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Race results from the automobile and motorcycle races contested at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana.

National Motorcycle Race Meet (1909)

The first motorsports event at the track consisted of 7 motorcycle races, ranging from 1 to 10 miles in length, on August 14, 1909.^[1][2] All races were sanctioned by the Federation of American Motorcyclists (FAM). A planned feature race of 25 miles was canceled, as was a proposed second day of competition, due to concerns over suitability of track surface for motorcycle use.

Year	Date	Race	Winning Rider	Motorcycle	Race Distance		Class
					Miles	Laps
1909	Aug 14	1	A. G. Chapple	Indian	5	2	Handicap; Private Owners
	Aug 14	2	Fred Huyck	Indian	1	0.4	Amateur; < 61 cubic inch
	Aug 14	3	Paul E. Koutowski	Minneapolis	5	2	Handicap; Indiana Motor Cycle Club
	Aug 14	4	Fred Huyck	Indian	5	2	Handicap; < 55 cubic inch
	Aug 14	5	Ed Lingenfelder	N.S.U.	10	4	Professional
	Aug 14	6	Fred Huyck	Indian	5	2	Handicap; Amateur; < 61 cubic inch
	Aug 14	7	Edwin G. Baker	Indian	10	4	Amateur

Prest-O-Lite Trophy; Wheeler-Schebler Trophy; Other Early Automobile Races (1909-1910)

Seventeen automobile races, ranging from 20 to 250 miles in length, were held on four different race weekends in 1909 and 1910. In addition, there were 65 auto races of shorter lengths (5, 10 and 15 miles) held on the same weekends.^[1] None of the short races served as a qualifying race, or "heat" race, for the longer events. Each race stood on its own and earned its own trophy. All 82 races were sanctioned by the American Automobile Association (AAA). The 1909 races took place on the original crushed stone and tar surface. As the weekend went on, the track surface began breaking up badly. The final race of the weekend, scheduled for a 300-mile length, was shortened to 235 miles. The next scheduled weekend of auto races, planned for early October, was canceled so the track could be repaved. The track was paved in brick during the fall of 1909. Over two days in December, several automobile and motorcycle racers conducted speed exhibitions, in extremely cold temperatures. No races had been planned for that event. The next races were run over three holiday weekends in 1910.

August 1909 meet

Year	Date	Race Name	Winning Driver	Car	Race Distance		Class
					Miles	Laps
1909	Aug 19	Unnamed (1st race held this date)	Louis Schwitzer	Stoddard-Dayton	5	2	Stock 161-230 cu in
	Aug 19	Unnamed (2nd race held this date)	Louis Chevrolet	Buick	10	4	Stock 231-300 cu in
	Aug 19	Unnamed (3rd race held this date)	Wilfred Bourque	Knox	5	2	Stock 301-450 cu in
	Aug 19	Unnamed (4th race held this date)	Ray Harroun	Marmon	10	4	Handicap
	Aug 19	Prest-O-Lite Trophy	Bob Burman	Buick	250	100	Stock 301-450 cu in
	Aug 20	Unnamed (1st race held this date)	Lewis Strang	Buick	5	2	Stock 231-300 cu in
	Aug 20	Unnamed (2nd race held this date)	Charlie Merz	National	10	4	Stock 301-450 cu in
	Aug 20	Unnamed (3rd race held this date)	Johnny Aitken	National	10	4	Stock < 601 cu in
	Aug 20	Unnamed (4th race held this date)	Carl Wright	Stoddard-Dayton	50	20	161-230 cu in
	Aug 20	Ford Trophy	Len Zengel	Chadwick	10	4	Free for all
	Aug 20	Unnamed (6th race held this date)	Johnny Aitken	National	5	2	Handicap
	Aug 20	G & J Trophy	Lewis Strang	Buick	100	40	Stock 231-300 cu in
	Aug 21	Unnamed (1st race held this date)	Tom Kincaid	National	15	6	Handicap
	Aug 21	Unnamed (2nd race held this date)	Eddie Hearne	Fiat	10	4	Amateur
	Aug 21	Remy Grand Brassard	Barney Oldfield	Benz	25	10	Free for all
	Aug 21	Wheeler-Schebler Trophy	Leigh Lynch	Jackson	235	94	Stock < 601 cu in

