List of Indianapolis 500 lap leaders

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Contents 1 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race all-time lap leaders 2 Race Leaders, Most Laps 2.1 Chronologically 3 Notes 4 References

[edit] Indianapolis 500-Mile Race all-time lap leaders

Green indicates drivers active as of most recent race.

Rank	Driver	Laps Led	Career Laps Run	Lap Leader Percentage	Race Wins
1	Al Unser	644	4,356	14.78%	1970, 1971, 1978, 1987
2	† Ralph DePalma	612	1,594	38.39%	1915
3	† Mario Andretti	556	3,040	18.29%	1969
4	A. J. Foyt	555	4,909	11.31%	1961, 1964, 1967, 1977
5	Wilbur Shaw	508	2,019	25.16%	1937, 1939, 1940
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	505	1,785	28.29%	1989, 1993
7	Parnelli Jones	492	1,130	43.54%	1963
8	Bill Vukovich	485	676	71.75%	1953, 1954
9	Bobby Unser	440	2,611	16.85%	1968, 1975, 1981
10	Michael Andretti	431	2,653	16.25%	0
11	Rick Mears	429	2,342	18.32%	1979, 1984, 1988, 1991
12	Billy Arnold	410	821	49.94%	1930
13	Gordon Johncock	339	3,158	10.73%	1973, 1982
14	Louis Meyer	332	1,916	17.33%	1928, 1933, 1936
15	Jim Clark	298	682	43.69%	1965
16	Bill Holland	297	914	32.49%	1949
17	Johnny Rutherford	296			1974, 1976, 1980
18	Rex Mays	266			0
19	Rodger Ward	261			1959, 1962
20	Mauri Rose	256			1941*, 1947, 1948
21	Dan Wheldon	234			2005
22	Jimmy Murphy	220			1922
23	Tommy Milton	218			1921, 1923
24	Tony Kanaan	218			0
25	Jimmy Bryan	216			1958
26	Tom Sneva	208			1983
27	Frank Lockhart	205			1926
28	Arie Luyendyk	187			1990, 1997
29	Jimmy Snyder	181			0
30	Lee Wallard	178			1951
31	Juan Pablo Montoya	167			2000
32	Danny Sullivan	162			1985
33	Hélio Castroneves	162			2001, 2002
34	Howdy Wilcox	155			1919
35	Jim Rathmann	153			1960
36	Peter DePaolo	152			1925
37	Tomas Scheckter	148			0
38	Scott Dixon	147			2008
39	† Dario Resta	140			1916
40	Sam Hanks	140			1957
41	Jules Goux	139			1913
42	†2 George Robson	138			1946
43	Pat Flaherty	138			1956
44	Gary Bettenhausen	138			0
45	Johnnie Parsons	131			1950
46	Lloyd Ruby	126			0
47	Bobby Rahal	124			1986
48	Earl Cooper	123			0
49	Tony Stewart	122			0
50	Joe Boyer	118			1924**
51	Greg Ray	116			0
52	René Thomas	114			1914
53	Al Unser, Jr.	110			1992, 1994
54	Kelly Petillo	108			1935
55	Wally Dallenbach Sr.	108			0
56	Sam Hornish, Jr.	107			2006
57	Babe Stapp	106			0
58	Fred Frame	106			1932
59	Buddy Rice	99			2004
60	Ted Horn	94			0
61	Dave Lewis	93			0
62	Bill Cummings	93			1934
63	Floyd Roberts	92			1938
64	Kenny Bräck	89			1999
65	Eddie Cheever, Jr.	89			1998
66	Ray Harroun	88			1911
67	Bob Sweikert	86			1955
68	David L. Bruce-Brown	81			0
69	Danny Ongais	79			0
70	Arthur Duray	77			0
71	†3 Gil de Ferran	71			2003
72	Jack McGrath	70			0
73	Mark Donohue	70			1972
