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A. J. Foyt, Al Unser, Rick Mears, and Hélio Castroneves share the record for the most victories with four each. [ 11 ] Troy Ruttman and Unser are the youngest and oldest Indianapolis 500 winners, winning at the ages of 22 years and 80 days in 1952 and 47 years and 360 days in 1987, respectively. [ 12 ] Juan Pablo Montoya holds the record for ...
The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, [1][2] and commonly shortened to Indy 500, is an annual automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States, an enclave suburb of Indianapolis. The event is traditionally held over Memorial Day weekend, usually the last weekend of May.
Watson-built roadsters won the Indianapolis 500 in 1956, 1959, 1960, 1962, and 1964; and the 1961 and 1963 winners were closely resembled Watson-based designs. During this time (1950–1960), the Indy 500 awarded points towards the World Championship of Drivers. However, very few European entries even made an attempt to race at Indy.
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 ...
All-time lap leaders. Two hundred thirty-nine drivers have led the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, in 107 races. Career lap leader percentage rounded to hundredths of a percent. Green indicates drivers active as of most recent race. Lora L. Corum and Floyd Davis are credited as being co-winners of the Indianapolis 500 in 1924 and 1941, respectively.
Mario Andretti. Michael Andretti. Keith Andrews (racing driver) Ernie Ansterburg. Herb Ardinger. Frank Armi. Marcus Armstrong. Billy Arnold (racing driver) Chuck Arnold.
[3] [4] [6] It was owner Roger Penske's first of nineteen Indy 500 victories (as of 2023) and the first victory for a McLaren chassis at Indy. Al Unser Sr., who won the race in 1970 and 1971, was looking to become the first driver in history to "three-peat" at the Indianapolis 500. He fell short, but his runner-up finish ties for the best three ...
0. Louis Meyer (July 21, 1904 – October 7, 1995) was an American racing driver who was the first three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500. He is generally regarded as one of the finest racers of his generation. Meyer is perhaps best known as the driver who started the tradition of drinking milk after winning the Indianapolis 500.