Indianapolis 500
The Indianapolis 500 is the most prestigous open-wheel race in North America, held every year since 1911 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The race is currently part of the schedule for the Indy Racing League (IRL), and is its most valuable race on the schedule.
The race's winner is the recipient of the Borg-Warner Trophy (or more correctly, a replica of the trophy) and has his name and face etched on the trophy.
The race was on the Formula One Calendar between 1950 and 1960.
[edit] Indianapolis 500 Winners
Drivers in bold won the race from the pole position.
| Year | Winner | Nationality | Car Make | Avg. MPH |
| 1911 | Ray Harroun | USA | Marmoun | 74.602 |
| 1912 | Joe Dawson | USA | National | 78.719 |
| 1913 | Jules Goux | France | Peugeot | 75.933 |
| 1914 | Rene Thomas | France | Delage | 82.474 |
| 1915 | Ralph DePalma | USA | Mercedes | 89.840 |
| 1916 | Dario Resta | England | Peugeot | 84.001 |
| 1917-18 | Not Held due to WWI | |||
| 1919 | Howdy Wilcox | USA | Peugeot | 88.050 |
| 1920 | Gaston Chevrolet | USA | Frontenac | 88.618 |
| 1921 | Tommy Milton | USA | Frontenac | 89.621 |
| 1922 | Jimmy Murphy | USA | Duesenberg/Miller | 94.484 |
| 1923 | Tommy Milton | USA | Miller | 90.954 |
| 1924 | Lora Corum & Joe Boyer | USA | Duesenberg | 98.234 |
| 1925 | Peter DePaolo | USA | Duesenberg | 101.127 |
| 1926 | Frank Lockhart | USA | Miller | 95.904 |
| 1927 | George Souders | USA | Duesenberg | 97.545 |
| 1928 | Louis Meyer | USA | Miller | 99.482 |
| 1929 | Ray Keech | USA | Miller | 97.585 |
| 1930 | Billy Arnold | USA | Summers/Miller | 100.448 |
| 1931 | Louis Schneider | USA | Stevens/Miller | 96.629 |
| 1932 | Fred Frame | USA | Wetteroth/Miller | 104.144 |
| 1933 | Louis Meyer | USA | Miller | 104.162 |
| 1934 | Bill Cummings | USA | Miller | 104.863 |
| 1935 | Kelly Petrillo | USA | Wetteroth/Offenhauser | 106.240 |
| 1936 | Louis Meyer | USA | Stevens/Miller | 109.069 |
| 1937 | Wilbur Shaw | USA | Shaw/Offenhauser | 113.580 |
| 1938 | Floyd Roberts | USA | Wetteroth/Miller | 117.200 |
| 1939 | Wilbur Shaw | USA | Maserati | 115.035 |
| 1940 | Wilbur Shaw | USA | Maserati | 114.277 |
| 1941 | Floyd Davis & Mauri Rose | USA | Wetteroth/Offenhauser | 115.117 |
| 1942-45 | Not Held due to WWII | |||
| 1946 | George Robson | USA | Adams/Sparks | 114.820 |
| 1947 | Mauri Rose | USA | Deidt/Offenhauser | 116.338 |
| 1948 | Mauri Rose | USA | Deidt/Offenhauser | 119.814 |
| 1949 | Bill Holland | USA | Deidt/Offenhauser | 119.814 |
| 1950 | Johnny Parsons | USA | Kurtis Kraft/Offenhauser | 124.002 |
| 1951 | Lee Wallard | USA | Kurtis Kraft/Offenhauser | 126.244 |
| 1952 | Troy Ruttman | USA | Kuzma/Offenhauser | 128.922 |
| 1953 | Bill Vukovich | USA | Kurtis Kraft/Offenhauser | 128.740 |
| 1954 | Bill Vukovich | USA | Kurtis Kraft/Offenhauser | 130.840 |
| 1955 | Bob Sweikert | USA | Kurtis Kraft/Offenhauser | 128.213 |
| 1956 | Pat Flaherty | USA | Watson/Offenhauser | 128.490 |
| 1957 | Sam Hanks | USA | Salih/Offenhauser | 135.601 |
| 1958 | Jimmy Bryan | USA | Salih/Offenhauser | 133.791 |
| 1959 | Rodger Ward | USA | Watson/Offenhauser | 135.857 |
| 1960 | Jim Rathmann | USA | Watson/Offenhauser | 138.767 |
| 1961 | A.J. Foyt | USA | Travis/Offenhauser | 139.130 |
| 1962 | Rodger Ward | USA | Watson/Offenhauser | 140.293 |
| 1963 | Parnelli Jones | USA | Watson/Offenhauser | 143.137 |
