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As of 107th race, May 28, 2023.

Race records

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Victories

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Quantity

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Most driver victories
Wins Driver Years
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Quality

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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  
* Won after two consecutive second-place finishes.

Narrowest Margin of Victory:

Widest Margin of Victory:

Speed and qualification records

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Lap speed records

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All-Time Lap Speed Records
Type Distance Driver Time Average Speed Date
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

Pole positions

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Most pole positions
Ten drivers have qualified for at least three pole positions
Poles Driver Years
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.

Average race speeds

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Fastest Races
Fourteen races have been run in under three hours.
Year Driver Team Time Average
Speed
(mph)
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)
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

Lap leader records

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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
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
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

Age records

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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:

Miscellaneous competitive records

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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
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:

  • 10 – 1992

Fewest former winners starting race:

  • 0 – 1912

Most rookies starting race:

  • 19 – 1919, 1930 (excluding first race's 40 starters)

Fewest rookies starting race:

  • 1 – 1939, 1979

Most cars running at finish:

  • 30 – 2021

Fewest cars running at finish:

  • 7 – 1966

Most occasions running at finish:

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:

  • 2,310 laps, Hélio Castroneves, 2007-2018 (from the start of the 2007 race through lap 145 of 2018 race)

Most cars and teams entered

  • 117, 1984

Race conditions

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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

Distance records

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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  

Most years completing the full 500 miles

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  • 18 Hélio Castroneves (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)

Most consecutive years completing the full 500 miles

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Most consecutive laps completed

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  • 1,400* Scott Dixon (from the start of the 2018 race through the end of the 2024 race)

* Streak still active as of the end of the 2024 race.

Interval average speed records

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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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Drivers who crashed while leading during final one hundred miles of race (Lap 160+)

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  • 1931: Billy Arnold - Arnold charged from 18th starting position to lead the race by lap 7. Arnold, who had dominated the 1930 race (led 198 laps), proceeded to lead the next 155 laps, and built up a five-lap lead over second place. His rear axle broke on lap 162. He spun in turn four, was hit by another car, and went over the outside wall. One of his errant wheels bounced across Georgetown Road, and struck and killed a 12-year-old boy, Wilbur C. Brink. Arnold suffered a broken pelvis, and his riding mechanic, Spider Matlock, broke his shoulder.
  • 1952: Bill Vukovich - Vukovich led 150 laps, and was leading on lap 192 when a steering linkage failed. Vukovich nursed his car to a stop by driving up against the outside wall at the end of the back straightaway at the beginning of turn three, preventing other drivers from getting involved in the incident.
  • 1989: Al Unser Jr. - On the 199th lap, Al Unser Jr. was leading Fittipaldi down the backstretch. The two cars weaving through lap traffic, and Fittipaldi dove underneath Unser exiting turn two. Racing side-with Unser drawing back ahead by a nose entering turn three, the two cars touched wheels, and Unser spun out, crashing into the outside wall. Fittipaldi coasted around the final lap under caution to score his first race victory.
  • 1994: Emerson Fittipaldi - while leading the race on lap 184, Fittipaldi was attempting to lap his teammate Al Unser Jr., who was running second. Coming out of turn four, Fittipaldi's left wheels touched the rumble strips on the inside, causing the left side tires to lose adhesion, and the rear of the car to swing wide at the turn exit, resulting in the rear tagging the outside wall and knocking Fittipaldi out of the race. Unser Jr. went on to win.
  • 2002: Tomas Scheckter - After leading 85 laps during the race, the rookie was leading on lap 173. Coming out of turn 4, he slid high and smacked the outside wall down the frontstretch.
  • 2011: J. R. Hildebrand - During the final ten laps, a sequence of green flag pit stops shuffled the field. Rookie J. R. Hildebrand was attempting to stretch his fuel to the finish, and took over the lead with just over two laps to go. On the final lap, he was leading going into the final turn, when he came up on the lapped car of Charlie Kimball, who was slowing to the inside. Hildebrand went high, got into the "marbles," and smacked the outside wall. Without steering, and only on three wheels, his car slid down the frontstretch towards the finish line and the checkered flag. However, Hildebrand was passed by Dan Wheldon on the final 1,000 feet and Hildebrand finished second.

Notes

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  1. ^ From 2008, Dallara was the sole chassis for the series.
  2. ^ From 1959–1960, Offenhauser was the sole engine supplier for the series.
  3. ^ From 2006–2011, Honda was the sole engine supplier for the series.
  4. ^ From 1939–1941, 1946–1960 and from 2000, Firestone was the sole tire supplier for the series.
  5. ^ From 1975–1994, Goodyear was the sole tire supplier for the series.

References

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  1. ^ a b "NWS Indianapolis, IN; Indianapolis 500". National Weather Service.
  2. ^ "Weather Forecast". The Indianapolis Star. June 1, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved December 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  3. ^ "Weather Indications". The Indianapolis News. June 1, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved December 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
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