The following contains the Garage Area assignments in Gasoline Alley for teams/entries at the Indianapolis 500 since 1986. The current Gasoline Alley garage complex was completed in 1986. The complex has remained mostly the same with three garage buildings laid out in a north-south orientation: Buildings A, B, and C. Each building contains 32 garages (16 on each side), for a total of 96 units. The three building are largely identical, with only minor differences.
Each individual building has four “zones”. Each zone contains eight garage stalls. They are divided symmetrically with a zone containing stalls 1–8 and a zone containing stalls 9–16 on the west side of the respective buildings; a zone containing stalls 17–24 and a zone containing stalls 25–32 on the east side of the respective buildings. An access corridor containing restrooms runs through and divides the middle. There are no permanent walls inside separating the eight stalls that make up each zone. Each zone was built open from one end to the other. This provides the most room and most flexibility to the teams, particularly multi-car teams, to set up their garages as they see fit. In recent years, many of the larger teams simply occupy one entire eight-stall “zone”. In some cases, teams will erect privacy partitions to divide the zones and better define the stalls, especially if they only occupy part of one zone.
For many years, IndyCar’s Technical Inspection has been housed in two to four connected units within Building C. Units C-1 and C-32 actually feature a pass-thru connection, one of only a couple locations in the entire complex which features this opening (the other being C-16 to C-17). In addition, over the years several otherwise vacant units have been set aside for support needs, including IndyCar, television broadcasting, engine manufacturers, and Safety Kleen. This generally reduces the available garage space to roughly 88–90 units total. Some unconnected or remote units (which are otherwise unoccupied) are often appropriated by the larger teams for storage only (tires, spare parts, etc.)
Three manufacturer/supplier support buildings (North, East, West) were part of the original construction. Some of these units do not have overhead garage doors, and only have simple entry doors. The tire manufacturer (currently Firestone) occupies unit N-7 (which has three garage doors) in the North building. The West building was demolished in 1999 and replaced with the Legends Row hospitality rooms, which opened in 2000.
Over the years, some of the mainstay, stalwart teams have occupied the same garages annually. A.J. Foyt Enterprises has been housed in the A-1 through A-8 “zone” every year since the garages were built in 1986. Doug Shierson Racing originally occupied garages A-1 & A-2 from 1986 to 1990, with Foyt’s team starting with A-3 in each of those instances. In 1992, Foyt’s operations absorbed stalls A-1 & A-2. Since then, Foyt has utilized a varying number of stalls, ranging from five to eight, starting with A-1. Team Penske has been in the A-17 to A-24 “zone” every year that they have entered. In recent years, they typically occupy that entire “zone”. Chip Ganassi Racing has occupied most, or the entirely, of the A-25 to A-32 “zone” for many years, and sometimes additional satellite/storage stalls across the way. Andretti Global (formerly Andretti Autosport, and before that Andretti-Green Racing) has worked out of the C-9 to C-16 “zone” for more than twenty years. In recent years, Andretti has spilled over to the east side of Building C as well, taking as many as six additional stalls.
Starting in 2014, the month of May track activities has commenced with the IndyCar Grand Prix on the IMS road course. All of the teams utilize the same garage stalls for both the Grand Prix and the Indy 500, with only infrequent exceptions. Some teams are one-off, “Indy 500 only” entries, and they participate in the “500” (oval race) only. Less commonly, there are entrants that race only in road course event, and do not race in the “500” on the oval. As such, there is occasionally some very slight shifting of stalls between events. Notably, Team Penske – while they do not move between the two events – has been known to conspicuously change the signs above their respective garage doors for each event.
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2025
For 2025, Meyer Shank Racing and Dreyer & Reinbold Racing/Cusick Motorsport essentially swapped locations. MSR moved from building C to building B; D&R moved from B to C. Prima Racing, new to Indianapolis for 2025, took the west side of building C, a bank of garages which were previously either unoccupied or utilized by the engine manufacturers. MSR’s move coincides with a new technical alliance they formed with Chip Ganassi Racing; the relocation puts them directly across the way from the Ganassi zone.