Memorial Day weekend 1910

Year	Date	Race Name	Winning Driver	Car	Race Distance		Class
					Miles	Laps
1910	May 27	Unnamed (1st race held this date)	Louis Chevrolet	Buick	5	2	Stock 161-230 cu in
	May 27	Unnamed (2nd race held this date)	Ray Harroun	Marmon	10	4	Stock 231-300 cu in
	May 27	Unnamed (3rd race held this date)	Tom Kincaid	National	5	2	Stock 301-450 cu in
	May 27	Unnamed (4th race held this date)	Johnny Aitken	National	10	4	Stock 451-600 cu in
	May 27	Unnamed (5th race held this date)	Arthur Greiner	National	5	2	Handicap
	May 27	Unnamed (6th race held this date)	Arthur Greiner	National	5	2	Amateur
	May 27	Speedway Helmet	Bob Burman	Buick	5	2	Free for all
	May 27	Prest-O-Lite Trophy	Tom Kincaid	National	100	40	Stock 301-450 cu in
	May 28	Unnamed (1st race held this date)	Johnny Aitken	National	10	4	Stock 301-450 cu in
	May 28	Unnamed (2nd race held this date)	Barney Oldfield	Knox	5	2	Stock 451-600 cu in
	May 28	Unnamed (3rd race held this date)	Howdy Wilcox	National	10	4	Handicap
	May 28	Wheeler-Schebler Trophy	Ray Harroun	Marmon	200	80	Stock < 601 cu in
	May 30	Unnamed (1st race held this date)	Caleb Bragg	Fiat	10	4	Free for all
	May 30	Unnamed (2nd race held this date)	Louis Chevrolet	Buick	10	4	Stock 161-230 cu in
	May 30	Unnamed (3rd race held this date)	Joe Dawson	Marmon	5	2	Stock 231-300 cu in
	May 30	Unnamed (4th race held this date)	Caleb Bragg	Fiat	5	2	Free for all
	May 30	Unnamed (5th race held this date)	Ray Harroun	Marmon	10	4	Stock 231-300 cu in
	May 30	Unnamed (6th race held this date)	Barney Oldfield	Knox	5	2	Stock 451-600 cu in
	May 30	Unnamed (7th race held this date)	Johnny Aitken	National	5	2	Stock 301-450 cu in
	May 30	Unnamed (8th race held this date)	Jack Reed	Stoddard-Dayton	5	2	Handicap
	May 30	Unnamed (9th race held this date)	Barney Oldfield	Knox	10	4	Stock 451-600 cu in
	May 30	Unnamed (10th race held this date)	Johnny Aitken	National	10	4	Stock 301-450 cu in
	May 30	Unnamed (11th race held this date)	Caleb Bragg	Fiat	10	4	Free for all
	May 30	Remy Grand Brassard	Ray Harroun	Marmon	50	20	Stock 231-300 cu in

