As of 109th race, May 25, 2025.
Most driver victories | |||||
Wins | Driver | Years | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | ![]() | 1961 | 1964 | 1967 | 1977 |
![]() | 1970 | 1971 | 1978 | 1987 | |
![]() | 1979 | 1984 | 1988 | 1991 | |
![]() | 2001 | 2002 | 2009 | 2021 | |
See Multiple victories by driver for full listing |
Most owner victories Owners with at least four victories | |||||||
Wins | Owner | Years | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 | ![]() | 1972 | 1979 | 1981 | 1984 | 1985 | |
1987 | 1988 | 1991 | 1993 | 1994 | |||
2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2006 | 2009 | |||
2015 | 2018 | 2019 | 2023 | 2024 | |||
6 | ![]() | 2000 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2022 | |
2025 | |||||||
5 | ![]() | 1938 | 1941 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | |
![]() | 2005 | 2007 | 2014 | 2016 | 2017 | ||
4 | ![]() | 1964 | 1967 | 1977 | 1999 | ||
See Teams by number of Indianapolis 500s won for full listing |
Most driver-owner victories Driver-owners with at least two victories | |||||
Wins | Driver-Owner | Years | Notes | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | ![]() | 1964 | 1967 | 1977 | Driver, 1961 winning entry; owner, 1999 winning entry |
2 | ![]() | 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 | ||||||||||||
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25* | ![]() [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 | 2025 | ||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 1979 | 1981 | 1988 | 1989 | 1991 | 1993 | 1994 | ||||||
6 | ![]() | 1923 | 1926 | 1928 | 1929 | 1933 | 1934 | |||||||
![]() | 1956 | 1959 | 1960 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | ||||||||
5 | ![]() | 1950 | 1951 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | ||||||||
![]() | 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 | ![]() [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 | |||||
13 | ![]() | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 2002 | 2013 | 2015 | 2018 |
2019 | 2023 | 2024 | |||||||||
12 | ![]() | 1922 | 1923 | 1926 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 |
1936 | 1938 | ||||||||||
10 | ![]() | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 |
![]() [Note 3] | 2004 | 2005 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2017 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2025 | |
8 | ![]() | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1995 | 1996 | ||
5 | ![]() | 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 | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76 | 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 | 2025 | ||||||
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 | ||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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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 |
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 | ![]() | 1911 | ||||||
1913 | ![]() | 1913 | ||||||
1914 | ![]() | 1914 | ||||||
1926 | ![]() | 1926 | ||||||
1927 | ![]() | 1927 | ||||||
1928 | ![]() | 1928 | 1933 | 1936 | ||||
1966 | ![]() | 1966 | ||||||
2000 | ![]() | 2000 | 2015 | |||||
2001 | 2002 | ![]() | 2001 | 2002 | 2009 | 2021 | ||
