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Indianapolis 500 Lap Leaders |
Indianapolis 500 Lap Leaders |
Indianapolis 500 Lap Leaders |
Note: L.L. Corum and Floyd Davis were co-winners in 1926 and 1941 respectively. Both of them started the race in their own car, and at some point during the race, handed the controls over to a relief driver. In Corum's case it was Joe Boyer, and in Davis' case it was Mauri Rose. Both Boyer and Rose would ultimately take their respective cars to the lead, and go on to win those two races. It was commonplace in the years prior to and just after W.W.I.I. to frequently utilize relief drivers. However, seldom did the relief drivers remain in the car for the remainder of the race. Typically the original starting driver would get back in the car to finish the race. Neither Corum nor Davis respectively managed to lead any laps while under control of their cars, and thus were never credited with leading any laps. Neither driver managed to lead any laps during any other races either, thus have zero laps led for their careers. Both were credited as co-winners of their respective races, and have an unusual distinction of no laps led, yet a victory.
Bold Indicates Race Winners Driver Laps ------------------------------------ Dario Franchitti 306 Scott Dixon 293 Dan Wheldon 235 Helio Castroneves 231 Tony Kanaan 214 Tomas Scheckter 153 Buddy Rice 99 Bruno Junqueira 52 Marco Andretti 37 Danica Patrick 29 Alex Tagliani 20 Oriol Servia 18 Ryan Briscoe 16 Vitor Meira 15 Mike Conway 15 Justin Wilson 11 Bertrand Baguette 11 J.R. Hildebrand 7 Graham Rahal 6 Ed Carpenter 6 Davey Hamilton 3 John Andretti 2 ------------------------------------
Note: Includes drivers actively racing in the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series season or was stand-alone Indy 500 entry in 2011.
*- 180 laps/450 miles due to rain |
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*- 166 laps/415 miles due to rain |
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| Fewest Laps Led To Finish & Win | |
| Last Lap (lap 200) | Dan Wheldon (2010) |
| Last Lap (lap 200) | Sam Hornish, Jr. (2006) |
| Last 2 laps (laps 199-200) | Joe Dawson (1912), Emerson Fittipaldi (1989), Kenny Brack (1999) |
| Last 3 laps (laps 198-200) | A.J. Foyt (1961), Bobby Rahal (1986) |
| Last 4 laps (laps 197-200) | Jim Rathmann (1960), A.J. Foyt (1967) |
| Last 6 laps (laps 195-200) | Jacques Villeneuve (1995) |
| Last 7 laps (laps 194-200) | Dan Wheldon (2005) |
| Last 8 laps (laps 193-200) | Mauri Rose (1947), Buddy Lazier (1996) |
| Last 9 laps (laps 192-200) | Troy Ruttman (1952), Bobby Unser (1968), Dario Franchitti (2010) |
| Last 10 laps (laps 191-200) | Graham Hill (1966), Bobby Unser (1975), Tom Sneva (1983) |
Note that this indicates that the driver took the lead for the final time with the designated number of laps to go. It does not necessarily indicate that was the only time the driver led, or that is the only number of laps the driver led during the entire race.
Interesting Notes
1914: 1st ten laps had 5 lead changes with 4 different leaders
1986: (L74-83) 5 lead changes with 5 different drivers in 10 laps
1953: (L171-175) 4 lead changes with 4 different drivers in 5 laps
1981: (L56-60) 5 different leaders in 5 laps
1970: (L51-54) 4 different leaders in 4 laps
2001: (L45-48) 4 different leaders in 4 laps
2002: (L66-69) 4 different leaders in 4 laps
(L63-70) 5 different leaders in 7 laps
2003: (L165-168) 4 different leaders in 4 laps
(L165-170) 5 different leaders in 6 laps
2005: (L54-57) 4 different leaders in 4 laps
2006: (L193-200) 4 different leaders in last 8 laps
2011: (L197-200) 3 different leaders in last 4 laps
Leaders of First and Last Lap (Same Race)
1922 Jimmy Murphy (started from pole position) 1924 Joe Boyer (led first lap in a different car) 1925 Peter DePaolo 1951 Lee Wallard 1953 Bill Vukovich (started from pole position) 1958 Jimmy Bryan 1965 Jimmy Clark 1969 Mario Andretti 1970 Al Unser, Sr. (started from pole position) 1976 Johnny Rutherford (started from pole position) 1980 Johnny Rutherford (started from pole position) 1981 Bobby Unser (started from pole position) 1984 Rick Mears 1989 Emerson Fittipaldi 1991 Rick Mears (started from pole position) 1994 Al Unser, Jr. (started from pole position) 2004 Buddy Rice (started from pole position) 2008 Scott Dixon (started from pole position) 2009 Helio Castroneves (started from pole position) 2010 Dario Franchitti (started from 3rd position)
Most Consecutive Laps Led From the Start
(Over 40 laps/100 miles)
Laps Driver Year ------------------------------- 92 Emerson Fittipaldi 1990 74 Jimmy Murphy 1922 (race winner) 65 Ralph DePalma 1919 64 Leon Duray 1928 63 Rex Mays 1935 61 Frank Lockhart 1927 59 Parnelli Jones 1962 (race winner) 53 Peter DePaolo 1925 (race winner) 51 Parnelli Jones 1967 50 Mark Donohue 1971 48 Bill Vukovich 1953 (race winner) 44 Al Unser, Sr. 1970 (race winner) 44 Jack McGrath 1954 42 Michael Andretti 1986 -------------------------------
Opening Lap Overview
Pole Position- Led the first lap of the race 39 times 2nd staring position- Led 23 times 3rd staring position- Led 22 times 4th staring position- Led 3 times 5th staring position- has never led first lap 6th staring position- Led 2 times 7th staring position- Led 1 time 8th staring position- has never led first lap 9th staring position- Led times
Opening Lap Leaders (since 1921)
Note: The current three-abreast starting grid was adopted in 1921.