74	Buddy Lazier	70			1996
75	Frank Brisko	69			0
76	Troy Ruttman	69			1952
77	Leon Duray	68			0
78	Ralph Hepburn	68			0
79	George Souders	67			1927
80	Eddie Sachs	66			0
81	Mauricio Gugelmin	59	0
82	Harry Hartz	57	0
83	Roberto Guerrero	56	0
84	Johnny Thomson	55	0
85	Joe Leonard	52	0
86	Jeff Ward	52	0
87	Robby Gordon	52	0
88	Bruno Junqueira	52	0
89	Scott Goodyear	50	0
90	Dario Franchitti	50	2007
91	Deacon Litz	49	0
92	Ray Keech	46	0
93	Pat O'Connor	46	0
94	Davy Jones	46	0
95	Jimmy Gleason	43	0
96	Gil Anderson	41	0
97	Bob Burman	41	0
98	Jackie Stewart	40	0
99	Louis Schneider	39	0
100	John Paul, Jr.	39	0
101	Teo Fabi	37	0
102	Bob Carey	36	0
103	Jim Hurtubise	36	0
104	Cliff Bergere	35	0
105	Paul Russo	35	0
106	Bob Swanson	34	0
107	Nigel Mansell	34	0
108	Bobby Marshman	33	0
109	Tony Gulotta	33	0
110	Art Cross	32	0
111	Duke Nalon	32	0
112	Marco Andretti	30	0
113	Phil Shafer	29	0
114	Mark Dismore	29	0
115	Jacques Villeneuve	26	1995
116	Jimmy Vasser	26	0
117	Jimmy Davies	25	0
118	Tony Bettenhausen	24	0
119	Lou Moore	23	0
120	Raul Boesel	21	0
121	Alessandro Zampedri	20	0
122	Danica Patrick	19	0
123	George Amick	18	0
124	Johnny Boyd	18	0
125	Kevin Cogan	17	0
126	Johnny Aitken	16	0
127	Jerry Grant	16	0
128	Robbie Buhl	16	0
129	Vitor Meira	15	0
130	†3 Gaston Chevrolet	14	0
131	Ernie Triplett	14	0
132	Russ Snowberger	13	0
133	Josele Garza	13	0
134	Billy Boat	13	0
135	Swede Savage	12	0
136	Felipe Giaffone	12	0
137	Ralph Mulford	10	0
138	Alex Barron	10	0
139	Eddie Rickenbacker	9	0
140	Albert Guyot	9	0
141	Josef Christiaens	9	0
142	†4 Louis Chevrolet	9	0
143	Dutch Bauman	9	0
144	Graham Hill	9	1966
145	Len Sutton	9	0
146	Jimmy Daywalt	8	0
147	Pancho Carter	8	0
148	Jim Crawford	8	0
149	Scott Pruett	8	0
150	Don Freeland	7	0
151	Roger McCluskey	7	0
152	Ira Hall	6	0
153	Cecil Green	5	0
154	Jimmy Jackson	5	0
155	Spencer Wishart	5	0
156	Fred Belcher	4	0
157	Cliff Durant	4	0
158	Mike Mosley	4	0
159	Buzz Calkins	4	0
160	Sam Schmidt	4	0
161	George Snider	3	0
162	Davey Hamilton	3	0
163	Scott Sharp	3	0
164	Bryan Herta	3	0
165	Adrian Fernández	3	0
166	Mario Moraes	3	0
167	Ed Carpenter	3	0
168	Caleb Bragg	2	0
169	Teddy Tetzlaff	2	0
170	Joe Dawson	2	1912
171	Robert Evans	2	0
172	Paul Bost	2	0
173	Herb Ardinger	2	0
174	Dan Gurney	2	0
175	Roger Rager	2	0
176	Don Whittington	2	0
177	John Andretti	2	0
178	Robby McGehee	2	0
179	Tora Takagi	2	0
180	Jaques Lazier	2	0
181	Jean Chassagne	1	0
182	Art Klein	1	0
183	Roscoe Sarles	1	0
184	Howdy Wilcox II	1	0
185	Fred Agabashian	1	0
186	Jack Brabham	1	0
187	Bobby Allison	1	0
188	Bill Vukovich II	1	0
189	Tim Richmond	1	0
190	Gordon Smiley	1	0
191	Scott Brayton	1	0
192	Stephan Gregoire	1	0
193	Jeff Simmons	1	0
Note	Lora L. Corum*	0	1924
Note	Floyd Davis*	0	1941