2016 | ![]() | 2016 | ||||||
* ![]() in 1928, but had competed a year earlier as a relief driver for ![]() |
Consecutive driver victories | ||||||
Wins | Driver | Career Victories | ||||
2 | ![]() | 1937 | 1939 | 1940 | ||
![]() | 1941 | 1947 | 1948 | |||
![]() | 1953 | 1954 | ||||
![]() | 1970 | 1971 | 1978 | 1987 | ||
![]() | 2001 | 2002 | 2009 | 2021 | ||
![]() | 2023 | 2024 |
Most races between victories Ten drivers have intervals between race victories extending five or more races*. | |||||
Years | Driver | Career Victories | |||
15 | ![]() | 2000 | 2015 | ||
12 | ![]() | 2001 | 2002 | 2009 | 2021 |
10 | ![]() | 1961 | 1964 | 1967 | 1977 |
9 | ![]() | 1973 | 1982 | ||
![]() | 1970 | 1971 | 1978 | 1987 | |
7 | ![]() | 1968 | 1975 | 1981 | |
![]() | 1990 | 1997 | |||
![]() | 2001 | 2002 | 2009 | 2021 | |
6 | ![]() | 1968 | 1975 | 1981 | |
![]() | 2005 | 2011 | |||
5 | ![]() | 1928 | 1933 | 1936 | |
![]() | 1979 | 1984 | 1988 | 1991 | |
* ![]() after his co-victory with ![]() 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 | ![]() | 2001 | 2002 | 2009 | 2021 |
17 | ![]() | 1970 | 1971 | 1978 | 1987 |
16 | ![]() | 1961 | 1964 | 1967 | 1977 |
15 | ![]() | 2000 | 2015 | ||
13 | ![]() | 1968 | 1975 | 1981 | |
12 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 1957 | ||
12 | ![]() | 2013 | ||
![]() | 2023 | |||
11 | ![]() | 1960 | ||
![]() | 1974 | 1976 | 1980 | |
![]() | 2018 | |||
10 | ![]() | 1983 | ||
![]() | 1992 | 1994 |
Narrowest Margin of Victory:
Widest Margin of Victory:
All-Time Lap Speed Records | ||||||||
Type | Distance | Driver | Time | Average Speed | Date | |||
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Laps | Mi | Km | mph | km/h | ||||
Practice (unofficial)* | 1 | 2.5 | 4.0 | ![]() | 00:37.616 | 239.260 | 385.052 | 10 May 1996 |
Qualifying | 1 | 2.5 | 4.0 | ![]() | 00:37.895 | 237.498 | 382.216 | 12 May 1996 |
4 | 10.0 | 16.1 | ![]() | 02:31.908 | 236.986 | 381.392 | 12 May 1996 | |
Qualifying (Pole Run) | 4 | 10.0 | 16.1 | ![]() | 02:33.7017 | 234.220 | 376.940 | 19 May 2024 |
Race | 1 | 2.5 | 4.0 | ![]() | 00:38.119 | 236.103 | 379.971 | 26 May 1996 |
* Official time and speed records recorded only in direct qualifying or race competition |
Most pole positions Ten drivers have qualified for at least three pole positions | ||||||||
Poles | Driver | Years | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | ![]() | 1979 | 1982 | 1986 | 1988 | 1989 | 1991 | |
5 | ![]() | 2008 | 2015 | 2017 | 2021 | 2022 | ||
4 | ![]() | 1935 | 1936 | 1940 | 1948 | |||
![]() | 1965 | 1969 | 1974 | 1975 | ||||
![]() | 2003 | 2007 | 2009 | 2010 | ||||
3 | ![]() | 1966 | 1967 | 1987 | ||||
![]() | 1973 | 1976 | 1980 | |||||
![]() | 1977 | 1978 | 1984 | |||||
![]() | 1993 | 1997 | 1999 | |||||
![]() | 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 | ![]() | 1920 | 1921 | ||||
![]() | 1935 | 1936 | 1940 | 1948 | |||
![]() | 1960 | 1961 | |||||
![]() | 1962 | 1963 | |||||
![]() | 1966 | 1967 | 1987 | ||||
![]() | 1965 | 1969 | 1974 | 1975 | |||
![]() | 1977 | 1978 | 1984 | ||||
![]() | 1979 | 1982 | 1986 | 1988 | 1989 | 1991 | |
![]() | 1995 | 1996* | |||||
![]() | 2003 | 2007 | 2009 | 2010 | |||
![]() | 2013 | 2014 | 2018 | ||||
![]() | 2008 | 2015 | 2017 | 2021 | 2022 | ||