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Pole Position 1921 Ralph DePalma 1922 Jimmy Murphy 1923 Tommy Milton 1927 Frank Lockhart 1928 Leon Duray 1929 Leon Duray 1930 Billy Arnold 1932 Lou Moore 1933 Bill Cummings 1934 Kelly Petillo 1935 Rex Mays 1936 Rex Mays 1939 Jimmy Snider 1940 Rex Mays 1948 Rex Mays 1949 Duke Nalon 1953 Bill Vukovich 1954 Jack McGrath 1957 Pat O'Connor 1959 Johnny Thompson 1962 Parnelli Jones 1964 Jim Clark 1966 Mario Andretti 1968 Joe Leonard 1970 Al Unser, Sr. 1972 Bobby Unser 1976 Johnny Rutherford 1980 Johnny Rutherford 1981 Bobby Unser 1983 Teo Fabi 1987 Mario Andretti 1990 Emerson Fittipaldi 1991 Rick Mears 1994 Al Unser, Jr. 1996 Tony Stewart 1998 Billy Boat 1999 Arie Luyendyk 2000 Greg Ray 2002 Bruno Junqueira 2003 Helio Castroneves 2004 Buddy Rice 2008 Scott Dixon 2009 Helio Castroneves |
2nd starting position 1925 Peter DePaolo 1926 Harry Hartz 1941 Rex Mays 1947 Cliff Bergere 1951 Lee Wallard 1956 Jim Rathmann 1963 Jim Hurtubise 1965 Jim Clark 1969 Mario Andretti 1971 Mark Donohue 1973 Bobby Unser 1974 Wally Dallenbach 1975 Gordon Johncock 1978 Danny Ongais 1988 Danny Sullivan 1997 Tony Stewart 2005 Sam Hornish, Jr. 2006 Helio Castroneves 2007 Tony Kanaan 2011 Scott Dixon |
3rd starting position 1931 Paul Bost 1937 Herb Ardinger 1938 Rex Mays 1950 Mauri Rose 1952 Jack McGrath 1955 Jack McGrath 1960 Rodger Ward 1961 Jim Hurtubise 1977 Al Unser, Sr. 1979 Al Unser, Sr. 1982 A.J. Foyt (see below) 1984 Rick Mears 1985 Bobby Rahal 1986 Michael Andretti 1989 Emerson Fittipaldi 1993 Raul Boesel 1995 Scott Goodyear 2001 Robby Gordon (see below) 2010 Dario Franchitti (see below) |
| Row 2 | ||
4th starting position 1924 Joe Boyer |
5th starting position None |
6th starting position 1967 Parnelli Jones 1992 Michael Andretti (see below) |
| Row 3 | ||
7th starting position 1958 Jimmy Bryan (see below) |
8th starting position None |
9th starting position 1923 Jimmy Murphy 1946 Mauri Rose |
1958: A massive pileup occured in turn three on the first lap. The cars from the 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th starting positions, among others, were elimiated. Jimmy Bryan, who started 7th and escaped the accident, slipped by to lead the first lap.
1970: Johnny Rutheford (2nd starting position in the middle of front row) took the lead into turn 1, but polesitter Al Unser, Sr. passed him on the backstretch to lead the first lap.
1982: A crash triggered by Kevin Cogan in the 2nd starting position eliminated himself, Mario Andretti in the 4th starting position, and two other cars. When the race was restarted, the first and second rows each only had two cars. A.J. Foyt took the lead on the first lap, needing only to pass polesitter Rick Mears into turn one.
1992: Polesitter Roberto Guerrero crashed out on the pace lap before the start. At the start, only two cars were in the front row. Michael Andretti in the 6th starting position, took the lead in turn one, needing only to pass four cars to do so.
2001: Polesitter Scott Sharp took the lead into turn one, but crashed in the shortchute before reaching turn two. Robby Gordon, who started 3rd, slipped by to lead the first lap.
2007: Polesitter Helio Castroneves took the lead into turn one, but as the field came around to complete the first lap, Tony Kanaan edged ahead and led the first lap officially by 0.0052 seconds.
2010: Polesitter Helio Castroneves took the lead into turn one, but as the field was going down the backstrech, Dario Franchitti set up to pass him into turn 3. A caution came out for the crash of Davey Hamiliton in turn 1, and Franchitti completed the pass for the lead. As the field came around to came around to complete the first lap, Franchitti was credited with the lead under caution.
Fewest Laps Led From Start
1- Bragg* 1913, Wilcox* 1914, Resta 1915, DePalma 1921, Hartz 1926, Moore* 1932, Ward 1960, Hurtubise* 1963 2- Tetzlaff* 1912, Murphy 1923, Boyer 1924, Meyer* 1930, Bost* 1931, Wallard 1951, Dallenbach* 1974, Hornish Jr 2005, Kanaan 2007, Dixon 2008 3- McGrath 1955, Ruttman* 1956, Rutherford 1976 4- Aitken 1911, O'Connor 1957, Thompson 1959 5- Andretti 1969 * only lap(s) led in race
Most Laps Led: Single Race (120 laps or more)
