INDYCAR AT SONOMA TRACK STATS:

Wins by Team:
Team Penske 6
Chip Ganassi 4
Andretti Autosport 2
Oscar Olson 1

Wins by Driver:
Scott Dixon 2007, 2014, 2015
Will Power 2010, 2011, 2013
Dan Gurney 1970
Tony Kanaan 2005
Marco Andretti 2006
Helio Castroneves 2008
Dario Franchitti 2009
Ryan Briscoe 2012
Simon Pagenaud 2016

Races won from the Pole:
Helio Castroneves 2008
Dario Franchitti 2009
Will Power 2010
Will Power 2011
Simon Pagenaud 2016

Farthest back a winner started:
9th Scott Dixon 2015

Record for most Cautions:
7 in 2013

Record for fewest Cautions:
1 in 2008, 2011 and 2016

Record for most caution laps:
21 in 2013

Record for fewest caution laps:
2 in 2008

Record for most lead changes:
10 in 2014 and 2015

Record for fewest lead changes:
0 in 2009

Race Record:
101.181 mph set by Simon Pagenaud in 2016

Slowest Average Speed:
86.401 mph set by Will Power in 2013

All Time Lap Leaders:

Driver	Led
Will Power	276
Dario Franchitti	154
Scott Dixon	121
Simon Pagenaud	76
Ryan Briscoe	66
Helio Castroneves	58
Dan Gurney	57
Tony Kanaan	49
Marco Andretti	36
Mike Conway	21
Graham Rahal	20
Bryan Herta	17
Tomas Enge	13
Sebastian Saavedra	12
Dan Wheldon	11
Justin Wilson	10
E.J. Viso	9
Ryan Hunter-Reay	9
James Hinchcliffe	4
Juan Pablo Montoya	4
Mario Andretti	3
Josef Newgarden	2
Charlie Kimball	1
Takuma Sato	1

 
 

INDYCAR AT WATKINS GLEN TRACK STATS:

Wins by Team:
Team Penske 4
Chip Ganassi 4
Team Rahal 1
Dale Coyne 1

Wins by Driver:
Scott Dixon 2005, 2006, 2007, 2016
Bobby Unser 1979, 1980
Rick Mears 1981
Ryan Hunter-Reay 2008
Justin Wilson 2009
Will Power 2010

Races Won from the Pole:
Will Power 2010
Scott Dixon 2016

Farthest Back a Winner Started:
4th Scott Dixon 2005 and 2006

Record For Most Cautions:
7 in 2006

Record For Fewest Cautions:
1 in 1979 and 1981

Record For Most Caution Laps:
21 in 1980 and 2006

Record For Fewest Caution Laps:
4 in 1979 and 1981

Record For Most Lead Changes:
8 in 2009 and 2016

Record For Fewest Lead Changes:
4 in 1980 and 2008

Race Record:
120.889 mph set by Bobby Unser in 1979

Slowest Average Speed:
92.418 mph set by Scott Dixon in 2006

All Time Lap Leaders:

Driver	Led
Scott Dixon	118
Bobby Unser	54
Helio Castroneves	52
Justin Wilson	49
Ryan Briscoe	48
Will Power	47
Rick Mears	44
Al Unser	40
Mario Andretti	23
Rocky Moran	21
Dan Wheldon	20
Tomas Scheckter	12
Vitor Meira	12
Marco Andretti	11
Tony Kanaan	11
Darren Manning	10
Ryan Hunter-Reay	9
Buddy Rice	5
Carlos Munoz	3
Sam Hornish, Jr.	3
Bill Alsup	2
James Hinchcliffe	2
Dario Franchitti	1
Jeff Simmons	1
Juan Pablo Montoya	1

INDYCAR AT GATEWAY TRACK STATS:

Wins by Team:
Team Penske 3
Chip Ganassi 2
Newman Haas 1
Team Gallas 1

Wins by Driver:
Paul Tracy 1997
Alex Zanardi 1998
Michael Andretti 1999
Juan Montoya 2000
Al Unser Jr. 2001
Gil de Ferran 2002
Helio Castroneves 2003

Races won from the Pole: 
Juan Montoya 2000
Gil de Ferran 2002
Helio Castroneves 2003

Farthest back a Winner Started:
11th Alex Zanardi 1998, and Michael Andretti 1999

Record for Most Caution Flags:
8 in 1997 and 1999

Record for Fewest Cautions Flags:
1 in 2000

Record for Most Caution Laps:
88 in 1997

Record for Fewest Caution Laps:
5 in 2000

Record for Most Lead Changes:
10 in 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2002

Record for Fewest Lead Changes:
3 in 1998

All Time Lap Leaders:

Driver	Led
Michael Andretti	411
Helio Castroneves	219
Juan Pablo Montoya	119
Jimmy Vasser	105
Al Unser, Jr.	86
Gil de Ferran	81
Sam Hornish, Jr.	81
Scott Dixon	78
Alex Zanardi	64
Raul Boesel	44
Roberto Moreno	42
Paul Tracy	38
Robbie Buhl	35
Dario Franchitti	31
Patrick Carpentier	31
Alex Barron	29
Tony Kanaan	21
Greg Moore	13
Mark Dismore	8
Kenny Brack	5
Felipe Giaffone	2
Airton Dare	1

TODAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: DOC WILLIAMS

1933
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify

1934
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify because AAA rejected him

1935
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify because he crashed in practice

1936
INDY 500 Result: Started 23rd Finished 16th dropped out after 192 laps

1937
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualfiy

1938
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualfiy

1939
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualfiy

1940
INDY 500 Result: Started 19th Finished 25th dropped out after 61 laps

1941
INDY 500 Result: Started 5th Finished 24th dropped out after 68 laps

1946
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify

1947
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify

1948
INDY 500 Result: Started 6th Finished 29th dropped out after 19 laps

1949
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualfiy

TODAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: ED CARPENTER

2003
Best Finish of the Season:
13th 9/27 Chicagoland
9/21 California

2004
INDY 500 Result: Started 16th Finished 31st crashed out after 62 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
8th 8/15 Kentucky

