Winners of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race, held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, in Speedway, Indiana. First held in 1911, the Indianapolis 500 has traditionally been held on or around Memorial Day in late May. The Indianapolis 500 has been held every year since 1911 except for 1917–1918 (due to World War I) and 1942–1945 (due to World War II). In 2020, the race was postponed from May until August of that year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Indianapolis 500 Winners

#	Day Date/Year	Winner	Time	Average Speed (mph)	Notes
1	Tuesday 5/30/1911	Ray Harroun**	6:42:08.92	74.602*
2	Thursday 5/30/1912	Joe Dawson** Harry Martin (Riding Mechanic)	6:21:05.85	78.719*
3	Friday 5/30/1913	Jules Goux Emil Begin (Riding Mechanic)	6:35:06.05	75.933
4	Saturday 5/30/1914	René Thomas Robert Laly (Riding Mechanic)	6:03:46.12	82.474*
5	Monday 5/31/1915	Ralph DePalma Louis Fontaine (Riding Mechanic)	5:33:55.51	89.840*
6	Tuesday 5/30/1916	Dario Resta Bob Dahnke (Riding Mechanic)	3:34:17.14	84.001	Scheduled for 300 miles
1917–1918: No Race due to World War I
7	Saturday 5/31/1919	Howdy Wilcox Leo Banks (Riding Mechanic)	5:40:42.87	88.050*
8	Monday 5/31/1920	Gaston Chevrolet John Bresnahan (Riding Mechanic)	5:38:31.44	88.618
9	Monday 5/30/1921	Tommy Milton (1) Harry Franck (Riding Mechanic)	5:34:44.65	89.621*
10	Tuesday 5/30/1922	Jimmy Murphy Ernie Olson (Riding Mechanic)	5:17:30.79	94.484*
11	Wednesday 5/30/1923	Tommy Milton** (2)	5:29:50.17	90.545
12	Friday 5/30/1924	Lora L. Corum** Joe Boyer	5:05:23.51	98.234*
13	Saturday 5/30/1925	Peter DePaolo**	4:56:39.45	101.127*
14	Monday 5/31/1926	Frank Lockhart	4:10:14.95	95.904	400 miles due to rain
15	Monday 5/30/1927	George Souders	5:07:33.08	97.545
16	Wednesday 5/30/1928	Louis Meyer (1)	5:01:33.75	99.482
17	Thursday 5/30/1929	Ray Keech	5:07:25.42	97.585
18	Friday 5/30/1930	Billy Arnold Spider Matlock (Riding Mechanic)	4:58:39.72	100.448
19	Saturday 5/30/1931	Louis Schneider Jigger Johnson (Riding Mechanic)	5:10:27.93	96.629
20	Monday 5/30/1932	Fred Frame Jerry Houck (Riding Mechanic)	4:48:03.79	104.144*
21	Tuesday 5/30/1933	Louis Meyer (2) Lawson Harris (Riding Mechanic)	4:48:00.75	104.162*
22	Wednesday 5/30/1934	Bill Cummings Earl Unversaw (Riding Mechanic)	4:46:05.20	104.863*
23	Thursday 5/30/1935	Kelly Petillo Jimmy Dunham (Riding Mechanic)	4:42:22.71	106.240*
24	Saturday 5/30/1936	Louis Meyer (3) Lawson Harris (Riding Mechanic)	4:35:03.39	109.069*
25	Monday 5/31/1937	Wilbur Shaw (1) Jigger Johnson (Riding Mechanic)	4:24:07.80	113.580*
26	Monday 5/30/1938	Floyd Roberts	4:15:58.40	117.200*
27	Tuesday 5/30/1939	Wilbur Shaw (2)	4:20:47.39	115.035
28	Thursday 5/30/1940	Wilbur Shaw (3)	4:22:31.17	114.277
29	Friday 5/30/1941	Floyd Davis** Mauri Rose (1)	4:20:36.24	115.117
1942–1945: No Race due to World War II
30	Thursday 5/30/1946	George Robson	4:21:16.71	114.820
31	Friday 5/30/1947	Mauri Rose (2)	4:17:52.17	116.338
32	Monday 5/31/1948	Mauri Rose (3)	4:10:23.33	119.814*
33	Monday 5/30/1949	Bill Holland	4:07:14.97	121.327*
34	Tuesday 5/30/1950	Johnnie Parsons	2:46:55.97	124.002*	345 miles due to rain
35	Wednesday 5/30/1951	Lee Wallard	3:57:38.05	126.244*
36	Friday 5/30/1952	Troy Ruttman	3:52:41.88	128.922*
37	Saturday 5/30/1953	Bill Vukovich (1)	3:53:01.69	128.740
38	Monday 5/31/1954	Bill Vukovich (2)	3:49:17.27	130.840*
39	Monday 5/30/1955	Bob Sweikert	3:53:59.13	128.209
40	Wednesday 5/30/1956	Pat Flaherty	3:53:28.84	128.490
41	Thursday 5/30/1957	Sam Hanks	3:41:14.25	135.601*
42	Friday 5/30/1958	Jimmy Bryan	3:44:13.80	133.719
43	Saturday 5/30/1959	Rodger Ward (1)	3:40:49.20	135.875*
44	Monday 5/30/1960	Jim Rathmann	3:36:11.36	138.767*
45	Tuesday 5/30/1961	A.J. Foyt (1)	3:35:37.49	139.130*