Laps Driver Year ------------------------------------ 198 Billy Arnold 1930 (race winner) 196 Ralph DePalma 1912 (car quit while leading with less than two laps to go) 195 Bill Vukovich 1953 (race winner) 190 Jim Clark 1965 (race winner) 190 Al Unser, Sr. 1970 (race winner) 170 Mario Andretti 1987 (engine quit while leading on 178th lap) 167 Parnelli Jones 1963 (race winner) 167 Juan Pablo Montoya 2000 (race winner) 160 Michael Andretti 1992 (engine quit while leading on 190th lap) 159 Lee Wallard 1951 (race winner) 158 Emerson Fittipaldi 1989 (race winner) 157 Tommy Milton 1923 (race winner) 155 Billy Arnold 1931 (crashed after 162 laps) 155 Dario Franchitti 2010 (race winner) 154 Jimmy Murphy 1922 (race winner) 150 Bill Vukovich 1952 (steering broke while leading with 8 laps to go) 148 Dan Wheldon 2006 (finished 4th) 146 Bill Holland 1949 (race winner) 146 A.J. Foyt 1964 (race winner) 145 Parnelli Jones 1967 (Turbine quit while leading with 3 laps to go) 145 Emerson Fittipaldi 1994 (crashed out while leading on 185th lap) 143 Bill Holland 1947 (crew showed E-Z sign, slowed down and finished 2nd) 139 Jimmy Bryan 1958 (race winner) 138 Jules Goux 1913 (race winner) 138 George Robson 1946 (race winner) 138 Gary Bettenhausen 1972 (dropped out after 184 laps) 136 Wilbur Shaw 1940 (race winner) 136 Sam Hanks 1957 (race winner) 132 Ralph DePalma 1915 (race winner) 131 Wilbur Shaw 1937 (race winner) 130 Rodger Ward 1959 (race winner) 129 Gordon Johncock 1977 (dropped out while leading on 185th lap) 128 Emerson Fittipaldi 1990 (finished 3rd) 127 Pat Flaherty 1956 (race winner) 127 Bobby Unser 1968 (race winner) 122 Johnny Rutherford 1974 (race winner) 120 Peter DePaolo 1925 (race winner) 120 Parnelli Jones 1962 (finished 7th) 120 Al Unser, Sr. 1978 (race winner) ------------------------------------
Most Laps Led to Finish, Single Race (75 laps or more)
Laps Driver Year ------------------------------------ 198 Billy Arnold 1930 147 Bill Vukovich 1953 146 Bill Holland 1949 146 A.J. Foyt 1964 126 Jimmy Clark 1965 125 Pat Flaherty 1956 120 Sam Hanks 1957 116 Rodger Ward 1959 108 George Robson 1946 105 Parnelli Jones 1963 98 Howdy Wilcox 1919 96 Wilbur Shaw 1940 95 Mario Andretti 1969 95 Al Unser, Sr. 1970 91 Tommy Milton 1923 90 Tommy Milton 1921 85 Rene Thomas 1914 80 Jimmy Murphy 1922 78 Rick Mears 1988 75 Jimmy Bryan 1958 ------------------------------------
Fewest Laps Led by Winner (Under 40 laps/100 miles)
Laps Driver Year ------------------------------------ 0 L.L. Corum (co-winner) 1924 0 Floyd Davis (co-winner) 1941 1 Dan Wheldon 2011 (took lead after J.R. Hildebrand crashed in turn 4 on the final lap) 2 Joe Dawson 1912 (took lead after Ralph DePalma broke down while leading with 2 laps to go) 10 Graham Hill 1966 (took lead when Jackie Stewart suffered low oil pressure while leading with 10 laps to go 11 Bobby Unser 1975 (race went 174 laps/435 miles due to rain) 13 Mark Donohue 1972 (Gary Bettenhaused dropped out on lap 176 after leading 138 laps) 14 Gaston Chevrolet 1920 15 Jacques Villeneuve 1995 (assumed lead with 5 laps to go when Scott Goodyear was black flagged for passing the pace car) 16 Emerson Fittipaldi 1993 18 Al Unser, Sr. 1987 (took over lead when Roberto Guerrero stalled in the pits on lap 182) 19 Louis Meyer 1928 19 Sam Hornish, Jr. 2006 (passed Marco Andretti for the lead and the win in last 450 feet) 24 Helio Castroneves 2002 25 Al Unser, Jr. 1992 (took over lead with 11 laps to go when Michael Andretti's car quit while leading) 25 Rick Mears 1979 26 Joe Boyer (co-winner) 1924 27 A.J. Foyt 1967 (took over lead with 3 laps to go when Parnelli Jones' Turbine quit while leading) 30 Rick Mears 1991 (passed Michael Andretti on outside of turn 1 with 12 laps to go) 30 Dan Wheldon 2005 31 Gil de Ferran 2003 34 Dario Franchitti 2007 (race went 166 laps/415 miles due to rain) 37 Arie Luyendyk 1990 39 Louis Schneider 1931 ------------------------------------
1911 1-4 Aitken 5-9 Wishart 10-13 Belcher 14-19 Bruce-Brown 20-23 DePalma 24-72 Bruce Brown 73-76 Aitken 77-102 Bruce-Brown 103-137 Harroun 177-181 Mulford 182-200 Harroun | 1912 1-2 Tetzlaff 3-198 DePalma 199-200 Dawson | 1913 1 Bragg 2-3 Evans 4-14 Goux 15-55 Burman 56-95 Goux 96-102 Anderson 103-124 Goux 125-135 Anderson 136-200 Goux | 1914 1 Wilcox 2-4 Christians 5 Goux 6 Christians 7 Bragg 8-12 Christians 13-29 Thomas 30-66 Duray 67-75 Guyot 76-115 Duray 116-200 Thomas |
1915 1 Resta 2-6 Wilcox 7-32 Anderson 33-61 Resta 62-127 DePalma 128-134 Resta 135-200 DePalma | 1916 1-9 Rickenbacker 10-17 Aitken 18-120 Resta | 1919 1-65 DePalma 66-74 L.Chevrolet 75-102 DePalma 103-200 Wilcox | 1920 1-11 Boyer 12 Klein 13 Chassange 14-37 Boyer 38-42 DePalma 43-62 Boyer 63-69 Thomas 70-107 Boyer 108-112 Thomas 113-186 DePalma 187-200 G. Chevrolet |