2005
INDY 500 Result: Started 26th Finished 11th 1 lap down
Best Finish of the Season:
10th 7/16 Nashville

2006
INDY 500 Result: Started 12th Finished 11th 1 lap down
Best Finish of the Season:
5th 9/10 Chicagoland

2007
INDY 500 Result: Started 14th Finished 17th crashed out after 164 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
6th 3/24 Homestead
6/24 Iowa

2008
INDY 500 Result: Started 10th Finished 5th
Best Finish of the Season:
5th 3/29 Homestead

2009
INDY 500 Result: Started 17th Finished 8th
Best Finish of the Season:
2nd 8/1 Kentucky

2010
INDY 500 Result: Started 8th Finished 17th 1 lap down
Best Finish of the Season:
2nd 9/4 Kentucky

2011
INDY 500 Result: Started 8th Finished 11th
Best Finish of the Season:
WINNER 10/2 Kentucky

2012
INDY 500 Result: Started 28th Finished 21st 1 lap down
Best Finish of the Season:
WINNER 9/15 California 500

2013
INDY 500 Result: Started on the POLE and Finished 10th
Best Finish of the Season:
2nd 10/19 California 500

2014
INDY 500 Result: Started on the POLE and Finished 27th crashed out after 175 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
WINNER 6/7 Texas

2015
INDY 500 Result: Started 12th Finished 30th crashed out after 112 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
6th 7/18 Iowa

2016
INDY 500 Result: Started 20th Finished 31st dropped out after 98 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
18th 7/10 Iowa
8/27 Texas

2017
INDY 500 Result: Started 2nd Finished 11th

TODAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: TAKUMA SATO

2010
INDY 500 Result: Started 31st Finished 20th 2 laps down
Best Finish of the Season:
9th 7/25 Edmonton

2011
INDY 500 Result: Started 10th Finished 33rd crashed out after 20 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
4th 8/7 Mid-Ohio

2012
INDY 500 Result: Started 19th Finished 17th crashed out after 199 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
2nd 7/22 Edmonton

2013
INDY 500 Result: Started 18th Finished 13th
Best Finish of the Season:
WINNER 4/21 Long Beach

2014
INDY 500 Result: Started 23rd Finished 19th
Best Finish of the Season:
4th 8/24 Sonoma

2015
INDY 500 Result: Started 24th Finished 13th
Best Finish of the Season:
2nd 5/31 Detroit

2016
INDY 500 Result: Started 12th Finished 26th crashed out after 163 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
5th 4/17 Long Beach
7/17 Toronto

2017
INDY 500 Result: Started 4th and was the WINNER

INDYCAR AT POCONO TRACK STATS:

Wins by Team:
Team Penske 9
A.J. Foyt Enterprises 4
Vel Miletich 2
Team McLaren 1
Hall VDS 1 
Mike Curb 1
Doug Shierson 1
Newman Haas 1
Truesports 1
Chip Ganassi 1
Andretti Autosport 1

Wins by Driver: 
A.J. Foyt 1973, 1975, 1979, 1981
Rick Mears 1982, 1985, 1987
Al Unser 1976, 1978
Danny Sullivan 1984, 1989
Mark Donohue 1971
Joe Lenord 1972
Johnny Rutherford 1974
Tom Sneva 1977
Bobby Unser 1980
Teo Fabi 1983
Mario Andretti 1986
Bobby Rahal 1988
Scott Dixon 2013
Juan Montoya 2014
Ryan Hunter-Reay 2015
Will Power 2016

Races won from the Pole:
Mark Donohue 1971
A.J. Foyt 1979
Bobby Unser 1980
A.J. Foyt 1981
Rick Mears 1982
Rick Mears 1985
Juan Montoya 2014

Farthest Back a Winner Started:
17th Scott Dixon 2013

Record for Most Cautions:
12 in 2015

Record for Fewest Cautions:
1 in 2014

Record For Most Caution Laps:
74 in 2015

Record For Fewest Caution Laps:
6 in 2014

Race Record:
202.402 mph set by Juan Montoya in 2014

Slowest Average Speed:
133.713 mph set by Bobby Rahal in 1988

Record For Most Lead Changes:
33 in 2015

Record For Fewest Lead Changes:
7 in 1986

All Time Lap Leaders:

Driver	Led
Rick Mears	472
A.J. Foyt	436
Mario Andretti	427
Al Unser	287
Bobby Unser	266
Tom Sneva	191
Gordon Johncock	176
Will Power	141
Bobby Rahal	135
Mark Donohue	134
Teo Fabi	132
Emerson Fittipaldi	123
Johnny Rutherford	116
Tony Kanaan	115
Al Unser, Jr.	106
Danny Ongais	100
Marco Andretti	88
Mikhail Aleshin	87
Wally Dallenbach	72
Michael Andretti	70
Danny Sullivan	69
Josef Newgarden	69
Joe Leonard	68
Roger McCluskey	68
Ryan Hunter-Reay	60
Juan Pablo Montoya	45
Scott Dixon	41
Gary Bettenhausen	40
Gabby Chaves	31
Simon Pagenaud	31
Jimmy Caruthers	29
Larry Dickson	29
Geoff Brabham	26
Helio Castroneves	24
Pancho Carter	24
Roberto Guerrero	19
Mike Mosley	18
Kevin Cogan	17
Tom Bigelow	16
Sage Karam	7
Billy Vukovich, Jr.	6
Charlie Kimball	5
Johnny Parsons	5
Steve Krisiloff	5
Alexander Rossi	4
Howdy Holmes	4
Sebastien Bourdais	4
Ryan Briscoe	3
Takuma Sato	3
Jerry Grant	2
Justin Wilson	2
Sheldon Kinser	2
Lee Kunzman	1
Vern Schuppan	1

TODAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: EDDIE CHEEVER

1986
Best Finish of the Season:
27th 11/9 Tamari Park

1990
INDY 500 Result: Started 14th Finished 8th 7 laps down
Best Finish of the Season:
3rd 6/17 Detroit Downtown Circuit
7/22 Toronto

1991
INDY 500 Result: Started 10th Finished 31st dropped out after 17 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
3rd 4/14 Long Beach

1992
INDY 500 Result: Started 2nd Finished 4th
Best Finish of the Season:
2nd 4/5 Phoenix

1993
INDY 500 Result: Started 33rd Finished 16th 3 laps down
Best Finish of the Season:
6th 8/15 Road America

1994
INDY 500 Result: Started 11th Finished 8th 3 laps down

1995
INDY 500 Result: Started 14th Finished 31st crashed out on the first lap
Best Finish of the Season:
4th 4/9 Long Beach

1996
INDY 500 Result: Started 4th Finished 11th 11 laps down
Best Finish of the Season:
10th 1/27 Orlando

1997
INDY 500 Result: Started 11th Finished 23rd dropped out after 84 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
WINNER 1/25 Orlando

1998
INDY 500 Result: Started 17th and was the WINNER

1999
INDY 500 Result: Started 16th Finished 18th dropped out after 139 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
WINNER 1/24 Orlando

2000
INDY 500 Result: Started 10th Finished 5th
Best Finish of the Season:
WINNER 6/18 Pikes Peak

2001
INDY 500 Result: Started 25th Finished 26th dropped out after 108 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
WINNER 7/8 Kansas

2002
INDY 500 Result: Started 6th Finished 5th
Best Finish of the Season:
5th 9/8 Chicagoland

2006
INDY 500 Result: Started 19th Finished 13th 2 laps down
Best Finish of the Season:
10th 3/26 Homestead

TODAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: MARIO ANDRETTI

1964
Best Finish of the Season:
3rd 8/23 Milwaukee

1965
INDY 500 Result: Started 4th Finished 3rd
Best Finish of the Season:
WINNER 7/25 IRP

1966
INDY 500 Result: Started on the POLE and finished 18th dropped out after 27 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
WINNER 6/5 Milwaukee
6/12 Langhorne
6/26 Atlanta
7/24 IRP
8/27 Milwaukee
9/10 Indiana State Farigrounds
9/25 Trenton
11/20 Phoenix

1967
INDY 500 Result: Started on the POLE and finished 30th crashed out after 58 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
WINNER 4/23 Trenton
7/23 IRP
7/30 Langhorne
8/6 Mont Tremblant Both Races
8/20 Milwaukee
9/9 Indiana State Fairgrounds
11/19 Phoenix

1968
INDY 500 Result: Started 4th Finished 33rd dropped out after 2 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
WINNER 8/4 Mont Tremblant Both Races
9/2 DuQuoin
9/22 Trenton

1969
INDY 500 Result: Started 2nd and was the WINNER
Best Finish of the Season:
WINNER 4/13 Hanford
6/29 Pikes Peak Hill Climb
7/12 Nazareth
7/19 Trenton
8/18 Springfield
9/21 Trenton
10/19 Seattle
12/7 Riverside

1970
INDY 500 Result: Started 8th Finished 6th 1 lap down
Best Finish of the Season:
WINNER 6/28 Castle Rock

1971
INDY 500 Result: Started 9th Finished 30th crashed out after 11 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
2nd 10/3 Trenton

1972
INDY 500 Result: Started 5th Finished 8th dropped out after 194 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
2nd 3/18 Phoenix

1973
INDY 500 Result: Started 6th Finished 30th dropped out after 4 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
WINNER 4/15 Trenton

1974
INDY 500 Result: Started 5th Finished 31st dropped out after 2 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
3rd 11/2 Phoenix

1975
INDY 500 Result: Started 27th Finished 28th crashed out after 49 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
3rd 11/9 Phoenix

1976
INDY 500 Result: Started 19th Finished 8th 1 lap down
Best Finish of the Season:
3rd 11/7 Phoenix

1977
INDY 500 Result: Started 6th Finished 26th dropped out after 47 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
2nd 6/26 Pocono 500

1978
INDY 500 Result: Started 33rd Finished 12th 15 laps down
Best Finish of the Season:
WINNER 9/23 Trenton

1979
Best Finish of the Season:
3rd 9/2 Ontario 500

1980
INDY 500 Result: Started 2nd Finished 20th dropped out after 71 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
WINNER 9/20 Michigan

1981
INDY 500 Result: Started 32nd Finished 2nd
Best Finish of the Season:
2nd 6/28 Atlanta Race 2
9/20 Michigan

1982
INDY 500 Result: Started 4th Finished 31st crashed out at the start
Best Finish of the Season:
2nd 3/28 Phoenix
7/4 Cleveland
7/18 Michigan 500
9/26 Michigan

1983
INDY 500 Result: Started 11th Finished 23rd crashed out after 79 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
WINNER 7/31 Road America
10/8 Ceaser's Palace

1984
INDY 500 Result: Started 6th Finished 17th dropped out after 153 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
WINNER 4/1 Long Beach
7/1 Meadowlands
7/22 Michigan 500
8/5 Road America
9/2 Mid-Ohio
9/24 Michigan

1985
INDY 500 Result: Started 4th Finished 2nd
Best Finish of the Season:
WINNER 4/14 Long Beach
6/2 Milwaukee
6/16 Portland

1986
INDY 500 Result: Started 30th Finished 32nd dropped out after 19 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
WINNER 6/15 Portland
8/17 Pocono 500

