Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis 500

statistics
Surname:	Indianapolis 500, Indy 500
Racing series:	AAA Championship Car (1911–1955) Formula 1 (1950–1960) USAC Championship Car (1956–1982) Indy Car World Series (1979–1980, 1983–1995) Indy Racing League (1996–2002) IndyCar Series (since 2003)
Racetracks:	Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Last Indy
Indianapolis 500 (Date: August 23, 2020)
Season:	2020
Racetrack:	Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Race length:	804.672 km in 200 laps of 4.023 km
Winner:	Takuma Sato ( Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing )
Pole position:	Marco Andretti ( Bryan Herta Autosport )
Fastest lap:	James Hinchcliffe ( Andretti Autosport )
Records
Most wins:	AJ Foyt Al Our Rick Mears (4)
Most Poles:	Rick Mears (6)

Indianapolis 500 in 1994

The Indianapolis 500 , often just called the Indy 500 , has been held since May 30, 1911 and is therefore one of the oldest and most traditional circuit car races in the world (the oldest race that is no longer held today is the Targa Florio , the was first held in 1906). It has been the highlight in the racing calendar of the IndyCar Series since 1996 , and until 1995 of the former Indy Car World Series . With well over 400,000 spectators on site, it is the world's largest annual one-day sporting event and is counted among the Grand Slam races. It is characterized by many pre- and post-race traditions that have been added in the course of the events. So z. B. the winner a glass of milk during the victory celebration immediately after the race and the number of starters is limited to 33 drivers.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway was in 1909 the first specifically for car racing built motorsport race in the US. Located in the city ​​of Speedway in the US state of Indiana , which is completely enclosed by Indianapolis , it has the shape of an oval and consists of four 9 ° 12 'banked bends, each measuring 400 feet from the corner entrance to the corner exit . The route has a total length of 2.5 miles .

The surface originally consisted of gravel and tar . After the track was badly damaged in the opening races, it was given a new surface made of over three million bricks in the fall of 1909, which earned it the nickname "Brickyard". In 1936 parts of the route began to be paved, and by 1941 almost the entire route was paved, only most of the start-finish straight remained unpaved. In the fall of 1961, the entire route was finally paved, with the exception of the 1 yard (91.44 cm) wide start-finish line. However, most of the bricks are still in place under the asphalt.

Race and History

Marmon Wasp's first winner Ray Harroun

The race distance is exactly 200 laps, 500 miles or 804.672 kilometers. With a current top speed of over 300 km / h under the green flag and a race duration of normally a good three hours, this race, along with other Superspeedway events, is the greatest burden on the driver and material.

In a race that reaches top speeds of around 380 km / h, extremely precise preparation and adjustment of the racing car are essential. For example, Emerson Fittipaldi lost this race in 1990 because he was fitted with a rear tire during a pit stop , the air pressure of which was 0.2 bar too low - the tire overheated, the roadholding of his car got worse and worse, Fittipaldi was unable to to keep up the pace as the front runner and has since dropped back to fourth place.

On May 30, 1911, the first 500-mile race was held by Indianapolis. The winner was Ray Harroun on a Marmon Wasp, which took 6 hours, 42 minutes and 11 seconds for the 500 miles. That corresponded to an average speed of 72.602 miles per hour (116.842 km / h). The race led to motorsport euphoria in the USA and resulted in the construction of many more speedway and superspeedway tracks.

The Indianapolis 500 is famous primarily for a multitude of unique facets that other car races lack. For example, the winner has been drinking a sip from a milk bottle since 1936 and his face is immortalized in the BorgWarner Cup.

Many winners also kiss the finish line after the race, the so-called "yard of bricks".

Other special features are a flying start in a three-man formation, which is also known as the Indianapolis start , and a high number of overtaking maneuvers. Originally, the form of the start was a stopgap solution because the cars found it difficult to start moving. You can tell that the mechanics helped push the car after pit stops.

Instead of a national anthem, the "unofficial anthem" of Indiana Back Home Again has been played or sung in Indiana since 1946 before the race . Also known are the thousands of balloons that soar into the sky before the race.

AJ Foyt (1961, 1964, 1967, 1977), Al Unser (1970, 1971, 1978, 1987) and Rick Mears (1979, 1984, 1988, 1991) have each won the Indianapolis 500 four times.

Other well-known winners are Mario Andretti (1969), Emerson Fittipaldi (1989 and 1993), Al Unser Jr. (1992 and 1994), Jacques Villeneuve (1995) and Juan Pablo Montoya (2000 and 2015).

Europeans also wrote motorsport history here, the most successful being Dario Franchitti with 3 wins (2007, 2010, 2012), Arie Luyendyk and Dan Wheldon each with 2 wins. Formula 1 world champions Jim Clark (1965) and Graham Hill (1966) also won.

Tony Kanaan finished the fastest race in 2013 as the winner with an average speed of 187.433 mph (301.645 km / h).

From 1950 to 1960 the race was a race for the automobile world championship .

Starting field

The field consists of the usually 20 or more full-time starters of the IndyCar Series and several guest starters. The guest starters are often drivers who already have IndyCar experience. The teams can be full-time teams that use another vehicle, as well as those that only compete in the Indy 500. The limit of 33 starters has existed since 1919 , the first race after the First World War. The then organizer AAA stipulated that no more than one vehicle per 400 feet (approx. 120 m) may compete.

qualification

The qualification system for the Indy 500 is unique and, compared to other automobile races, extremely complicated, which is due in particular to the limited number of starting places. Each driver is entitled to four consecutive laps in an individual time trial, which corresponds to a total distance of ten miles or 16 km. The average speed is determined over this distance, which ultimately decides on the starting place.