1921 1 DePalma 2 Sarles 3-110 DePalma 111-200 Milton | 1922 1-74 Murphy 75-83 Hartz 84-85 DePaolo 86-120 Hartz 121-200 Murphy | 1923 1-2 Murphy 3-5 Milton 6 Murphy 7-10 Milton 11-25 Murphy 26-27 Wilcox 28-29 Murphy 30-36 Milton 37 Murphy 38-48 Wilcox 49-62 Milton 63 Durant 64 Milton 65-66 Durant 67-103 Hartz 104-109 Hartz 110-200 Milton | 1924 1-2 Boyer 3-41 Murphy 42 Cooper 43 Murphy 44-102 Cooper 103-124 Murphy 125-176 Cooper 177-200 Boyer (relief for Corum) |
1925 1-53 DePaolo 54-62 Shafer 63-85 DePaolo 86-87 Hartz 88-104 DePaolo 105-107 Lewis 108-120 Hepburn 121-123 Cooper 124-173 Lewis 174-200 DePaolo | 1926 1 Hartz 2-16 Shafer 17-21 Lewis 22-24 Shafer 25-59 Lewis 60-93 Lockhart 94-98 Hartz 99-160 Lockhart (flagged rain) | 1927 1-61 Lockhart 62-91 Bauman 92-119 Lockhart 120-149 DePaolo (relief for McDonough) 150-200 Souders | 1928 1-64 L. Duray 65-73 Souders 74-85 Gleason 86-92 Stapp 93-135 Gleason 136-146 Snowberger (relief for Gleason) 147-181 Gulotta 182-200 Meyer |
1929 1-7 L. Duray 8-56 Litz 57-60 Moore 61 Meyer 62-79 Moore 80-94 Meyer 95-105 Frame 106-108 Keech 109-157 Meyer 158-200 Keech | 1930 1-2 Meyer 3-200 Arnold | 1931 1-2 Bost 3-6 Cumings 7-161 Arnold 162-200 Schneider | 1932 1 Moore 2-58 Arnold 59-94 Carey 95-108 Triplett 109 Wilcox II 110-115 Hall 116-125 Shaw 126-134 Frame 135-151 Shaw 152-200 Frame |
1933 1-32 Cummings 33-36 Frame 37-38 Stapp 39-50 Frame 51-129 Stapp 130-200 Meyer | 1934 1-6 Petillo 7-71 Brisko 72-78 Cummings 79-109 Rose 110-113 Brisko 114-124 Rose 125-148 Cummings 149-174 Rose 175-200 Cummings | 1935 1-63 Mays 64-67 Stapp 68-73 Petillo 74-99 Mays 100-139 Petillo 140-144 Shaw 145-200 Petillo | 1936 1-12 Mays 13-31 Stapp 32-82 Shaw 83-88 Stapp 89-130 Meyer 131-146 Horn 147-200 Meyer |
1937 1-2 Ardinger 3-26 Snyder 27-74 Shaw 75-83 Hepburn 84-129 Shaw 130-163 Swanson (relief for Hepburn) 164-200 Shaw | 1938 1-14 Mays 15-31 Snyder 32-33 Mays 34-74 Snyder 75-110 Roberts 111-144 Snyder 145-200 Roberts | 1939 1-36 Snyder 37-69 Shaw 70-73 Meyer 74 Mays 75-103 Snyder 104-130 Meyer 131-134 Horn 135-182 Meyer 183-200 Shaw | 1940 1-33 Mays 34-73 Shaw 74-99 Mays 100-104 Rose 105-200 Shaw |
1941 1-38 Mays 39-44 Rose 45-151 Shaw 152-161 Bergere 162-200 Rose (relief for Davis) | 1946 1-8 Rose 9-11 Mays 12-55 Hepburn 56-68 Robson 69-70 Bergere 71-87 Robson 88-92 Jackson 93-200 Robson | 1947 1-23 Bergere 24-59 Holland 60-85 Rose 86-192 Holland 193-200 Rose | 1948 1-17 Mays 18-72 Horn 73-91 Mays 92-100 Nalon 101-123 Rose 124-142 Horn 143-200 Rose |
1949 1-23 Nalon 24-35 Mays 36-54 Wallard 55-200 Holland | 1950 1-9 Rose 10-32 Parsons 33 Rose 34-104 Parsons 105-109 Rose 110-117 Holland 118-138 Parsons (flagged rain) | 1951 1-2 Wallard 3-4 McGrath 5-6 Wallard 7-15 McGrath 16-26 Wallard 27 Green 28-51 Wallard 52-76 Davies 77-80 Green 81-200 Wallard | 1952 1-6 McGrath 7-11 Vukovich 12 Ruttman 13-61 Vukovich 62-82 Ruttman 83-134 Vukovich 135-147 Ruttman 148-191 Vukovich 192-200 Ruttman |
1953 1-48 Vukovich 49 Agabashian 50 Rathmann 51-53 Hanks 54-200 Vukocich | 1954 1-44 McGrath 45-50 Daywalt 51-54 Cross 55 Daywalt 56-59 Cross 60 Daywalt 61 Vukovich 62 Hanks 63-88 Bryan 89-91 McGrath 92-129 Vukovich 130-149 Bryan 150-200 Vukovich | 1955 1-3 McGrath 4-14 Vukovich 15 McGrath 16-24 Vukovich 25-26 McGrath 27-56 Vukovich 57 Bryan 58 Sweikert 59-88 Bryan 89-132 Sweikert 133-156 Cross 157-159 Freeland 160-200 Sweikert | 1956 1-3 J. Rathmann 4-10 O'Connor 11-21 P. Russo 22-40 O'Connor 41 Flaherty 42-44 O'Connor 45 Flaherty 46-55 O'Connor 56-71 Parsons 72-75 Freeland 76-200 Flaherty |
1957 1-4 O'Connor 5-6 Ruttman 7-9 O'Connor 10-11 Ruttmann 12-35 P. Russo 36-48 Hanks 49-53 Thompson 54-110 Hanks 111-134 J. Rathmann 135-200 Hanks | 1958 1-18 Bryan 19-20 Bettenhausen 21 Sachs 22-25 Bettenhausen 26 Bryan 27-30 Amick 31 Bryan 32-34 Amick 35 Bettenhausen 36-46 Amick 47-48 Bryan 49 Bettenhausen 50-52 Bryan 53-65 Bettenhausen 66-104 Bryan 105-107 Bettenhausen 108-125 Boyd 126-200 Bryan | 1959 1-4 Thompson 5-12 Ward 13 J. Rathmann 14-16 Ward 17-30 J. Rathmann 31 Flaherty 32-33 J. Rathmann 34-40 Flaherty 41-42 J. Rathmann 43-45 Flaherty 46-48 Ward 49-84 Thompson 85-200 Ward | 1960 1 Ward 2-3 Sachs 4-18 Ward 19-24 Ruttman 25-37 J. Rathmann 38-41 Ward 42-51 Sachs 52-56 Ruttman 57-61 Sachs 62-69 J. Rathmann 70-72 Sachs 73-74 J. Rathmann 75 Sachs 76-85 J. Rathmann 86-95 Thompson 96-122 J. Rathmann 123-127 Ward 128-141 J. Rathmann 142-146 Ward 147 J. Rathmann 148-151 Ward 152-162 J. Rathmann 163-169 Ward 170 J. Rathmann 171-177 Ward 178-182 J. Rathmann 183-189 Ward 190-193 J. Rathmann 194-196 Ward 197-200 J. Rathmann |