July 4th weekend 1910

Year	Date	Race Name	Winning Driver	Car	Race Distance		Class
					Miles	Laps
1910	July 1	Unnamed (1st race held this date)	Mortimer Roberts	Herreshoff	5	2	Stock < 161 cu in
	July 1	Unnamed (2nd race held this date)	Louis Chevrolet	Buick	5	2	Stock 161-230 cu in
	July 1	Unnamed (3rd race held this date)	Joe Dawson [a]	Marmon	10	4	Stock 231-300 cu in
	July 1	Unnamed (4th race held this date)	Johnny Aitken [b]	National	15	6	Stock 301-450 cu in
	July 1	Unnamed (5th race held this date)	Harry Grant	ALCO	10	4	Stock 451-600 cu in
	July 1	Unnamed (6th race held this date)	N. J. Sutcliffe	Maytag	10	4	Handicap
	July 1	Unnamed (7th race held this date)	Arthur Greiner	National	5	2	Amateur
	July 1	Speedway Helmet	Eddie Hearne	Benz	10	4	Free for all
	July 1	G & J Trophy	Billy Pearce [c]	FAL	50	20	Stock 231-300 cu in
	July 2	Unnamed (1st race held this date)	Mortimer Roberts	Herreshoff	10	4	Stock < 161 cu in
	July 2	Unnamed (2nd race held this date)	Louis Chevrolet	Buick	10	4	Stock 161-230 cu in
	July 2	Unnamed (3rd race held this date)	Joe Dawson [d]	Marmon	5	2	Stock 231-300 cu in
	July 2	Unnamed (4th race held this date)	Johnny Aitken [e]	National	10	4	Stock 301-450 cu in
	July 2	Unnamed (5th race held this date)	Harry Grant	ALCO	20	8	Stock 451-600 cu in
	July 2	Unnamed (6th race held this date)	George Robertson	Simplex	10	4	Handicap
	July 2	Unnamed (7th race held this date)	Arthur Greiner	National	10	4	Amateur
	July 2	Unnamed (8th race held this date)	Johnny Aitken	National	5	2	Free for all
	July 2	Remy Grand Brassard	Joe Dawson [a]	Marmon	100	40	Stock 301-450 cu in
	July 4	Unnamed (1st race held this date)	Louis Chevrolet	Buick	10	4	Stock 161-230 cu in
	July 4	Unnamed (2nd race held this date)	Mortimer Roberts	Herreshoff	5	2	Stock < 161 cu in
	July 4	Unnamed (3rd race held this date)	Louis Heineman	FAL	5	2	Stock 231-300 cu in
	July 4	Cobe Trophy	Joe Dawson	Marmon	200	80	Stock < 601 cu in
	July 4	Unnamed (5th race held this date)	Arthur Greiner [f]	National	5	2	Amateur
	July 4	Unnamed (6th race held this date)	Eddie Hearne	Benz	20	8	Free for all

Labor Day weekend 1910

Year	Date	Race Name	Winning Driver	Car	Race Distance		Class
					Miles	Laps
1910	Sept 3	Unnamed (1st race held this date)	Louis Edmunds	Cole	5	2	Stock 161-230 cu in
	Sept 3	Unnamed (2nd race held this date)	Ray Harroun	Marmon	5	2	Stock 231-300 cu in
	Sept 3	Unnamed (3rd race held this date)	Johnny Aitken	National	5	2	Stock 301-450 cu in
	Sept 3	Unnamed (4th race held this date)	Howdy Wilcox	National	5	2	Stock 451-600 cu in
	Sept 3	Speedway Helmet	Eddie Hearne	Benz	10	4	Free for all
	Sept 3	Unnamed (6th race held this date)	Walter Emmons	Herreshoff	5	2	Stock < 161 cu in
	Sept 3	Unnamed (7th race held this date)	Eddie Hearne	Benz	100	40	Free for all
	Sept 3	Unnamed (8th race held this date)	Louis Edmunds	Cole	5	2	Handicap
	Sept 3	Remy Grand Brassard	Howdy Wilcox	National	100	40	Stock < 451 cu in
	Sept 5	Unnamed (1st race held this date)	Walter Emmons	Herreshoff	5	2	Stock < 161 cu in
	Sept 5	Unnamed (2nd race held this date)	Ralph DePalma	Fiat	10	4	Free for all
	Sept 5	Unnamed (3rd race held this date)	Lee Frayer	Firestone-Columbus	5	2	Stock 161-230 cu in
	Sept 5	Unnamed (4th race held this date)	Ray Harroun	Marmon	5	2	Stock 231-300 cu in
	Sept 5	Unnamed (5th race held this date)	Johnny Aitken	National	5	2	Stock 301-450 cu in
	Sept 5	Unnamed (6th race held this date)	Howdy Wilcox	National	5	2	Stock 451-600 cu in
	Sept 5	Unnamed (7th race held this date)	W.J. Barndollar	McFarlan	5	2	Handicap
	Sept 5	Unnamed (8th race held this date)	Eddie Hearne	Benz	50	20	Free for all
	Sept 5	Unnamed (9th race held this date)	Johnny Aitken	National	200	80	Stock < 601 cu in