1987
INDY 500 Result: Started on the POLE and finished 9th 20 laps down
Best Finish of the Season:
WINNER 4/5 Long Beach
8/30 Road America

1988
INDY 500 Result: Started 4th Finished 20th dropped out after 118 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
WINNER 4/10 Phoenix
7/3 Cleveland

1989
INDY 500 Result: Started 5th Finished 4th 7 laps down
Best Finish of the Season:
2nd 7/2 Cleveland
10/15 Laguna Seca

1990
INDY 500 Result: Started 6th Finished 27th dropped out after 60 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
2nd 6/24 Portland
9/16 Mid-Ohio

1991
INDY 500 Result: Started 3rd Finished 7th dropped out after 187 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
2nd 7/21 Toronto

1992
INDY 500 Result: Started 3rd Finished 23rd crashed out after 78 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
2nd 10/18 Laguna Seca

1993
INDY 500 Result: Started 2nd Finished 5th
Best Finish of the Season:
WINNER 4/4 Phoenix

1994
INDY 500 Result: Started 9th Finished 32nd dropped out after 23 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
3rd 3/20 Australia

TODAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: WILL POWER

2005
Best Finish of the Season:
10th 11/6 Mexico City

2006
Best Finish of the Season:
3rd 11/12 Mexico City

2007
Best Finish of the Season:
WINNER 4/8 Las Vegas Street Circuit and 7/8 Toronto

2008
INDY 500 Result: Started 23rd Finished 13th
Best Finish of the Season:
WINNER 4/20 Long Beach

2009
INDY 500 Result: Started 9th Finished 5th
Best Finish of the Season:
WINNER 7/26 Edmonton

2010
INDY 500 Result: Started 2nd Finished 8th
Best Finish of the Season:
WINNER 3/14 Brazil, 3/29 St. Petersburg, 7/4 Watkins Glen, 7/18 Toronto and 8/22 Sonoma

2011
INDY 500 Result: Started 5th Finished 14th 1 lap down
Best Finish of the Season:
WINNER 4/10 Barber, 5/1 Brazil 6/11 Texas Race 2, 7/24 Edmonton, 8/28 Sonoma and 9/4 Baltimore

2012
INDY 500 Result: Started 5th Finished 28th crashed out after 79 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
WINNER 4/1 Barber, 4/15 Long Beach and 4/29 Brazil

2013
INDY 500 Result: Started 6th Finished 19th
Best Finish of the Season:
WINNER 8/25 Sonoma, 10/6 Houston and 10/19 California 500

2014
INDY 500 Result: Started 3rd Finished 8th
Best Finish of the Season:
WINNER 3/30 St. Petersburg, 5/31 Detroit and 8/17 Milwaukee

2015
INDY 500 Result: Started 2nd Finished 2nd
Best Finish of the Season:
WINNER 5/9 Indianapolis RC

2016
INDY 500 Result: Started 6th Finished 10th
Best Finish of the Season:
WINNER 6/5 Detroit, 6/26 Road America, 7/17 Toronto and 8/22 Pocono 500

2017
INDY 500 Result: Started 9th Finished 23rd crashed out after 183 laps

TUESDAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: STEVE KRISILOFF

1969
Best Finish of the Season:
8th 8/24 Dover and 9/21 Trenton

1970
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify
Best Finish of the Season:
7th 10/3 Trenton

1971
INDY 500 Result: Started 27th Finished 31st crashed out after 10 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
5th 9/5 Ontario 500

1972
INDY 500 Result: Started 10th Finished 21st dropped out after 102 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
11th 9/3 Ontario 500

1973
INDY 500 Result: Started 7th Finished 6th 4 laps down
Best Finish of the Season:
6th 8/26 Ontario and 9/16 Michigan Race 2

1974
INDY 500 Result: Started 15th Finished 22nd dropped out after 72 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
3rd 3/3 Ontario and 9/22 Trenton Race 2

1975
INDY 500 Result: Started 29th Finished 11th 12 laps down
Best Finish of the Season:
3rd 3/2 Ontario and 3/9 Ontario 500

1976
INDY 500 Result: Started 23rd Finished 24th 7 laps down
Best Finish of the Season:
6th 9/18 Michigan

1977
INDY 500 Result: Started 25th Finished 9th 9 laps down
Best Finish of the Season:
7th 7/17 Michigan

1978
INDY 500 Result: Started 13th Finished 4th 2 laps down
Best Finish of the Season:
2nd 3/18 Phoenix

1979
INDY 500 Result: Started 28th Finished 11th 8 laps down
Best Finish of the Season:
7th 9/15 Michigan

1981
INDY 500 Result: Started 17th Finished 8th 6 laps down
Best Finish of the Season:
7th 9/5 Milwaukee

1982
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify

1983
INDY 500 Result: Started 31st Finished 29th dropped out after 42 laps

1984
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify

TODAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: P.J. JONES

1996
Best Finish of the Season:
9th 6/9 Detroit

1997
Best Finish of the Season:
10th 9/28 California 500

1998
Best Finish of the Season:
11th 4/5 Long Beach

1999
Top 3 Finishes:
2nd 5/2 Nazareth

2002
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify because he crashed in practice

2004
INDY 500 Result: Started 31st Finished 28th crashed out after 92 laps

2006
INDY 500 Result: Started 32nd Finished 19th 11 laps down

2007
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify

TODAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: SAGE KARAM

2014 
INDY 500 Result: Started 31st Finished 9th

2015
INDY 500 Result: Started 21st Finished 32nd crashed out on the 1st lap
Top 3 Finishes:
3rd 7/18 Iowa

2016
INDY 500 Result: Started 23rd Finished 32nd crashed out after 93 laps

2017
INDY 500 Result: Started 21st Finished 28th dropped out with 75 laps to go

TODAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: JIM CRAWFORD

1984
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify
Best Finish of the Season:
4th 4/1 Long Beach