46	Wednesday 5/30/1962	Rodger Ward (2)	3:33:50.33	140.293*
47	Thursday 5/30/1963	Parnelli Jones	3:29:35.40	143.137*
48	Saturday 5/30/1964	A.J. Foyt (2)	3:23:35.83	147.350*
49	Monday 5/31/1965	Jim Clark	3:19:05.34	150.686*
50	Monday 5/30/1966	Graham Hill	3:27:52.53	144.137
51	Wednesday 5/31/1967	A.J. Foyt (3)	3:18:24.22	151.207*
52	Thursday 5/30/1968	Bobby Unser (1)	3:16:13.76	152.882*
53	Friday 5/30/1969	Mario Andretti	3:11:14.71	156.867*
54	Saturday 5/30/1970	Al Unser Sr. (1)	3:12:37.24	155.749
55	Saturday 5/29/1971	Al Unser Sr. (2)	3:10:11.56	157.735*
56	Saturday 5/27/1972	Mark Donohue	3:04:05.54	162.692*
57	Wednesday 5/30/1973	Gordon Johncock (1)	2:05:26.59	159.063	332.5 miles due to rain
58	Sunday 5/26/1974	Johnny Rutherford (1)	3:09:10.06	158.589
59	Sunday 5/25/1975	Bobby Unser (2)	2:54:55.08	149.213	435 miles due to rain
60	Sunday 5/30/1976	Johnny Rutherford (2)	1:42:52.48	148.725	255 miles due to rain
61	Sunday 5/29/1977	A.J. Foyt (4)	3:05:57.16	161.331
62	Sunday 5/28/1978	Al Unser Sr. (3)	3:05:54.99	161.363
63	Sunday 5/27/1979	Rick Mears (1)	3:08:47.97	158.899
64	Sunday 5/25/1980	Johnny Rutherford (3)	3:29:59.56	142.862
65	Sunday 5/24/1981	Bobby Unser (3)	3:35:41.78	139.084
66	Sunday 5/30/1982	Gordon Johncock (2)	3:05:09.14	162.029
67	Sunday 5/29/1983	Tom Sneva	3:05:03.066	162.117
68	Sunday 5/27/1984	Rick Mears (2)	3:03:21.660	163.612*
69	Sunday 5/26/1985	Danny Sullivan	3:16:06.069	152.982
70	Saturday 5/31/1986	Bobby Rahal	2:55:43.470	170.722*
71	Sunday 5/24/1987	Al Unser Sr. (4)	3:04:59.147	162.175
72	Sunday 5/29/1988	Rick Mears (3)	3:27:10.204	144.809
73	Sunday 5/28/1989	Emerson Fittipaldi (1)	2:59:01.040	167.581
74	Sunday 5/27/1990	Arie Luyendyk (1)	2:41:18.414	185.981*
75	Sunday 5/26/1991	Rick Mears (4)	2:50:00.785	176.457
76	Sunday 5/24/1992	Al Unser Jr. (1)	3:43:05.148	134.477
77	Sunday 5/30/1993	Emerson Fittipaldi (2)	3:10:49.860	157.207
78	Sunday 5/29/1994	Al Unser Jr. (2)	3:06:29.006	160.872
79	Sunday 5/28/1995	Jacques Villeneuve	3:15:17.529	153.616
80	Sunday 5/26/1996	Buddy Lazier	3:22:45.753	147.956
81	Tuesday 5/27/1997	Arie Luyendyk (2)	3:25:43.388	145.827
82	Sunday 5/24/1998	Eddie Cheever	3:26:40.524	145.155
83	Sunday 5/30/1999	Kenny Bräck	3:15:51.182	153.176
84	Sunday 5/28/2000	Juan Pablo Montoya (1)	2:58:59.431	167.607
85	Sunday 5/27/2001	Hélio Castroneves (1)	3:15:18.673	153.601
86	Sunday 5/26/2002	Hélio Castroneves (2)	3:00:10.8714	166.499
87	Sunday 5/25/2003	Gil de Ferran	3:11:56.9891	156.291
88	Sunday 5/30/2004	Buddy Rice	3:14:55.2395	138.518	450 miles due to rain
89	Sunday 5/29/2005	Dan Wheldon (1)	3:10:21.0769	157.603
90	Sunday 5/28/2006	Sam Hornish Jr.	3:10:58.7590	157.085
91	Sunday 5/27/2007	Dario Franchitti (1)	2:44:03.5608	151.774	415 miles due to rain
92	Sunday 5/25/2008	Scott Dixon	3:28:57.6792	143.567
93	Sunday 5/24/2009	Hélio Castroneves (3)	3:19:34.6427	150.318
94	Sunday 5/30/2010	Dario Franchitti (2)	3:05:37.0131	161.623
95	Sunday 5/29/2011	Dan Wheldon (2)	2:56:11.7267	170.265
96	Sunday 5/27/2012	Dario Franchitti (3)	2:58:51.2532	167.734
97	Sunday 5/26/2013	Tony Kanaan	2:40:03.4181	187.433*
98	Sunday 5/25/2014	Ryan Hunter-Reay	2:40:48.2305	186.563
99	Sunday 5/24/2015	Juan Pablo Montoya (2)	3:05:56.5286	161.341
100	Sunday 5/29/2016	Alexander Rossi	3:00:02.0872	166.634
101	Sunday 5/28/2017	Takuma Sato (1)	3:13:03.3584	155.395
102	Sunday 5/27/2018	Will Power	2:59:42.6365	166.935
103	Sunday 5/26/2019	Simon Pagenaud	2:50:39.2797	175.794
104	Sunday 8/23/2020	Takuma Sato (2)	3:10:05.0880	157.824
105	Sunday 5/30/2021	Hélio Castroneves (4)	2:37:19.3846	190.690*
106	Sunday 5/29/2022	Marcus Ericsson	2:51:00.6432	175.428
107	Sunday 5/28/2023	Josef Newgarden	2:58:21.9611	168.193
108	Sunday 5/26/2024

