Year Driver Chassis/Engine Time Avg-MPH UNDER IRL SANCTION 2002 Helio Castroneves Dallara/Chevrolet 3:00:10 166.499 2001 Helio Castroneves Dallara/Aurora 3:31:54 141.574 2000 Juan Montoya G Force/Aurora 2:58:43 167.607 1999 Kenny Brack Dallara/Aurora 3:15:40 153.176 1998 Eddie Cheever, Jr. Olds-Aurora 3:26:40 145.155 1997 Arie Luyendyk G Force/Aurora 3:25:43 145.827 UNDER USAC SANCTION 1996 Buddy Lazier Reynard/Ford 3:22:46 147.956 1995 Jacques Villeneuve Reynard/Ford 3:15:18 153.616 1994 Al Unser Jr. Penske/Mercedes 3:06:29 160.872 1993 Emerson Fittipaldi Penske/Chevrolet 3:10:50 157.207 1992 Al Unser Jr. Galmer/Chevrolet 3:43:05 134.477 1991 Rick Mears Penske/Chevrolet 2:50:01 176.457 1990 Arie Luyendyk Lola/Chevrolet 2:41:18 185.984 (7) 1989 Emerson Fittipaldi Penske/Chevrolet 2:59:01 167.581 1988 Rick Mears Penske/Chevrolet 3:27:10 144.809 1987 Al Unser March/Cosworth 3:04:59 162.175 1986 Bobby Rahal March/Cosworth 2:55:43 170.722 1985 Danny Sullivan March/Cosworth 3:16:06 152.982 1984 Rick Mears March/Cosworth 3:30:21 163.612 1983 Tom Sneva March/Cosworth 3:05:03 162.117 1982 Gordon Johncock Wildcat/Cosworth 3:05:09 162.029 1981 Bobby Unser Penske/Cosworth 3:35:41 139.084 1980 Johnny Rutherford Penzoil Chaparral 3:29:59 142.862 1979 Rick Mears Penske/Cosworth 3:08:47 158.899 1978 Al Unser Lola/Cosworth 3:05:54 161.363 1977 A. J. Foyt Coyote Foyt 3:05:57 161.331 1976 Johnny Rutherford Drake/Offenhauser 1:42:52 (6) 148.725 1975 Bobby Unser Meyer Drake 2:54:55 (5) 149.213 1974 Johnny Rutherford Offenhauser 3:09:10 158.589 1973 Gordon Johncock Offenhauser 2:05:26 (4) 159.036 1972 Mark Donohue Offenhauser 3:04:05 162.962 1971 Al Unser Colt/Ford 3:10:11 157.735 1970 Al Unser Colt/Ford 3:12:37 155.749 1969 Mario Andretti Hawk/Ford 3:11:14 156.867 1968 Bobby Unser Offenhauser 3:16:13 152.882 1967 A. J. Foyt Ford 3:18:24 151.207 1966 Graham Hill Ford 3:27:52 144.317 1965 Jim Clark Ford 3:19:05 150.686 1964 A. J. Foyt Offenhauser 3:23:35 147.350 1963 Parnelli Jones Offenhauser 3:29:35 143.137 1962 Rodger Ward Offenhauser 3:33:50 140.293 1961 A. J. Foyt Offenhauser 3:35:37 139.131 1960 Jim Rathmann Offenhauser 3:36:11 138.767 1959 Rodger Ward Offenhauser 3:40:49 135.857 1958 Jim Bryan Offenhauser 3:44:13 133.791 1957 Sam Hanks Offenhauser 3:41:14 135.601 1956 Pat Flaherty Offenhauser 3:53:28 128.490 UNDER AAA SANCTION 1955 Bob Sweikert Offenhauser 3:53:59 128.209 1954 Bill Vukovich Offenhauser 3:49:17 130.840 1953 Bill Vukovich Offenhauser 3:53:01 128.740 1952 Troy Ruttman Offenhauser 3:52:41 128.922 1951 Lee Wallard Offenhauser 3:57:38 126.244 1950 Johnnie Parsons Offenhauser 2:46:55 (3) 124.002 1949 Lee Wallard Offenhauser 4:07:15 121.327 1948 Mauri Rose Offenhauser 4:10:23 119.814 1947 Mauri Rose Offenhauser 4:17:52 116.338 1946 George Robson Thorne/Sparks 4:21:16 114.820 1941 Floy Davis/ Offenhauser 4:20:36 115.117 Mauri Rose 1940 Wilbur Shaw Maserati 4:22:31 114.277 1939 Wilbur Shaw Maserati 4:20:47 115.035 1938 Floyd Roberts Offenhauser 4:15:58 117.200 1937 Wilbur Shaw Offenhauser 4:24:07 113.580 1936 Louis Meyer Offenhauser 4:35:03 109.069 1935 Kelly Petillo Offenhauser 4:42:22 106.240 1934 William Cummings Offenhauser 4:46:05 104.863 1933 Louis Meyer Miller 4:48:00 104.162 1932 Fred Frame Miller 4:48:03 104.144 1931 Louis Schneider Miller 5:10:27 96.629 1930 Billy Arnold Miller 4:58:39 100.448 1929 Ray Keech Miller 5:07:25 97.585 1928 Louis Meyer Miller 5:01:33 99.482 1927 George Souders Duesenberg 5:07:33 97.545 1926 Frank Lockhart Miller 4:10:14 (2) 95.904 1925 Peter DePaolo Duesenberg 4:56:39 101.127 1924 L. L. Corum/ Duesenberg 5:05:23 98.234 Joe Boyer 1923 Tommy Milton Miller 5:29:50 90.954 1922 Jimmy Murphy Miller 5:17:30 94.484 1921 Tommy Milton Frontenac 5:34:34 89.621 1920 Gaston Chevrolet Monroe 5:38:32 88.618 1919 Howard Wilcox Peugot 5:40:42 88.050 1916 Dario Resta Peugot 3:34:17 (1) 84.001 1915 Ralph DePalma Mercedes 5:33:55 89.840 1914 Rene Thomas Delage 6:03:45 82.474 1913 Juses Goux Peugot 6:35:05 75.933 1912 Joe Dawson National 6:21:06 78.719 1911 Ray Harroun Marmon Wasp 6:42:08 74.602 Notes: 1. 300 Miles (scheduled) 2. 400 Miles (rain) 3. 345 Miles (rain) 4. 332.5 Miles (rain) 5. 435 Miles (rain) 6. 255 Miles (rain) 7. Track record

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a 2.5 Mile macadam oval, was built in 1909. In 1911 it was paved with brick and the first Indy 500 was run at what would become known as "The Brickyard".