In the format used since 2019, the qualification takes place over two days. On the first day, all drivers get a guaranteed try. In the remaining time of the qualification you can make further attempts. At the end of the day the starting positions 10 to 30 will be determined. For these drivers the qualification is over. On the second day, the fastest nine from the previous day and those who did not make it into the top 30 for their places. The times from the previous day are not taken into account. In qualifying for the last row on the grid, the drivers have several attempts. The fastest three qualify for the race. The Top 9 Qualyfing is about starting positions 1 to 9. Each driver has one attempt over the four-lap distance.

The starting place applies to the driver; the qualification as such for the team, so that if there is a driver change, the vehicle is moved to the end of the field.

Results

Edition	season	series	winner	Second	Third	Pole position	Fastest lap	Time in h	Ø pace
01	1911	AAA National Championship Trail	Ray Harroun ( Marmon )	Ralph Mulford ( Lozier )	David Bruce-Brown ( Fiat )	Lewis Strang ( Case )	not known	6:42:08, 0000	74.602  mph (120.06  km / h )
02	1912	AAA National Championship Trail	Joe Dawson ( National )	Teddy Tetzlaff ( Fiat )	Hughie Hughes ( Mercer )	Gil Andersen ( Stutz - Wisconsin )	not known	6:21:06, 0000	78.719  mph (126.686  km / h )
03	1913	AAA National Championship Trail	Jules Goux ( Peugeot )	Spencer Wishart ( Mercer )	Charlie Merz ( Stutz - Wisconsin )	Caleb Bragg ( Mercer )	not known	6:35:05, 0000	75.933  mph (122.202  km / h )
04th	1914	AAA National Championship Trail	René Thomas ( Delage )	Arthur Duray ( Peugeot )	Albert Guyot ( Delage )	Jean Chassagne ( Sunbeam )	not known	6:03:45, 0000	82.474  mph (132.729  km / h )
05	1915	AAA National Championship Trail	Ralph DePalma ( Mercedes )	Dario Resta ( Peugeot )	Gil Andersen ( Stutz )	Howard Wilcox ( Stutz )	not known	5: 33: 55.5100	89.840  mph (144.583  km / h )
06th	1916	AAA National Championship Trail	Dario Resta ( Peugeot )	Wilbur D'Alene ( Duesenberg )	Ralph Mulford ( Peugeot )	Johnny Aitken ( Peugeot )	not known	5: 54: 17.0000	84.001  mph (135.187  km / h )
1917 to 1918		no Indianapolis 500
07th	1919	AAA National Championship Trail	Howard Wilcox ( Peugeot )	Eddie Hearne ( Stutz )	Jules Goux ( Peugeot )	René Thomas ( Ballot )	not known	5: 40: 42.8700	88.050  mph (141.703  km / h )
08th	1920	AAA National Championship Trail	Gaston Chevrolet ( Frontenac )	René Thomas ( Ballot )	Tommy Milton ( Duesenberg )	Ralph DePalma ( Ballot )	not known	5: 38: 32.0000	88.618  mph (142.617  km / h )
09	1921	AAA National Championship Trail	Tommy Milton ( Frontenac )	Roscoe Sarles ( Duesenberg )	Percy Ford ( Frontenac )	Ralph DePalma ( Ballot )	not known	5: 34: 44.6500	89.621  mph (144.231  km / h )
10	1922	AAA National Championship Trail	Jimmy Murphy ( Duesenberg - Miller )	Harry Hartz ( Duesenberg )	Eddie Hearne ( Ballot )	Jimmy Murphy ( Duesenberg - Miller )	not known	5: 17: 30.7900	94.484  mph (152.057  km / h )
11	1923	AAA National Championship Trail	Tommy Milton ( Miller )	Harry Hartz ( Miller )	Jimmy Murphy ( Miller )	Tommy Milton ( Miller )	not known	5: 29: 50.1700	90,954  mph (146.376  km / h )
12th	1924	AAA National Championship Trail	LL Corum Joe Boyer ( Duesenberg )	Earl Cooper ( Miller )	Jimmy Murphy ( Miller )	Jimmy Murphy ( Miller )	not known	5: 05: 23.5100	98.234  mph (158.092  km / h )
13th	1925	AAA National Championship Trail	Peter DePaolo ( Duesenberg )	Dave Lewis ( Miller )	Phil Shafer ( Duesenberg )	Leon Duray ( Miller )	not known	4: 56: 39.4600	101.127  mph (162.748  km / h )
14th	1926	AAA National Championship Trail	Frank Lockhart ( Miller )	Harry Hartz ( Miller )	Cliff Woodbury ( Miller )	Earl Cooper ( Miller )	not known	4: 10: 14.9500	95.904  mph (154.343  km / h )
15th	1927	AAA National Championship Trail	George Souders ( Duesenberg )	Earl Devore ( Miller )	Tony Gulotta ( Miller )	Frank Lockhart ( Miller )	not known	5: 07: 33.0800	97.545  mph (156.983  km / h )
16	1928	AAA National Championship Trail	Louis Meyer ( Miller )	Lou Moore ( Miller )	George Souders ( Miller )	Leon Duray ( Miller )	not known	5: 01: 33.7500	99.482  mph (160.101  km / h )
