Indianapolis 500

The Indianapolis 500 Mile Race, frequently shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, is an American race for open-wheel automobiles held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Run for the first time in 1911, "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" is one of the oldest and richest motorsport events in existence. This event lends its name to the "IndyCar" class of race cars.

Records

As of the end of the 2005 race.

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Wins:

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List of Indianapolis 500 winners

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• Driver: 4, A.J. Foyt, Al Unser, Rick Mears
• Team Owner: 13, Roger Penske
• Chassis: 7, Watson, Penske
• Engine: 27, Offenhauser
• Tires: 60, Firestone
• Car Number: Cars wearing #3 have won the race 10 times.
• Five drivers have won consecutive races, and the defending champion has finished second on eight occasions.

Pole Position:

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• 6, Rick Mears

Narrowest Margin of Victory:

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• 0.043 second, Al Unser, Jr. beat Scott Goodyear, 1992

Fastest Winning Average Speed:

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• 185.981 mph, Arie Luyendyk, 1990

Slowest Winning Speed:

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• 74.602 mph, Ray Harroun, 1911

Fastest Race Lap:

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• 236.103 mph, Eddie Cheever, 1996

Starts:

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• 35, A.J. Foyt
• Starts without winning: 22, George Snider

Races led:

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• 13, A.J. Foyt

Laps Led:

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• 644, Al Unser

Laps Led in a Race:

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• 198, Bill Arnold, 1930

Laps Led for a Rookie:

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• 167, Juan Montoya, 2000

Laps Led from the Start:

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• 92, Emerson Fittipaldi, 1990

Last Lead Change:

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The latest the lead has changed hands is on Lap 199 (of 200). This has happened on three occasions.

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• 1912: Joe Dawson passed Ralph DePalma (DePalma?s Mercedes broke down)
• 1989: Emerson Fittipaldi passed Al Unser, Jr. (The two collided while battling for the lead and Unser crashed)
• 1999: Kenny Bräck passed Robby Gordon (Gordon ran out of fuel having earlier inherited the lead by not taking a last pit stop)

Leaders:

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• 12, 1993

Changes of Lead:

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• 29, 1960

Won Indianapolis 500 and World Championship:

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• Jim Clark, Graham Hill, Mario Andretti, Emerson Fittipaldi, Jacques Villeneuve

Won Indianapolis 500 and Le Mans 24 hours:

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• A.J. Foyt, Graham Hill

Won Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500:

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• Mario Andretti, A.J. Foyt

Won Indianapolis 500 and Monaco Grand Prix:

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• Graham Hill, Juan Pablo Montoya

Won Indianapolis 500, Le Mans 24 hours and Monaco Grand Prix:

Related Topics:
Le Mans 24 hours - Monaco Grand Prix

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• Graham Hill

Highest Finish by Female Driver:

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• 4th Place, Danica Patrick, 2005