* ![]() 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 | ![]() | 1966 | 1967 | 1987 | ||
9 | ![]() | 1972 | 1981 | |||
7 | ![]() | 2008 | 2015 | 2017 | 2021 | 2022 |
5 | ![]() | 1965 | 1969 | 1974 | 1975 | |
* ![]() 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. |
Fastest Races Fifteen races have been run in under three hours. | ||||
Year | Driver | Team | Time | Average Speed (mph) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | ![]() | Meyer Shank Racing | 2:37:19.4043 | 190.690 |
2013 | ![]() | KV Racing Technology | 2:40:03.4181 | 187.433 |
2014 | ![]() | Andretti Autosport | 2:40:48.2305 | 186.563 |
1990 | ![]() | Doug Shierson Racing | 2:41:18.414 | 185.981 |
1991 | ![]() | Penske Racing | 2:50:00.785 | 176.460 |
2019 | ![]() | Team Penske | 2:50:39.2797 | 175.794 |
2022 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | 2:51:00.6432 | 175.428 |
1986 | ![]() | Truesports | 2:55:43.470 | 170.722 |
2011 | ![]() | Bryan Herta Autosport | 2:56:11.7267 | 170.265 |
2025 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | 2:57:38.2965 | 168.883 |
2023 | ![]() | Team Penske | 2:58:21.9611 | 168.193 |
2024 | ![]() | Team Penske | 2:58:49.4079 | 167.763 |
2012 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | 2:58:51.2532 | 167.734 |
2000 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | 2:58:59.431 | 167.607 |
1989 | ![]() | Patrick Racing | 2:59:01.040 | 167.581 |
Decade Slowest Winning Average Speed | ||||
Year | Driver | Team | Time | Average Speed (mph) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1911 | ![]() | Marmon | 6:42:08 | 74.602 |
1920 | ![]() | Frontenac | 5:38:32 | 88.618 |
1931 | ![]() | Bowes Seal Fast | 5:10:27.93 | 96.629 |
1940 | ![]() | Maserati | 4:22:31.17 | 114.277 |
1950 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft | 2:46:55.97* | 124.022 |
1960 | ![]() | Ken-Paul | 3:36:11.36 | 138.767 |
1976 | ![]() | Team McLaren | 1:42:52.48* | 148.725 |
1981 | ![]() | Penske Racing | 3:35:41.78 | 139.184 |
1992 | ![]() | Galles-Kraco | 3:43:05.148 | 134.477 |
2004 | ![]() | Rahal Letterman | 3:14:55.2395* | 138.518 |
2017 | ![]() | Andretti Autosport | 3:13:03.3584 | 155.395 |
* Rain-shortened |
Slowest Finishing Average Speed | |||||
Year | Driver | Team | Time | Average Speed (mph) | Pos |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1912 | ![]() | Knox | 8:53:00 | 56.29 | 10 |
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 | ![]() | 677 | Active driver | 1 | 2008 | ||||
2 | ![]() | 644 | 4,356 | 14.78% | 4 | 1970 | 1971 | 1978 | 1987 |
3 | ![]() | 612 | 1,594 | 38.39% | 1 | 1915 | |||
4 | ![]() | 556 | 3,040 | 18.29% | 1 | 1969 | |||
5 | ![]() | 555 | 4,909 | 11.31% | 4 | 1961 | 1964 | 1967 | 1977 |
6 | ![]() | 508 | 2,019 | 25.16% | 3 | 1937 | 1939 | 1940 | |
7 | ![]() | 505 | 1,785 | 28.29% | 2 | 1989 | 1993 | ||
See Lap Leaders for full listing |
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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 | ![]() | 7 | 11 |
171 | 427.5 | 688.0 | 85.5% | 1967 | ![]() | 6 | 6 |
170 | 425 | 684.0 | 85.0% | 1987 | ![]() | 1 | 9 |
160 | 400 | 643.7 | 80.0% | 1992 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 128 | 64.0% | 1 | 3 |
