Indianapolis 500 Records

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As of 92^nd race, 25 May 2008.

Wins:

• Driver: 4
  • A.J. Foyt (1961, 1964, 1967, 1977)
  • Al Unser (1970, 1971, 1978, 1987)
  • Rick Mears (1979, 1984, 1988, 1991)
• Team Owner: 14
  • Roger Penske (1972, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006)
• As Both Team Owner and Driver: 7
  • In same year:
    • Jimmy Murphy (1922)
    • Kelly Petillo (1935)
    • Wilbur Shaw (1937)
    • A.J. Foyt (1967, 1977)
    • Eddie Cheever (1998)
  • In separate years:
    • Parnelli Jones (1963 / 1970, 1971)
    • A.J. Foyt (1961, 1964 [driver only] / 1999 [owner only])
    • Bobby Rahal (1986 / 2004)
• Chassis: 7
  • Watson (1956, 1959, 1960, 1961 [entered under Trevis chassis name], 1962, 1963, 1964)
  • Penske (1979, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994)
• Engine: 27, Offenhauser
• Tires: 61, Firestone
• Car Number: Cars wearing #3 have won the race 10 times (1919, 1948, 1962, 1968, 1974, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1992, 2002).
• Starting Position: Cars starting from the pole-position have won the race 19 times (1922, 1923, 1930, 1938, 1953, 1956, 1963, 1970, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2008)
• Consecutive wins: 5
  • Wilbur Shaw, 1939-1940
  • Mauri Rose, 1947-1948
  • Bill Vukovich, 1953-1954
  • Al Unser, 1970-1971
  • Hélio Castroneves, 2001-2002
• Defending champion finishing second: 8
  • Louis Meyer, 1929
  • Wilbur Shaw, 1938
  • Bill Holland, 1950
  • Rodger Ward, 1960
  • Jim Clark, 1966
  • Al Unser, 1972
  • Johnny Rutherford, 1975
  • Hélio Castroneves, 2003
• Defending second place-finisher winning: 12
  • Dario Resta, 1916
  • Fred Frame, 1932
  • Bill Holland, 1949
  • Johnnie Parsons, 1950
  • Sam Hanks, 1957
  • Jim Rathmann, 1960
  • Bobby Unser, 1975
  • Johnny Rutherford, 1976
  • A.J. Foyt, 1977
  • Emerson Fittipaldi, 1989
  • Jacques Villeneuve, 1995
  • Scott Dixon, 2008
• Rookie winner: 8*
  • Ray Harroun, 1911
  • Jules Goux, 1913
  • René Thomas, 1914
  • Frank Lockhart, 1926
  • George Souders, 1927
  • Graham Hill, 1966
  • Juan Pablo Montoya, 2000
  • Hélio Castroneves, 2001

* Louis Meyer won in his first start (1928), but had driven the previous year as relief driver for Wilbur Shaw.

• Rookie and sophomore winner: 1
  • Hélio Castroneves, 2001, 2002
• Co-winners (one driver starting a race but another driver finishing in the same winning entry): 2
  • Lora L. Corum / Joe Boyer, 1924
  • Floyd Davis / Mauri Rose, 1941
• Victories by drivers who never led a race lap in career: 2 (Corum and Davis, in those same years)

• Won Triple Crown of Motorsport (Indianapolis 500, Monaco Grand Prix, and 24 Hours of Le Mans):
  • Graham Hill (1966 / 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969 / 1972)

• Won Indianapolis 500, World Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans):
  • Graham Hill (1966 / 1962, 1968 / 1972)

• Won Indianapolis 500 and World Championship: 5
  • Jim Clark (1965 / 1963, 1965)
  • Graham Hill (1966 / 1962, 1968)
  • Mario Andretti (1969 / 1978)
  • Emerson Fittipaldi (1989, 1993 / 1972, 1974)
  • Jacques Villeneuve (1995 / 1997)

• Won Indianapolis 500 and 24 Hours of Le Mans: 2
  • A.J. Foyt (1961, 1964, 1967, 1977 / 1967)
  • Graham Hill (1966 / 1972)

• Won Indianapolis 500 and Monaco Grand Prix:
  • Graham Hill (1966 / 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969)
  • Juan Pablo Montoya (2000 / 2003)

• Won Indianapolis 500 and 12 Hours of Sebring:
  • Mario Andretti (1969 / 1967, 1970, 1972)
  • A.J. Foyt (1961, 1964, 1967, 1977 / 1985)
  • Bobby Rahal (1986 / 1987)
  • Arie Luyendyk (1990, 1997 / 1989)

• Won Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500:
  • Mario Andretti (1969 / 1967)
  • A.J. Foyt (1961, 1964, 1967, 1977 / 1972)

• Won Indianapolis 500, World Championship, and Daytona 500:
  • Mario Andretti (1969 / 1978 / 1967)