Indianapolis 500 (since 1911)

The Indianapolis 500, introduced as the International 500-Mile Sweepstakes in 1911, has been held on Memorial Day, or the Memorial Day weekend, every year since (excluding six years during the World Wars). The race has been sanctioned by the American Automobile Association (AAA) from 1911 to 1955, by the United States Automobile Club (USAC) from 1956 to 1997, and by the Indy Racing League (IRL) from 1998 to the present. As of 2009, 93 races had been conducted, with 67 different drivers credited as winning the race. Specifically, 3 drivers have each won 4 times; 6 drivers have each won 3 times; 7 drivers have each won 2 times; and 51 drivers have each won 1 time. These figures lead to a total of 95 wins, while there have been only 93 races. This is because co-winners were declared in 1924 and 1941. In each of those cases, the first named co-winner started the race in the winning car, while the second named co-winner started the race in another car, and finished the race in the winning car.

Harvest Auto Racing Classic (1916)

Three races, of 20, 50, and 100 mile lengths, were held on September 9, 1916. The races were collectively known as the Harvest Auto Racing Classic.^[3][4][5]

Year	Date	Race	Winning Driver	Car	Race Distance
					Miles	Laps
1916	Sept 9	1	Johnny Aitken	Peugeot	20	8
	Sept 9	2	Johnny Aitken	Peugeot	50	20
	Sept 9	3	Johnny Aitken	Peugeot	100	40

Indianapolis 500 inclusion in the World Driver's Championship (1950-1960)

From 1950-1960, the Indianapolis 500 was included as part of the FIA World's Driver's Championship. However, it was not called the United States Grand Prix, and Formula 1 cars were not used. During that time, also, few European Formula 1 drivers ever made the trip to compete.

Year	Date	Winning Driver	Constructor	Race Distance		Report
				Miles	Laps
1950	May 30	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	345	138	Report
1951	May 30	Lee Wallard	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	500	200	Report
1952	May 30	Troy Ruttman	Kuzma-Offenhauser	500	200	Report
1953	May 30	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	500	200	Report
1954	May 31	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	500	200	Report
1955	May 30	Bob Sweikert	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	500	200	Report
1956	May 30	Pat Flaherty	Watson-Offenhauser	500	200	Report
1957	May 30	Sam Hanks	Epperly-Offenhauser	500	200	Report
1958	May 30	Jimmy Bryan	Epperly-Offenhauser	500	200	Report
1959	May 30	Rodger Ward	Watson-Offenhauser	500	200	Report
1960	May 30	Jim Rathmann	Watson-Offenhauser	500	200	Report

Allstate 400 at the Brickyard (since 1994)

The Allstate 400 at The Brickyard, introduced as the Brickyard 400 in 1994, is an annual 400-mile (644 km) stock car race.^[6] It is part of NASCAR's Sprint Cup series, previously known as the Winston Cup, and then the Nextel Cup. This event, when first held in 1994, marked the first race other than the Indianapolis 500 to be held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since 1916.