1961 1-35 Hurtubise 36-41 J. Rathmann 42-44 Jones 45-51 Sachs 52-75 Jones 76-83 Foyt 84-88 Ruttman 89 Foyt 90-94 Ruttman 95-124 Foyt 125-137 Sachs 138 Foyt 139-141 Sachs 142-146 Foyt 147-151 Sachs 152-160 Foyt 161-167 Ward 168-169 Sachs 170-183 Foyt 184-197 Sachs 198-200 Foyt | 1962 1-59 Jones 60-61 Foyt 62-64 McCluskey 65-125 Jones 126-160 Ward 161-169 Sutton 170-200 Ward | 1963 1 Hurtubise 2-63 Jones 64-67 McCluskey 68-95 Clark 96-200 Jones | 1964 1-6 Clark 7-39 Marshman 40-47 Clark 48-54 Jones 55-200 Foyt |
1965 1 Clark 2 Foyt 3-65 Clark 56-74 Foyt 75-200 Clark | 1966 1-16 Andretti 17-64 Clark 65-75 Ruby 76-86 Clark 87-132 Ruby 133-139 Clark 140-150 Ruby 151-190 Stewart 191-200 Hill | 1967 1-51 Jones 52-53 Gurney 54-79 Jones 80-83 Foyt 84-130 Jones 131-149 Foyt 150-196 Jones 197-200 Foyt | 1968 1-7 Leonard 8-56 B. Unser 57-89 Ruby 90-112 B. Unser 113-119 Leonard 120-165 B. Unser 166-174 Ruby 175-191 Leonard 192-200 B. Unser |
1969 1-5 Andretti 6-51 Foyt 52-58 Dallenbach 59-78 Foyt 79-86 Ruby 87-102 Andretti 103-105 Ruby 106-200 Andretti | 1970 1-48 A. Unser 49 Foyt 50-51 Ruby 52 Donohue 53 Brabham 54-100 A. Unser 101 Foyt 102-105 Donohue 106-200 A. Unser | 1971 1-50 Donohue 51-52 Leonard 53-64 B. Unser 65-66 Donohue 67-72 A. Unser 73-82 Leonard 83-87 A. Unser 88-94 Leonard 95-98 A. Unser 99-101 Ruby 102-110 B. Unser 111-115 A. Unser 116-117 Leonard 118-200 A. Unser | 1972 1-30 B. Unser 31-53 Bettenhausen 54-56 Mosley 57-161 Bettenhausen 162-165 Grant 166-175 Bettenhausen 176-187 Grant 188-200 Donohue |
1973 1-39 B. Unser 40-42 Johncock 43-54 Savage 55-72 A. Unser 73-133 Johncock (flagged rain) | 1974 1-2 Dallenbach 3-24 Foyt 25-26 B. Unser 27-49 Foyt 50-52 B. Unser 53-64 Foyt 65-125 Rutherford 126-135 Foyt 136-137 Rutherford 138-140 Foyt 141-175 Rutherford 176 B. Unser 177-200 Rutherford | 1975 1-8 Johncock 9-21 Foyt 22-23 Rutherford 24 Allison 25-58 Foyt 59-69 Dallenbach 70 Foyt 71-94 Dallenbach 95-96 Foyt 97-120 Dallenbach 121-123 Foyt 124 B. Unser 125-161 Dallenbach 162-164 Rutherford 165-174 B. Unser (flagged rain) | 1976 1-3 Rutherford 4-13 Foyt 14-16 Carter 17-19 Dallenbach 20-37 Johncock 38 Sneva 39-60 Rutherford 61-79 Foyt 80-102 Rutherford (flagged rain) |
1977 1-17 A. Unser 18-21 Johncock 22-23 Foyt 24-25 Snider 26 Vukovich, Jr. 27-51 Foyt 52-68 Johncock 69-70 B. unser 71-93 Johncock 94-96 Sneva 97-179 Johncock 180-182 Foyt 183-184 Johncock 185-200 Foyt | 1978 1-11 Ongias 12 Sneva 13-25 Ongias 26-30 Krisiloff 31 Sneva 32-75 Ongias 76-107 A. Unser 108-110 Ongias 111-179 A. Unser 180 Sneva 181-200 A. Unser | 1979 1-24 A. Unser 25-27 Mears 28 Foyt 29-69 A. Unser 70-73 B. unser 74-76 Mears 77-96 A. Unser 97-181 B. Unser 182-200 Mears | 1980 1-15 Rutherford 16-17 Rager 18 Snider 19-24 Johncock 25-30 B. Unser 31-35 Johncock 36-39 Carter 40-46 Rutherford 47-56 Andretti 57 Carter 58-72 Rutherford 73 Richmond 74-84 Sneva 85-103 B. Unser 104-113 Rutherford 114-116 Mears 117 B. Unser 118-142 Rutherford 143-147 Sneva 148-171 Rutherford 172-178 Mears 179-200 Rutherford |
1981 1-21 B. Unser 22-24 Rutherford 25 Sneva 26-32 B. Unser 33-56 Sneva 57 Mears 58 Smiley 59 B. Unser 60-63 Ongias 64-91 Johncock 92-95 B. Unser 96 Johncock 97-98 Andretti 99-104 Garza 105-112 Johncock 113-118 B. Unser 119-122 Johncock 123-125 Andretti 126-132 Garza 133-140 Johncock 141 B. Unser 142-148 Andretti 149-178 B. Unser 179-181 Johncock 182-200 B. Unser | 1982 1-22 Foyt 23 Johncock 24-25 Do. Wittington 26 Ongias 27-35 Foyt 36-41 Mears 42-59 Sneva 60-63 Mears 64 Foyt 65-94 Mears 95-108 Johncock 109-127 Mears 128 Johncock 129-141 Mears 142-154 Sneva 155-159 Mears 160-200 Johncock | 1983 1-23 Fabi 24 Mosley 25-26 Mears 27-35 Unser 36-46 Sneva 47-52 Unser 53-66 Rahal 67-73 Sneva 74 Rahal 75-80 Unser 81-89 Sneva 90-108 Unser 109-143 Sneva 144-146 Unser 147-172 Sneva 173-190 Unser 191-200 Sneva | 1984 1-24 Mears 25 Sneva 26-47 Andretti 48-49 Sneva 50-53 Andretti 54-59 Mears 60 Sneva 61-63 Andretti 64-70 Fabi 71-73 Ongias 74-80 Fabi 81-82 Sneva 83-86 Unser, Jr. 87-109 Sneva 110-141 Mears 142-143 Sneva 144-200 Mears |
1985 1-14 Rahal 15 Brayton 16-48 Ma. Andretti 49-51 Fittipaldi 52-57 Sullivan 58-73 Ma. Andretti 74 Fittipaldi 75-104 Ma. Andretti 105-109 Fittipaldi 110-119 Ma. Andretti 120-121 Fittipaldi 122-139 Ma. Andretti 140-200 Sullivan | 1986 1-42 Mi. Andretti 43 Cogan 44-47 Unser, Jr. 48 Fittipaldi 49-74 Mears 75 Rahal 76-77 Cogan 78-79 Unser, Jr. 80-82 Mi. Andretti 83-101 Rahal 102 Mears 103-135 Rahal 136-165 Mears 166 Rahal 167 Mears 168 Guerrero 169-186 Mears 187 Rahal 188-197 Cogan 198-200 Rahal | 1987 1-27 Ma. Andretti 28 Guerrero 29-60 Ma. Andretti 61-64 Sullivan 65-80 Ma. Andretti 81 Guerrero 82-96 Ma. Andretti 97 Guerrero 98-177 Ma. Andretti 178-182 Guerrero 183-200 A. Unser | 1988 1-30 Sullivan 31-33 Unser 34-94 Sullivan 95-101 Crawford 102-103 Mears 104 Crawford 105-112 Unser 113-121 Mears 122 Unser 123-200 Mears |