* Lora L. Corum and Floyd Davis are credited as being co-winners of the Indianapolis 500 in 1924 and 1941, respectively. However, as the winning entries in either race led only after their secondary drivers took over, Corum and Davis are not credited with leading any of those laps, nor did they lead throughout the remainder of their careers.

[edit] Race Leaders, Most Laps

[edit] Chronologically

Fifty-four of ninety-two Indianapolis 500-Mile Races have been won by the driver leading the most laps, 58.70%.

Year	Leader, Most Laps	Laps Led	Percentage Race Led	Won Race
1911	Ray Harroun	88	44.0%	Yes
1912	1 Ralph DePalma	196	98.0%	No
1913	Jules Goux	138	69.0%	Yes
1914	René Thomas	102	51.0%	Yes
1915	1 Ralph DePalma	132	66.0%	Yes
1916	1 Dario Resta	103	51.5%	Yes
1919	Howdy Wilcox	98	49.0%	Yes
1920	Joe Boyer	93	56.5%	No
1921	1 Ralph DePalma	108	54.0%	No
1922	Jimmy Murphy	153	76.5%	Yes
1923	Tommy Milton	128	64.0%	Yes
1924	Earl Cooper	119	59.5%	No
1925	Peter DePaolo	115	57.5%	Yes
1926	Frank Lockhart	95	59.4%	Yes
1927		110	55.0%	No
1928	Leon Duray	64	32.0%	No
1929	Louis Meyer	65	32.5%	No
1930	Billy Arnold	198	99.0%	Yes
1931		155	77.5%	No
1932	Fred Frame	58	29.0%	Yes
1933	Louis Meyer	71	35.5%	Yes
1934	Frank Brisko	69	29.5%	No
1935	Kelly Petillo	102	51.0%	Yes
1936	Louis Meyer	96	48.0%	Yes
1937	Wilbur Shaw	131	65.5%	Yes
1938	Floyd Roberts	92	46.0%	Yes
	Jimmy Snyder			No
1939	Louis Meyer	79	39.5%	No
1940	Wilbur Shaw	136	68.0%	Yes
1941		107	53.5%	No
1946	2 George Robson	138	69.0%	Yes
1947	Bill Holland	143	71.5%	No
1948	Mauri Rose	81	40.5%	Yes
1949	Bill Holland	146	83.0%	Yes
1950	Johnnie Parsons	115	83.3%	Yes
1951	Lee Wallard	159	79.5%	Yes
1952	Bill Vukovich	150	75.0%	No
1953		195	97.5%	Yes
1954		90	45.0%	Yes
1955	Bob Sweikert	86	43.0%	Yes
1956	Pat Flaherty	127	63.5%	Yes
1957	Sam Hanks	136	68.0%	Yes
1958	Jimmy Bryan	139	69.5%	Yes
1959	Rodger Ward	130	65.0%	Yes
1960	Jim Rathmann	100	50.0%	Yes
1961	A.J. Foyt	71	35.5%	Yes
1962	Parnelli Jones	120	60.0%	No
1963		167	83.5%	Yes
1964	A.J. Foyt	146	73.0%	Yes
1965	Jim Clark	190	95.0%	Yes
1966	Lloyd Ruby	68	34.0%	No
1967	Parnelli Jones	171	85.5%	No
1968	Bobby Unser	127	63.5%	Yes
1969	1 Mario Andretti	116	58.0%	Yes
1970	Al Unser	190	95.0%	Yes
1971		103	51.5%	Yes
1972	Gary Bettenhausen	138	69.0%	No
1973	Gordon Johncock	64	48.1%	Yes
1974	Johnny Rutherford	122	61.0%	Yes
1975	Wally Dallenbach	96	55.2%	No
1976	Johnny Rutherford	48	47.1%	Yes
1977	Gordon Johncock	129	64.5%	No
1978	Al Unser	121	60.5%	Yes
1979	Bobby Unser	89	44.5%	No
1980	Johnny Rutherford	118	59.0%	Yes
1981	Bobby Unser	89	44.5%	Yes
1982	Rick Mears	77	38.5%	No
1983	Tom Sneva	98	49.0%	Yes
1984	Rick Mears	119	59.5%	Yes
1985	1 Mario Andretti	107	53.5%	No
1986	Rick Mears	76	38.0%	No
1987	1 Mario Andretti	170	85.0%	No
1988	Danny Sullivan	91	45.5%	No
1989	Emerson Fittipaldi	158	79.0%	Yes
1990		128	64.0%	No
1991	Michael Andretti	97	48.5%	No
1992		160	80.0%	No
1993	1 Mario Andretti	72	36.0%	No
1994	Emerson Fittipaldi	145	72.5%	No
1995	Mauricio Gugelmin	59	29.5%	No
1996	Roberto Guerrero	47	23.5%	No
1997	Tony Stewart	64	32.0%	No
1998	Eddie Cheever	76	38.0%	Yes
1999	Kenny Bräck	66	33.0%	Yes
2000	Juan Pablo Montoya	167	83.5%	Yes
2001	Hélio Castroneves	52	26.0%	Yes
2002	Tomas Scheckter	85	42.5%	No
2003		63	31.5%	No
2004	Buddy Rice	91	50.5%	Yes
2005	Sam Hornish, Jr.	77	38.5%	No
2006	Dan Wheldon	148	74.0%	No
2007	Tony Kanaan	83	50.0%	No
2008	Scott Dixon	115	57.5%	Yes

[edit] Notes

₁ Italian-born

₂ British-born

₃ French-born

₄ Swiss-born

[edit] References

• IMS Official Statistics: List of Lap Leaders
• Compilations of Indianapolis Star and Indianapolis News breakdowns of individual 500-mile races
• Indianapolis 500 Chronicle, Rick Popely, June 1998

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