Most of the rest of the teams took up their same stalls as usual (Penske, Ganassi, McLaren, Andretti, ERC, etc.). A.J. Foyt Racing occupied the so-called “Foyt zone” starting with stall A-1 for the 34th consecutive year (every year since 1992).
Race winner Alex Palou was based out of garages A-30 and A-31, part of the “Ganassi Zone”.
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Information courtesy of David Land – What’s New at the Indy 500? (Garage Area Tour 2025) on YouTube.
For 2025 overhead garage signs, see 2025 Indianapolis 500 Archive
2024
In 2024, Andretti Global (formerly Andretti Autosport) joined the trend of teams setting up their garages sideways. The layout for 2024 was nearly identical to that of 2023. The only noticeable difference was the absence of Abel Motorsports, who withdrew before the month of May activities began. Race winner Josef Newgarden (who won back-to-back races) was based out of garages A-17/A-18, part of the Penske zone located in the “A” Building.
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Information courtesy of David Land – What’s New at the Indy 500? (Garage Area Tour 2024) on YouTube.
For 2024 overhead garage signs, see 2024 Indianapolis 500 Archive
2023
Little changed in the garage area from 2022 to 2023. Foyt Racing occupied only A-1 to A-6, with Arrow McLaren taking back A-7 and A-8. Race winner Josef Newgarden was based out of garages A-17/A-18, part of the Penske zone located in the “A” Building.
Most of the other minor changes involved satellite stalls (used mostly for storage, tires, etc.)
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Information courtesy of David Land – Indy 500 Garage Area Tour 2023 on YouTube.
2022
Foyt Racing once again occupied the entirety of A-1 to A-8. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing permanently moved over to the entirety of B-25 to B-32. Race winner Marcus Ericsson was based out of garage A-27, part of the “Ganassi Zone” located in the “A” Building.
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Information courtesy of David Land – Indy 500 – 2022 Garage Tour on YouTube.
2021
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Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing was now located in the B-25 to B-32 section. They followed the trend in which their cars would be parked sideways in the garage stalls. This layout – first pioneered by Schmidt-Peterson Motorsports in 2016 – allows the fans a better view of the work that was ongoing.
2020
Working
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway was purchased by Penske Entertainment in late 2019. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Indy 500 was postponed until August of that year, and held without spectators (“behind closed doors”).
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2019
Diagram is mostly complete (a few individual stalls are unconfirmed). There were at least a couple changes that occurred between the IndyCar Grand Prix weekend and the first day of “500” oval practice.
Race winner Simon Pagenaud was based out of garages A-23/A-24, part of the Penske zone located in the “A” Building.
Source: OpenWheel.com – Gasoline Alley Signs – 2019 Indianapolis 500 & INDYCAR Grand Prix
2018
Diagram is mostly complete (a few individual stalls are unconfirmed). Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing took the entirety of B-10 through B-16, although Oriol Servia’s #64 entry was officially under the banner of Scuderia Corsa with RLL. The garage stall for Takuma Sato (B-13) was observed to have had the “3” digit removed, rendering it “1_”. This was ostensibly for superstitious reasons, not wanting to occupy garage stall #13.
The #60 of Jack Harvey was officially entered under Meyer Shank Racing with Schmidt Peterson. They occupied stalls A-7 & A-8, which was next door to Schmidt-Peterson’s normal operations in A-9 through A-16. The #33 car of James Davison was entered under A.J. Foyt Enterprises with Byrd-Hollinger-Belardi. This car was housed out of B-28, away from the regular Foyt stables, and instead adjacent to the Juncos garages.
For the third straight year, Schmidt-Peterson Motorsports configured their garage stalls in a sideways orientation. Their setup included image wraps and a yard of bricks decal on the floor.
Race winner Will Power was based out of garage A-22, part of the Penske zone located in the “A” Building.
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Source: OpenWheel.com – 2018 Month of May Garage Signs at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
2017
Diagram is mostly complete (a few individual stalls are unconfirmed). Fernando Alonso, who was officially entered under McLaren-Honda-Andretti, was housed in garage C-11. Race winner Takuma Sato was based out of C-16, part of the Andretti Autosport zone located in the “C” building.