Year	Date	Race Name	Winning Driver	Car	Race Distance		Report
					Miles	Laps
1994	Aug 6	Brickyard 400	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	400	160	Report
1995	Aug 5	Brickyard 400	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	400	160	Report
1996	Aug 3	Brickyard 400	Dale Jarrett	Ford	400	160	Report
1997	Aug 2	Brickyard 400	Ricky Rudd	Ford	400	160	Report
1998	Aug 1	Brickyard 400	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	400	160	Report
1999	Aug 7	Brickyard 400	Dale Jarrett	Ford	400	160	Report
2000	Aug 5	Brickyard 400	Bobby Labonte	Pontiac	400	160	Report
2001	Aug 5	Brickyard 400	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	400	160	Report
2002	Aug 4	Brickyard 400	Bill Elliott	Dodge	400	160	Report
2003	Aug 3	Brickyard 400	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	400	160	Report
2004	Aug 8	Brickyard 400	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	402.5	161	Report
2005	Aug 7	Allstate 400 at the Brickyard	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	400	160	Report
2006	Aug 6	Allstate 400 at the Brickyard	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	400	160	Report
2007	July 29	Allstate 400 at the Brickyard	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	400	160	Report
2008	July 27	Allstate 400 at the Brickyard	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	400	160	Report

IROC at Indy (1998-2003)

The IROC (International Race Of Champions) series held a 40-lap, 100-mile race from 1998-2003. It served as a support race for the Brickyard 400, and was the IROC season finale for all six years. IROC had conducted a feasibility test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in March 1992, however, the race never materialized until 1998. After dwindling interest, the IROC race was removed from the schedule after 2003, and after 2006, IROC itself folded. All participating cars: Pontiac.

Year	Date	Winning Driver	Race Distance
			Miles	Laps
1998	July 31	Mark Martin	100	40
1999	Aug 6	Mark Martin	100	40
2000	Aug 4	Mark Martin	100	40
2001	Aug 4	Bobby Labonte	100	40
2002	Aug 3	Dale Jarrett	100	40
2003	Aug 2	Jimmie Johnson	100	40

United States Grand Prix (2000-2007)

Beginning in 2000, the United States Grand Prix, a round of the Formula 1 World Championship, was held on a combined road course, utilizing part of the oval and a new infield segment. After the 2007 event, however, an agreement could not be reached to hold the race in 2008. It was left off the 2009 calendar as well, and its future is uncertain.

Year	Date	Race Name	Winning Driver	Car	Race Distance		Report
					Miles	Laps
2000	Sept 24	SAP United States Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	190.2	73	Report
2001	Sept 30	SAP United States Grand Prix	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	190.2	73	Report
2002	Sept 29	SAP United States Grand Prix	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	190.2	73	Report
2003	Sept 28	United States Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	190.2	73	Report
2004	June 20	United States Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	190.2	73	Report
2005	June 19	United States Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	190.2	73	Report
2006	July 2	United States Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	190.2	73	Report
2007	June 17	United States Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	190.2	73	Report

Porsche Supercup (2000-2006)

The Porsche Supercup series held twin races on the road course at Indianapolis. From 2000-2006, it was held as a support race to the U.S. Grand Prix. On September 23, 2000, by winning the first of two races, Bernd Maylander earned the distinction of becoming the first driver to win a race of any kind on the Indianapolis road course. All participating cars: Porsche.

Year	Date	Winning Driver	Race Distance
			Miles	Laps
2000	Sept 23	Bernd Maylander	41.7	16
	Sept 24	Jörg Bergmeister	41.7	16
2001	Sept 29	Sascha Maassen	41.7	16
	Sept 30	Jörg Bergmeister	41.7	16
2002	Sept 28	Alex Davison	41.7	16
	Sept 29	Wolf Henzler	41.7	16
2003	Sept 27	Patrick Huisman	41.7	16
	Sept 28	Wolf Henzler	41.7	16
2004	June 19	Wolf Henzler	41.7	16
	June 20	Wolf Henzler	41.7	16
2005	June 18	David Saelens	41.7	16
	June 19	David Saelens	41.7	16
2006	July 1	Richard Westbrook	41.7	16
	July 2	Richard Westbrook	41.7	16

Ferrari Challenge (2000-2002)

The Ferrari Challenge series held a race on the road course at Indianapolis. From 2000-2002, it was held as a support race to the U.S. Grand Prix. All participating cars: Ferrari.

