#2: 8 victories

#3: 11 victories (Howdy Wilcox 1919, Mauri Rose 1948, Rodger Ward 1962, Bobby Unser 1968, Johnny Rutherford 1974, Bobby Unser 1981, Bobby Rahal 1986, Rick Mears 1991, Al Unser Jr. 1992, Helio Castroneves 2002, Helio Castroneves 2009)

#4: 5 victories (Gaston Chevrolet 1920, Billy Arnold 1930, Jim Rathmann 1960, Johnny Rutherford 1980, Emerson Fittipaldi 1993)

#5: 6 victories (Kelly Petillo 1935, Rodger Ward 1959, Tom Sneva 1983, Danny Sullivan 1985, Rick Mears 1988, Arie Luyendyk 1997)

#6: 5 victories (Wilbur Shaw 1937, Bob Sweikert 1955, Rick Mears 1984, Gil de Ferran 2003, Sam Hornish, Jr. 2006)

#7: 2 victories (Bill Cummings 1934, Bill Holland 1949)

#8: 3 victories (Joe Dawson 1912, Louis Meyer 1936, Pat Flaherty 1956)

#9: 4 victories (Sam Hanks 1957, Rick Mears 1979, Juan Montoya 2000, Scott Dixon 2008)

#10: 1 victory (Dario Franchitti 2010)

#11: None

#12: 1 victory (Peter DePaolo 1925)

#13: None

#14: 6 victories (Louis Meyer 1928, Bill Vukovich 1953-1954, A.J. Foyt 1967, A.J. Foyt 1977, Kenny Brack 1999)

#15: 3 victories (L.L. Corum & Joe Boyer 1924, Frank Lockhart 1926, Buddy Rice 2004)

#16: 4 victories (Jules Goux 1913, Rene Thomas 1914, Floyd Davis & Mauri Rose 1941, George Robson 1946)

#17: 1 victory (Dario Resta 1916)

#18: None

#19: None

#20: 3 victories (Gordon Johncock 1973, Gordon Johncock 1982, Emerson Fittipaldi 1989)

#21: None

#22: None

#23: 2 victories (Louis Schnieder 1931, Floyd Roberts 1938)

#24: 1 victory (Graham Hill 1966)

#25: 1 victory (Al Unser Sr. 1987)

#26: 1 victory (Dan Wheldon 2005)

#27: 3 victories (Mauri Rose 1947, Jacques Villeneuve 1995, Dario Franchitti 2007)

#28-#29: None

#30: 1 victory (Arie Luyendyk 1990)

#31: 1 victory (Al Unser Jr. 1994)

#32: 2 victories (Ray Harroun 1911, George Souders 1927)

#33: None

#34: 1 victory (Fred Frame 1932)

#35: 1 victory (Jimmy Murphy 1922)

#36: 1 victory (Louis Meyer 1933)

#37-#47: None

#48: 1 victory (Bobby Unser 1975)

#49-#50: None

#51: 1 victory (Eddie Cheever Jr. 1998)

#52-#65: None

#66: 1 victory (Mark Donohue 1972)

#67: None

#68: 1 victory (Helio Castroneves 2001)

#69-#81: None

#82: 1 victory (Jimmy Clark 1965)

#83-#90: None

#91: 1 victory (Buddy Lazier 1996)

#92-#97: None

#98: 2 victories (Troy Ruttman 1952, Parnelli Jones 1963)

#99: 1 victory (Lee Wallard 1951)

