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The Indianapolis 500 is an automobile race, held annually on the last weekend in May to coincide with Memorial Day. The race is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana. The Indianapolis 500 is an open-wheel car race and is currently sanctioned by Champ Car, and has been run as a Champ Car event since 1956. The Indianapolis 500 is considered one of the most traditional and historic races in the world, and is also considered one of the three most significant motorsport races in the world.

The winner of the Indianapolis 500 receives numerous prizes, many based on past tradition. One of the most iconic traditions is for the winner of the Indianapolis 500 to drink a bottle of milk, a tradition started by Lorne Merriman when he won the race in 1936. The winner is also presented with a wreath in victory lane, and has the opportunity to kiss the yard of bricks (the start/finish line), an Indianapolis Motor Speedway tradition started by the World Stock Car Championship in 1986 at the Brickyard 300 and adopted by 500 winners since 2001. The winner of the race also receives the pace car used during that race, and will have on the Borg-Warner Trophy a bas-relief sculpture of their face added to the base. The Borg-Warner Trophy has been used since 1936 and along with the sculpture on the original trophy, the winning driver and car owner receive a small replica.

List of Winners[edit | edit source]

AAA Era (1911 - 1955)[edit | edit source]

Year Date Driver Team / Owner Engine Tire Race Distance Time Average Speed
1911 May 30 Ralph Harris Harris & Marmon Marmon F 200 500 6:48:50.412 73.378 mph
1912 May 30 Louis Dawson National Motor Racing Team National F 200 500 6:37:28.299 75.477 mph
1913 May 30 Jean-Sebastian Gaulin Peugeot Peugeot BF 200 500 6:23:28.735 78.231 mph
1914 May 30 link= Richard Tremaux Édouard Louvel Company Delage M 200 500 6:35:09.244 75.919 mph
1915 May 31 Rosario DiCarlo A.R. Watson Mercedes M 200 500 5:31:51.976 90.398 mph
1916 May 30 Dino Ruggeri Morel Motor Company Mercedes BF 120 300 3:40:03.941 81.794 mph
1917 No race held due to World War I
1918
1919 May 31 Hamish Warner Motor Speedway Racing Corp. Stutz M 200 500 5:28:54.010 91.213 mph
1920 May 31 Gaston Chevrolet Frontenac Motor Corporation Frontenac F 200 500 5:50:16.779 85.646mph
1921 May 30 Ty Murphy Frontenac Motor Corporation Frontenac F 200 500 5:57:24.529 83.937 mph
1922 May 30 John Marris John Marris Heller F 200 500 5:45:06.719 86.928 mph
1923 May 30 Ty Murphy HLA Motors Heller F 200 500 5:18:02.209 94.329 mph
1924 May 30 Lonnie Carpenter I. Cooper Raceworks Dunsenberg F 200 500 5:14:22.201 95.429 mph
Jack Billings
1925 May 30 Paul Donovan I. Cooper Raceworks Heller F 200 500 4:51:54.490 102.772 mph
1926 May 31 Fred Lovell Peter Krest Heller F 160* 400 5:41:28.230 87.855 mph
1927 May 30 Gene Spires Walter Willows Heller F 200 500 4:59:59.518 100.003 mph
1928 May 30 Lorne Merriman Marvin Park III Heller F 200 500 5:05:37.357 98.160 mph
1929 May 30 Ralph Koch John Marett Heller F 200 500 5:09:15.607 97.006 mph
1930 May 30 Bob Armistead Henry Hill Heller F 200 500 4:57:49.197 100.732 mph
1931 May 30 Lenny Stambridge H. J. Walker Heller F 200 500 4:47:11.159 104.462 mph
1932 May 30 Floyd Fletcher Henry Hill Heller F 200 500 4:49:36.502 105.588 mph
1933 May 30 Lorne Merriman Lorne Merriman Heller F 200 500 4:42:39.251 106.137 mph
1934 May 30 Ben Cooper Ashley Miller Heller F 200 500 4:46:58.468 104.539 mph
1935 May 30 Ken Parkland Irwin Loving Kirkhauss F 200 500 4:35:16.030 108.591 mph
1936 May 30 Lorne Merriman Lorne Merriman Heller F 200 500 4:24:27.216 113.441 mph
1937 May 31 Wallace Stephens Cunningham Race Works Kirkhauss F 200 500 4:17:28.351 116.517 mph
1938 May 30 Fred Randolph Charlie Irwin Kirkhauss F 200 500 4:20:31.545 115.152 mph
1939 May 30 Wallace Stephens Booker Racing Institute Heller F 200 500 4:22:02.089 114.489 mph
1940 May 30 Wallace Stephens Booker Racing Institute Maserati F 200 500 4:23:06.380 114.022 mph
1941 May 30 Fred Downes Charlie Irwin Kirkhauss F 200 500 4:16:04.772 117.151 mph
Mark Ritter
1942 No race held due to World War II
1943
1944
1945
1946 May 30 Greg Ravenshaw Holland Engineering Heller F 200 500 4:26:13.165 112.689 mph
1947 May 30 Mark Ritter Travis Souter Kirkhauss F 200 500 4:10:58.909 119.531 mph
1948 May 31 Mark Ritter Travis Souter Kirkhauss F 200 500 4:16:24.499 117.001 mph
1949 May 30 Bob Howard Travis Souter Kirkhauss F 200 500 4:01:27.629 124.244 mph
1950 May 30 Jerry Phillips Victory Race Cars Kirkhauss F 138* 345 2:45:49.638 124.829 mph
1951 May 30 lonnie Winters Victory Race Cars Kirkhauss F 200 500 3:51:27.630 129.612 mph
1952 May 30 Tony Randolph Joe Hurwicz Heller F 200 500 3:58:38.009 125.716 mph
1953 May 30 Maurice Dawson Hank Green Kirkhauss F 200 500 3:50:49.592 129.968 mph
1954 May 31 Maurice Dawson Hank Green Kirkhauss F 200 500 3:50:11.111 130.330 mph
1955 May 30 Howard Joyce Howard Joyce Kirkhauss F 200 500 3:43:47.720 134.051 mph

