with two winning drivers, with Corum starting, but race lead assumed only after relief, and eventual drive to victory, by Joe Boyer. |
Oldest Starter:
Youngest Starter:
Most race starts Twelve drivers have started at least twenty races. | ||||||
Starts | Driver | Career Victories | Notes | |||
35 | A. J. Foyt | 1961 | 1964 | 1967 | 1977 | 1958—1992, consecutive |
29 | Mario Andretti | 1969 | ||||
27 | Al Unser | 1970 | 1971 | 1978 | 1987 | |
24 | Johnny Rutherford | 1974 | 1976 | 1980 | ||
Gordon Johncock | 1973 | 1982 | ||||
Hélio Castroneves | 2001 | 2002 | 2009 | 2021 | ||
22 | George Snider | Most starts without winning | ||||
Tony Kanaan | 2013 | |||||
Scott Dixon | 2008 | |||||
21 | Gary Bettenhausen | |||||
Ed Carpenter | ||||||
20 | Buddy Lazier | 1996 | ||||
Best Female Driver Finishes Races with one or more female drivers finishing in the top ten | ||||
Year | Start Pos | Final Pos | Driver | Notes |
2009 | 10 | 3 | Danica Patrick | |
2005 | 4 | 4 | Danica Patrick | Led 19 laps; first female driver leader |
2010 | 23 | 6 | Danica Patrick | |
2006 | 10 | 8 | Danica Patrick | |
2007 | 8 | 8 | Danica Patrick | |
1978 | 15 | 9 | Janet Guthrie | First top ten, female driver |
2011 | 25 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Led 10 laps; most recent female driver leader |
Most Leaders in Race Races with more than ten race leaders | ||
Leaders | Year | Winner |
16 | 2024 | Josef Newgarden |
15 | 2017 | Takuma Sato |
2018 | Will Power | |
14 | 2013 | Tony Kanaan |
2023 | Josef Newgarden | |
13 | 2016 | Alexander Rossi |
2021 | Hélio Castroneves | |
12 | 1993 | Emerson Fittipaldi |
11 | 2014 | Ryan Hunter-Reay |
Fewest Leaders in Race Races with three or fewer race leaders | ||
Leaders | Year | Winner |
2 | 1930 | Billy Arnold |
1965 | Jim Clark | |
3 | 1912 | Joe Dawson |
1916 | Dario Resta | |
1919 | Howdy Wilcox | |
1938 | Floyd Roberts | |
1940 | Wilbur Shaw | |
1947 | Mauri Rose | |
1950 | Johnnie Parsons | |
1952 | Troy Ruttman | |
1967 | A. J. Foyt | |
1968 | Bobby Unser | |
1990 | Arie Luyendyk | |
1994 | Al Unser Jr. |
Most Starters in Race Races with more than 33 starting entries | |||
Started | Year | Winner | Notes |
42 | 1933 | Louis Meyer | Full field |
40 | 1911 | Ray Harroun | Unlimited potential field size; 40 entries achieving required minimum speed |
1931 | Louis Schneider | Full field | |
1932 | Fred Frame | Full field | |
38 | 1930 | Billy Arnold | 40 potential starting positions |
35 | 1979 | Rick Mears | 2 further starting positions allotted from technical regulations ruling |
1997 | Arie Luyendyk | 2 further starting positions allotted from technical regulations ruling |
Fewest Starters in Race Races with fewer than 33 starting entries | |||
Started | Year | Winner | Notes |
21 | 1916 | Dario Resta | 30 potential starting positions |
22 | 1924 | Lora L. Corum | 33 potential starting positions Corum and Boyer, co-drivers of winning entry |
Joe Boyer | |||
1925 | Peter DePaolo | 33 potential starting positions | |
23 | 1920 | Gaston Chevrolet | 33 potential starting positions |
1921 | Tommy Milton | 33 potential starting positions | |
24 | 1912 | Joe Dawson | 30 potential starting positions |
1915 | Ralph DePalma | 33 potential starting positions | |
1923 | Tommy Milton | 33 potential starting positions | |
27 | 1913 | Jules Goux | 30 potential starting positions |
1922 | Jimmy Murphy | 33 potential starting positions | |
28 | 1926 | Frank Lockhart | 33 potential starting positions |
