The 110th
Indianapolis 500 is scheduled for 2026 on the 2.5-mile
Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval.
Alex Palou won in 2025 on his way to his fourth
IndyCar Series championship.
Who has won the most Indy 500s?
Helio Castroneves (2001, '02, '09, '21), Rick Mears (1979, '84, '88, '91), Al Unser (1970, '71, '78, '87) and A.J. Foyt (1961, '64, '67, '77) share the record with
four Indy 500 wins each.
Who is the oldest Indy 500 winner?
In 1987, Al Unser won at 47 years, 360 days old.
Who is the youngest Indy 500 winner?
In 1952, Troy Ruttman won at 22 years, 80 days old.
Here is every Indy 500 winner, with year, driver and average speed
Indy 500 winners in the 2020s
| Year | Driver | mph |
| 2025 | Alex Palou | 168.883 |
| 2024 | Josef Newgarden | 167.763 |
| 2023 | Josef Newgarden | 168.193 |
| 2022 | Marcus Ericsson | 175.428 |
| 2021 | Helio Castroneves | 190.690 |
| 2020 | Takuma Sato | 157.824 |
Indy 500 winners in the 2010s
| Year | Driver | mph |
| 2019 | Simon Pagenaud | 175.794 |
| 2018 | Will Power | 166.935 |
| 2017 | Takuma Sato | 155.395 |
| 2016 | Alexander Rossi | 166.634 |
| 2015 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 161.341 |
| 2014 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 186.563 |
| 2013 | Tony Kanaan | 187.433 |
| 2012 | Dario Franchitti | 167.734 |
| 2011 | Dan Wheldon | 170.265 |
| 2010 | Dario Franchitti | 161.623 |
Indy 500 winners in the 2000s
| Year | Driver | mph |
| 2009 | Helio Castroneves | 150.318 |
| 2008 | Scott Dixon | 143.567 |
| 2007 | Dario Franchitti | 151.774* |
| 2006 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 157.085 |
| 2005 | Dan Wheldon | 157.603 |
| 2004 | Buddy Rice | 138.518^ |
| 2003 | Gil de Ferran | 156.291 |
| 2002 | Helio Castroneves | 166.499 |
| 2001 | Helio Castroneves | 141.574 |
| 2000 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 167.607 |
*-race shortened to 160 laps (400 miles) by weather; ^-race shortened to 180 laps (450 miles) by weather
Indy 500 winners in the 1990s
| Year | Driver | mph |
| 1999 | Kenny Brack | 153.176 |
| 1998 | Eddie Cheever | 145.155 |
| 1997 | Arie Luyendyk | 145.827* |
| 1996 | Buddy Lazier | 147.956 |
| 1995 | Jacques Villeneuve | 153.616 |
| 1994 | Al Unser Jr. | 160.872 |
| 1993 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 157.207 |
| 1992 | Al Unser Jr. | 134.477 |
| 1991 | Rick Mears | 176.457 |
| 1990 | Arie Luyendyk | 185.981 |
*-Race is rained out on May 25, stopped after 15 laps on May 26, completed May 27
Indy 500 winners in the 1980s
| Year | Driver | mph |
| 1989 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 167.581 |
| 1988 | Rick Mears | 144.809 |
| 1987 | Al Unser | 162.175 |
| 1986 | Bobby Rahal | 170.722* |
| 1985 | Danny Sullivan | 152.982 |
| 1984 | Rick Mears | 163.612 |
| 1983 | Tom Sneva | 162.117 |
| 1982 | Gordon Johncock | 162.029 |
| 1981 | Bobby Unser | 139.084 |
| 1980 | Johnny Rutherford | 142.862 |
*-Race rained out for two days (May 25, 26), race was run on May 31
Indy 500 winners in the 1970s
| Year | Driver | mph |
| 1979 | Rick Mears | 158.899 |
| 1978 | Al Unser | 161.363 |
| 1977 | A.J. Foyt | 161.331 |
| 1976 | Johnny Rutherford | 148.725* |
| 1975 | Bobby Unser | 149.213^ |
| 1974 | Johnny Rutherford | 158.589 |
