Indianapolis 500 - Winning Combinations
Starting Positions Of Winning Cars
1st--16 6th--4 11th--1 16th--0 21st--1 26th--0 31st--0
2nd--10 7th--5 12th--1 17th--2 22nd--2 27th--1 32nd--0
3rd-- 9 8th--2 13th--3 18th--0 23rd--0 28th--2 33rd--0
4th-- 6 9th--1 14th--1 19th--1 24th--0 29th--0
5th-- 7 10th--1 15th--3 20th--3 25th--1 30th--0
Winners From Pole Position -- 16
1922--Jimmy Murphy 1963--Parnelli Jones 1981--Bobby Unser
1923--Tommy Milton 1970--Al Unser 1988--Rick Mears
1930--Billy Arnold 1976--Johnny Rutherford 1991--Rick Mears
1938--Floyd Roberts 1979--Rick Mears 1994--Al Unser Jr.
1953--Bill Vukovich 1980--Johnny Rutherford 1997--Arie Luyendyk
1956--Pat Flaherty
Rookie Winners -- 6
1911--Ray Harroun 1914--Rene Thomas 1927--George Souders
1913--Jules Goux 1926--Frank Lockhart 1966--Graham Hill
Quick Facts, Records
·Most victories: 4 -- A.J. Foyt Jr. (1961, 64, 67, 77), Al Unser (1970-71, 78, 87), Rick Mears
(1979, 84, 88, 91)
·Longest span between first and last victory: 17 years -- Al Unser (1970 to 1987)
·Most victories from pole position: 3 -- Rick Mears (1979, 88, 91)
·First two-time winner: Tommy Milton (1921, 23)
·First three-time winner: Louis Meyer (1928, 33, 36)
·First four-time winner: A.J. Foyt Jr. (1961, 64, 67, 77)
·Youngest winner: Troy Ruttman (1952) -- 22 years, 80 days old
·Oldest winner: Al Unser (1987) -- 47 years, 360 days old
·Largest margin of victory: 13 min., 8.40 sec. -- Jules Goux over Spencer Wishart (1913)
·Closest margin of victory: .043 of a second -- Al Unser Jr. over Scott Goodyear (1992)
·Most laps led (race and winner): 198 -- Billy Arnold (1930)
·Fewest laps led (winner): 2 -- Joe Dawson (1912)
·Fastest average winning speed: 185.981 mph -- Arie Luyendyk (1990)
·Slowest average winning speed: 74.602 mph -- Ray Harroun (1911)
·Lowest starting position, winner: 28th -- Ray Harroun (1911), Louis Meyer (1936)