29 | 1928 | Louis Meyer | 33 potential starting positions |
30 | 1914 | René Thomas | Full field |
1947 | Mauri Rose | 33 potential starting positions |
Most Lead Changes in Race Races with twenty-five or more lead changes | ||
Lead Changes | Year | Winner |
68 | 2013 | Tony Kanaan |
54 | 2016 | Alexander Rossi |
52 | 2023 | Josef Newgarden |
48 | 2024 | Josef Newgarden |
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38 | 2022 | Marcus Ericsson |
37 | 2015 | Juan Pablo Montoya |
35 | 2017 | Takuma Sato |
2021 | Hélio Castroneves | |
34 | 2012 | Dario Franchitti |
2014 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | |
30 | 2018 | Will Power |
29 | 1960 | Jim Rathmann |
2019 | Simon Pagenaud | |
28 | 1923 | Tommy Milton |
27 | 2005 | Dan Wheldon |
Fewest Lead Changes in Race Races with three or fewer lead changes | ||
Lead Changes | Year | Winner |
1 | 1930 | Billy Arnold |
2 | 1912 | Joe Dawson |
1916 | Dario Resta | |
3 | 1919 | Howdy Wilcox |
1931 | Louis Schneider | |
1949 | Bill Holland |
Most former winners starting race:
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Most rookies starting race:
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Most cars running at finish:
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Greatest improvement from starting position to finishing position (all-time):
Greatest improvement from starting position to finishing position (33-car field):
Most consecutive laps completed without falling out of competition:
Most cars and teams entered
Highest Race Temperatures [1] Races with air temperature equaling or exceeding 90°F (32°C) | ||||
Year | Degrees | Race Winner | Notes | |
°F | °C | |||
1937 | 92° | 33° | Wilbur Shaw | |
1953 | 91° | 33° | Bill Vukovich | With anecdotal, "unofficial" testimony placing air temperature at the track itself during the race near, at or exceeding 100 °F / 38 °C, potentially the hottest race in history, with at least one fatality, Carl Scarborough, due to heat illness |
1919 | 91° | 33° | Howdy Wilcox | |
2012 | 91° | 33° | Dario Franchitti | Reports at the track claimed temperature of 93 °F / 34 °C |
2018 | 91° | 33° | Will Power | |
1978 | 90° | 32° | Al Unser | |
1977 | 90° | 32° | A. J. Foyt |
Lowest Race Temperatures [1] Races with highest air temperature not exceeding 65°F (18°C) | |||||
Year | Degrees | Race Winner | Notes | ||
°F | °C | ||||
1992 | 58° | 14° | Al Unser Jr. | 51 °F / 11 °C, lowest air temperature at start of race; 38 °F / 3 °C, coldest recorded wind chill during race | |
1997 | 60° | 16° | Arie Luyendyk | ||
1930 | 62° | 17° | Billy Arnold | ||
1947 | 63° | 17° | Mauri Rose | 37 °F / 3 °C, lowest air temperature on race morning; 50 °F / 10 °C, lowest average air temperature throughout race day | |
1915 | 65° | 18° | Ralph DePalma | 56 °F lowest air temperature on race morning; 58 °F air temperature at start of race [2] [3] | |
2003 | 65° | 18° | Gil de Ferran | ||
1924 | 65° | 18° | Lora L. Corum | ||
Joe Boyer |
Rain-shortened races | ||||
Year | Laps | Distance | Race Winner | |
(miles) | (km) | |||
1926 | 160 | 400.000 | 673.738 | Frank Lockhart |
1950 | 138 | 345.000 | 555.224 | Johnnie Parsons |
1973 | 133 | 332.500 | 535.107 | Gordon Johncock |
1975 | 174 | 435.000 | 700.065 | Bobby Unser |
1976 | 102 | 255.000 | 410.383 | Johnny Rutherford |
2004 | 180 | 450.000 | 724.205 | Buddy Rice |
2007 | 166 | 415.000 | 667.878 | Dario Franchitti |