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Source: OpenWheel.com – Garage Signs of the 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race
2016
Schmidt-Peterson Motorsports started a new trend in their garage design. Their walls were decorated with images and garage art, while working layout was switched to a sideways orientation. The cars would be parked lengthways, allowing the fans to view the sides of the cars rather than just the tail.
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2014
In 2014, Ed Carpenter Racing moved to their now-familiar location along the east side of the “C” building.
Source: IndyStar.com (5/20/2014)
2013
Dale Coyne moved back to the east side of “B”, and Ed Carpenter Racing bounced over to the west side of the “C” building.
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Source: The Indianapolis Star (5/18/2013)
2012
Sam Schmidt’s team (then known as Schmidt-Hamilton Motorsports), moved to their now-familiar location on the west side of “A”. As of 2023, the team (now evolved into Arrow McLaren) still occupies that zone.
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Source: The Indianapolis Star (5/25/2012), IndyCar
2011
The garage assignments were mostly the same from the previous year. Dale Coyne and Sarah Fisher more or less swapped garages. The change would short-lived, as Dale Coyne eventually moved back to “B” (and are still there as of 2023), and Sarah Fisher ceased operations a few years later.
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Source: The Indianapolis Star (5/29/2011)
2010
The garage assignments were mostly the same from 2009, with Vision Racing gone, and replaced in “A” by Bryan Herta and Fazzt.
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Source: The Indianapolis Star (5/23/2010)
2009
Luzco-Dragon Racing moved out of the “Penske Zone” and went across the way to the west side of “B”. They took over stalls previously used by Rahal-Letterman Racing. The Rahal team dropped down to a part-time, Indy-only schedule for 2009–2011. They would enter only one car each of those three seasons, and as a result, reduced their garage setup.
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Source: The Indianapolis Star (5/9/2009)
2008
The 2008 race was the first following the open wheel Unification. Panther Racing moved from “C” to “A”, and Dreyer & Reinbold moved from “B” to “C”. Newman-Haas Racing was back at Indy once again, and took a bank of garages in “B”. KV Racing, making their first appearance at Indy, took a block of stalls on the east side of “B”, and they would remain there through 2016.
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Source: The Indianapolis Star (5/23/2008)
2007
Most of the garage assignments remained the same from the previous year. Luczo-Dragon Racing (owned by Roger Penske’s son Jay Penske) took the garages A-23 & A-24, part of the familiar “Penske Zone”.
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Source: The Indianapolis Star (5/25/2007)
2006
Newman-Haas did not enter the “500” in 2006. As a result, Vision Racing took the entirety of A-9 through A-16.
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Source: The Indianapolis Star (5/26/2006)
2005
Newman-Haas moved out of “B” and took a more prominent spot in “A”. In addition, the stalls formerly used by Kelley Racing – which had been bought by Tony George and rebranded as Vision Racing – would now be the home of Vision Racing for the next several seasons.
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Source: The Indianapolis Star (5/27/2005)
2004
Most of the major teams occupied the same stalls as the year before. Newman-Haas Racing, back for 2004, moved in next to Mo Nunn Racing in “B”.
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Source: The Indianapolis Star (5/14/2004)
2003
Cheever Racing moved out the “A” building and moved to a smaller presence in “B”. Kelley Racing took the A-9 through A-16 stalls. Team Penske, now a full-time IRL competitor, stretched out and took over the entirely of A-17 through A-24. Ganassi made a similar move, taking all of A-25 through A-32.
Team Green became known as Andretti-Green Racing for 2003. Expanding their participation to four cars, they took the entirety of C-9 through C-18. This layout for the Andretti team (now known as Andretti Global) remains to this day (as of 2023).
Rahal-Letterman Racing, after utilizing two “orphan” stalls for their lone one-off entry in 2002, was now a full-time competitor in the IRL for 2003. They took over the bank of stalls on the west side of “B” (B-10 to B-16). The team would remain there for several years.
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Source: The Indianapolis Star (5/9/2003)
2002
For 2002, Chip Ganassi Racing moved to their now-familiar location, situated along the east side of the “A” building.