17th	1929	AAA National Championship Trail	Ray Keech ( Miller )	Louis Meyer ( Miller )	Jimmy Gleason ( Duesenberg )	Cliff Woodbury ( Miller )	not known	5: 07: 25.4200	97.585  mph (157.048  km / h )
18th	1930	AAA National Championship Trail	Billy Arnold ( Summers - Miller )	Shorty Cantlon ( Stevens - Miller )	Louis Schneider ( Stevens - Miller )	Billy Arnold ( Summers - Miller )	not known	4: 58: 39.7200	100.448  mph (161.655  km / h )
19th	1931	AAA National Championship Trail	Louis Schneider ( Stevens - Miller )	Fred Frame ( Duesenberg )	Ralph Hepburn ( Miller )	Russ Snowberger ( Snowberger - Studebaker )	not known	5: 10: 27.9300	96.629  mph (155.509  km / h )
20th	1932	AAA National Championship Trail	Fred Frame ( Wetteroth - Miller )	Howdy Wilcox II ( Stevens - Miller )	Cliff Bergere ( Rigling - Studebaker )	Lou Moore ( Miller )	not known	4: 48: 03.7900	104.144  mph (167.604  km / h )
21	1933	AAA National Championship Trail	Louis Meyer ( Miller )	Wilbur Shaw ( Stevens - Miller )	Lou Moore ( Duesenberg - Miller )	Bill Cummings ( Miller )	not known	4: 48: 00.7500	104.162  mph (167.632  km / h )
22nd	1934	AAA National Championship Trail	Bill Cummings ( Miller )	Mauri Rose ( Stevens - Miller )	Lou Moore ( Miller )	Kelly Petillo ( Adams - Miller )	not known	4: 46: 05.2000	104.863  mph (168.761  km / h )
23	1935	AAA National Championship Trail	Kelly Petillo ( Wetteroth - Offenhauser )	Wilbur Shaw ( Shaw - Offenhauser )	Bill Cummings ( Miller )	Rex Mays ( Adams - Miller )	not known	4: 42: 22.7100	106.240  mph (170.977  km / h )
24	1936	AAA National Championship Trail	Louis Meyer ( Stevens - Miller )	Ted Horn ( Wetteroth - Miller )	Doc MacKenzie ( Wetteroth - Offenhauser )	Rex Mays ( Adams - Sparks )	not known	4: 35: 03.3900	109.069  mph (175.53  km / h )
25th	1937	AAA National Championship Trail	Wilbur Shaw ( Shaw - Offenhauser )	Ralph Hepburn ( Stevens - Offenhauser )	Ted Horn ( Wetteroth - Miller )	Bill Cummings ( Miller - Offenhauser )	not known	4: 24: 07.8000	113.580  mph (182.789  km / h )
26	1938	AAA National Championship Trail	Floyd Roberts ( Wetteroth - Miller )	Wilbur Shaw ( Shaw - Offenhauser )	Chet Miller ( Summers - Offenhauser )	Floyd Roberts ( Wetteroth - Miller )	not known	4: 15: 58.4000	117,200  mph (188.615  km / h )
27	1939	AAA National Championship Trail	Wilbur Shaw ( Maserati )	Jimmy Snyder ( Adams - Sparks )	Cliff Bergere ( Miller - Offenhauser )	Jimmy Snyder ( Adams - Sparks )	not known	4: 20: 47.3900	115.035  mph (185.131  km / h )
28	1940	AAA National Championship Trail	Wilbur Shaw ( Maserati )	Rex Mays ( Stevens - Winfield )	Mauri Rose ( Wetteroth - Offenhauser )	Rex Mays ( Stevens - Winfield )	not known	4: 22: 31.1700	114.277  mph (183.911  km / h )
29	1941	AAA National Championship Trail	Floyd Davis Mauri Rose ( Wetteroth - Offenhauser )	Rex Mays ( Stevens - Winfield )	Ted Horn ( Adams - Sparks )	Mauri Rose ( Maserati )	not known	4: 20: 36.2400	115.117  mph (185.263  km / h )
1942 to 1945		no Indianapolis 500
30th	1946	AAA National Championship Trail	George Robson ( Adams - Sparks )	Jimmy Jackson ( Miller - Offenhauser )	Ted Horn ( Maserati )	Cliff Bergere ( Wetteroth - Offenhauser )	not known	4: 21: 16.7000	114.820  mph (184.785  km / h )
31	1947	AAA National Championship Trail	Mauri Rose ( Deidt - Offenhauser )	Bill Holland ( Deidt - Offenhauser )	Ted Horn ( Maserati )	Ted Horn ( Maserati )	not known	4: 17: 52.1700	116.338  mph (187.228  km / h )
32	1948	AAA National Championship Trail	Mauri Rose ( Deidt - Offenhauser )	Bill Holland ( Deidt - Offenhauser )	Duke Nalon ( Kurtis Kraft - Novi )	Rex Mays ( Kurtis Kraft - Winfield )	not known	4: 10: 23.3300	119.814  mph (192.822  km / h )
33	1949	AAA National Championship Trail	Bill Holland ( Deidt - Offenhauser )	Johnnie Parsons ( Kurtis Kraft - Offenhauser )	George Connor ( Lesovsky - Offenhauser )	Duke Nalon ( Kurtis Kraft - Novi )	not known	4: 07: 15.9700	121.327  mph (195.257  km / h )
34	1950 1950	AAA National Championship Trail Formula 1	Johnnie Parsons ( Kurtis Kraft - Offenhauser )	Bill Holland ( Deidt - Offenhauser )	Mauri Rose ( Deidt - Offenhauser )	Walt Faulkner ( Kurtis Kraft - Offenhauser )	Johnnie Parsons ( Kurtis Kraft - Offenhauser )	2: 46: 55.9700	124.002  mph (199.562  km / h )