1985
INDY 500 Result: Started 27th Finished 16th dropped out with 58 laps to go
Best Finish of the Season:
4th 4/14 Long Beach

1986
INDY 500 Result: Started 26th Finished 29th dropped out after 70 laps

1987
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify because he had a VERY BAD crash in practice

1988
INDY 500 Result: Started 18th Finished 6th 2 laps down

1989
INDY 500 Result: Started 4th Finished 19th dropped out with 65 laps to go

1990
INDY 500 Result: Started 29th Finished 15th 17 laps down

1991
INDY 500 Result: Started 8th Finished 26th dropped out after 40 laps

1992
INDY 500 Result: Started 21st Finished 25th crashed out after 74 laps

1993
INDY 500 Result: Started 31st Finished 24th 8 laps down

1994
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify

1995
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify

TODAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: JOHNNY PARSONS JR.

1969
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualfiy
Best Finish of the Season:
7th 9/28 Sacramento

1970
Best Finish of the Season:
12th 9/7 DuQuoin

1972
Best Finish of the Season:
6th 8/13 Milwaukee

1973
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify
Best Finish of the Season:
5th 9/16 Michigan Race 2 and 10/6 Texas World

1974
INDY 500 Result: Started 29th Finished 26th dropped out after 18 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
17th 8/11 Milwaukee and 11/2 Phoenix

1975
INDY 500 Result: Started 12th Finished 19th dropped out with 34 laps to go
Best Finish of the Season:
9th 9/21 Trenton

1976
INDY 500 Result: Started 14th Finished 12th 4 laps down
Best Finish of the Season:
4th 5/2 Trenton and 7/18 Michigan

1977
INDY 500 Result: Started 11th Finished 5th 7 laps down
Best Finish of the Season:
4th 7/31 Texas World

1978
INDY 500 Result: Started 8th Finished 10th 14 laps down
Top 3 Finishes:
2nd 9/23 Trenton

1979
INDY 500 Result: Started 9th Finished 32nd dropped out after 16 laps
Top 3 Finishes:
2nd 3/25 Ontario

1980
INDY 500 Result: Started 7th Finished 26th dropped out after 44 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
22nd 7/20 Michigan and 8/31 Ontario 500

1981
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify
Best Finish of the Season:
8th 8/30 DuQuoin

1982
INDY 500 Result: Started 25th Finished 20th crashed out after 92 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
6th 6/13 Milwaukee

1983
INDY 500 Result: Started 23rd Finished 22nd crashed out after 80 laps

1984
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify
Best Finish of the Season:
17th 4/15 Phoenix

1985
INDY 500 Result: Started 26th Finished 5th 2 laps down

1986
INDY 500 Result: Started 28th Finished 27th crashed out after 100 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
7th 9/7 Sanair

1987
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify because he crashed in practice

1988
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify

1989
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify 

1991
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify
Best Finish of the Season:
20th 6/2 Milwaukee

1992
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify

1993
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify

1994
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify

1995
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify

1996
INDY 500 Result: Started 27th Finished 28th dropped out after 48 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
12th 3/17 Phoenix 
 


 

TODAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: PAT BEDARD

1981
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify

1982
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify
Best Finish of the Season:
14th 5/1 Atlanta

1983
INDY 500 Result: Started 17th Finished 30th crashed out after 25 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
17th 8/14 Pocono 500

1984
INDY 500 Result: Started 19th Finished 30th crashed out after 55 laps

INDYCAR AT MID-OHIO TRACK STATS:

Wins by Team:
Chip Ganassi 10
Team Penske 8
Team Forsythe 3
Newman Haas 3Truesports 2
Pat Patrick 2
Jim Hall 1
Vince Granatelli 1
Porsche Motorsports 1
Team Rahal 1

Wins by Driver:
Scott Dixon 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014
Emerson Fittipaldi 1988, 1992, 1993
Teo Fabi 1983, 1989
Bobby Rahal 1985, 1986
Michael Andretti 1990, 1991
Al Unser Jr. 1994, 1995
Alex Zanardi 1996, 1997
Helio Castroneves 2000, 2001 
Johnny Rutherford 1980
Mario Andretti 1984
Roberto Guerrero 1987
Adrian Fernandez 1998
Juan Montoya 1999
Patrick Carpentier 2002
Paul Tracy 2003
Ryan Briscoe 2008
Dario Franchitti 2010
Charlie Kimball 2013
Graham Rahal 2015
Simon Pagenaud 2016

Races won from the Pole:
Mario Andretti 1984
Bobby Rahal 1985
Roberto Guerrero 1987
Teo Fabi 1989
Michael Andretti 1990
Michael Andretti 1991
Al Unser Jr. 1994
Alex Zanardi 1996
Patrick Carpentier 2002
Paul Tracy 2003
Scott Dixon 2011
Simon Pagenaud 2016

Farthest back a Winner started: 
22nd Scott Dixon in 2014

Record for Most Cautions:
5 in 2008 and 2010

Record for Fewest Cautions:
0 in 1983, 1984, 1985, 2012, 2013

Record for Most Caution Laps:
19 in 2008

Race Record:
117.825 mph set by Charlie Kimball in 2013

Slowest Average Speed:
85.751 mph set by Michael Andretti in 1990

Record for most Lead Changes:
8 in 1988 and 2007

Record for fewest Lead Changes:
1 in 1985 and 2000

All Time Lap Leaders:

