TODAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: DONNIE BEECHLER

1998
INDY 500 Result: Started 24th Finished 32nd dropped out after 34 laps
Best Finish of the season:
10th 8/16 Pikes Peak

1999
INDY 500 Result: Started 19th Finished 29th dropped out after 74 laps
Best Finish of the season:
8th 7/17 Atlanta

2000
INDY 500 Result: Started 15th Finished 12th 2 laps down
Top 5 Finishes:
3rd 3/19 Phoenix
5th 6/18 Pikes Peak
5th 7/15 Atlanta

2001
INDY 500 Result: Started 27th Finished 25th dropped out with 40 laps to go
Top 5 Finishes:
3rd 7/8 Kansas
5th 8/12 Kentucky
5th 9/2 Chicagoland

2002
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify

2000 NHRA FINAL POINT STANDINGS:

TOP FUEL

Rank	Driver	Points	Wins	Runner-Ups
1	Gary Scelzi	1890	9	2
2	Tony Schumacher	1624	4	6
3	Larry Dixon	1603	2	4
4	Joe Amato	1422	2	2
5	Doug Kalitta	1413	3	3
6	Kenny Bernstein	1275	1	2
7	Cory McClenathan	1249	2
8	Bob Vandergriff Jr	1001		1
9	Doug Herbert	963
10	David Grubnic	861
11	Don Lampus	838
12	Rhonda Hartman	743
13	Melanie Troxel	517		1
14	Tim Gibson	321
15	Bobby Baldwin	309		1
16	Andrew Cowin	295
17	Joe Hartley	246
18	Bruce Litton	220
19	Paul Romine	208
20	Bobby Lagana Jr	207
21	Gary Clapshaw	194		1
22	Steve Smith	176
23	Mike Dunn	167
24	Jim Cavalieri	163
25	Luigi Novelli	155
26	Mike Smith	134
27	Jim Bailey	125
27	Robert Reehl	125
29	Rich Pustari	93
30	Chris Karamesines	92
31	Terry Mullins	62
31	Bill Walsh	62
33	Shirley Muldowney	53
33	Craig Smith	53
35	Scott Kalitta	32
36	Ron Smith	30
36	Arley Langlo	30
38	Bobby Lagana Sr	20
39	Gina Ferraro	10
39	Mark Kinsella	10
39	Glenn Mikres	10
39	Clay Millican	10
39	Garth Widdison	10

FUNNY CAR

Rank	Driver	Points	Wins	Runner-Ups
1	John Force	1992	11	2
2	Ron Capps	1551	1	6
3	Jerry Toliver	1513	3	4
4	Tony Pedregon	1444	2	4
5	Jim Epler	1242	2	1
6	Scotty Cannon	1114		1
7	Whit Bazemore	1088	1	2
8	Del Worsham	1056
9	Bruce Sarver	1035	1	1
10	Dean Skuza	995		1
11	Frank Pedregon	949		1
12	Bob Gilbertson	899	1
13	Al Hofmann	832
14	Gary Densham	635
15	Tim Wilkerson	501
16	Todd Paton	429
17	Cristen Powell	418
18	Tommy Johnson Jr	305
19	Cruz Pedregon	289	1
19	Scot Weis	289
21	Dale Creasy Jr	252
22	Cory Lee	228
23	Phil Burkhart Jr	199
24	John Lawson	174
25	Johnny Gray	165
26	Terry Haddock	132
27	Louis Sweet	127
28	Kenny Sayers	112
29	Bob Weickgenannt	71
30	Bob Hallock	40
30	Don Sosenka	40
32	Keith Jackson	30
32	Peter Russo	30
34	Larry Huff	20
34	Freddie Neely	20
34	Wyatt Radke	20
34	Vicky Fanning	20
38	Jack Wyatt	10
38	Jeff Arend	10
38	Dave Benjamin	10
38	Brent Fanning	10
38	Mitch McDowell	10
38	Norm Wilding	10