* Race Record Speed at Time

** Winner Had Relief Help (See Below)
1911: Cyrus Patschke relieved Ray Harroun for laps 71–102
1912: Don Herr relieved Joe Dawson; Dawson finished race
1923: Howard Wilcox relieved Tommy Milton for laps 103–149
1924: Joe Boyer relieved L.L Corum for laps 112–200; both credited with win
1925: Norman Batten relieved Peter DePaolo for laps 106–127
1941: Mauri Rose relieved Floyd Davis for laps 72–200; both credited with win

 

Race postponements and rain delays

1915: The race was originally scheduled for Saturday May 29. Heavy rain storms in the days leading up to the race flooded the grounds and roads leading to the track. Track management decided to postpone the race until Monday May 31 to allow time for the facility to dry out.

1967: The race was scheduled for Tuesday May 30. After 18 laps, rain halted the race. On Wednesday May 31, the race was resumed and run to completion.

1973: The race was scheduled for Monday May 28. Rain delayed the start until mid-afternoon. A major crash at the start involving Salt Walther put out the red flag, and rain washed out the rest of the day. On Tuesday May 29, rain once again postponed the race. On Wednesday May 30, the race was finally started in the mid-afternoon. The race ended after 332.5 miles when rain returned.

1986: Rain postponed the race on Sunday May 25 and Monday May 26. The race was rescheduled for Saturday May 31.

1997: Rain postponed the race on Sunday May 25. On Monday May 26, the race began, but was halted on lap 15 due to rain. On Tuesday May 27, the race was resumed and run to completion.

2004: The race was red flagged after 28 laps due to rain, restarted, then ended after 180 laps (450 miles) when rain returned.

2007: The race was red flagged after 113 laps due to rain, restarted, then ended after 166 laps (415 miles) when rain returned.