35	1951 1951	AAA National Championship Trail Formula 1	Lee Wallard ( Kurtis Kraft - Offenhauser )	Mike Nazaruk ( Kurtis Kraft - Offenhauser )	Jack McGrath Manuel Ayulo ( Kurtis Kraft - Offenhauser )	Duke Nalon ( Kurtis Kraft - Novi )	Lee Wallard ( Kurtis Kraft - Offenhauser )	3: 57: 38.0500	126.244  mph (203.17  km / h )
36	1952 1952	AAA National Championship Trail Formula 1	Troy Ruttman ( Kuzma - Offenhauser )	Jim Rathmann ( Kurtis Kraft - Offenhauser )	Sam Hanks ( Kurtis Kraft - Offenhauser )	Fred Agabashian ( Kurtis Kraft - Cummins )	Bill Vukovich ( Kurtis Kraft - Offenhauser )	3: 52: 41.8800	128.922  mph (207.48  km / h )
37	1953 1953	AAA National Championship Trail Formula 1	Bill Vukovich ( Kurtis Kraft - Offenhauser )	Art Cross ( Kurtis Kraft - Offenhauser )	Sam Hanks Duane Carter ( Kurtis Kraft - Offenhauser )	Bill Vukovich ( Kurtis Kraft - Offenhauser )	Bill Vukovich ( Kurtis Kraft - Offenhauser )	3: 53: 01.6900	128.740  mph (207.187  km / h )
38	1954 1954	AAA National Championship Trail Formula 1	Bill Vukovich ( Kurtis Kraft - Offenhauser )	Jimmy Bryan ( Kuzma - Offenhauser )	Jack McGrath ( Kurtis Kraft - Offenhauser )	Jack McGrath ( Kurtis Kraft - Offenhauser )	Jack McGrath ( Kurtis Kraft - Offenhauser )	3: 49: 17.2700	130.840  mph (210.567  km / h )
39	1955 1955	AAA National Championship Trail Formula 1	Bob Sweikert ( Kurtis Kraft - Offenhauser )	Tony Bettenhausen ( Kurtis Kraft - Offenhauser )	Jimmy Davies ( Kurtis Kraft - Offenhauser )	Jerry Hoyt ( Stevens - Offenhauser )	Bill Vukovich ( Kurtis Kraft - Offenhauser )	3: 53: 59.1300	128.213  mph (206.339  km / h )
40	1956 1956	USAC National Championship Trail Formula 1	Pat Flaherty ( Watson - Offenhauser )	Sam Hanks ( Kurtis Kraft - Offenhauser )	Don Freeland ( Phillips - Offenhauser )	Pat Flaherty ( Watson - Offenhauser )	Paul Russo ( Kurtis Kraft - Novi )	3: 53: 28.8400	128.490  mph (206.785  km / h )
41	1957 1957	USAC National Championship Trail Formula 1	Sam Hanks ( Epperly - Offenhauser )	Jim Rathmann ( Epperly - Offenhauser )	Jimmy Bryan ( Kuzma - Offenhauser )	Pat O'Connor ( Kurtis Kraft - Offenhauser )	Jim Rathmann ( Epperly - Offenhauser )	3: 41: 14.2500	135.601  mph (218.229  km / h )
42	1958 1958	USAC National Championship Trail Formula 1	Jimmy Bryan ( Epperly - Offenhauser )	George Amick ( Epperly - Offenhauser )	Johnny Boyd ( Kurtis Kraft - Offenhauser )	Dick Rathmann ( Watson - Offenhauser )	Tony Bettenhausen ( Epperly - Offenhauser )	3: 44: 13.8000	133.791  mph (215.316  km / h )
43	1959 1959	USAC National Championship Trail Formula 1	Rodger Ward ( Watson - Offenhauser )	Jim Rathmann ( Watson - Offenhauser )	Johnny Thomson ( Lesovsky - Offenhauser )	Johnny Thomson ( Lesovsky - Offenhauser )	Johnny Thomson ( Lesovsky - Offenhauser )	3: 40: 49.2000	135.857  mph (218.641  km / h )
44	1960 1960	USAC National Championship Trail Formula 1	Jim Rathmann ( Watson - Offenhauser )	Rodger Ward ( Watson - Offenhauser )	Paul Goldsmith ( Epperly - Offenhauser )	Eddie Sachs ( Ewing - Offenhauser )	Jim Rathmann ( Watson - Offenhauser )	3: 36: 11.3600	138.767  mph (223.324  km / h )
45	1961	USAC National Championship Trail	AJ Foyt ( Trevis - Offenhauser )	Eddie Sachs ( Ewing - Offenhauser )	Rodger Ward ( Watson - Offenhauser )	Eddie Sachs ( Ewing - Offenhauser )	not known	3: 35: 37.4900	139.130  mph (223.908  km / h )
46	1962	USAC National Championship Trail	Rodger Ward ( Watson - Offenhauser )	Lenard Sutton ( Watson - Offenhauser )	Eddie Sachs ( Ewing - Offenhauser )	Parnelli Jones ( Watson - Offenhauser )	not known	3: 33: 50.3300	140.293  mph (225.78  km / h )
47	1963	USAC National Championship Trail	Parnelli Jones ( Watson - Offenhauser )	Jim Clark ( Lotus - Ford )	AJ Foyt ( Trevis - Offenhauser )	Parnelli Jones ( Watson - Offenhauser )	not known	3: 29: 35.4000	143.137  mph (230.357  km / h )
48	1964	USAC National Championship Trail	AJ Foyt ( Watson - Offenhauser )	Rodger Ward ( Watson - Ford )	Lloyd Ruby ( Watson - Offenhauser )	Jim Clark ( Lotus - Ford )	not known	3: 23: 35.8300	147.350  mph (237.137  km / h )
49	1965	USAC National Championship Trail	Jim Clark ( Lotus - Ford )	Parnelli Jones ( Lotus - Ford )	Mario Andretti ( Brawner Hawk - Ford )	AJ Foyt ( Lotus - Ford )	not known	3: 19: 05.3400	150.686  mph (242.506  km / h )
50	1966	USAC National Championship Trail	Graham Hill ( Lola - Ford )	Jim Clark ( Lotus - Ford )	Jim McElreath ( Brabham - Ford )	Mario Andretti ( Brawner - Ford )	not known	3: 27: 52.5300	144.317  mph (232.256  km / h )