1989 1-34 Fittipaldi 35 Ma. Andretti 36 Boesel 37-87 Fittipaldi 88-92 Mi. Andretti 93-112 Fittipaldi 113-123 Mi. Andretti 124-129 Fittipaldi 130-139 Mi. Andretti 140-153 Fittipaldi 154-162 Mi. Andretti 163 Fittipaldi 164-165 Unser, Jr. 166-195 Fittipaldi 196-198 Unser, Jr. 199-200 Fittipaldi | 1990 1-92 Fittipaldi 93-94 Luyendyk 95-117 Fittipaldi 118-122 Rahal 123-135 Fittipaldi 136-167 Rahal 168-200 Luyendyk | 1991 1-11 Mears 12-33 Ma. Andretti 34-54 Mi. Andretti 55 Unser, Jr. 56-79 Mi. Andretti 80-82 Unser, Jr. 83-108 Mi. Andretti 109-112 Fittipaldi 113 Rahal 114-138 Fittipaldi 139-140 Mears 141-153 Fittipaldi 154-165 Mi. Andretti 166-169 Fittipaldi 170 Mears 171-183 Mi. Andretti 184-186 Mears 187 Mi. Andretti 188-200 Mears | 1992 1-6 Mi. Andretti 7 Ma. Andretti 8-13 Mi. Andretti 14-20 Cheever 21-46 Mi. Andretti 47 Cheever 48 Luyendyk 49-87 Mi. Andretti 88 Cheever 89-107 Mi. Andretti 108-109 Unser, Jr. 110-115 Mi. Andretti 116 Unser, Jr. 117-140 Mi. Andretti 141-151 Unser, Jr. 152-173 Mi. Andretti 174-177 Unser, Sr. 178-189 Mi. Andretti 190-200 Unser, Jr. |
1993 1-17 Boesel 18 Gregorie 19-22 Cogan 23-31 Unser, Sr. 32-46 Ma. Andretti 47-57 Luyendyk 58-63 Unser, Sr. 64-65 J. Andretti 66-67 Gordon 68-69 Goodyear 70-91 Mansell 92-128 Ma. Andretti 129-130 Mansell 131-132 Luyendyk 133 Ma. Andretti 134 Luyendyk 135-151 Unser, Jr. 152-168 Ma. Andretti 169-171 Goodyear 172 Ma. Andretti 173 Boesel 174 Ma. Andretti 175-184 Mansell 185-200 Fittipaldi | 1994 1-23 Unser, Jr. 24-61 Fittipaldi 62-63 Villeneuve 64-124 Fittipaldi 125-129 Villenueve 130-133 Fittipaldi 134-138 Unser, Jr. 139-164 Fittipaldi 165-168 Unser, Jr. 169-184 Fittipaldi 185-200 Unser, Jr. | 1995 1-9 Goodyear 10-16 Luyendyk 17-32 Mi. Andretti 33-35 Goodyear 36-38 Villeneuve 39-66 Mi. Andretti 67 Goodyear 68-76 Gugelmin 77 Mi. Andretti 78-81 Goodyear 82-116 Gugelmin 117-120 Goodyear 121 Rahal 122-123 Boesel 124-138 Gugelmin 139 Goodyear 140-155 Vasser 156-162 Villenueve 163-165 Pruett 166 Gordon 167-170 Vasser 171-175 Pruett 176-195 Goodyear 196-200 Villenueve | 1996 1-31 Stewart 32-37 Guerrero 38-41 Lazier 42-54 Stewart 55-70 Guerrero 71-86 Jones 87-97 Lazier 98-120 Jones 121-133 Lazier 134-158 Guerrero 159-160 Jones 161-167 Lazier 168-169 Jones 170-189 Zampedri 190-192 Jones 193-200 Lazier |
1997 1-50 Stewart 51 Boat 52-62 Stewart 63-78 Luyendyk 79 Stewart 80-82 Lazier 83-109 Luyendyk 110-111 Stewart 112-115 Lazier 116-131 Buhl 132-140 Luyendyk 141 Goodyear 142-166 Ward 167-168 Luyendyk 169-192 Ward 193 Goodyear 194-200 Luyendyk | 1998 1-12 Boat 13-20 Ray 21 Stewart 22-31 Ray 32-46 Brack 47-50 Calkins 51-61 Lazier 62-67 Lazier 68-84 Cheever 85 Luyendyk 86-87 Brack 88-93 Lazier 94-97 Cheever 98-113 Paul, Jr. 114-116 Hamilton 117-122 Cheever 123 Lazier 124-146 Paul, Jr. 147-149 Luyendyk 150-153 Cheever 154 Lazier 155-176 Cheever 177 Lazier 178-200 Cheever | 1999 1-32 Luyendyk 33 Ray 34-37 Schmidt 38-44 Luyendyk 45-59 Ray 60-64 Brack 65-69 Luyendyk 70-82 Brack 83-95 Ray 96-98 Brack 99-117 Luyendyk 118-120 Ray 121-124 Cheever, Jr. 125-150 Brack 151-153 Ward 154-170 Brack 171-198 Gordon 199-200 Brack | 2000 1-26 Ray 27-29 Montoya 30 Vasser 31-32 McGehee 33-175 Montoya 176-179 Vasser 180-200 Montoya |
2001 1-22 Gordon 23-45 Ray 46 Stewart 47 Luyendyk 48-52 Andretti 53-74 Dismore 75-80 Ray 81-84 Andretti 85-91 Dismore 92-102 Ray 103-109 Andretti 110-136 de Ferran 137-148 Stewart 149-200 Castroneves |
2002 1-32 Junqueira 33-63 Scheckter 64-66 Kanaan 67 Sharp 68 de Ferran 69 Unser Jr 70-89 Kanaan 90-91 Giaffone 92-120 Scheckter 121-124 de Ferran 125-126 Sharp 127-129 Giaffone 130-131 Barron 132-149 Scheckter 150-157 de Ferran 158-160 Giaffone 161-165 Barron 166-172 Scheckter 173-176 Giaffone 177-200 Castroneves |
2003 1-16 Castroneves 17-31 Dixon 32-49 Andretti 50 Kanaan 51-57 Scheckter 58-67 Andretti 68-94 Scheckter 95-99 Castroneves 100 Vasser 101-128 Scheckter 129-165 Castroneves 166 Kanaan 167 Scheckter 168-169 Takagi 170-200 de Ferran |
2004 1-12 Rice 13-15 Barron 16 Herta 17-33 Wheldon 34-49 Rice 50-58 Hornish, Jr. 59-97 Rice 98-103 Wheldon 104-116 Kanaan 117-119 Wheldon 120-133 Kanaan 134 Franchitti 135-150 Junquiera 151 Kanaan 152-166 Rice 167-168 Herta 169 Fernendez 172-180 Rice (flagged rain) |