| 1973 | Gordon Johncock | 159.036+ |
| 1972 | Mark Donahue | 162.962 |
| 1971 | Al Unser | 157.735 |
| 1970 | Al Unser | 155.749 |
*-race shortened to 102 laps (255 miles) by weather; ^-race shortened to 174 laps (435 miles) by weather; +-race shortened to 133 laps (332.25 miles) by weather stoppages on three consecutive days
Indy 500 winners in the 1960s
| Year | Driver | mph |
| 1969 | Mario Andretti | 156.867 |
| 1968 | Bobby Unser | 152.882 |
| 1967 | A.J. Foyt | 151.207* |
| 1966 | Graham Hill | 144.317 |
| 1965 | Jim Clark | 150.686 |
| 1964 | A.J. Foyt | 147.350 |
| 1963 | Parnelli Jones | 143.137 |
| 1962 | Rodger Ward | 140.293 |
| 1961 | A.J. Foyt | 139.130 |
| 1960 | Jim Rathmann | 138.767 |
*-race rained out after 18 laps, resumed and finished 200 laps (500 miles) the following day
Indy 500 winners in the 1950s
| Year | Driver | mph |
| 1959 | Rodger Ward | 135.857 |
| 1958 | Jimmy Bryan | 133.791 |
| 1957 | Sam Hanks | 135.601 |
| 1956 | Pat Flaherty | 128.490 |
| 1955 | Bob Sweikert | 128.213 |
| 1954 | Bill Vukovich | 130.840 |
| 1953 | Bill Vukovich | 128.740 |
| 1952 | Troy Ruttman | 128.922 |
| 1951 | Lee Wallard | 126.244 |
| 1950 | Johnnie Parsons | 124.002* |
*-race shortened to 138 laps (345 miles) by weather
Indy 500 winners in the 1940s
| Year | Driver | mph |
| 1949 | Bill Holland | 121.327 |
| 1948 | Mauri Rose | 119.814 |
| 1947 | Mauri Rose | 116.338 |
| 1946 | George Robson | 114.820 |
| 1942-45 | No races, World War II | |
| 1941 | Floyd Davis/Mauri Rose | 115.117 |
| 1940 | Wilbur Shaw | 114.277* |
*-final 50 laps run under caution because of light rain
Indy 500 winners in the 1930s
| Year | Driver | mph |
| 1939 | Wilbur Shaw | 115.035 |
| 1938 | Floyd Roberts | 117.200 |
| 1937 | Wilbur Shaw | 113.580 |
| 1936 | Louis Meyer | 109.069 |
| 1935 | Kelly Petillo | 106.240 |
| 1934 | Bill Cummings | 104.863 |
| 1933 | Louis Meyer | 104.162 |
| 1932 | Fred Frame | 104.144 |
| 1931 | Louis Schneider | 96.629 |
| 1930 | Billy Arnold | 10.448 |
Indy 500 winners in the 1920s
| Year | Driver | mph |
| 1929 | Ray Keech | 97.585 |
| 1928 | Louis Meyer | 99.482 |
| 1927 | George Souders | 97.545 |
| 1926 | Frank Lockhart | 95.904* |
| 1925 | Peter DePaolo | 101.127 |
| 1924 | L.L. Corum/Joe Boyer | 98.234 |
| 1923 | Tommy Milton | 90.954 |
| 1922 | Jimmy Murphy | 94.484 |
| 1921 | Tommy Milton | 89.621 |
| 1920 | Gaston Chevrolet | 88.618 |
*-race shortened to 160 laps (400 miles) by weather
Indy 500 winners in the 1910s
| Year | Driver | mph |
| 1919 | Howdy Wilcox | 88.050 |
| 1917-18 | No races, World War I | |
| 1916 | Dario Resta | 84.001* |
| 1915 | Ralph DePalma | 89.840^ |
| 1914 | Rene Thomas | 82.474 |
| 1913 | Jules Goux | 75.933 |
| 1912 | Joe Dawson | 78.719 |
| 1911 | Ray Harroun | 74.602 |
*-race scheduled for 120 laps (300 miles), the only race scheduled for less than 200 laps (500 miles); ^-rained out on May 29, run on May 31
Zion Brown is IndyStar's motorsports reporter. Follow him at @z10nbr0wn. Get IndyStar's motor sports coverage sent directly to your inbox with our Motor Sports newsletter.
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Indy 500 winners at Indianapolis Motor Speedway history
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