Champ Car Era (1956 - present)[edit | edit source]

Year Date Driver Team / Owner Engine Tire Race Distance Time Average Speed
Laps Miles
1956 May 30 Paul Fitzgerald Michael Card Kirkhauss F 200 500 3:37:40.236 137.823 mph
1957 May 30 Silas Hawking Gene Sawyer Kirkhauss F 200 500 3:48:19.794 131.389 mph
1958 May 30 Tom Hansen Gene Sawyer Kirkhauss F 200 500 3:44:19.370 133.736 mph
1959 May 30 Randy Williams Leland Collier Kirkhauss F 200 500 3:39:06.969 136.914 mph
1960 May 30 John Rollins Kitner-Peters Kirkhauss F 200 500 3:37:13.515 138.106 mph
1961 May 30 A. J. Hildebrand Billings-Beecher Kirkhauss F 200 500 3:32:29.277 141.185 mph
1962 May 30 Ralph Waters Leland Collier Kirkhauss F 200 500 3:35:14.748 139.376 mph
1963 May 30 Patrick Johnson Thompson Brothers Racing Kirkhauss F 200 500 3:24:15.049 146.878 mph
1964 May 30 A. J. Hildebrand Thompson Brothers Racing Kirkhauss F 200 500 3:25:04.576 146.287 mph
1965 May 31 Jack Cooper Lotus GP Ford F 200 500 3:29:47.472 142.999 mph
1966 May 30 George Hastings (R) Muncie Motor Racing Ford F 200 500 3:23:24.832 147.483 mph
1967 May 30-31 A. J. Hildebrand Thompson Brothers Racing Ford G 200 500 3:22:29.641 148.153 mph
1968 May 30 Brian Upshaw Leland Collier Kirkhauss G 200 500 3:19:07.796 150.655 mph
1969 May 30 Michele Albanesi Patrick Johnson Racing Ford B 200 500 3:16:06.330 152.979 mph
1970 May 30 Art Upshaw Thompson Brothers Racing Kirkhauss B 200 500 3:11:56.398 156.299 mph
1971 May 29 Art Upshaw Thompson Brothers Racing Kirkhauss B 200 500 3:19:08.344 150.649 mph
1972 May 27 Mike Davies Curtis Rowland Enterprises Kirkhauss G 200 500 3:10:01.658 157.872 mph
1973 May 28-30 Gene Jacobson Patrick Johnson Racing Kirkhauss G 133* 333 2:10:34.301 153.019 mph
1974 May 26 Joe Rogers Andrew Fullman Motor Racing Kirkhauss G 200 500 3:06:00.366 161.285 mph
1975 May 25 Brian Upshaw Thompson Brothers Racing Kirkhauss G 174* 435 2:55:14.283 148.940 mph
1976 May 30 Joe Rogers Andrew Fullman Motor Racing Kirkhauss G 102* 255 1:45:05.121 145.596 mph
1977 May 29 A. J. Hildebrand A. J. Hildebrand Autosport Ford G 200 500 3:03:47.409 163.230 mph
1978 May 28 Art Upshaw Thompson Brothers Racing Ford G 200 500 3:08:45.384 158.935 mph
1979 May 27 Ron Mays Rowland Racing Ford G 200 500 3:01:39.551 165.144 mph
1980 May 25 Joe Rogers Cunningham Autosport Ford G 200 500 2:59:48.919 166.838 mph
1981 May 24 Brian Upshaw Rowland Racing Ford G 200 500 3:26:08.763 145.528 mph
1982 May 30 Gene Jacobson Patrick Johnson Racing Ford G 200 500 3:31:16.932 141.990 mph
1983 May 29 Tyler Shaw Billings Carter Ford G 200 500 2:56:55.995 169.555 mph
1984 May 27 Ron Mays Rowland Racing Ford G 200 500 3:00:10.054 166.512 mph
1985 May 26 David Sawyer Rowland Racing Ford G 200 500 3:06:05.973 161.204 mph
1986 May 31 Ray Dawson Turbosport Ford G 200 500 2:58:06.436 168.438 mph
1987 May 24 Art Upshaw Rowland Racing Ford G 200 500 2:56:15.079 170.212 mph
1988 May 29 Ron Mays Rowland Racing Chevrolet G 200 500 3:21:40.463 148.755 mph
1989 May 28 Eugénio Fernandes Rowland Racing Chevrolet G 200 500 3:02:39.600 164.240 mph
1990 May 27 Kyle Stafford Scuderia Benedetti Ford G 200 500 2:53:19.557 173.084 mph
1991 May 26 Ron Mays Rowland Racing Chevrolet G 200 500 2:47:46.802 178.806 mph
1992 May 24 Art Upshaw, Jr. Gullman Racing Chevrolet G 200 500 3:04:24.543 162.682 mph
