Indianapolis 500
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
| Year | Winner | Car | Time | mph | Second place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | Ray Harroun | Marmon | 6:42:08.000 | 74.590 | Ralph Mulford |
| 1912 | Joe Dawson | National | 6:21:06.000 | 78.720 | Teddy Tetzloff |
| 1913 | Jules Goux | Peugeot | 6:35:05.000 | 75.930 | Spencer Wishart |
| 1914 | René Thomas | Delage | 6:03:45.000 | 82.470 | Arthur Duray |
| 1915 | Ralph DePalma | Mercedes | 5:33:55.510 | 89.840 | Dario Resta |
| 19161 | Dario Resta | Peugeot | 3:34:17.000 | 84.000 | Wilbur D'Alene |
| 1919 | Howard Wilcox | Peugeot | 5:40:42.870 | 88.050 | Eddie Hearne |
| 1920 | Gaston Chevrolet | Monroe | 5:38:32.000 | 88.620 | René Thomas |
| 1921 | Tommy Milton | Frontenac | 5:34:44.650 | 89.620 | Roscoe Sarles |
| 1922 | Jimmy Murphy | Murphy Special | 5:17:30.790 | 94.480 | Harry Hartz |
| 1923 | Tommy Milton | H. C. S. Special | 5:29.50.170 | 90.950 | Harry Hartz |
| 1924 | L. L. Corum-Joe Boyer | Dusenberg Special | 5:05:23.510 | 98.230 | Earl Cooper |
| 1925 | Peter DePaolo | Dusenberg Special | 4:56:39.450 | 101.130 | Dave Lewis |
| 19262 | Frank Lockhart | Miller Special | 4:10:14.950 | 95.904 | Harry Hartz |
| 1927 | George Souders | Dusenberg Special | 5:07:33.080 | 97.540 | Earl DeVore |
| 1928 | Louis Meyer | Miller Special | 5:01:33.750 | 99.480 | Lou Moore |
| 1929 | Ray Keech | Simplex Special | 5:07:25.420 | 97.580 | Louis Meyer |
| 1930 | Billy Arnold | Miller-Hartz Special | 4:58:39.720 | 100.448 | Shorty Cantlon |
| 1931 | Louis Schneider | Bowes Special | 5:10:27.930 | 96.629 | Fred Frame |
| 1932 | Fred Frame | Miller-Hartz Special | 4:48:03.790 | 104.144 | Howard Wilcox |
| 1933 | Louis Meyer | Tydol Special | 4:48:00.750 | 104.162 | Wilbur Shaw |
| 1934 | Bill Cummings | Boyle Products Special | 4:46:05.200 | 104.863 | Mauri Rose |
| 1935 | Kelly Petillo | Gilmore Special | 4:42:22.710 | 106.240 | Wilbur Shaw |
| 1936 | Louis Meyer | Ring Free Special | 4:35:03.390 | 109.069 | Ted Horn |
| 1937 | Wilbur Shaw | Shaw-Gilmore Special | 4:24:07.800 | 113.580 | Ralph Hepburn |
| 1938 | Floyd Roberts | Burd Piston Ring Special | 4:15:58.400 | 117.200 | Wilbur Shaw |
| 1939 | Wilbur Shaw | Boyle Special | 4:20:47.390 | 115.035 | Jimmy Snyder |
| 1940 | Wilbur Shaw | Boyle Special | 4:22:31.170 | 114.277 | Rex Mays |
| 1941 | Floyd Davis-Mauri Rose | Noc-Out Hose Clamp Special | 4:20:36.240 | 115.117 | Rex Mays |
| 1946 | George Robson | Thorne Engineering Special | 4:21:26.710 | 114.820 | Jimmy Jackson |
| 1947 | Mauri Rose | Blue Crown Special | 4:17:52.170 | 116.338 | Bill Holland |
| 1948 | Mauri Rose | Blue Crown Special | 4:10:23.330 | 119.814 | Bill Holland |
| 1949 | Bill Holland | Blue Crown Special | 4:07:15.970 | 121.327 | Johnny Parsons |
| 19503 | Johnnie Parsons | Wynn's Friction Proof Special | 2:46:55.970 | 124.002 | Bill Holland |
| 1951 | Lee Wallard | Belanger Special | 3:57:38.050 | 126.244 | Mike Nazaruk |