51	1967	USAC National Championship Trail	AJ Foyt ( Coyote - Ford )	Al Unser ( Lola - Ford )	Joe Leonard ( Coyote - Ford )	Mario Andretti ( Brawner Hawk - Ford )	not known	3: 18: 24.2200	151.207  mph (243.344  km / h )
52	1968	USAC National Championship Trail	Bobby Unser ( Eagle - Offenhauser )	Dan Gurney ( Eagle - Gurney-Weslake-Ford )	Mel Kenyon ( Gerhardt - Offenhauser )	Joe Leonard ( Lotus - Pratt & Whitney )	not known	3: 16: 13.7600	152.882  mph (246.04  km / h )
53	1969	USAC National Championship Trail	Mario Andretti ( Brawner Hawk - Ford )	Dan Gurney ( Eagle - Gurney-Weslake-Ford )	Bobby Unser ( Lola - Offenhauser )	AJ Foyt ( Coyote - Ford )	not known	3: 11: 14.7100	156.867  mph (252.453  km / h )
54	1970	USAC National Championship Trail	Al Unser ( Colt - Ford )	Mark Donohue ( Lola - Ford )	Dan Gurney ( Eagle - Ford )	Al Unser ( Colt - Ford )	not known	3: 12: 37.0400	155.749  mph (250.654  km / h )
55	1971	USAC Marlboro Championship Trail	Al Unser ( Colt - Ford )	Peter Revson ( McLaren - Offenhauser )	AJ Foyt ( Coyote - Ford )	Peter Revson ( McLaren - Offenhauser )	not known	3: 10: 11.5600	157.735  mph (253.85  km / h )
56	1972	USAC National Championship Trail	Mark Donohue ( McLaren - Offenhauser )	Al Unser ( Parnelli - Offenhauser )	Joe Leonard ( Parnelli - Offenhauser )	Bobby Unser ( Eagle - Offenhauser )	not known	3: 04: 05.5400	162.962  mph (262.262  km / h )
57	1973	USAC National Championship Trail	Gordon Johncock ( Eagle - Offenhauser )	Bill Vukovich II ( Eagle - Offenhauser )	Roger McCluskey ( McLaren - Offenhauser )	Johnny Rutherford ( McLaren - Offenhauser )	not known	2: 05: 26.5900	159.036  mph (255.944  km / h )
58	1974	USAC National Championship Trail	Johnny Rutherford ( McLaren - Offenhauser )	Bobby Unser ( Eagle - Offenhauser )	Bill Vukovich II ( Eagle - Offenhauser )	AJ Foyt ( Coyote - Foyt )	not known	3: 09: 10.0600	158.589  mph (255.224  km / h )
59	1975	USAC National Championship Trail	Bobby Unser ( Eagle - Offenhauser )	Johnny Rutherford ( McLaren - Offenhauser )	AJ Foyt ( Coyote - Foyt )	AJ Foyt ( Coyote - Foyt )	not known	2: 54: 55.0800	149.213  mph (240.135  km / h )
60	1976	USAC National Championship Trail	Johnny Rutherford ( McLaren - Offenhauser )	AJ Foyt ( Coyote - Foyt )	Gordon Johncock ( Wildcat - DGS )	Johnny Rutherford ( McLaren - Offenhauser )	not known	1: 42: 52.0000	148.725  mph (239.35  km / h )
61	1977	USAC National Championship Trail	AJ Foyt ( Coyote - Foyt )	Tom Sneva ( McLaren - Cosworth )	Al Unser ( Parnelli - Cosworth )	Tom Sneva ( McLaren - Cosworth )	not known	3: 05: 57.1600	161.331  mph (259.637  km / h )
62	1978	USAC National Championship Citicorp Cup	Al Unser ( Lola - Cosworth )	Tom Sneva ( Penske - Cosworth )	Gordon Johncock ( Wildcat - DGS )	Tom Sneva ( Penske - Cosworth )	not known	3: 05: 54.9900	161.363  mph (259.689  km / h )
63	1979 1979	USAC National Championship Trail SCCA / CART Indy Car Series	Rick Mears ( Penske - Cosworth )	AJ Foyt ( Parnelli - Cosworth )	Mike Mosley ( Eagle - Cosworth )	Rick Mears ( Penske - Cosworth )	not known	3: 08: 47.9700	158.899  mph (255.723  km / h )
64	1980 1980	Championship Racing League Indy Car World Series	Johnny Rutherford ( Chaparral - Cosworth )	Tom Sneva ( McLaren - Cosworth )	Gary Bettenhausen ( Wildcat - DGS )	Johnny Rutherford ( Chaparral - Cosworth )	not known	3: 29: 59.5600	142.862  mph (229.914  km / h )
65	1981	USAC Gold Crown Championship	Bobby Unser ( Penske - Cosworth )	Mario Andretti ( Wildcat - Cosworth )	Vern Schuppan ( McLaren - Cosworth )	Bobby Unser ( Penske - Cosworth )	not known	3: 35: 41.7800	139.084  mph (223.834  km / h )
66	1982	USAC Gold Crown Championship	Gordon Johncock ( Wildcat - Cosworth )	Rick Mears ( Penske - Cosworth )	Pancho Carter ( March - Cosworth )	Rick Mears ( Penske - Cosworth )	not known	3: 05: 09.1400	162.029  mph (260.76  km / h )
67	1983	PPG Indy Car World Series	Tom Sneva ( March - Cosworth )	Al Unser ( Penske - Cosworth )	Rick Mears ( Penske - Cosworth )	Teo Fabi ( March - Cosworth )	not known	3: 05: 03,0660	162.117  mph (260.902  km / h )
68	1984	PPG Indy Car World Series	Rick Mears ( March - Cosworth )	Roberto Guerrero ( March - Cosworth )	Al Unser ( March - Cosworth )	Tom Sneva ( March - Cosworth )	not known	3: 03: 21.6600	163.612  mph (263.308  km / h )