Year	Date	Winning Driver	Race Distance
			Miles	Laps
2000	Sept 24	Steve Earle	39.1	15
2001	Sept 30	Steve Earle	33.9	13
2002	Sept 29	Michael Cullen	31.3	12

Firestone Freedom 100 (since 2003)

The Firestone Freedom 100 is a Firestone Indy Lights race held as a support race to the Indianapolis 500. All participating cars: Dallara/Infiniti.

Year	Date	Race Name	Winning Driver	Race Distance
				Miles	Laps
2003	May 17-18 [a]	Freedom 100	Ed Carpenter	100	40
2004	May 22	Futaba Freedom 100	Thiago Medeiros	100	40
2005	May 27	Futaba Freedom 100	Jaime Camara	100	40
2006	May 26	Freedom 100	Wade Cunningham	100	40
2007	May 25	Freedom 100	Alex Lloyd	100	40
2008	May 24 [b]	Firestone Freedom 100	Dillon Battistini	100	40
2009	May 22	Firestone Freedom 100	Wade Cunningham	100	40

Formula BMW (2004-2007)

The American Formula BMW series held twin races on the road course at Indianapolis. From 2004-2007, it was held as a support race to the U.S. Grand Prix. All participating cars: BMW.

Year	Date	Winning Driver	Race Distance
			Miles	Laps
2004	June 19	Jonathan Summerton	36.5	14
	June 20	Matt Jaskol	36.5	14
2005	June 18	James Davison	33.9	13
	June 19	Richard Philippe	33.9	13
2006	July 1	Robert Wickens	39.1	15
	July 2	Stefano Coletti	39.1	15
2007	June 16	Daniel Morad	39.1	15
	June 17	Esteban Gutierrez	39.1	15

Liberty Challenge (2005-2007)

The Liberty Challenge was an Indy Pro Series race held on the road course at Indianapolis. From 2005-2007, it was held as a support race to the U.S. Grand Prix. In 2007, twin races were held. The race was put on hiatus when the U.S. Grand Prix was removed from the Formula One calendar. All participating cars: Dallara/Infiniti.

Year	Date	Winning Driver	Race Distance
			Miles	Laps
2005	June 18	Marco Andretti	65.1	25
2006	July 1	Alex Lloyd	59.9	23
2007	June 16	Hideki Mutoh	46.9	18
	June 17	Bobby Wilson	46.9	18

IMSA GT3 Cup (2007)

The IMSA GT3 Cup series held twin races on the road course at Indianapolis in 2007, as a support race to the U.S. Grand Prix. All participating cars: Porsche.

Year	Date	Winning Driver	Race Distance
			Miles	Laps
2007	June 16	Charles Scardina	46.9	18
	June 17	Bryce Miller	49.5	19

Red Bull Indianapolis GP (since 2008)

Beginning in 2008, the Red Bull Indianapolis GP, a round of the Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix motorcycle series, was held on a modified road course, utilizing part of the oval, part of the Formula 1 infield road course, and a new infield segment. Each year's event is to include the FIM's 125cc, 250cc and MotoGP classes. The first year, however, the 250cc race was canceled due to inclement weather.

Year	Date	Class	Winning Rider	Motorcycle	Race Distance		Report
					Miles	Laps
2008	Sept 14	125 cc	Nicolás Terol	Aprilia	41.9	16	Report
	Sept 14	MotoGP	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	52.4	20	Report

Red Bull Rookies Cup (since 2008)

The Red Bull AMA Rookies Cup is an entry level series for young riders, held as support features primarily at AMA Superbike events. It is the US counterpart to the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, a similar series held as support features at European MotoGP events. The Red Bull Riders Cup is an all-star event combining the leading riders in the AMA Rookies Cup and MotoGP Rookies Cup series. The Red Bull AMA Rookies Cup and Red Bull Riders Cup held races on the road course at Indianapolis in 2008, as support races to the Red Bull Indianapolis GP. All participating motorcycles: KTM.