Driver	Led
Michael Andretti	246
Scott Dixon	223
Bobby Rahal	186
Emerson Fittipaldi	169
Paul Tracy	151
Helio Castroneves	147
Mario Andretti	139
Alex Zanardi	135
Teo Fabi	111
Dario Franchitti	93
Will Power	90
Patrick Carpentier	89
Danny Sullivan	63
Gil de Ferran	63
Al Unser, Jr.	62
Juan Pablo Montoya	58
Ryan Briscoe	49
Charlie Kimball	46
Justin Wilson	45
Adrian Fernandez	39
Mauricio Gugelmin	38
Sebastien Bourdais	38
Simon Pagenaud	37
Mikhail Aleshin	33
Ryan Hunter-Reay	33
Rick Mears	32
Alex Tagliani	30
Jacques Villeneuve	30
James Hinchcliffe	30
Graham Rahal	23
Greg Moore	23
Conor Daly	22
Vitor Meira	21
Johnny Rutherford	19
Bryan Herta	18
Roberto Guerrero	13
Tony Kanaan	13
Bobby Unser	12
Oriol Servia	11
Tiago Monteiro	10
Tristan Vautier	10
John Paul, Jr.	8
Josef Newgarden	5
Jimmy Vasser	4
Danica Patrick	3
Christian Fittipaldi	2
Gordon Johncock	2
Cristiano da Matta	1
Darren Manning	1
Mario Moraes	1

TODAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: TROY RUTTMAN

1949
INDY 500 Result: Started 18th Finished 12th 49 laps down
Top 3 Finishes:
3rd 10/30 Sacramento

1950
INDY 500 Result: Started 24th Finished 15th 8 laps down
Top 3 Finishes:
WON 8/12 Williams Grove

1951
INDY 500 Result: Started 6th Finished 23rd dropped out after 78 laps
Top 3 Finishes:
WON 7/29 Williams Grove

1952
INDY 500 Result: Started 7th and was the WINNER
Top 3 Finishes:
WON 7/4 Raleigh
3rd 7/27 Williams Grove

1953
INDY 500 Result: Withdrew because he was injured in a practice crash

1954
INDY 500 Result: Started 11th Finished 4th

1955
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify

1956
INDY 500 Result: Started 11th Finished 31st crashed out after 22 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
20th 6/10 Milwaukee

1957
INDY 500 Result: Started 3rd Finished 31st dropped out after 13 laps
Top 3 Finishes:
2nd 6/29 Monza Italy Race 2
WON 6/29 Monza Italy Race 3

1958
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify
Best Finish of the Season:
4th 6/28 Monza Italy Race 2

1960
INDY 500 Result: Started 6th Finished 20th dropped out with 66 laps to go

1961
INDY 500 Result: Started 22nd Finished 20th dropped out with 95 laps to go
Top 3 Finishes:
3rd 4/9 Trenton

1962
INDY 500 Result: Started 30th Finished 18th dropped out with 60 laps to go
Top 3 Finishes:
3rd 9/8 Syracuse

1963
INDY 500 Result: Started 33rd Finished 12th
Top 3 Finishes:
3rd 9/22 Trenton

1964
INDY 500 Result: Started 18th Finished 18th crashed out after 99 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
4th 6/7 Milwaukee and 8/23 Milwaukee

TODAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: JUAN MONTOYA

1999
Top 3 Finishes:
WON 4/18 Long Beach
WON 5/2 Nazareth
WON 5/15 Rio de Janiero Brazil
2nd 6/20 Portland
WON 6/27 Cleveland
2nd 7/25 Michigan 500
WON 8/15 Mid-Ohio
WON 8/22 Chicago
WON 9/5 Vancouver

2000
INDY 500 Result: Started 2nd and was the WINNER
Top 3 Finishes:
WON 6/5 Milwaukee
WON 7/23 Michigan 500
WON 9/17 Gateway
2nd 10/1 Houston Downtown Circuit

2014
INDY 500 Result: Started 10th Finished 5th
Top 3 Finishes:
3rd 6/7 Texas
2nd 6/28 Houston Race 1
WON 7/6 Pocono 500
2nd 8/17 Milwaukee

2015
INDY 500 Result: Started 15th and was the WINNER
Top 3 Finishes:
WON 3/29 St. Petersburg
3rd 4/19 Long Beach
3rd 5/9 Indianapolis GP
3rd 8/23 Pocono 500

2016
INDY 500 Result: Started 17th Finished 33rd crashed out after 63 laps
Top 3 Finishes:
WON 3/13 St. Petersburg
3rd 6/4 Detroit Race 1
3rd 9/18 Sonoma

2017
INDY 500 Result: Started 18th Finished 6th

TODAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: SCOTT DIXON

2001
Top 3 Finishes:
WON 5/6 Nazareth
3rd 6/3 Milwaukee

2002
Top 3 Finishes:
2nd 9/1 Denver

2003
INDY 500 Result: Started 4th Finished 17th crashed out with 9 laps to go
Top 3 Finishes:
WON 3/2 Homestead
WON 6/15 Pikes Peak
WON 6/28 Richmond
2nd 7/19 Nashville
2nd 8/17 Kentucky
2nd 9/7 Chicagoland
2nd 9/21 California
2nd 10/12 Texas

2004
INDY 500 Result: Started 13th Finished 8th
Top 3 Finishes:
2nd 3/21 Phoenix

2005
INDY 500 Result: Started 13th Finished 24th crashed out with 87 laps to go
Top 3 Finishes:
WON 9/25 Watkins Glen

2006
INDY 500 Result: Started 4th Finished 6th
Top 3 Finishes:
2nd 4/2 St. Petersburg
WON 6/4 Watkins Glen
2nd 6/10 Texas
WON 7/15 Nashville
2nd 8/13 Kentucky
2nd 9/10 Chicagoland

2007
INDY 500 Result: Started 4th Finished 2nd
Top 3 Finishes:
2nd 3/24 Homestead
2nd 4/1 St. Petersburg
2nd 6/30 Richmond
WON 7/8 Watkins Glen
WON 7/14 Nashville
WON 7/22 Mid-Ohio
2nd 8/11 Kentucky
WON 8/26 Sonoma
2nd 9/9 Chicagoland