69	1985	PPG Indy Car World Series	Danny Sullivan ( March - Cosworth )	Mario Andretti ( Lola - Cosworth )	Roberto Guerrero ( March - Cosworth )	Pancho Carter ( March - Buick )	not known	3: 16: 06,0690	152.982  mph (246,201  km / h )
70	1986	PPG Indy Car World Series	Bobby Rahal ( March - Cosworth )	Kevin Cogan ( March - Cosworth )	Rick Mears ( March - Cosworth )	Rick Mears ( March - Cosworth )	not known	2: 55: 43.4800	170.722  mph (274.75  km / h )
71	1987	PPG Indy Car World Series	Al Unser ( March - Cosworth )	Roberto Guerrero ( March - Cosworth )	Fabrizio Barbazza ( March - Cosworth )	Mario Andretti ( Lola - Chevrolet )	not known	3: 04: 59,1470	162.175  mph (260.995  km / h )
72	1988	PPG Indy Car World Series	Rick Mears ( Penske - Chevrolet )	Emerson Fittipaldi ( March - Chevrolet )	Al Unser ( Penske - Chevrolet )	Rick Mears ( Penske - Chevrolet )	not known	3: 27: 10.2040	144.809  mph (233.047  km / h )
73	1989	PPG Indy Car World Series	Emerson Fittipaldi ( Penske - Chevrolet )	Al our jr. ( Lola - Chevrolet )	Raul Boesel ( Lola - Judd )	Rick Mears ( Penske - Chevrolet )	not known	2: 59: 01,0490	167.581  mph (269.695  km / h )
74	1990	PPG Indy Car World Series	Arie Luyendyk ( Lola - Chevrolet )	Bobby Rahal ( Lola - Chevrolet )	Emerson Fittipaldi ( Penske - Chevrolet )	Emerson Fittipaldi ( Penske - Chevrolet )	not known	2: 41: 18.4040	185.981  mph (299.307  km / h )
75	1991	PPG Indy Car World Series	Rick Mears ( Penske - Chevrolet )	Michael Andretti ( Lola - Chevrolet )	Arie Luyendyk ( Lola - Chevrolet )	Rick Mears ( Penske - Chevrolet )	not known	2: 50: 00.7910	176.457  mph (283.98  km / h )
76	1992	PPG Indy Car World Series	Al our jr. ( Galmer - Chevrolet )	Scott Goodyear ( Lola - Chevrolet )	Al Unser ( Lola - Buick )	Roberto Guerrero ( Lola - Buick )	not known	3: 43: 05,1480	134.477  mph (216.42  km / h )
77	1993	PPG Indy Car World Series	Emerson Fittipaldi ( Penske - Chevrolet )	Arie Luyendyk ( Lola - Ford-Cosworth )	Nigel Mansell ( Lola - Ford-Cosworth )	Arie Luyendyk ( Lola - Ford-Cosworth )	not known	3: 10: 49.8600	157.207  mph (253  km / h )
78	1994	PPG Indy Car World Series	Al our jr. ( Penske - Mercedes )	Jacques Villeneuve ( Reynard - Ford-Cosworth )	Bobby Rahal ( Penske - Ilmor )	Al our jr. ( Penske - Mercedes )	not known	3: 06: 29.0060	160.872  mph (258.898  km / h )
79	1995	PPG Indy Car World Series	Jacques Villeneuve ( Reynard - Ford-Cosworth )	Christian Fittipaldi ( Reynard - Ford-Cosworth )	Bobby Rahal ( Lola - Mercedes )	Scott Brayton ( Lola - Menard )	not known	3: 15: 17.5610	153.616  mph (247.221  km / h )
80	1996	Indy Racing League	Buddy Lazier ( Reynard - Ford-Cosworth )	Davy Jones ( Lola - Mercedes )	Richie Hearn ( Reynard - Ford-Cosworth )	Tony Stewart ( Lola - Menard )	not known	3: 22: 45.7530	147.956  mph (238.112  km / h )
81	1997	Indy Racing League	Arie Luyendyk ( G-Force - Oldsmobile )	Scott Goodyear ( G-Force - Oldsmobile )	Jeff Ward ( G-Force - Oldsmobile )	Arie Luyendyk ( G-Force - Oldsmobile )	not known	3: 25: 43.3880	145.827  mph (234.686  km / h )
82	1998	Pep Boys Indy Racing League	Eddie Cheever ( Dallara - Oldsmobile )	Buddy Lazier ( Dallara - Oldsmobile )	Steve Knapp ( G-Force - Oldsmobile )	Billy Boat ( Dallara - Oldsmobile )	not known	3: 26: 40.5240	145.155  mph (233.604  km / h )
83	1999	Pep Boys Indy Racing League	Kenny Bräck ( Dallara - Oldsmobile )	Jeff Ward ( Dallara - Oldsmobile )	Billy Boat ( Dallara - Oldsmobile )	Arie Luyendyk ( G-Force - Oldsmobile )	not known	3: 15: 51.1820	153.176  mph (246.513  km / h )
84	2000	Indy Racing Northern Light Series	Juan Pablo Montoya ( G-Force - Oldsmobile )	Buddy Lazier ( Dallara - Oldsmobile )	Eliseo Salazar ( G-Force - Oldsmobile )	Greg Ray ( Dallara - Oldsmobile )	not known	2: 58: 59.4310	167.607  mph (269.737  km / h )
85	2001	Indy Racing Northern Light Series	Hélio Castroneves ( Dallara - Oldsmobile )	Gil de Ferran ( Dallara - Oldsmobile )	Michael Andretti ( Dallara - Oldsmobile )	Scott Sharp ( Dallara - Oldsmobile )	not known	3: 31: 54,1800	141.574  mph (227.841  km / h )
86	2002	Indy Racing League	Hélio Castroneves ( Dallara - Chevrolet )	Paul Tracy ( Dallara - Chevrolet )	Felipe Giaffone ( G-Force - Chevrolet )	Bruno Junqueira ( G-Force - Chevrolet )	not known	3: 00: 10.8714	166.499  mph (267.954  km / h )
