As of 110th race, May 24, 2026.
Race records
Victories
Quantity Most driver victoriesWinsDriverYears4 A. J. Foyt1961196419671977 Al Unser1970197119781987 Rick Mears1979198419881991 Hélio Castroneves2001200220092021See Multiple victories by driver for full listing Most owner victoriesOwners with at least four victoriesWinsOwnerYears20 Roger Penske197219791981198419851987198819911993199420012002200320062009201520182019202320246 Chip Ganassi200020082010201220222025 5 Lou Moore19381941194719481949 Michael Andretti200520072014201620174 A. J. Foyt1964196719771999 See Teams by number of Indianapolis 500s won for full listing Most driver-owner victoriesDriver-owners with at least two victoriesWinsDriver-OwnerYearsNotes3 A. J. Foyt196419671977Driver, 1961 winning entry; owner, 1999 winning entry2 Louis Meyer19331936 Driver, 1928 winning entrySee Driver/Owners for full listing Most victorious chassisChassis-makes with at least five victoriesWinsChassisYears26* Dallara19981999200120022005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 7 Penske1979198119881989199119931994 6 Miller192319261928192919331934 Watson1956195919601962196319645 Kurtis Kraft19501951195319541955 March19831984198519861987* Independent, team-constructed chassis entries prohibited, 1997 — present. Most victorious enginesEngine-makes with at least five victoriesWinsEngineYears27 Offenhauser193519371941194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196819721973197419751976 Honda20042005200620072008200920102011201220142016201720202021202220252026 13 Chevrolet1988198919901991199219932002201320152018201920232024 12 Miller192219231926192819291930193119321933193419361938 10 Cosworth19781979198019811982198319841985198619878 Ford*19651966196719691970197119951996 5 Oldsmobile19971998199920002001 * 1995 and 1996 races won by engines labelled as "Ford-Cosworth", butdeveloped by Ford Motor Company, and thus considered Ford entries, afterlatter's acquisition of the rights to the Cosworth engine after the 1991 season. Victorious tire brandsWinsTireYears7719111913192019211922192319241925192619271928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940194119461947194819491950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619691970197119961997200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 2919191967196819721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519981999 219151916 11912 1914 Most victorious car numbersCar numbers carried by at least five winning entriesWinsNoYears11319191948196219681974198119861991199220022009219151921192919391969197019761978201520232024711923194019501958196119641971 65193519591983198519881997 141928195319541967197719995419201930196019801993 619371955198420032006Entries assigned one of the first seven digits havewon fifty out of one hundred seven races, 46.73%.See Winning car numbers for full listing Most victorious starting positionsStarting positions held by at least ten race winnersWinsYears211(Pole)192219231930193819531956196319701976197919801981198819911994199720042006200820092019 14319391947194819681972197519841989199020072010201820202024 11219151919192519371940195119601962196519692000 Entries starting from the first row have wonforty-five out of one hundred seven races, 42.05%.See Winning starting positions for full listing
Quality Rookie winnersInaugural race inclusive, ten drivers have won therace in their first start*, and one driver has won it in hisfirst two starts. Rookie winners have occurred in ten out ofone hundred races, 10%, in two consecutive years twice(1913 — 1914, 2000 — 2001), and in three consecutiveyears once (1926 — 1928).YearsDriverCareerVictories1911 Ray Harroun1911 1913 Jules Goux1913 1914 René Thomas1914 1926 Frank Lockhart1926 1927 George Souders1927 1928 Louis Meyer1928193319361966 Graham Hill1966 2000 Juan Pablo Montoya20002015 20012002 Hélio Castroneves20012002200920212016 Alexander Rossi2016 * Louis Meyer won in his first startin 1928, but had competed a year earlieras a relief driver for Wilbur Shaw. Consecutive driver victoriesWinsDriverCareer Victories2 Wilbur Shaw193719391940 Mauri Rose194119471948 Bill Vukovich19531954 Al Unser1970197119781987 Hélio Castroneves2001200220092021 Josef Newgarden20232024 Most races between victoriesTen drivers have intervals between racevictories extending five or more races*.YearsDriverCareer Victories15 Juan Pablo Montoya20002015 12 Hélio Castroneves200120022009202110 A. J. Foyt19611964196719779 Gordon Johncock19731982 Al Unser19701971197819877 Bobby Unser196819751981 Arie Luyendyk19901997 Hélio Castroneves20012002200920216 Bobby Unser196819751981 Dan Wheldon20052011 5 Louis Meyer192819331936 Rick Mears1979198419881991* Mauri Rose's 1947 victory occurred six yearsafter his co-victory with Floyd Davis in 1941,but only two races later due to the cancellationof the race, 1942—1945, due to World War II. Most races between first and last victoriesFive drivers have won multiple victoriesacross a time period of at least ten races.YearsDriverCareer