Indy 500: All-Time Car Number Chart

#	Times Used	First Year	Last Year	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top 5	Top 10	Poles
#0	0
#1	74	1911	2006	7	8	9	30	37	13
#2	77	1911	2009	8	5	9	31	37	7
#3	80	1911	2009	11	6	9	31	42	8
#4	82	1911	2009	5	5	6	25	35	7
#5	85	1911	2009	6	1	3	17	29	7
#6	72	1911	2009	5	3	1	17	32	6
#7	77	1911	2009	2	4	3	15	30	1
#8	80	1911	2009	3	3	0	11	28	4
#9	74	1911	2008	4	5	6	20	34	2
#10	70	1911	2009	0	5	4	12	22	2
#11	36	1911	2009	0	1	3	8	20	2
#12	72	1911	2009	1	4	2	15	24	0
#13	4	1914	2009	0	0	0	0	1	0
#14	81	1912	2009	6	5	1	15	31	3
#15	67	1911	2009	3	2	3	12	24	1
#16	71	1911	2009	4	4	1	13	28	1
#17	56	1911	2009	1	2	0	5	13	1
#18	65	1911	2009	0	1	2	9	16	2
#19	56	1911	2009	0	1	1	4	15	1
#20	33	1911	2009	3	1	2	9	16	1
#21	64	1911	2009	0	1	3	10	21	0
#22	58	1912	2008	0	2	2	6	22	0
#23	48	1911	2009	2	0	2	6	8	2
#24	50	1911	2009	1	0	0	2	9	0
#25	51	1911	2008	1	1	0	4	16	0
#26	52	1911	2009	1	3	2	7	13	0
#27	55	1911	2009	3	0	2	6	19	0
#28	42	1911	2001	0	1	1	3	11	2
#29	41	1912	1990	0	0	1	2	7	0
#30	18	1911	2002	1	0	1	4	8	0
#31	41	1911	2007	1	0	1	5	12	2
#32	35	1911	2003	2	0	0	6	12	0
#33	48	1911	2008	0	2	1	5	18	5
#34	36	1911	2008	1	1	0	5	11	0
#35	33	1911	2001	1	0	0	2	4	1
#36	27	1911	2009	1	0	2	5	8	1
#37	22	1911	2005	0	0	1	1	5	0
#38	27	1911	1983	0	0	0	1	8	0
#39	21	1911	2007	0	0	1	1	3	0
#40	21	1967	1998	0	1	0	4	7	0
#41	36	1911	2009	0	0	0	0	7	0
#42	28	1911	1999	0	0	0	3	5	0
#43	21	1914	2009	0	0	0	1	5	0
#44	36	1911	2009	0	0	0	3	9	0
#45	29	1911	1996	0	0	0	1	6	0
#46	13	1911	1980	0	0	1	1	3	0
#47	14	1929	1992	0	0	0	0	0	0
#48	34	1914	2005	1	3	1	6	11	0
#49	14	1914	2001	0	0	0	0	1	0
#50	11	1979	2007	0	0	0	2	3	0
#51	24	1933	2006	1	0	0	3	4	0
#52	23	1936	2006	0	0	1	4	6	0
#53	20	1929	2002	0	0	1	1	5	0
#54	27	1931	2003	0	0	2	7	13	1
#55	28	1931	2007	0	0	1	2	5	0
#56	15	1939	1990	0	0	0	1	1	0
#57	11	1931	1984	0	0	0	1	1	0
#58	13	1931	1977	0	0	0	0	2	0
#59	18	1931	1994	0	1	0	2	4	0
#60	11	1968	1996	0	0	0	1	3	2
#61	13	1932	2006	0	1	0	2	6	0
#62	10	1935	1973	0	0	0	0	0	0
#63	5	1934	1976	0	0	0	0	1	0
#64	10	1933	1996	0	0	0	0	0	0
#65	12	1932	1989	0	0	0	0	2	0
#66	18	1935	2001	1	2	0	3	4	0
#67	9	1931	2009	0	0	0	0	0	0
#68	13	1933	2001	1	0	0	1	4	0
#69	10	1931	1989	0	0	0	1	2	0
#70	7	1968	2005	0	1	0	1	1	0
#71	12	1949	1994	0	0	0	0	2	0
#72	7	1931	1997	0	0	0	1	1	0
#73	18	1934	1984	0	0	0	4	4	0
#74	7	1948	1981	0	0	0	1	1	0
#75	8	1950	2000	0	0	0	0	1	0
#76	7	1948	1993	0	0	0	2	2	0
#77	25	1949	2007	0	0	0	2	5	0
#78	4	1968	1978	0	0	0	0	0	0
#79	4	1962	1994	0	0	0	0	1	0
#80	5	1971	1995	0	0	0	0	0	0
#81	15	1950	1999	0	0	0	0	4	0
#82	7	1956	1974	1	0	0	1	1	0
#83	14	1951	2005	0	1	0	2	4	0
#84	19	1963	2001	0	0	0	0	4	0
#85	1	1971	1971	0	0	0	0	0	0
#86	11	1948	1991	0	1	0	1	1	1
#87	2	1959	1987	0	0	0	0	0	0
#88	17	1953	2006	0	0	0	1	3	0
#89	11	1955	1979	0	0	0	0	3	0
#90	12	1968	2006	0	0	0	0	1	0
#91	26	1948	2008	1	2	0	4	8	0
#92	15	1953	2006	0	1	0	2	4	0
#93	8	1952	1992	0	0	0	0	2	0
#94	8	1965	1983	0	0	0	1	2	0
#95	9	1957	2005	0	0	0	1	1	0
#96	6	1962	1999	0	0	0	0	0	0
#97	16	1953	2006	0	0	0	0	3	1
#98	40	1948	2007	2	1	0	4	13	3
#99	25	1951	2009	1	1	1	6	8	0
#00	1	2009	2009	0	0	0	0	0	0
#01	0
#02	3	2007	2009	0	0	0	0	1	0
#03	0
#04	0
#05	0
#06	2	2008	2009	0	0	0	0	0	0
#07	0
#08	0
#09	0