| 1952 | Troy Ruttman | Agajanian Special | 3:52:41.880 | 128.922 | Jim Rathmann |
| 1953 | Bill Vukovich | Fuel Injection Special | 3:53:01.690 | 128.740 | Art Cross |
| 1954 | Bill Vukovich | Fuel Injection Special | 3:49:17.270 | 130.840 | Jim Bryan |
| 1955 | Bob Sweikert | John Zink Special | 3:53:59.130 | 128.209 | Tony Bettenhausen |
| 1956 | Pat Flaherty | John Zink Special | 3:53:28.840 | 128.490 | Sam Hanks |
| 1957 | Sam Hanks | Belond Exhaust Special | 3:41:14.250 | 135.601 | Jim Rathmann |
| 1958 | Jimmy Bryan | Belond A-P Special | 3:44:13.800 | 133.791 | George Amick |
| 1959 | Rodger Ward | Leader Card 500 Roadster | 3:40:49.200 | 135.857 | Jim Rathmann |
| 1960 | Jim Rathmann | Ken-Paul Special | 3:36:11.360 | 138.767 | Rodger Ward |
| 1961 | A. J. Foyt | Bowes Special | 3:35:37.490 | 139.130 | Eddie Sachs |
| 1962 | Rodger Ward | Leader Card Special | 3:33:50.330 | 140.293 | Len Sutton |
| 1963 | Parnelli Jones | Agajanian Special | 3:29:35.400 | 143.137 | Jim Clark |
| 1964 | A. J. Foyt | Sheraton-Thompson Spl. | 3:23:35.830 | 147.350 | Rodger Ward |
| 1965 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Ford | 3:19:05.340 | 150.686 | Parnelli Jones |
| 1966 | Graham Hill | Red Ball Lola-Ford | 3:27:52.530 | 144.317 | Jim Clark |
| 19674 | A. J. Foyt | Sheraton-Thompson Coyote-Ford | 3:18:24.220 | 151.207 | Al Unser |
| 1968 | Bobby Unser | Rislone Eagle-Offenhauser | 3:16:13.760 | 152.882 | Dan Gurney |
| 1969 | Mario Andretti | STP Hawk-Ford | 3:11:14.710 | 156.867 | Dan Gurney |
| 1970 | Al Unser | Johnny Lightning P. J. Colt-Ford | 3:12:37.040 | 155.749 | Mark Donohue |
| 1971 | Al Unser | Johnny Lightning P. J. Colt-Ford | 3:10:11.560 | 157.735 | Peter Revson |
| 1972 | Mark Donohue | Sunoco McLaren-Offenhauser | 3:04:05.540 | 162.962 | Al Unser |
| 19735 | Gordon Johncock | STP Eagle-Offenhauser | 2:05:26.590 | 159.036 | Bill Vukovich, Jr. |
| 1974 | Johnny Rutherford | McLaren-Offenhauser | 3:09:10.060 | 158.589 | Bobby Unser |
| 19756 | Bobby Unser | Jorgensen Eagle-Offenhauser | 2:54:55.080 | 149.213 | Johnny Rutherford |
| 19767 | Johnny Rutherford | Hy-gain McLaren-Offenhauser | 1:42:52.000 | 148.725 | A. J. Foyt |
| 1977 | A. J. Foyt | Gilmore Coyote-Foyt | 3:05:57.160 | 161.331 | Tom Sneva |
| 1978 | Al Unser | 1st Nat'l City Lola-Cosworth | 3:05:54.990 | 161.363 | Tom Sneva |
| 1979 | Rick Mears | Gould Penske-Cosworth | 3:08:47.970 | 158.899 | A. J. Foyt |
| 1980 | Johnny Rutherford | Pennzoil Chaparral-Cosworth | 3:29:59.560 | 142.862 | Tom Sneva |
| 19818 | Bobby Unser | Norton Penske-Cosworth | 3:35:41.780 | 139.029 | Mario Andretti |
| 1982 | Gordon Johncock | STP Wildcat-Cosworth | 3:05:09.140 | 162.084 | Rick Mears |
| 1983 | Tom Sneva | Texaco Star March-Cosworth | 3:05:03.066 | 162.117 | Al Unser |
| 1984 | Rick Mears | Pennzoil March-Cosworth | 3:03:21.660 | 163.612 | Roberto Guerrero |
| 1985 | Danny Sullivan | Miller March-Cosworth | 3:16:06.069 | 152.982 | Mario Andretti |