Team Green shifted to the west side of the “C” building, taking stalls C-11 through C-16. This move would essentially prove permanent, as the team (now long-since evolved into Andretti Global) remains there as of 2024.
Rahal-Letterman Racing, making their first appearance at Indy since 1995, took two stalls in the “C” building. Race winner Helio Castroneves was based in garage A-19, part of the Penske zone located in the “A” Building.
Source: The Indianapolis Star (5/10/2002)
2001
In 2001, the Penske team returned to Indy after five years of the open-wheel “Split”. The team took its familiar spot situated on the east side of the “A” building, although they only occupied four stalls for their two cars (Helio Castroneves & Gil de Ferran).
Team Green also returned to Indy for the first time since 1995, with driver Michael Andretti. Owner Barry Green entered in conjunction with Panther Racing, and worked out of Panther’s garages.
Source: The Indianapolis Star (5/11/2001)
2000
Partial list available in Daily Trackside Report (pg. 168-171)
Race winner Juan Montoya (Chip Ganassi Racing) was housed in B-25.
1999
Partial list available in Daily Trackside Report (pg. 144-147)
Kenny Brack won the race for A.J. Foyt Racing, but his car was actually based in garage stall A-4, denying a second victory for stall A-1.
1997
Partial list available in Daily Trackside Report (pg. 116-119)
Race winner Arie Luyendyk (Treadway Racing) was housed in B-10.
1995
Partial list available in Daily Trackside Report (pg. 4, 7-8)
Race winner Jacques Villeneuve (Team Green) was housed in B-21.
1994
Race winner Al Unser Jr. (Penske Racing) was housed in the familiar Penske zone (A-17 through A-22).
1993
Partial list available in Daily Trackside Report (pg. 4, 7-8)
Race winner Emerson Fittipaldi (Penske Racing) was housed in A-19 in the familiar Penske zone.
1992
Partial list available in Daily Trackside Report (pg. 4)
A.J. Foyt Racing took over garages A-1 & A-2 for the first time. Race winner Al Unser Jr. (Galles-Kraco Racing) was housed in A-12.
1991
Partial list available in Daily Trackside Report (pg. 45)
Doug Shierson Racing was sold to Bob Tezak at the end of the 1990 season, and became UNO/Grantelli Racing. Their entry (Arie Luyendyk) moved over to B-17. Stalls A-1 & A-2 were used by Scott Goodyear in the #15 Mackenzie Financial/UNO entry. Race winner Rick Mears (Penske Racing) was housed in A-17 in the familiar Penske zone.
1990
Partial list available in Daily Trackside Report (pg. 41, 43)
This was the final year that Doug Shierson Racing (the #30 Domino’s Pizza “Hot One” entry) occupied garages A-1 and A-2. Arie Luyendyk won the race, the first, and to-date, only time garage A-1 produced a “500” winner.
1989
Partial list available in Daily Trackside Report (pg. 39-40)
Race winner Emerson Fittipaldi (Patrick Racing) was housed in B-1.
1988
Partial list available in Daily Trackside Report (pg. 44, 46)
Race winner Rick Mears (Penske Racing) was housed in A-19 in the familiar Penske zone.
1987
Partial list available in Daily Trackside Report (pg. 11-12)
Race winner Al Unser Sr. (Penske Racing) was housed in A-21 in the familiar Penske zone.
1986
(Screenshot from ABC Pole Day telecast)
The new garage complex opened in 1986 with great fanfare, but at the same time stunning participants, media, and fans with its sterility. A tremendous improvement in terms of form and function, ingress, egress, as well as safety, it was nevertheless a sharp visual contrast to the nostalgic green & white buildings of yesteryear.
Doug Shierson Racing (the #30 Domino’s Pizza “Hot One” entry with driver Al Unser Jr.) initially grabbed garage stalls A-1 and A-2, front and center to the main Gasoline Alley entrance. A.J. Foyt Enterprises set up in stalls A-3 through A-7. Every year since, the Foyt teams has always been housed in the A-1 through A-8 section, however, their span of stalls would vary from season to season. Foyt would not take over specifically stalls A-1 and A-2 until they were vacated in 1992.