Most Popular Numbers (93 possible races) 85 times #5 82 times #4 81 times #14 80 times #3, #8 77 times #2, #7 75 times #9

Least Popular Numbers (93 possible races) 0 times #0, #01, #03, #04, #05, #07, #08, #09 1 time #85, #00 2 times #87, #06 3 times #02 4 times #13, #78, #79 5 times #63, #80 #80

Winning Car Numbers (93 possible races)
11 times	#3
8 times	#2
7 times	#1
6 times	#5, #14
5 times	#4, #6
4 times	#9, #16
3 times	#8, #15, #20, #27
2 times	#7, #23, #32, #98
1 time	#12, #17, #24, #25, #26, #30, #31, #34, #35 #36, #48, #51, #66, #68, #82, #91, #99

Pole Position Car Numbers (93 possible races)
13 times	#1
8 times	#3
7 times	#2, #4, #5
6 times	#6
5 times	#33
4 times	#8
3 times	#14, #98
2 times	#9, #10, #11, #18, #23, #28, #31, #60
1 time	#7, #15, #16, #17, #19 #20, #35, #36, #54, #86, #97

Car Number Notes

Every number #1 through #99 has been used for the Indianapolis 500 at least once. By the mid-1970s, every number had been used at least once except for #50. In 1979, car #50 was used for the first time, and at that point, all numbers #1 through #99 had been used.

In 1911, car numbers and starting positions were assigned by order of entry in the mail. Some exceptions were made, and some numbers, such as #13, were not used, therefore the lineup was not quite in numerical order from top to bottom. One notable exception was eventaul winner Ray Harroun. He secured an exception to use #32, which was used to help market his Marmon "Wasp."

For many years, rules prohibited the use of number #13.

In 1919, car numbers were assigned the morning of the race in order to foil "bootleg" program sellers.

For many years, numbers ending in "0" were not allowed except for #10. Scoring officials commonly called out several numbers out loud and did not want those numbers to be confused if followed by a single digit. For example, if the official called out "20, 3" quickly, it many be confused for "23." In modern times, computers keep score of the race, and this rule was no longer necessary.

Rules have never allowed the use of three-digit numbers.

For many years, rules did not allow numbers such as #0, #00, and #01 through #09. Through 2006, none of those numbers had ever been used. In NASCAR and other forms of racing, those numbers are common. In 2007, Vision Racing, incidently co-owned by Speedway President Tony George, entered a car with number #02, it became the first car with a "zero-" prefix. Since then, "zero-" prefix numbers have been allowed in the IndyCar Series. In 2008, following the unification with Champ Car, some former Champ Car teams used a "zero-" prefix number. It was an effort, for the 2008 transitional season, to maintain their previously chosen single-digit number that they had planned to use had there been a Champ Car season. In 2009, the practice continued, largely by the same teams.

During practice and qualifying, up to two cars can be entered under a single number. For example, #1 & #1T. The "T" derives from either the word "test" or the word "temporary." In older days, a back-up car was for testing purposes. Today, a back-up car is for replacement of a wrecked car, or substitution of a primary car. It is not unusual for a driver to prefer the "back-up" car over the "primary" after driving both in practice rounds.