81 | 1927 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | ![]() |
2011 | ![]() | ![]() | |
2023 | ![]() | ![]() | |
199 | 1912 | ![]() | ![]() |
1989 | ![]() | ![]() | |
1999 | ![]() | ![]() | |
2012 | ![]() | ![]() | |
2019 | ![]() | ![]() | |
2021 | ![]() | ![]() | |
198 | 1961 | ![]() | ![]() |
1986 | ![]() | ![]() | |
2013 | ![]() | ![]() | |
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 | ![]() |
1928 — 1929 | ![]() | |
1935 — 1936 | ![]() | |
1940 — 1941 | ||
1954 — 1955 | ![]() | |
1964 — 1965 | ![]() | |
1972 — 1973 | ![]() | |
1989 — 1990 | ![]() | |
1996 — 1997 | ![]() | |
2022 — 2023 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | |
143 | 71.5% | 1947 | ![]() | 8 | 2 | |
138 | 69.0% | 1913 | ![]() | 7 | 1 | |
102 | 51.0% | 1914 | ![]() | 15 | 1 | |
95 | 59.4% | 1926 | ![]() | 20 | 1 | |
85 | 42.5% | 2002 | ![]() | 10 | 26 |
Top ten oldest winners | ||||
Year | Driver | Age | ||
Descriptive | Exact Days | |||
Years | Days | |||
1987 | ![]() | 47 | 360 | 17,527 |
1981 | ![]() | 47 | 93 | 17,260 |
1993 | ![]() | 46 | 169 | 16,971 |
2021 | ![]() | 46 | 20 | 16,822 |
1982 | ![]() | 45 | 278 | 16,714 |
1997 | ![]() | 43 | 248 | 15,954 |
2020 | ![]() | 43 | 208 | 15,913 |
1957 | ![]() | 42 | 320 | 15,661 |
1989 | ![]() | 42 | 167 | 15,508 |
1977 | ![]() | 42 | 133 | 15,474 |
Top ten youngest winners | ||||
Year | Driver | Age | ||
Descriptive | Exact Days | |||
Years | Days | |||
1952 | ![]() | 22 | 80 | 8,116 |
1912 | ![]() | 22 | 318 | 8,352 |
1926 | ![]() | 23 | 53 | 8,454 |
1928 | ![]() | 23 | 314 | 8,714 |
1995 | ![]() | 24 | 49 | 8,815 |
1930 | ![]() | 24 | 165 | 8,931 |
2016 | ![]() | 24 | 247 | 9,013 |
2000 | ![]() | 24 | 251 | 9,017 |
1924 | ![]() | 25 | 143 | 9,273 |
2001 | ![]() | 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 ![]() |
Oldest Starter:
Youngest Starter:
Most race starts Thirteen drivers have started at least twenty races. | ||||||
Starts | Driver | Career Victories | Notes | |||
35 | ![]() | 1961 | 1964 | 1967 | 1977 | 1958—1992, consecutive |
29 | ![]() | 1969 | ||||
27 | ![]() | 1970 | 1971 | 1978 | 1987 | |
25 | ![]() | 2001 | 2002 | 2009 | 2021 | |
24 | ![]() | 1974 | 1976 | 1980 | ||
![]() | 1973 | 1982 | ||||
23 | ![]() | 2008 | ||||
22 | ![]() | Most starts without winning | ||||
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![]() | 2013 | |||||
21 | ![]() | |||||
20 | ![]() | 1996 | ||||
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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 | ![]() | |
2005 | 4 | 4 | ![]() | Led 19 laps; first female driver leader |
2010 | 23 | 6 | ![]() | |
2006 | 10 | 8 | ![]() | |
2007 | 8 | 8 | ![]() | |
1978 | 15 | 9 | ![]() | First top ten, female driver |
2011 | 25 | 10 | ![]() | Led 10 laps; most recent female driver leader |
Most Leaders in Race Races with more than ten race leaders | ||
Leaders | Year | Winner |
16 | 2024 | ![]() |
15 | 2017 | ![]() |
2018 | ![]() | |
14 | 2013 | ![]() |
2023 | ![]() | |
2025 | ![]() | |
13 | 2016 | ![]() |
2021 | ![]() | |
12 | 1993 | ![]() |
11 | 2014 | ![]() |
Fewest Leaders in Race Races with three or fewer race leaders | ||
Leaders | Year | Winner |
2 | 1930 | ![]() |
1965 | ![]() | |
3 | 1912 | ![]() |
1916 | ![]() | |
1919 | ![]() | |
1938 | ![]() | |