Career Furthest Distance Competed Twelve drivers have completed at least three thousand laps, or seven thousand five hundred miles, in race competition. | ||||||||
Rank | Driver | Laps | Miles | Starts | Race Victories | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | A. J. Foyt | 4,909 | 12,272.5 | 35 | 1961 | 1964 | 1967 | 1977 |
2 | Hélio Castroneves | 4,598 | 11,495.0 | 24 | 2001 | 2002 | 2009 | 2021 |
3 | Al Unser | 4,356 | 10,890.0 | 27 | 1970 | 1971 | 1978 | 1987 |
4 | Scott Dixon | 4,069 | 10,172.5 | 22 | 2008 | |||
5 | Tony Kanaan | 3,951 | 9,877.5 | 22 | 2013 | |||
6 | Ed Carpenter | 3,791 | 9,477.5 | 21 | None | |||
7 | Marco Andretti | 3,513 | 8,782.5 | 19 | None | |||
8 | Will Power | 3,198 | 7,998.0 | 17 | 2018 | |||
9 | Al Unser Jr. | 3,173 | 7,932.5 | 19 | 1992 | 1994 | ||
10 | Gordon Johncock | 3,158 | 7,895.0 | 24 | 1973 | 1982 | ||
11 | Mario Andretti | 3,040 | 7,600.0 | 29 | 1969 | |||
12 | Buddy Lazier | 3,015 | 7,537.5 | 20 | 1996 |
* Streak still active as of the end of the 2024 race.
Laps | Distance (miles) | Driver | Team | Time* | Average Speed (mph) | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2.5 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti-Green Racing | 0:00:41.3359 | 217.728 | 2007 |
2 | 5 | Tony Stewart | Team Menard | 0:01:21.0940 | 221.965 | 1996 |
4 | 10 | Hélio Castroneves | Penske Racing | 0:02:43.7710 | 219.819 | 2003 |
10 | 25 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti-Green Racing | 0:06:45.7841 | 221.703 | 2005 |
20 | 50 | Bruno Junqueira | Chip Ganassi Racing | 0:13:36.0110 | 220.585 | 2002 |
30 | 75 | JR Hildebrand | Ed Carpenter Racing | 0:20:34.6615 | 218.683 | 2017 |
40 | 100 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren Honda Andretti | 0:27:55.7591 | 214.828 | 2017 |
50 | 125 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren Honda Andretti | 0:34:43.4310 | 215.990 | 2017 |
60 | 150 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Autosport | 0:42:12.2288 | 213.251 | 2014 |
70 | 175 | Hélio Castroneves | Penske Racing | 0:49:41.5486 | 211.300 | 2014 |
80 | 200 | Hélio Castroneves | Penske Racing | 0:56:32.6565 | 212.223 | 2014 |
90 | 225 | Hélio Castroneves | Penske Racing | 1:03:21.4821 | 213.075 | 2014 |
100 | 250 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | 1:10:47.8745 | 211.871 | 2014 |
110 | 275 | Hélio Castroneves | Penske Racing | 1:17:37.1795 | 212.575 | 2014 |
120 | 300 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | 1:24:24.0448 | 213.268 | 2014 |
130 | 325 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Penske Racing | 1:31:17.6531 | 213.595 | 2014 |
140 | 350 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Autosport | 1:38:42.8021 | 212.737 | 2014 |
150 | 375 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Autosport | 1:45:51.7817 | 212.539 | 2014 |
160 | 400 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | 1:58:29.5150 | 202.543 | 2014 |
170 | 425 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | 2:06:41.8255 | 201.267 | 2014 |
180 | 450 | Carlos Muñoz | Andretti Autosport | 2:20:41.0171 | 191.920 | 2013 |
190 | 475 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | 2:28:09.0275 | 192.372 | 2013 |
200 | 500 | Hélio Castroneves | Meyer Shank Racing | 2:37:19.4043 | 190.690 | 2021 |
* With official timing and scoring first recording ten-thousandth-second intervals in 2004, years previous assigned zero as decimal placeholder. |
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