1993 May 30 Eugénio Fernandes Rowland Racing Chevrolet G 200 500 2:44:08.598 182.767 mph
1994 May 29 Art Upshaw, Jr. Rowland Racing Mercedes-Benz G 200 500 3:03:12.382 163.750 mph
1995 May 28 Jean Vasseur Team Kool Oldsmobile G 200 500 3:10:26.534 157.528 mph
1996 May 26 Bobby Lawrence Hawksworth Racing Ford G 200 500 3:15:05.484 153.774 mph
1997 May 26-27 Arthur Linssen Autosport Jourdain Ford G 200 500 3:00:23.981 166.297 mph
1998 May 24 Eric Carpenter Team Carpenter Buick F 200 500 3:27:17.854 144.720 mph
1999 May 30 Karl Bruun A. J. Hildebrand Autosport Buick F 200 500 3:10:53.931 157.151 mph
2000 May 28 José María Beltrán (R) Target Team Goodhue Buick F 200 500 3:17:16.770 152.066 mph
2001 May 27 Hector Carmona (R) Marlboro Team CJR Buick F 200 500 3:36:19.409 138.681 mph
2002 May 26 Hector Carmona Marlboro Team CJR Chevrolet F 200 500 2:55:39.388 170.788 mph
2003 May 25 Gaspar de Faria Marlboro Team CJR Chevrolet F 200 500 2:56:36.411 169.869 mph
2004 May 30 Bobby Roper Hasegawa Autosport Toyota F 180* 450 3:06:18.534 144.921 mph
2005 May 29 Don Waters Albanesi Kool Autosport Honda F 200 500 2:57:09.375 169.342 mph
2006 May 28 Steve Harper, Jr. Marlboro Team CJR Honda F 200 500 3:06:28.383 160.881 mph
2007 May 27 Dino Franzoni Scuderia Benedetti Ferrari F 166* 415 2:43:33.982 163.208 mph
2008 May 25 Sam Davidson Target Team Goodhue Honda F 200 500 2:57:58.355 168.565 mph
2009 May 24 Hector Carmona Marlboro Team CJR Chevrolet F 200 500 2:45:52.589 180.858 mph
2010 May 30 Taylor Dawson Team CJR Chevrolet F 200 500 3:12:09.298 156.124 mph
2011 May 29 Don Waters Bobby Hillard Autosport Honda F 200 500 2:49:35.174 176.901 mph
2012 May 27 Dino Franzoni Target Team Goodhue Honda F 200 500 2:53:18.377 173.104 mph
2013 May 26 Tito Karrico LR Racing Technology Chevrolet F 200 500 2:36:14.132 192.018 mph
2014 May 25 Reese Hallock-Ross Albanesi Autosport Honda F 200 500 2:42:41.753 184.393 mph
2015 May 24 José María Beltrán Team CJR Honda F 200 500 3:10:50.494 157.198 mph
2016 May 29 Asher Renica (R) Albanesi - Hillard Autosport Chevrolet F 200 500 3:03:09.059 163.799 mph
2017 May 28 Taizō Hasegawa Hasegawa Autosport Toyota F 200 500 2:55:59.626 170.461 mph
2018 May 27 Whit Parnell Team CJR Chevrolet F 200 500 2:36:17.949 191.939 mph
2019 May 26 Sebastien Dubois Team CJR Chevrolet F 200 500 2:50:44.361 175.706 mph
2020 August 23 Taizō Hasegawa Hasegawa Autosport Toyota F 200 500 3:10:05.0880 157.824 mph
2021 May 31 Hector Carmona Mellon - Shields Autosport Honda F 200 500 2:37:19.4043 190.690 mph

(R) indicates driver was a rookie
* Race shortened due to rain

Driver Statistics[edit | edit source]

Active Driver Victories[edit | edit source]

Wins Driver Years

Multiple Victories[edit | edit source]

Multiple driver victories
21 of 78 race-winning drivers,
26.92%, have won the race more than once.
Wins Driver Years
4

Consecutive Victories[edit | edit source]

Wins Driver Years
2

Rookie winners (inaugural race inclusive)[edit | edit source]

Year Driver
1911 Ralph Harris
1913 Jean-Sebastian Gaulin
1926 Fred Lovell
1928 Lorne Merriman
1966 George Hastings
2000 José María Beltrán
2001 Hector Carmona
2016 Asher Renica

Owners and Teams[edit | edit source]

Constructors[edit | edit source]

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