1940 | ![]() | |
1947 | ![]() | |
1950 | ![]() | |
1952 | ![]() | |
1967 | ![]() | |
1968 | ![]() | |
1990 | ![]() | |
1994 | ![]() |
Most Starters in Race Races with more than 33 starting entries | |||
Started | Year | Winner | Notes |
42 | 1933 | ![]() | Full field |
40 | 1911 | ![]() | Unlimited potential field size; 40 entries achieving required minimum speed |
1931 | ![]() | Full field | |
1932 | ![]() | Full field | |
38 | 1930 | ![]() | 40 potential starting positions |
35 | 1979 | ![]() | 2 further starting positions allotted from technical regulations ruling |
1997 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 30 potential starting positions |
22 | 1924 | ![]() | 33 potential starting positions Corum and Boyer, co-drivers of winning entry |
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1925 | ![]() | 33 potential starting positions | |
23 | 1920 | ![]() | 33 potential starting positions |
1921 | ![]() | 33 potential starting positions | |
24 | 1912 | ![]() | 30 potential starting positions |
1915 | ![]() | 33 potential starting positions | |
1923 | ![]() | 33 potential starting positions | |
27 | 1913 | ![]() | 30 potential starting positions |
1922 | ![]() | 33 potential starting positions | |
28 | 1926 | ![]() | 33 potential starting positions |
29 | 1928 | ![]() | 33 potential starting positions |
30 | 1914 | ![]() | Full field |
1947 | ![]() | 33 potential starting positions |
Most Lead Changes in Race Races with twenty-five or more lead changes | ||
Lead Changes | Year | Winner |
68 | 2013 | ![]() |
54 | 2016 | ![]() |
52 | 2023 | ![]() |
48 | 2024 | ![]() |
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38 | 2022 | ![]() |
37 | 2015 | ![]() |
35 | 2017 | ![]() |
2021 | ![]() | |
34 | 2012 | ![]() |
2014 | ![]() | |
30 | 2018 | ![]() |
29 | 1960 | ![]() |
2019 | ![]() | |
28 | 1923 | ![]() |
27 | 2005 | ![]() |
Fewest Lead Changes in Race Races with three or fewer lead changes | ||
Lead Changes | Year | Winner |
1 | 1930 | ![]() |
2 | 1912 | ![]() |
1916 | ![]() | |
3 | 1919 | ![]() |
1931 | ![]() | |
1949 | ![]() |
Most former winners starting race:
Fewest former winners starting race:
Most rookies starting race:
Fewest rookies starting race:
Most cars running at finish:
Fewest cars running at finish:
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:
Most cars and teams entered
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° | ![]() | |
1953 | 91° | 33° | ![]() | 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, ![]() |
1919 | 91° | 33° | ![]() | |
2012 | 91° | 33° | ![]() | Reports at the track claimed temperature of 93 °F / 34 °C |
2018 | 91° | 33° | ![]() | |
1978 | 90° | 32° | ![]() | |
1977 | 90° | 32° | ![]() |
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° | ![]() | 51 °F / 11 °C, lowest air temperature at start of race; 38 °F / 3 °C, coldest recorded wind chill during race | |
1997 | 60° | 16° | ![]() | ||
1930 | 62° | 17° | ![]() | ||
1947 | 63° | 17° | ![]() | 37 °F / 3 °C, lowest air temperature on race morning; 50 °F / 10 °C, lowest average air temperature throughout race day | |
2025 | 63° | 17° | ![]() | ||
1915 | 65° | 18° | ![]() | 56 °F lowest air temperature on race morning; 58 °F air temperature at start of race [2] [3] | |