87	2003	IndyCar Series	Gil de Ferran ( G-Force - Toyota )	Hélio Castroneves ( Dallara - Toyota )	Tony Kanaan ( Dallara - Honda )	Hélio Castroneves ( Dallara - Toyota )	not known	3: 11: 56.9891	156.291  mph (251.526  km / h )
88	2004	IndyCar Series	Buddy Rice ( G-Force - Honda )	Tony Kanaan ( Dallara - Honda )	Dan Wheldon ( Dallara - Honda )	Buddy Rice ( G-Force - Honda )	not known	3: 14: 55.2395	138.518  mph (222.923  km / h )
89	2005	IndyCar Series	Dan Wheldon ( Dallara - Honda )	Vítor Meira ( Panoz - Honda )	Bryan Herta ( Dallara - Honda )	Tony Kanaan ( Dallara - Honda )	not known	3: 10: 21.0769	157.603  mph (253.637  km / h )
90	2006	IndyCar Series	Sam Hornish Jr. ( Dallara - Honda )	Marco Andretti ( Dallara - Honda )	Michael Andretti ( Dallara - Honda )	Sam Hornish Jr. ( Dallara - Honda )	not known	3: 10: 58.7590	157.085  mph (252.804  km / h )
91	2007	IndyCar Series	Dario Franchitti ( Dallara - Honda )	Scott Dixon ( Dallara - Honda )	Hélio Castroneves ( Dallara - Honda )	Hélio Castroneves ( Dallara - Honda )	not known	2: 44: 03.5608	151.774  mph (244.257  km / h )
92	2008	IndyCar Series	Scott Dixon ( Dallara - Honda )	Vítor Meira ( Dallara - Honda )	Marco Andretti ( Dallara - Honda )	Scott Dixon ( Dallara - Honda )	not known	3: 28: 57.6792	143.567  mph (231.049  km / h )
93	2009	IndyCar Series	Hélio Castroneves ( Dallara - Honda )	Dan Wheldon ( Dallara - Honda )	Danica Patrick ( Dallara - Honda )	Hélio Castroneves ( Dallara - Honda )	Dario Franchitti ( Dallara - Honda )	3: 19: 34.6427	150.318  mph (241.913  km / h )
94	2010	Izod IndyCar Series	Dario Franchitti ( Dallara - Honda )	Dan Wheldon ( Dallara - Honda )	Marco Andretti ( Dallara - Honda )	Hélio Castroneves ( Dallara - Honda )	Ryan Briscoe ( Dallara - Honda )	3: 05: 37.0131	161.623  mph (260.107  km / h )
95	2011	Izod IndyCar Series	Dan Wheldon ( Dallara - Honda )	JR Hildebrand ( Dallara - Honda )	Graham Rahal ( Dallara - Honda )	Alex Tagliani ( Dallara - Honda )	Dario Franchitti ( Dallara - Honda )	2: 56: 11.7267	170.265  mph (274.015  km / h )
96	2012	Izod IndyCar Series	Dario Franchitti ( Dallara - Honda )	Scott Dixon ( Dallara - Honda )	Tony Kanaan ( Dallara - Chevrolet )	Ryan Briscoe ( Dallara - Chevrolet )	Marco Andretti ( Dallara - Chevrolet )	2: 58: 51.2532	167.734  mph (269.942  km / h )
97	2013	Izod IndyCar Series	Tony Kanaan ( Dallara - Chevrolet )	Carlos Muñoz ( Dallara - Chevrolet )	Ryan Hunter-Reay ( Dallara - Chevrolet )	Ed Carpenter ( Dallara - Chevrolet )	Justin Wilson ( Dallara - Honda )	2: 40: 03.4181	187.433  mph (301.644  km / h )
98	2014	Verizon IndyCar Series	Ryan Hunter-Reay ( Dallara - Honda )	Hélio Castroneves ( Dallara - Chevrolet )	Marco Andretti ( Dallara - Honda )	Ed Carpenter ( Dallara - Chevrolet )	Juan Pablo Montoya ( Dallara - Chevrolet )	2: 40: 48.2305	186.563  mph (300.244  km / h )
99	2015	Verizon IndyCar Series	Juan Pablo Montoya ( Dallara - Chevrolet )	Will Power ( Dallara - Chevrolet )	Charlie Kimball ( Dallara - Chevrolet )	Scott Dixon ( Dallara - Chevrolet )	Charlie Kimball ( Dallara - Chevrolet )	3: 05: 56.5286	161.341  mph (259.653  km / h )
100	2016	Verizon IndyCar Series	Alexander Rossi ( Dallara - Honda )	Carlos Muñoz ( Dallara - Honda )	Josef Newgarden ( Dallara - Chevrolet )	James Hinchcliffe ( Dallara - Honda )	Alexander Rossi ( Dallara - Honda )	3:00:02:0872	166.634  mph (268.171  km / h )
101	2017	Verizon IndyCar Series	Takuma Satō ( Dallara - Honda )	Hélio Castroneves ( Dallara - Chevrolet )	Ed Jones ( Dallara - Honda )	Scott Dixon ( Dallara - Honda )	Takuma Satō ( Dallara - Honda )	3: 13: 03.3584	155.395  mph (250.084  km / h )
102	2018	Verizon IndyCar Series	Will Power ( Chevrolet )	Ed Carpenter ( Chevrolet )	Scott Dixon ( Honda )	Ed Carpenter ( Chevrolet )	Hélio Castroneves ( Chevrolet )	2: 59: 42,6365	166.935  mph (268.656  km / h )
103	2019	NTT IndyCar Series	Simon Pagenaud ( Chevrolet )	Alexander Rossi ( Honda )	Takuma Sato ( Honda )	Simon Pagenaud ( Chevrolet )	Scott Dixon ( Honda )	2: 50: 39.2797	175.794  mph (282.913  km / h )
104	2020	NTT IndyCar Series	Takuma Satō ( Dallara - Honda )	Scott Dixon ( Dallara - Honda )	Graham Rahal ( Dallara - Honda )	Marco Andretti ( Dallara - Honda )	James Hinchcliffe ( Dallara - Honda )	3: 10: 05.0880	157.824  mph (253.993  km / h )