Victories20 Hélio Castroneves200120022009202117 Al Unser197019711978198716 A. J. Foyt196119641967197715 Juan Pablo Montoya20002015 13 Bobby Unser196819751981 12 Rick Mears1979198419881991 Most starts before first victoryEight drivers have won the race for thefirst time after ten or more career starts.StartsDriverCareer Victories13 Sam Hanks1957 12 Tony Kanaan2013 Josef Newgarden2023202411 Jim Rathmann1960 Johnny Rutherford197419761980 Will Power2018 10 Tom Sneva1983 Al Unser Jr.19921994 Defending champion finishing second: 9 Louis Meyer, 1929 Wilbur Shaw, 1938 Bill Holland, 1950 Rodger Ward, 1960 Jim Clark, 1966 Al Unser, 1972 Johnny Rutherford, 1975 Hélio Castroneves, 2003 Marcus Ericsson, 2023 Defending second place-finisher winning: 14 Dario Resta, 1916 Fred Frame, 1932 Wilbur Shaw, 1939 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 Dan Wheldon*, 2011 * Won after two consecutive second-place finishes. 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, F1 World Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans): Graham Hill (1966 / 1962, 1968 / 1972) Won Indianapolis 500 and F1 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 24 Hours of Daytona: A. J. Foyt (1961, 1964, 1967, 1977 / 1983, 1985) Al Unser (1970, 1971, 1978, 1987 / 1985) Mark Donohue (1972 / 1969) Mario Andretti (1969 / 1972* shortened due to gas shortage) Bobby Rahal (1986 / 1981) Arie Luyendyk (1990, 1997 / 1998) Al Unser Jr. (1992, 1994 / 1986, 1987) Juan Pablo Montoya (2000, 2015 / 2007, 2008, 2013) Dan Wheldon (2005, 2011 / 2006) Scott Dixon (2008 / 2006, 2015, 2020) Buddy Rice (2004 / 2009) Dario Franchitti (2007, 2010, 2012 / 2008) Tony Kanaan (2013 / 2015) Helio Castroneves (2001, 2002, 2009, 2021 / 2021, 2022, 2023) Alexander Rossi (2016 / 2021) Simon Pagenaud (2019 / 2022, 2023) Josef Newgarden (2023, 2024 / 2024) Won Indianapolis 500 and Monaco Grand Prix: Graham Hill (1966 / 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969) Juan Pablo Montoya (2000, 2015 / 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) Ryan Hunter-Reay (2014 / 2020) Won Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500: Mario Andretti (1969 / 1967) A. J. Foyt (1961, 1964, 1967, 1977 / 1972) Won Indianapolis 500 and Petit Le Mans: Ryan Hunter-Reay (2014 / 2018) Scott Dixon (2008 / 2020) Hélio Castroneves (2001, 2002, 2009, 2021 / 2022, 2023) Won Indianapolis 500, F1 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)
Narrowest Margin of Victory: 0.0233 seconds, Felix Rosenqvist over David Malukas, 2026
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 +0:00.021, 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 199th lap, third place 6 laps behind leader)
Speed and qualification records
Lap speed records All-Time Lap Speed RecordsTypeDistanceDriverTimeAverage SpeedDateLapsMiKmmphkm/hPractice(unofficial)*12.54.0 Arie Luyendyk00:37.616239.260385.052May 10, 1996Qualifying12.54.0 Arie Luyendyk00:37.895237.498382.216May 12, 1996410.016.1 Arie Luyendyk02:31.908236.986381.392May 12, 1996Qualifying (Pole Run)410.016.1 Scott McLaughlin02:33.7017234.220376.940May 19, 2024Race12.54.0 Eddie Cheever00:38.119236.103379.971May 26, 1996* Official time and speed records recorded only in direct qualifying or race competition
Pole positions Most pole positionsTen drivers have qualified for at least three pole positionsPolesDriverYears6 Rick Mears1979198219861988198919915 Scott Dixon20082015201720212022 4 Rex Mays1935193619401948 A. J. Foyt1965196919741975 Hélio Castroneves20032007200920103 Mario Andretti196619671987 Johnny Rutherford197319761980 Tom Sneva197719781984 Arie Luyendyk199319971999 Ed Carpenter201320142018See Multiple pole positions for full list, multiple-pole-winning drivers Consecutive pole position qualificationsTwelve drivers have qualified for thepole position in consecutive years.PolesDriverCareer Pole Positions2 Ralph DePalma19201921 Rex Mays1935193619401948 Eddie Sachs19601961 Parnelli Jones19621963 Mario Andretti196619671987 A. J. Foyt1965196919741975 Tom Sneva197719781984 Rick Mears197919821986198819891991 Scott Brayton*19951996* Hélio Castroneves2003200720092010 Ed Carpenter201320142018 Scott Dixon20082015201720212022* Scott Brayton qualified for the pole position in 1996, but waskilled in a practice session accident nine days before the race in abackup car. Tony Stewart, the second qualifier, moved onto thepole position Brayton's stead, while Danny Ongais, per regulations,started the pole-winning car from the final starting position. Most races betweenpole position qualificationsFive* drivers have intervals between polepositions extending five or more races.YearsDriverCareerPole Positions20 Mario Andretti196619671987 9 Bobby Unser19721981 7 Scott Dixon200820152017202120225 A. J. Foyt1965196919741975 * Rex Mays' 1948 pole position qualificationoccurred eight years after qualifying for it in 1940,but only four races later due to the cancellation ofthe race, from 1942—1945, due to World War II.
Average race speeds