2005 1-2 Hornish, Jr. 3 Kanaan 4-7 Hornish, Jr. 8-25 Kanaan 26 Franchitti 27-37 Kanaan 38-54 Hornish, Jr. 55 Franchitti 56 Patrick 57-58 Junqueira 59-97 Hornish, Jr. 98-100 Kanaan 101-111 Hornish, Jr. 112-115 Kanaan 116-119 Hornish, Jr. 120-122 Kanaan 123 Franchitti 124-135 Kanaan 136-143 Franchitti 144-145 Kanaan 146-149 Franchitti 150-161 Wheldon 162-164 Meira 165-171 Wheldon 172-185 Patrick 186-189 Wheldon 190-193 Patrick 194-200 Wheldon |
2006 1-9 Castroneves 10-34 Wheldon 35-37 Hornish, Jr. 38 Kanaan 39-107 Wheldon 108-110 Dixon 111-124 Wheldon 125-127 Dixon 128-129 Wheldon 130-144 Hornish, Jr. 145-182 Wheldon 183-193 Kanaan 194-197 Michael Andretti 198-199 Marco Andretti 200 Hornish, Jr. |
2007 1-2 Tony Kanaan 3 Helio Castroneves 4-13 Tony Kanaan 14-17 Helio Castroneves 18-26 Tony Kanaan 27-40 Helio Castroneves 41-46 Marco Andretti 47-53 Scott Dixon 54-68 Tony Kanaan 69-71 Scott Dixon 72-73 Sam Hornish Jr. 74-88 Dario Franchitti 89 Scott Dixon 90 Michael Andretti 91-100 Tony Kanaan 101 Jeff Simmons 102-107 Marco Andretti 108-116 Tony Kanaan 117 Marco Andretti 118-136 Tony Kanaan 137-143 Dario Franchitti 144-145 Jaques Lazier 146-154 Tony Kanaan 155-166 Dario Franchitti |
2008 1-2 Scott Dixon 3-9 Dan Wheldon 10-11 Bruno Junqueira 12-19 Buddy Rice 20-35 Dan Wheldon 36-74 Scott Dixon 75-79 Dan Wheldon 80-91 Scott Dixon 92-93 Dan Wheldon 94-105 Tony Kanaan 106-121 Scott Dixon 122-135 Marco Andretti 136-138 Mario Moraes 139 Marco Andretti 140-155 Scott Dixon 156-158 Ed Carpenter 159 Scott Dixon 160-171 Vitor Meira 172-200 Scott Dixon |
2009 1-7 Helio Castroneves 8-52 Dario Franchitti 53-63 Ryan Briscoe 64-85 Scott Dixon 86-90 Dario Franchitti 91-141 Scott Dixon 142-200 Helio Castroneves |
2010 1-30 Dario Franchitti 31-35 Will Power 36 Dario Franchitti 37-38 Ryan Briscoe 39-108 Dario Franchitti 109-113 Tomas Scheckter 114-142 Dario Franchitti 143 Marco Andretti 144-146 Ryan Briscoe 147-162 Dario Franchitti 163-177 Mike Conway 178-188 Justin Wilson 189-191 Helio Castroneves 192-200 Dario Franchitti |
2011 1-7 Scott Dixon 8-26 Alex Tagliani 27-33 Scott Dixon 34 Alex Tagliani 35-60 Scott Dixon 61 Dario Franchitti 62-64 Ed Carpenter 65-72 Dario Franchitti 73-98 Scott Dixon 99 Dario Franchitti 100-103 J.R. Hildebrand 104-112 Dario Franchitti 113-128 Oriol Servia 129-137 Dario Franchitti 138 J.R. Hildebrand 139-140 Bertrand Baguette 141-163 Dario Franchitti 164-165 Oriol Servia 166-171 Graham Rahal 172-178 Scott Dixon 179-188 Danica Patrick 189-197 Bertrand Baguette 198-199 J.R. Hildebrand 200 Dan Wheldon |
2012 |
Drivers Who Led Lap 199 (1 Lap to go) and Failed to Win
2006: Marco Andretti (passed by Sam Hornish, Jr. on the mainstrech on the final lap)
2011: J.R. Hildebrand (crashed in turn 4 while leading on the final lap)
Led Lap 198 (2 laps to go) and Failed to Win
1912: Ralph DePalma (engine trouble)
1989: Al Unser, Jr. (crashed in turn 3, finished second)
1999: Robby Gordon (pitted for fuel)
Led Lap 197 (3 laps to go) and Failed to Win
1961: Eddie Sachs (pitted for tire)
1986: Kevin Cogan (passed on restart with just over 2 laps to go, finished second)
2006: Michael Andretti (passed by Marco Andretti and Sam Hornish, Jr., finished 3rd)
2011: Bertrand Baguette (pitted for fuel)
Led Lap 196 (4 laps to go) and Failed to Win
1960: Rodger Ward (bad rear tire)
1967: Parnelli Jones (bearing failure on Turbine)
Led Lap 195 (5 laps to go) and Failed to Win
1995: Scott Goodyear (black flagged for passing pace car on lap 190 restart)
Led Lap 194 (6 laps to go) and Failed to Win
1997: Scott Goodyear (passed by Arie Luyendyk, finished second)
Led Lap 193 (7 laps to go) and Failed to Win
2005: Danica Patrick (finished 4th)
Led Lap 192 (8 laps to go) and Failed to Win
1947: Bill Holland ("E-Z" Board displayed, finished second)
1996: Davy Jones (passed by Buddy Lazier, finished second)
1997: Jeff Ward (passed by Scott Goodyear and Arie Luyendyk, finished 3rd)
Led Lap 191 (9 laps to go) and Failed to Win
1952: Bill Vukovich (steering failure)
1968: Joe Leonard (fuel drive failure with Turbine)
2010: Helio Castroneves (pitted for fuel)
Led Lap 190 (10 laps to go) and Failed to Win
1966: Jackie Stewart (dropped out due to low oil pressure)
1983: Al Unser, Sr. (finished second)
(Note that one lap is 2.5 miles, and the race consists of 200 laps)
Approximately 450 feet to the finish line: (2006) Marco Andretti took the white flag and led lap 199. Out of turn four, on the frontstrech of the final lap, Sam Hornish, Jr. passed Andretti and edged him out for the win with approximately 450 feet to the finish line.