PRO STOCK

Rank	Driver	Points	Wins	Runner Ups
1	Jeg Coughlin Jr	2054	10	4
2	Kurt Johnson	1604	6
3	Warren Johnson	1481	2	4
4	Ron Krisher	1392	2	2
5	Mark Pawuk	1214	1	1
6	Troy Coughlin	1166		2
7	Richie Stevens Jr	1142	1
8	Jim Yates	1028		2
9	Darrell Alderman	927		2
10	Bruce Allen	887		1
11	Tom Martino	819
12	Rickie Smith	747
13	Allen Johnson	700		1
14	Brad Jeter	624		1
15	Larry Morgan	559
16	V Gaines	547	1
17	Greg Anderson	504		2
18	Scott Geoffrion	464		1
19	George Marnell	453
20	Robert Patrick	426
21	Jamie Yates	332
22	Mike Thomas	316
23	Mark Osborne	263
24	Tony Gillig	254
25	Hurley Blakeney	251
26	Kenny Koretsky	226
27	Terry Adams	166
28	Danny Coffman	162
29	John Nobile	160
30	Roger Jenkins	150
31	Tom Hammonds	141
32	John Fairleigh	133
33	Arturo Delgado	132
34	Mike Trumble Jr	124
35	Bob Benza	122
36	John Geyer	112
37	Don Beverley	101
38	Brad Klein	93
39	Ray Franks	90
39	Gary Wiggins	90
41	Gordie Rivera	81
42	Steve Schmidt	77
43	Bo Nickens	72
44	Carl Beal	60
45	Ed Heck	50
45	Terry Smith	50
47	Randy Jones	40
48	Larry Peternel	30
48	Michael Malmgren	30
48	Jerry Hass	30
51	Jim Basko	20
51	Joel Bayless	20
51	Michael Holton	20
51	Eric Shelton	20
51	Bill Shorts	20
56	Dester Cambron	10
56	Richard Carbone	10
56	J R Carr	10
56	Jim Cunningham	10
56	Victor DeLaGarza	10
56	Mark Ingersoll	10
56	Kevin Lawrence	10
56	Joe Lepone Jr	10
56	Larry Nance	10
56	Harry Scribner	10
56	David Strouse	10

TODAY'S FEATURED INDYCAR DRIVER: PAUL DANA

2005
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify

INDYCAR AT IOWA TRACK STATS:

Wins by Team
Andretti Autosport 7
Chip Ganassi 2
Ed Carpenter Racing 1

List of Former Winner at Iowa
Ryan Hunter-Reay 2012, 2014, 2015
Dario Franchitti 2007, 2009
Dan Wheldon 2008
Tony Kanaan 2010
Marco Andretti 2011
James Hinchcliffe 2013
Josef Newgarden 2016

Highest starting spot for a winner: 
2nd
James Hinchcliffe 2013
Josef Newgarden 2016

Worst starting spot for a winner:
17th Marco Andretti 2011

Record for most cautions:
7 in 2014

Record for fewest cautions:
3 in 2013 and 2016

Record for most caution laps: 
73 in 2015

Record for fewest caution laps:
29 in 2013

Record for most lead changes:
16 in 2010

Record for fewest lead changes:
6 in 2014

Race Record:
148.559 mph set by James Hinchcliffe in 2013

Slowest average speed: 
118.671 mph set by Marco Andretti in 2011

All Time Lap Led:

Driver	Led
Tony Kanaan	523
Helio Castroneves	427
Dario Franchitti	405
Josef Newgarden	393
James Hinchcliffe	245
Scott Dixon	126
Marco Andretti	87
Ryan Briscoe	87
Vitor Meira	71
Dan Wheldon	69
Ryan Hunter-Reay	54
Will Power	34
Danica Patrick	25
Graham Rahal	19
Ed Carpenter	18
Simon Pagenaud	11
Jack Hawksworth	7
Charlie Kimball	7
Takuma Sato	7
Sebastien Bourdais	6
Buddy Rice	5
Justin Wilson	5
J.R. Hildebrand	4
James Jakes	4
Alexander Rossi	4
Scott Sharp	4
Max Chilton	2
Rubens Barrichello	1

 

TODAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: DAN WHELDON

2003
INDY 500 Result: Started 5th Finished 19th crashed out with 14 laps to go
Top 5 Finishes:
4th 7/19 Nashville
5th 8/10 Gateway
4th 9/7 Chicagoland
4th 9/21 California
3rd 10/12 Texas

2004
INDY 500 Result: Started 2nd Finished 3rd
Top 5 Finishes:
3rd 2/29 Homestead
3rd 3/21 Phoenix
WON 4/17 Japan
WON 6/26 Richmond
3rd 8/1 Michigan
3rd 8/15 Kentucky
3rd 8/22 Pikes Peak
WON 8/29 Nazareth
4th 9/12 Chicagoland
3rd 10/3 California
3rd 10/17 Texas