Remarks

1. ↑ The Indianapolis 500 1916 ended prematurely after 120 rounds.
2. ↑ The Indianapolis 500 1926 ended prematurely after 160 rounds.
3. ↑ The Indianapolis 500 1950 ended prematurely after 138 rounds.
4. ↑ The Indianapolis 500 1973 ended prematurely after 133 rounds.
5. ↑ The Indianapolis 500 1975 ended prematurely after 174 rounds.
6. ↑ The Indianapolis 500 1976 ended prematurely after 102 rounds.
7. ↑ The Indianapolis 500 2004 ended prematurely after 180 laps.
8. ↑ The Indianapolis 500 2007 ended prematurely after 166 laps.

Performances in the framework program

On May 29, 2011, Tanner Foust accelerated the American pickup prototype SCORE using a 30 meter high ramp to around 170 km / h, drove onto a ski jump and flew 101 meters in around 4 seconds. With that he set a new world record in the car long jump.

Web links

Commons : Indianapolis 500  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

• Indianapolis 500 website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} 2020 Indy 500 Box Score (English). Retrieved October 3, 2020.
2. ↑ Three trials to be given for positions . In: The Indianapolis Star , May 3, 1919. Retrieved May 26, 2021. 
3. ↑ New Ticket Package Provides Great View Of Hot Wheels Stunt. Article about the world record attempt on the Speedway website

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