Penske Racing established their roots on the east side of building “A”. Starting with A-17, their span of stalls (the “Penske zone”) stretched to A-22, and over the years would vary much like other teams.
Unlike the previous complex, and apropos to superstitions that often hovered over Indy (and racing in general), all three buildings initially had garages with the number 13. The stalls A-13, B-13, and C-13 remained and were used for many years, although at times, some teams were observed unscrewing and removing one or both digits from the walls. Years later, the three stalls in question would be renumbered A-12A, B-12A, and C-12A, respectively.
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Source: The Indianapolis News (5/5/1986)
Partial list available in Daily Trackside Report (pg. 54-55)
1985
The final year for the old green and white garages came in 1985. Many of the mainstays experienced their final month of May in their familiar confines. A.J. Foyt’s team was based around stalls 29-30-31, which were on the north face of the south bank of garages. Penske Racing was situated in 73-74-75, which was found along the north face of the north bank, as was Newman-Haas Racing (87-88). Patrick Racing (55-57) was of those in the main corridor, on the south face of the north bank. Truesports was on the south face of the south bank (stalls 15-16), the same side as Dick Simon Racing (3-4) and Kraco Racing (1-2).
By its demolition in the summer of 1985, there was a final total of 88 units. There was no garage #13, thus the numbering went up to #89.
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Partial list available in Daily Trackside Report (pg. 42)
Reference: 1985 Indy Garage and Pit Tour Part 1 on YouTube (Steve Noffke)
Reference: 1985 Indy Garage and Pit Tour Part 2 on YouTube (Steve Noffke)
1984
Partial list available in Daily Trackside Report (pg. 2)
Race winner Rick Mears (Penske Racing) was housed in garage 76.
1983
Partial list available in Daily Trackside Report (pg. 4)
Race winner Tom Sneva (Bignotti-Cotter) was housed in garage 83.
1982
Partial list available in Daily Trackside Report (pg. 46)
Race winner Gordon Johncock (Patrick Racing) was housed in garage 56.
1981
Partial list available in Daily Trackside Report (pg. 46)
Race winner Bobby Unser (Penske Racing) was housed in garage 76.
1980
List available in Daily Trackside Report (pg. 8-9)
Race winner Johnny Rutherford (Chapparal Racing) was housed in garage 86.
1979
List available in Daily Trackside Report (pg. 3-4)
Race winner Rick Mears (Penske Racing) was housed in garage 75.
1978
Partial list available in Daily Trackside Report (pg. 6)
Race winner Al Unser Sr. (Chapparal Racing) was housed in garage 61.
1977
Partial list available in Daily Trackside Report (pg. 6)
Race winner A.J. Foyt (A.J. Foyt Enterprises) was housed in garage 29.
1976
List available in Daily Trackside Report (pg. 6)
Race winner Johnny Rutherford (McLaren) was housed in garage 86.
1975
Partial list available in Daily Trackside Report (pg. 34)
Race winner Bobby Unser (All-American Racers) was housed in garage 41.
1974
Partial list available in Daily Trackside Report (pg. 36)
Race winner Johnny Rutherford (McLaren) was housed in garage 86.
1973
List available in Daily Trackside Report (pg. 4-5)
Race winner Gordon Johncock (Patrick Racing) was housed in garage 55.
1972
List available in Daily Trackside Report (pg. 6-7)
Race winner Mark Donohue (Penske Racing) was housed in garage 76.
1971
List available in Daily Trackside Report (pg. 9-10)
Race winner Al Unser Sr. (Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing) was housed in garage 24.
1970
List available in Daily Trackside Report (pg. 3-4)
Race winner Al Unser Sr. (Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing) was housed in garage 24.
1969
List available in Daily Trackside Report (pg. 5-6)
Race winner Mario Andretti (Granatelli) was housed in garage 21.
1968
List available in Daily Trackside Report (pg. 20-21)
Race winner Bobby Unser (Leader Card Racers) was housed in garage 14.
1967
List available in Daily Trackside Report (pg. 20-21)
Race winner A.J. Foyt (Ansted-Thompson Racing) was housed in garage 29.
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