| 1986 | Bobby Rahal | Budweiser March-Cosworth | 2:55:43.480 | 170.722 | Kevin Cogan |
| 1987 | Al Unser, Sr. | Cummins March-Cosworth | 3:04:59.147 | 162.175 | Roberto Guerrero |
| 1988 | Rick Mears | Pennzoil Penske P.C.17-Chevrolet | 3:27:10.204 | 144.809 | Emerson Fittipaldi |
| 1989 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Marlboro Penske-Cosworth | 2:59:01.049 | 167.581 | Al Unser, Jr. |
| 1990 | Arie Luyendyk | Domino's Pizza Lola-Cosworth | 2:41:18.404 | 185.981 | Bobby Rahal |
| 1991 | Rick Mears | Marlboro Penske-Cosworth | 2:50:00.791 | 176.457 | Michael Andretti |
| 1992 | Al Unser, Jr. | Valvoline-Chevrolet | 3:43.05.148 | 134.477 | Scott Goodyear |
| 1993 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Penske-Chevrolet | 3:10:49.860 | 157.207 | Arie Luyendyk |
| 1994 | Al Unser, Jr. | Penske-Mercedes | 3:06:29.006 | 160.872 | Jacques Villeneuve |
| 1995 | Jacques Villeneuve | Reynard-Ford | 3:15:17.561 | 153.616 | Christian Fittipaldi |
| 1996 | Buddy Lazier | Reynard-Ford | 3:22:45.753 | 147.956 | Davy Jones |
| 1997 | Arie Luyendyk | G Force-Aurora | 3:25:43.388 | 145.827 | Scott Goodyear |
| 1998 | Eddie Cheever | Dallara-Aurora | 3:26:40.524 | 145.155 | Buddy Lazier |
| 1999 | Kenny Brack | Dallara-Aurora-Goodyear | 3:15:51.182 | 153.176 | Jeff Ward |
| 2000 | Juan Montoya | GForce-Aurora-Firestone | 2:58:59.431 | 167.607 | Buddy Lazier |
| 2001 | Helio Castroneves | Dallara-Aurora-Firestone | 3:31:54.180 | 141.574 | Gil de Ferran |
| 2002 | Helio Castroneves | Dallara-Chevrolet-Firestone | 3:00:10.871 | 166.499 | Paul Tracy |
| 2003 | Gil de Ferran | Panoz G Force-Toyota-Firestone | 3:11:56.989 | 156.291 | Helio Castroneves |
| 20049 | Buddy Rice | Rahal-Letterman Argent/Pioneer | 3:14:55.240 | 138.518 | Tony Kanaan |
| 2005 | Dan Wheldon | Klein Tools/Jim Beam | 3:10:21.077 | 157.603 | Vitor Meira |
| 2006 | Sam Hornish, Jr. | Marlboro Team Penske | 3:10:58.759 | 157.085 | Marco Andretti |
| 200710 | Dario Franchitti | Andretti Green Racing Dallara/Honda | 2:44:03.560 | 151.774 | Marco Andretti |
| 2008 | Scott Dixon | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 3:28:57.679 | 143.567 | Vitor Meira |
1. 300 miles.
2. Race ended at 400 miles because of rain.
3. Race ended at 345 miles because of rain.
4. Race, postponed after 18 laps because of rain on May 30, was finished on May 31.
5. Race postponed May 28 and 29 was cut to 332.5 miles because of rain, May 30.
6. Race ended at 435 miles because of rain.
7. Race ended at 255 miles because of rain.
8. Andretti was awarded the victory the day after the race after Bobby Unser, whose car finished first, was penalized one lap and dropped from first place to second for passing other cars illegally under a yellow caution flag. Unser appealed the decision to the U.S. Auto Club but it was upheld. A panel ruled the penalty was too severe and instead fined Unser $40,000, but restored the victory to him.
9. Race ended with 20 laps to go because of rain.
10. Race ended 415 miles because of rain.