2008
INDY 500 Result: Started on the POLE and was the WINNER
Top 3 Finishes:
WON 3/29 Homestead
3rd 4/19 Japan
3rd 4/27 Kansas
2nd 6/1 Milwaukee
WON 6/7 Texas
3rd 6/28 Richmond
WON 7/12 Nashville
3rd 7/20 Mid-Ohio
WON 7/26 Edmonton
WON 8/9 Kentucky
2nd 9/7 Chicagoland
2nd 10/26 Australia

2009
INDY 500 Result: Started 5th Finished 6th
Top 3 Finishes:
WON 4/26 Kansas
WON 5/31 Milwaukee
3rd 6/6 Texas
WON 6/27 Richmond
3rd 7/5 Watkins Glen
3rd 7/26 Edmonton
WON 8/9 Mid-Ohio
2nd 8/29 Chicagoland
WON 9/19 Japan
3rd 10/10 Homestead

2010
INDY 500 Result: Started 6th Finished 5th
Top 3 Finishes:
2nd 4/11 Barber
WON 5/1 Kansas
WON 7/25 Edmonton
2nd 8/22 Sonoma
WON 10/2 Homestead

2011
INDY 500 Result: Started 2nd Finished 5th
Top 3 Finishes:
2nd 4/10 Barber
2nd 6/11 Texas Both Races
3rd 6/25 Iowa
2nd 7/10 Toronto
WON 8/7 Mid-Ohio
3rd 8/14 New Hampshire
WON 9/18 Japan Road Course
3rd 10/2 Kentucky

2012
INDY 500 Result: Started 15th Finished 2nd
Top 3 Finishes:
2nd 3/25 St. Petersburg
2nd 4/1 Barber
WON 6/3 Detroit
WON 8/5 Mid-Ohio
3rd 9/15 California

2013
INDY 500 Result: Started 16th Finished 14th
Top 3 Finishes:
2nd 4/7 Barber
WON 7/7 Pocono
WON 7/13 Toronto race 1
WON 7/14 Toronto race 2
WON 10/5 Houston race 1
2nd 10/6 Houston race 2

2014
INDY 500 Result: Started 11th Finished 29th crashed out with 33 laps to go
Top 3 Finishes:
3rd 4/27 Barber
WON 8/3 Mid-Ohio
WON 8/24 Sonoma
2nd 8/30 California

2015
INDY 500 Result: Started on the POLE: and Finished 4th
Top 3 Finishes:
WON 4/19 Long Beach
3rd 4/26 Barber
WON 6/6 Texas
WON 8/30 Sonoma

2016
INDY 500 Result: Started 13th Finished 8th
Top 3 Finishes:
WON 4/2 Phoenix
2nd 4/17 Long Beach
3rd 7/10 Iowa
WON 9/4 Watkins Glen

2017
INDY 500 Result: Started on the POLE and Finished 32nd crashed out after 52 laps 



 

TODAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: PIPPA MANN

2011
INDY 500 Result: Started 31st Finished 20th 2 laps down

2013
INDY 500 Result: Started 30th Finished 20th dropped out after 46 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
15th 7/7 Pocono

2014
INDY 500 Result: Started 22nd Finished 24th 7 laps down

2015
INDY 500 Result: Started 25th Finished 22nd 3 laps down
Best Finish of the Season:
13th 6/27 California and 8/23 Pocono

2016
INDY 500 Result: Started 25th Finished 18th 1 lap down
Best Finish of the Season: 17th 8/22 Pocono

2017
INDY 500 Result: Started 28th Finished 17th 1 lap down

TODAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: MARK DISMORE

1989
Best Finish of the Season:
24th 9/3 Mid-Ohio

1991
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify because he had a very bad crash in practice
Best Finish of the Season:
15th 4/21 Phoenix

1992
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify

1996
INDY 500 Result: Started 14th Finished 19th dropped out with 71 laps to go
Best Finish of the Season:
17th 9/15 Las Vegas

1997
INDY 500 Result: Started 25th Finished 28th crashed out on lap 24
Best Finish of the Season:
5th 10/11 Las Vegas

1998
INDY 500 Result: Started 12th Finished 27th crashed out on lap 48
Best Finish of the Season:
5th 1/24 Orlando

1999
INDY 500 Result: Started 5th Finished 16th crashed out with 32 laps to go
Top 3 Finishes:
3rd 8/29 Pikes Peak
WON 10/17 Texas

2000
INDY 500 Result: Started 11th Finished 11th 2 laps down
Top 3 Finishes:
2nd 4/22 Las Vegas

2001
INDY 500 Result: Started 4th Finished 16th 5 laps down
Top 3 Finishes:
2nd 8/26 Gateway

2002
INDY 500 Result: Started 33rd Finished 32nd dropped out after 58 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
11th 6/16 Pikes Peak and 6/29 Richmond

TODAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: BUDDY LAZIER

1989
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify because he wrecked in practice

1990
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify
Best Finish of the Season:
12th 9/2 Vancouver

1991
INDY 500 Result: Started 23rd Finished 33rd crashed out after 1 lap
Best Finish of the Season:
9th 8/25 Denver Downtown Circuit

1992
INDY 500 Result: Started 24th Finished 14th dropped out with 61 laps to go
Best Finish of the Season:
7th 8/2 Michigan 500

1993
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify
Best Finish of the Season:
14th 8/15 Road America

1994
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify
Best Finish of the Season:
13th 4/10 Phoenix

1995
INDY 500 Result: Started 23rd Finished 27th dropped out after 45 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
14th 7/30 Michigan 500