| 1964 | A.J. Foyt | USA | Watson/Offenhauser | 147.350 |
| 1965 | Jim Clark | Scotland | Lotus/Ford | 150.686 |
| 1966 | Graham Hill | England | Lola/Ford | 144.317 |
| 1967 | A.J. Foyt | USA | Coyote/Ford | 151.207 |
| 1968 | Bobby Unser | USA | Eagle/Offenhauser | 152.882 |
| 1969 | Mario Andretti | USA | Hawk/Offenhauser | 156.867 |
| 1970 | Al Unser | USA | Colt/Ford | 155.749 |
| 1971 | Al Unser | USA | Colt/Ford | 157.735 |
| 1972 | Mark Donohue | USA | McLaren/Offenhauser | 162.962 |
| 1973 | Gordon Johncock | USA | Eagle/Offenhauser | 159.036 |
| 1974 | Johnny Rutherford | USA | McLaren/Offenhauser | 158.589 |
| 1975 | Bobby Unser | USA | Eagle/Offenhauser | 148.725 |
| 1976 | Johnny Rutherford | USA | McLaren/Offenhauser | 148.725 |
| 1977 | A.J. Foyt | USA | Coyote/Foyt | 161.331 |
| 1978 | Al Unser | USA | Lola/Ford Cosworth | 161.363 |
| 1979 | Rick Mears | USA | Penske/Ford Cosworth | 158.899 |
| 1980 | Johnny Rutherford | USA | Chapparal/Ford Cosworth | 142.682 |
| 1981 | Bobby Unser | USA | Penske/Ford Cosworth | 139.084 |
| 1982 | Gordon Johncock | USA | Wildcat/Ford Cosworth | 162.029 |
| 1983 | Tom Sneva | USA | March/Ford Cosworth | 162.117 |
| 1984 | Rick Mears | USA | March/Ford Cosworth | 163.612 |
| 1985 | Danny Sullivan | USA | March/Ford Cosworth | 152.982 |
| 1986 | Bobby Rahal | USA | March/Ford Cosworth | 170.722 |
| 1987 | Al Unser | USA | March/Ford Cosworth | 162.175 |
| 1988 | Rick Mears | USA | Penske/Chevrolet | 144.809 |
| 1989 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Penske/Chevrolet | 167.581 |
| 1990 | Arie Luyendyk | Netherlands | Lola/Chevrolet | 185.981 |
| 1991 | Rick Mears | USA | Penske/Chevrolet | 176.457 |
| 1992 | Al Unser Jr. | USA | Galmer/Chevrolet | 134.477 |
| 1993 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Penske/Chevrolet | 157.207 |
| 1994 | Al Unser Jr. | USA | Penske/Mercedes-Benz | 160.872 |
| 1995 | Jacques Villeneuve | Canada | Reynard/Ford Cosworth | 153.616 |
| 1996 | Buddy Lazier | USA | Reynard/Ford Cosworth | 147.956 |
| 1997 | Arie Luyendyk | Netherlands | G Force/Aurora | 145.827 |
| 1998 | Eddie Cheever | USA | Dallara/Aurora | 145.155 |
| 1999 | Kenny Brack | Sweden | Dallara/Aurora | 153.176 |
| 2000 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Columbia | G Force/Aurora | 167.496 |
| 2001 | Helio Castroneves | Brazil | Dallara/Aurora | 153.601 |
| 2002 | Helio Castroneves | Brazil | Dallara/Chevrolet | 166.499 |
| 2003 | Gil de Ferran | Brazil | Panoz/Toyota | 156.291 |
| 2004 | Buddy Rice | USA | Panoz/Honda | 138.518 |
| 2005 | Dan Wheldon | England | Dallara/Honda | 157.603 |
| 2006 | Sam Hornish Jr. | USA | Dallara/Honda | 157.085 |
| 2007 | Dario Franchitti | Scotland | Dallara/Honda | 151.774 |
| 2008 | Scott Dixon | New Zealand | Dallara/Honda | 143.567 |
| Indianapolis 500 | |
| 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919 | |
| 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929 | |
| 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939 | |
| 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949 | |
| 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 | |
| 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 | |
| 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 | |
| 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 | |
| 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 | |
| 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 | |