2020: The race was postponed from May 24 to August 23 due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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Statistics

Most Indianapolis 500 Wins (Driver)

• 4 — A.J. Foyt (1961, 1964, 1967, 1977)
• 4 — Al Unser Sr. (1970, 1971, 1978, 1987)
• 4 — Rick Mears (1979, 1984, 1988, 1991)
• 4 — Hélio Castroneves (2001, 2002, 2009, 2021) ACTIVE

• 3 — Louis Meyer (1928, 1933, 1936)
• 3 — Wilbur Shaw (1937, 1939, 1940)
• 3 — Mauri Rose (1941, 1947, 1948)
• 3 — Bobby Unser (1968, 1975, 1981)
• 3 — Johnny Rutherford (1974, 1976, 1980)
• 3 — Dario Franchitti (2007, 2010, 2012)

• 2 — Tommy Milton (1921, 1923)
• 2 — Bill Vukovich (1953, 1954)
• 2 — Rodger Ward (1959, 1962)
• 2 — Gordon Johncock (1973, 1982)
• 2 — Emerson Fittipaldi (1989, 1993)
• 2 — Arie Luyendyk (1990, 1997)
• 2 — Al Unser Jr. (1992, 1994)
• 2 — Juan Pablo Montoya (2000, 2015)
• 2 — Dan Wheldon (2005, 2011)
• 2 — Takuma Sato (2017, 2020) ACTIVE

Most Consecutive Indianapolis 500 Wins (Driver)

• 2 — Wilbur Shaw (1939–1940)
• 2 — Mauri Rose (1947–1948)
• 2 — Bill Vukovich (1953–1954)
• 2 — Al Unser Sr. (1970–1971)
• 2 — Hélio Castroneves (2001–2002)

Most Indianapolis 500 Wins (Team/Owner)

• 19 — Penske Racing / Team Penske (Roger Penske)
• 6 — Team Green / Andretti-Green Racing / Andretti Autosport
• 5 — Lou Moore
• 5 — Chip Ganassi Racing (Chip Ganassi)
• 3 — A.J. Foyt Enterprises (A.J. Foyt)
• 3 — Leader Cards Racing (Bob Wilke)
• 3 — Patrick Racing (U.E. “Pat” Patrick)

Team/Owner finishing 1st-2nd

• 1947 — Lou Moore / Blue Crown Spark Plugs (Mauri Rose & Bill Holland)
• 1948 — Lou Moore / Blue Crown Spark Plugs (Mauri Rose & Bill Holland)
• 1962 — Leader Cards, Inc. (Rodger Ward & Len Sutton)
• 1997 — Fred Treadway / Treadway Racing (Arie Luyendyk & Scott Goodyear)
• 2001 — Roger Penske / Marlboro Team Penske (Helio Castroneves & Gil de Ferran)
• 2003 — Roger Penske / Marlboro Team Penske (Gil de Ferran & Helio Castroneves)
• 2012 — Chip Ganassi / Target Chip Ganassi Racing (Dario Franchitti & Scott Dixon)
• 2015 — Roger Penske / Verizon Team Penske (Juan Pablo Montoya & Will Power)
• 2016 — Michael Andretti / Andretti Autosport / Andretti Herta Autosport (Alexander Rossi & Carlos Munoz)

Attempts for First Indy 500 victory

A total of 75 different drivers have won the Indianapolis 500 at least one time. The following list indicates the number of times the driver qualified and started the Indianapolis 500 before he won it for the first time. It does not include years in which the driver arrived at the Speedway and failed to qualify (or entered but did not make a qualifying attempt). It also does not include years which the driver did not enter, or years that the race was not held (1917-1918 due to WWI and 1942-1945 due to WWII). Note that 1909-1910, numerous shorter races were held at the Speedway before the inaugural Indianapolis 500 was held in 1911. Several drivers from the pre-500 era would go on to race in the Indy 500 in subsequent years, and four of those drivers would go on to win the “500”. Through 2023:

First Start (Rookie): 10 drivers

• Ray Harroun – 1911 (Inaugural race; Harroun also competed in pre-500 races)
• Jules Goux – 1913
• Rene Thomas – 1914
• Frank Lockhart – 1926
• Louis Meyer – 1928 (2nd year; drove relief in 1927)
• George Souders – 1927
• Graham Hill – 1966 (2nd year; failed to qualify in 1963)
• Juan Montoya – 2000
• Helio Castroneves – 2001
• Alexander Rossi – 2016

Second Start: 8 drivers

• Joe Dawson – 1912 (Dawson also competed in pre-500 races)
• Dario Resta – 1916
• Gaston Chevrolet – 1920
• Ray Keech – 1929
• Johnnie Parsons – 1950
• Rick Mears – 1979 (third year; did not qualify in 1977)
• Jacques Villeneuve – 1995
• Buddy Rice – 2004