• Won Indianapolis 500, 24 Hours of Le Mans, and Daytona 500:
  • A.J. Foyt (1961, 1964, 1967, 1977 / 1967 / 1972)

Pole Position:

• 6, Rick Mears (1979, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991)

Narrowest Margin of Victory:

• Al Unser, Jr. over Scott Goodyear, 1992
  • Official margin: 0.043 second
  • Unofficial margin: 0.033 second[1]

Widest Margin of Victory:

• Preceding 1966 (first year of top five finishing entry being flagged off before completing 500 miles):
  • 13 minutes, 8 seconds, Jules Goux over Spencer Wishart, 1913
• Succeeding 1966 (year inclusive):
  • 2 laps plus 0.021 seconds, Rick Mears over Roberto Guerrero, 1984
  • 2 laps, A.J. Foyt over Al Unser, 1967 (race red flagged, second place reverted to last completed lap)
  • 2 laps, Emerson Fittipaldi over Al Unser, Jr., 1989 (second place car did not finish)

Fastest Winning Average Speed:

• 185.981 mph / 299.307 km/h, Arie Luyendyk, 1990

Slowest Winning Average Speed:

• 74.602 mph / 120.060 km/h, Ray Harroun, 1911

Slowest Finishing Average Speed:

• 56.29 mph / 90.59 km/h, Ralph Mulford, 1912

Fastest Qualifying Speed:

• 237.498 mph / 382.216 km/h, one lap, Arie Luyendyk, 1996
• 236.986 mph / 381.392 km/h, four-lap average, Arie Luyendyk, 1996

Fastest Female Qualifying Speed:

• 229.439 mph / 369.246 km/h, one lap, Sarah Fisher, 2002

Fastest Race Lap:

• 236.103 mph / 379.971 km/h, Eddie Cheever, 1996

Fastest Unofficial (Practice) Lap:

• 239.260 mph / 385.052 km/h, Arie Luyendyk, May 10, 1996

Youngest Winner:

• Troy Ruttman, 22 years, 80 days old, 1952

Oldest Winner:

• Al Unser, 47 years, 360 days old, 1987

Starts:

• 35, A.J. Foyt (1958-92, consecutive)
  • Starts without winning: 22, George Snider

Races led:

• 13, A.J. Foyt

Career Laps Led:

• 644, Al Unser

Laps Led in Race:

• 198 (3-200), Bill Arnold, 1930

Fewest Laps Led in Race by Winning Driver:

• 2 (199-200), Joe Dawson, 1912

Laps Led in a Race by Non-Winning Driver:

• 196 (3-198; broken connecting rod), Ralph DePalma, 1912

Laps Led for Rookie:

• 167, Juan Pablo Montoya, 2000

Laps Led from the Start:

• 92, Emerson Fittipaldi, 1990

Last Lead Change: The latest the lead has changed hands is on the final lap (200 of 200). This has occurred once.

• 2006: Sam Hornish, Jr. passed Marco Andretti on the final run down the main straightaway to the chequered flag (winning the second closest finish in race history).

Led First Lap and Last Lap: 17

• Jimmy Murphy, 1922)
• Joe Boyer, 1924 (only occasion of occurrence in separate entries)
• Peter DePaolo, 1925
• Lee Wallard, 1951
• Bill Vukovich, 1953
• Jimmy Bryan, 1958
• Jim Clark, 1965
• Mario Andretti , 1969
• Al Unser, 1970
• Johnny Rutherford, 1976
• Johnny Rutherford, 1980
• Bobby Unser, 1981
• Rick Mears, 1984
• Emerson Fittipaldi, 1989
• Rick Mears, 1991
• Al Unser, Jr., 1994
• Buddy Rice, 2004

Races with non-winning entry leading 75% or more race laps: 5

• 1912
• 1952
• 1967
• 1987
• 1992

Most Leaders in Race:

• 12 - 1993

Fewest Leaders in Race:

• 2 - 1930

Lead Changes in Race:

• 29 - 1960

Fewest Starters in Race:

• 21 - 1916

Most Starters in Race:

• 42 - 1933

Most Former Winners Starting Race:

• 10 - 1992

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:

• 26 - 1911

Fewest Cars Running at Finish:

• 7 - 1966

Most Occasions Running At Finish:

• 18, Al Unser

Greatest Improvement From Starting Position:

• 32 positions, 38th to 6th, Zeke Meyer, 1932

Highest Finish by Female Driver:

• 4th Place, Danica Patrick, 2005

Hottest Temperature at Start of Race:

• 92 °F (33 °C), 1935

Hottest Temperature During Race:

• 100+ °F (38+ °C), 1953

Coldest Temperature at Start of Race:

• 51 °F (11 °C), 1992

Most Cars and Teams Entered

• 117, 1984

Rain-Shortened Races

• 1926 (160 laps)
• 1950 (138 laps)
• 1973 (131 laps)
• 1975 (174 laps)
• 1976 (102 laps)
• 2004 (180 laps)
• 2007 (166 laps)

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