Approximately 900 feet to the finish line: (2011) Rookie J.R. Hildebrand took the lead with 3 laps to go while other drivers pitted for fuel. Hidebrand was trying to stretch his fuel to the finish. He took the white flag and led lap 199. He held about a 4-5 second lead. In turn four on the final lap, he came up on the lapped car of Charlie Kimball. Kimball's car ran out of fuel, and slowed. Hildebrand tried to pass Kimball on the outside in turn four, but got up into the "marbles," and slid into the outside wall. His car slid down the frontstretch along the wall towards the finish line. About 900 feet from the line, Dan Wheldon drove by Hildebrand's wrecked car to take the victory. Hildebrand continued to slide down the mainstrecth, and he slid across the finish line to place second.
Approximately 2.8 miles to the finish line: (1999) Robby Gordon led lap 198, and ran out of fuel in turn four on the 199th lap. Kenny Brack passed him for the lead near the entrance to the pit area, went on to officially lead the 199th lap, and completed the final lap for the victory.
Approximately 3.4 miles to the finish line: (1989) Al Unser, Jr. led lap 198, and led Emerson Fittpaldi on backstrech on the 199th lap. In turn three, Fittipaldi passed Unser, Jr. on the inside, the two cars touched wheels, and Unser, Jr. crashed into the outside wall. Fittipaldi continued, taking the white and yellow flags, completed the final lap, and secured the victory.
Approximately 3.5 miles to the finish line: (1915) Ralph DePalma led the 198th lap at which point his car began to fail. Holding a 5½ lap lead over second place, DePalma tried to nurse his car around the final two laps. The car quit shortly afterwards at the north end of the track, near turn three, approximately 1¼-1½ laps from the finish line. Second place Joe Dawson made up the margin, and passed DePalma to take the lead. Dawson officially led the 199th and 200th lap for the victory, the only two laps he ever led. DePalma and his mechanic pushed the car back to the pits.
Approximately 5.1 miles to the finish line:: (1986) Kevin Cogan led Bobby Rahal during a late-race caution. The green flag was set to come back out for a two-lap sprint to the finish. At the head of the mainstrech, the green came out and Rahal darted past Cogan, slipping by him before they crossed the start/finish line, a move that was legal under the rules of the time, and Rahal was actually credited with leading the 198th lap. He streched out his lead, and the next time by took the white flag to lead lap 199, and went on to complete lap 200 for the win. His lap 200 speed of 209.192 mph was the fastest lap ever run during the race at the time. His lap 199 speed, incidently, was over 204 mph.
Approximately 7.3 miles to the finish line:: (1961) Eddie Sachs was leading A.J. Foyt late in the race when tire wear forced him to pit. He pulled into the pits, leading the 197th lap, but as he waited for his tires to be changed, A.J. Foyt flew past him to take the lead. Foyt led laps 198, 199, and 200 to take his first victory.
Approximately 7.7 miles to the finish line:: (1967) Parnelli Jones dominated the race in the Turbine, leading after 196 laps. On the 197th lap, Jones slowed in turn four coasting to a stop at the entrance to the pit area. A.J. Foyt blew by, officially leading the 197th lap, and going on to complete the final three to secure the win.
Note: Laps led listed below refer to the first time the driver led that particular lap in their career. In many cases, the driver led that individual lap several more times after that point in their career.
Ralph DePalma was the first to complete this feat, in 1919.
Bill Vukovich is the only driver to accomplish the feat in only two years of leading laps. Incidently, Vukovich led all but laps 49-53 of the 1953 race, all of which he had already led the year before.
Parnelli Jones completed the feat during the 1967 race.
Al Unser, Sr. completed the feat during the 1979 race.
A.J. Foyt completed the feat during the 1982 race.
Mario Andretti completed the feat in 1987.
Drivers Who Have Led 199 out of the 200 Possible Laps
Billy Arnold holds the record for most laps led in one race, 198. He led laps 3-200 in his 1930 victory, and he led the second lap during the 1932 race. However, he never managed to lead the first lap of any race.
Emerson Fittipaldi led 505 laps in his career, and managed to lead 199 of the 200 possible laps. He never managed to lead the race on lap 165.
Jim Clark led 298 laps during his career, and managed to lead 198 out of the possible 200 laps. However, he never led lap 66 or 67 during his career.