2005
INDY 500 Result: Started 16th and was the WINNER
Top 5 Finishes:
WON 3/6 Homestead
WON 4/3 St. Petersburg
WON 4/30 Japan
5th 6/25 Richmond
2nd 7/3 Kansas
5th 7/24 Milwaukee
2nd 7/31 Michigan
3rd 8/14 Kentucky
WON 8/21 Pikes Peak
WON 9/11 Chicagoland
5th 9/25 Watkins Glen

2006
INDY 500 Result: Started 3rd Finished 4th
Top 5 Finishes:
WON 3/26 Homestead
2nd 4/22 Japan
3rd 6/10 Texas
2nd 7/2 Kansas
2nd 7/15 Nashville
3rd 7/30 Michigan
4th 8/13 Kentucky
WON 9/10 Chicagoland

2007
INDY 500 Result: Started 6th Finished 22nd crashed out with 3 laps to go
Top 5 Finishes:
WON 3/24 Homestead
2nd 4/21 Japan
WON 4/29 Kansas
3rd 6/3 Milwaukee
3rd 6/30 Richmond
3rd 9/2 Detroit

2008
INDY 500 Result: Started 2nd Finished 12th
Top 5 Finishes:
3rd 3/29 Homestead
4th 4/19 Japan
WON 4/27 Kansas
4th 6/1 Milwaukee
4th 6/7 Texas
WON 6/22 Iowa
4th 6/28 Richmond
2nd 7/12 Nashville
5th 8/9 Kentucky
4th 8/24 Sonoma

2009
INDY 500 Result: Started 18th Finished 2nd
Top 5 Finishes:
5th 4/19 Long Beach
4th 6/21 Iowa

2010
INDY 500 Result: Started 18th Finished 2nd
Top 5 Finishes:
5th 3/14 Brazil
2nd 8/28 Chicagoland
3rd 9/4 Kentucky

2011
INDY 500 Result: Started 6th and was the WINNER 

TODAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: EDDIE CHEEVER

1990
INDY 500 Result: Started 14th Finished 8th 7 laps down
Top 5 Finishes:
3rd 6/17 Detroit Street Circuit
3rd 7/22 Toronto
4th 8/5 Michigan 500
4th 9/16 Mid-Ohio

1991
INDY 500 Result: Started 10th Finished 31st dropped out after 17 laps
Top 5 Finishes:
3rd 4/14 Long Beach
5th 7/14 Meadowlands
4th 8/25 Denver Street Circuit

1992
INDY 500 Result: Started 2nd Finished 4th
Top 5 Finishes:
2nd 4/5 Phoenix
4th 6/21 Portland
5th 6/28 Milwaukee
4th 10/18 Laguna Seca

1993
INDY 500 Result: Started 33rd Finished 16th 3 laps down

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

1995
INDY 500 Result: Started 14th Finished 31st crashed out on the 1st lap
Top 5 Finishes:
4th 4/9 Long Beach
5th 4/23 Nazareth

1996 
INDY 500 Result: Started 4th Finished 11th 11 laps down

1997
INDY 500 Result: Started 11th Finished 23rd dropped out after 84 laps
Top 5 Finishes:
WON 1/25 Orlando
4th 6/29 Pikes Peak

1998
INDY 500 Result: Started 17th and was the WINNER
Top 5 Finishes:
3rd 8/29 Atlanta
5th 10/11 Las Vegas

1999
INDY 500 Result: Started 16th Finished 18th dropped out with 61 laps to go
Top 5 Finishes:
WON 1/24 Orlando
4th 6/27 Pikes Peak
4th 10/17 Texas

2000
INDY 500 Result: Started 10th Finished 5th
Top 5 Finishes:
3rd 1/24 Orlando
WON 6/18 Pikes Peak
4th 8/27 Kentucky
2nd 10/15 Texas

2001
INDY 500 Result: Started 25th Finished 26th dropped out with 92 laps to go
Top 5 Finishes:
WON 7/8 Kansas
4th 8/26 Gateway
3rd 9/2 Chicagoland

2002
INDY 500 Result: Started 6th Finished 5th
Top 5 Finishes:
5th 9/8 Chicagoland

2006
INDY 500 Result: Started 19th Finished 13th 2 laps down

TODAY'S FEATURE INDY 500 DRIVER: BUDDY LAZIER

1989
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify

1990
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify

1991
INDY 500 Result: Started 23rd Finished 33rd crashed out after 1 lap

1992
INDY 500 Result: Started 24th Finished 14th blew and engine with 61 laps to go

1993
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify

1994
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify

1995
INDY 500 Result: Started 23rd Finished 27th dropped out after 45 laps

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 blew an engine with 29 laps to go

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