2003 | 65° | 18° | ![]() | ||
1924 | 65° | 18° | ![]() | ||
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Rain-shortened races | ||||
Year | Laps | Distance | Race Winner | |
(miles) | (km) | |||
1926 | 160 | 400.000 | 673.738 | ![]() |
1950 | 138 | 345.000 | 555.224 | ![]() |
1973 | 133 | 332.500 | 535.107 | ![]() |
1975 | 174 | 435.000 | 700.065 | ![]() |
1976 | 102 | 255.000 | 410.383 | ![]() |
2004 | 180 | 450.000 | 724.205 | ![]() |
2007 | 166 | 415.000 | 667.878 | ![]() |
Career Furthest Distance Competed Thirteen drivers have completed at least three thousand laps, or seven thousand five hundred miles, in race competition. | ||||||||
Rank | Driver | Laps | Miles | Starts | Race Victories | |||
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1 | ![]() | 4,909 | 12,272.5 | 35 | 1961 | 1964 | 1967 | 1977 |
2 | ![]() | 4,798 | 11,995.0 | 25 | 2001 | 2002 | 2009 | 2021 |
3 | ![]() | 4,356 | 10,890.0 | 27 | 1970 | 1971 | 1978 | 1987 |
4 | ![]() | 4,266 | 10,665.0 | 23 | 2008 | |||
5 | ![]() | 3,990 | 9,975.0 | 22 | None | |||
6 | ![]() | 3,951 | 9,877.5 | 22 | 2013 | |||
7 | ![]() | 3,517 | 8,792.5 | 20 | None | |||
8 | ![]() | 3,397 | 8,492.5 | 18 | 2018 | |||
9 | ![]() | 3,173 | 7,932.5 | 19 | 1992 | 1994 | ||
10 | ![]() | 3,158 | 7,895.0 | 24 | 1973 | 1982 | ||
11 | ![]() | 3,040 | 7,600.0 | 29 | 1969 | |||
12 | ![]() | 3,016 | 7,540.0 | 18 | None | |||
13 | ![]() | 3,015 | 7,537.5 | 20 | 1996 |
Laps | Distance (miles) | Driver | Team | Time* | Average Speed (mph) | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2.5 | ![]() | Andretti-Green Racing | 0:00:41.3359 | 217.728 | 2007 |
2 | 5 | ![]() | Team Menard | 0:01:21.0940 | 221.965 | 1996 |
4 | 10 | ![]() | Penske Racing | 0:02:43.7710 | 219.819 | 2003 |
10 | 25 | ![]() | Andretti-Green Racing | 0:06:45.7841 | 221.703 | 2005 |
20 | 50 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | 0:13:36.0110 | 220.585 | 2002 |
30 | 75 | ![]() | Ed Carpenter Racing | 0:20:34.6615 | 218.683 | 2017 |
40 | 100 | ![]() | McLaren Honda Andretti | 0:27:55.7591 | 214.828 | 2017 |
50 | 125 | ![]() | McLaren Honda Andretti | 0:34:43.4310 | 215.990 | 2017 |
60 | 150 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | 0:41:57.8042 | 214.473 | 2023 |
70 | 175 | ![]() | Arrow McLaren | 0:49:23.6891 | 212.573 | 2023 |
80 | 200 | ![]() | Arrow McLaren | 0:56:17.1877 | 213.195 | 2023 |
90 | 225 | ![]() | Arrow McLaren | 1:03:12.7220 | 213.567 | 2023 |
100 | 250 | ![]() | Andretti Autosport | 1:10:47.8745 | 211.871 | 2014 |
110 | 275 | ![]() | Penske Racing | 1:17:37.1795 | 212.575 | 2014 |
120 | 300 | ![]() | Andretti Autosport | 1:24:24.0448 | 213.268 | 2014 |
130 | 325 | ![]() | Penske Racing | 1:31:17.6531 | 213.595 | 2014 |
140 | 350 | ![]() | Andretti Autosport | 1:38:42.8021 | 212.737 | 2014 |
150 | 375 | ![]() | Andretti Autosport | 1:45:51.7817 | 212.539 | 2014 |
160 | 400 | ![]() | Andretti Autosport | 1:58:29.5150 | 202.543 | 2014 |
170 | 425 | ![]() | Andretti Autosport | 2:06:41.8255 | 201.267 | 2014 |
180 | 450 | ![]() | Andretti Autosport | 2:19:25.5761 | 193.651 | 2023 |
190 | 475 | ![]() | Andretti Autosport | 2:28:09.0275 | 192.372 | 2013 |
200 | 500 | ![]() | 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. |