1996
INDY 500 Result: Started 5th and was the WINNER

1997
INDY 500 Result: Started 10th Finished 4th
Top 5 Finishes:
5th 1/25 Orlando
WON 7/26 Charlotte

1998
INDY 500 Result: Started 11th Finished 2nd
Top 5 Finishes:
2nd 7/19 Dover
3rd 10/11 Las Vegas

1999
INDY 500 Result: Started 22nd Finished 7th 2 laps down
Top 5 Finishes:
5th 6/27 Pikes Peak
2nd 8/1 Dover
4th 8/29 Pikes Peak

2000
INDY 500 Result: Started 16th Finished 2nd
Top 5 Finishes:
2nd 1/24 Orlando
WON 3/19 Phoenix
2nd 7/15 Atlanta
WON 8/27 Kentucky
4th 10/15 Texas

2001
INDY 500 Result: Started 10th Finished 18th 8 laps down
Top 5 Finishes:
3rd 3/18 Phoenix
4th 6/9 Texas
WON 6/17 Pikes Peak
WON 6/30 Richmond
5th 7/8 Kansas
WON 7/21 Nashville
WON 8/12 Kentucky

2002
INDY 500 Result: Started 20th Finished 15th crashed out with 2 laps to go
Top 5 Finishes:
3rd 8/11 Kentucky
3rd 9/8 Chicagoland

2003
INDY 500 Result: Started 21st Finished 21st dropped out with 29 laps to go
Best Finish of the Season:
10th 6/15 Pikes Peak

2004
INDY 500 Result: Started 28th Finished 23rd dropped out with 16 laps to go

2005
INDY 500 Result: Started 9th Finished 5th

2006
INDY 500 Result: Started 25th Finished 12th 1 lap down

2007
INDY 500 Result: Started 22nd Finished 19th 2 laps down

2008
INDY 500 Result: Started 32nd Finished 17th 5 laps down

2009
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify

2013
INDY 500 Result: Started 32nd Finished 31st dropped out after 44 laps

2014
INDY 500 Result: Started 33rd Finished 32nd dropped out after 87 laps

2015
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify

2016
INDY 500 Result: Started 32nd Finished 30th dropped out after 100 laps

2017
INDY 500 Result: Started 30th Finished 29th crashed out with 82 laps to go

HERE ARE THE TRACK STATS FOR THE BRICKYARD 400 NASCAR RACE AT THE INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY.

Wins by Team Owner:
Rick Hendrick 9
Joe Gibbs 5
Richard Childress 3
Robert Yates 2
Ricky Rudd 1
Ray Evernham 1
Chip Ganassi 1
Tony Stewart 1

Wins by Driver: 
Jeff Gordon 1994, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2014
Jimmie Johnson 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012
Dale Jarrett 1996, 1999
Tony Stewart 2005, 2007
Kyle Busch 2015, 2016
Dale Earnhardt 1995
Ricky Rudd 1997
Bobby Labonte 2000
Bill Elliott 2002
Kevin Harvick 2003
Jamie McMurray 2010
Paul Menard 2011
Ryan Newman 2013

Races won from the Pole:
Kevin Harvick 2003
Jimmie Johnson 2008
Ryan Newman 2013
Kyle Busch 2016

Farthest back a winner started:
27th Jeff Gordon in 2001

Record for most Cautions in a race:
13 in 2004

Record for Fewest Cautions in a race:
1 in 1995

Record for Most Caution laps:
52 laps in 2008

Record for Fewest Caution laps:
4 in 1995

Record for Most Lead Changes:
26 in 2008 (THAT'S RIGHT 2008)

Record for Fewest Lead Changes:
4 in 2016

Race Record:
155.912 mph in 2000

Slowest average speed:
115.037 mph in 2004

All Time Lap Leaders:

Driver	Led
Jeff Gordon	528
Jimmie Johnson	302
Tony Stewart	227
Kyle Busch	210
Juan Pablo Montoya	203
Dale Jarrett	186
Kevin Harvick	181
Kasey Kahne	158
Bill Elliott	157
Rusty Wallace	148
Jeff Burton	123
Ernie Irvan	114
Brad Keselowski	76
Elliott Sadler	76
Denny Hamlin	75
Johnny Benson, Jr.	72
Mark Martin	67
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	61
Ryan Newman	59
Joey Logano	55
Greg Biffle	53
Jamie McMurray	48
Sterling Marlin	42
Matt Kenseth	39
Steve Park	39
Dale Earnhardt	37
Ricky Rudd	33
Bobby Labonte	31
Carl Edwards	26
Geoffrey Bodine	24
Paul Menard	22
Jimmy Spencer	20
Brian Vickers	19
Reed Sorenson	16
Wally Dallenbach, Jr	14
Terry Labonte	13
Casey Mears	13
Jerry Nadeau	11
Brett Bodine	10
Mike Skinner	9
John Andretti	7
Robby Gordon	7
Lake Speed	7
Clint Bowyer	6
David Ragan	6
Kyle Larson	5
Ken Schrader	5
A.J. Allmendinger	4
Landon Cassill	4
Greg Sacks	4
Kurt Busch	3
Travis Kvapil	3
Joe Nemechek	3
Martin Truex, Jr.	3
Dave Blaney	2
Rick Mast	2
Ted Musgrave	2
Kyle Petty	2
Robert Pressley	2
Kenny Wallace	2
Michael Annett	1
Todd Bodine	1
Stacy Compton	1
Kevin Conway	1
Derrike Cope	1
Ricky Craven	1
Austin Dillon	1
Harry Gant	1
David Gilliland	1
Jeff Green	1
Bobby Hamilton	1
Bobby Hillin, Jr.	1
Dave Marcis	1
Jeremy Mayfield	1
Michael McDowell	1
Scott Riggs	1
Regan Smith	1
Michael Waltrip	1
Scott Wimmer	1