Third Start: 13 drivers

• Tommy Milton – 1921
• Jimmy Murphy – 1922
• L.L. Corum – 1924
• Peter DePaolo – 1925
• Billy Arnold – 1930
• George Robson – 1946 (4th year: failed to qualify in 1939, was First Alternate))
• Bill Holland – 1949
• Bill Vukovich – 1953 (4th year: failed to qualify in 1950)
• Parnelli Jones – 1963
• Jimmy Clark – 1965
• Danny Sullivan – 1985
• Kenny Brack – 1999
• Dan Wheldon – 2005

Fourth Start: 14 drivers

• Ralph DePalma – 1915 (5th year; qualified but withdrew in 1914. DePalma also drove in pre-500 races)
• Louis Schneider – 1931
• Kelly Petillo – 1935 (5th year; failed to qualify in 1928)
• Floyd Roberts – 1938
• Floyd Davis – 1941 (5th year; failed to qualify in 1938)
• Lee Wallard – 1951
• Troy Ruttman – 1952
• Bob Sweikert – 1955 (6th year; failed to qualify in 1950, 1951)
• Pat Flaherty – 1956
• A.J. Foyt – 1961
• Mark Donohue – 1972
• Buddy Lazier – 1996 (8th year; failed to qualify in 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994)
• Gil de Ferran – 2003
• Marcus Ericsson – 2022

Fifth Start: 6 drivers

• Fred Frame – 1932
• Bill Cummings – 1934
• Mario Andretti – 1969
• Al Unser, Sr. – 1970 (6th year; entered in 1969, but withdrew due to injury, see below)
• Bobby Rahal – 1986
• Dario Franchitti – 2007

Sixth Attempt: 5 drivers

• Joe Boyer – 1924
• Bobby Unser – 1968
• Emerson Fittipaldi – 1989
• Arie Luyendyk – 1990
• Scott Dixon – 2008

Seventh Start: 4 drivers

• Howdy Wilcox – 1919 (Wilcox also competed in pre-500 races)
• Jimmy Bryan – 1958 (8th year: failed to qualify in 1951)
• Sam Hornish Jr. – 2006
• Ryan Hunter-Reay – 2014

Eighth Start: 1 driver

• Simon Pagenaud – 2019

Ninth Start: 5 drivers

• Wilbur Shaw – 1937 (10th year; failed to qualify in 1931, drove relief in 1931 race)
• Rodger Ward – 1959
• Gordon Johncock – 1973
• Eddie Cheever – 1998
• Takuma Sato – 2017

Tenth Start: 3 drivers

• Mauri Rose – 1941 (11th year; failed to qualify in 1932)
• Tom Sneva – 1983 (11th year; passed rookie test in 1973, but did not qualify)
• Al Unser Jr. – 1992

Eleventh Start: 3 drivers

• Jim Rathmann – 1960
• Johnny Rutherford – 1974
• Will Power – 2018

Twelfth Start: 2 drivers

• Tony Kanaan – 2013
• Josef Newgarden – 2023

Thirteenth Start: 1 driver

• Sam Hanks – 1957 (qualified but withdrew in 1941, see below)

Notes:

Louis Meyer drove relief in the 1927 race, but was not credited with a start. Therefore he won the “500” in the first race in which he qualified and started. But it was the second race overall he had participated in.

Sam Hanks qualified 27th for the 1941 “500”. On the day before the race, he was injured in a practice crash and his car was withdrawn. Officials elected not to elevate the First Alternate, and simply credited Hanks with 33rd finishing position. Thus, he qualified for the race 13th times but only actually raced 12 times.

Al Unser Sr. was entered in 1969, and practiced during the first week of practice. On the afternoon of the first day of Time Trials (which was almost completely rained out), Unser suffered a compound fracture of his left leg in a motorcycle accident in the track infield. He had not yet made a qualifying attempt. He withdrew and replaced by Bud Tinglestad.

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Riding mechanic data courtesy of “Forgotten Heroes of the Speedways: The Riding Mechanics” by John E. Blazier and Tom Rollings, 1994. According to AUTOCOURSE Official History of the Indianapolis 500, 2006, Speedway historian Donald Davidson states that the winning riding mechanic for 1919 was Leo banks, and not the originally listed Maurice Becker, because Becker had fallen ill on race day.