Year	Date	Series	Winning Rider	Race Distance
				Miles	Laps
2008	Sept 13	Red Bull AMA Rookies Cup	Jacob Gagne	41.9	16
	Sept 14	Red Bull Riders Cup	Sturla Fagerhaug	36.7	14

Multiple victories

27 of 145 winning drivers and riders (17.9%) have won three or more races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, accounting for 119 wins out of 256 races held (46.5%).

Wins	Driver	First Win Year Date		Last Win Year Date		Races Won
15	Johnny Aitken	1909	Aug 20	1916	Sept 9	Two 1909 support races Nine 1910 support races 1910 unnamed 200-mile feature race Three 1916 Harvest Classic races
8	Ray Harroun	1909	Aug 19	1911	May 30	One 1909 support race Four 1910 support races 1910 Wheeler-Schebler Trophy race May 1910 Remy Grand Brassard race 1911 Indianapolis 500
6	Louis Chevrolet	1909	Aug 19	1910	July 4	One 1909 support race Five 1910 support races
	Joe Dawson	1910	May 30	1912	May 30	Three 1910 support races July 1910 Remy Grand Brassard race 1910 Coby Trophy race 1912 Indianapolis 500
	Eddie Hearne	1909	Aug 20	1910	Sept 5	One 1909 support race Three 1910 support races 1910 unnamed 100-mile feature race 1910 unnamed 50-mile feature race
5	Arthur Greiner	1910	May 27	1910	July 4	Five 1910 support races
	Michael Schumacher	2000	Sept 24	2006	July 2	2000 United States Grand Prix 2003 United States Grand Prix 2004 United States Grand Prix 2005 United States Grand Prix 2006 United States Grand Prix
	Howdy Wilcox	1910	May 28	1919	May 30	Three 1910 support races Sept 1910 Remy Grand Brassard race 1919 Indianapolis 500
4	A. J. Foyt	1961	May 30	1977	May 29	1961 Indianapolis 500 1964 Indianapolis 500 1967 Indianapolis 500 1977 Indianapolis 500
	Jeff Gordon	1994	Aug 6	2004	Aug 8	1994 Brickyard 400 1998 Brickyard 400 2001 Brickyard 400 2004 Brickyard 400
	Wolf Henzler	2002	Sept 29	2004	June 20	One 2002 Porsche Supercup race One 2003 Porsche Supercup race Two 2004 Porsche Supercup races
	Rick Mears	1979	May 27	1991	May 26	1979 Indianapolis 500 1984 Indianapolis 500 1988 Indianapolis 500 1991 Indianapolis 500
	Barney Oldfield	1909	Aug 21	1910	May 30	1909 Remy Grand Brassard race Three 1910 support races
	Al Unser	1970	May 30	1987	May 24	1970 Indianapolis 500 1971 Indianapolis 500 1978 Indianapolis 500 1987 Indianapolis 500
3	Caleb Bragg	1910	May 30	1910	May 30	Three 1910 support races
	Hélio Castroneves	2001	May 27	2009	May 24	2001 Indianapolis 500 2002 Indianapolis 500 2009 Indianapolis 500
	Fred Huyck	1909	Aug 14	1909	Aug 14	Three 1909 motorcycle races
	Dale Jarrett	1996	Aug 3	2002	Aug 3	1996 Brickyard 400 1999 Brickyard 400 2002 IROC at Indy
	Jimmie Johnson	2003	Aug 2	2008	July 27	2003 IROC at Indy 2006 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard 2008 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard
	Tom Kincaid	1909	Aug 21	1910	May 27	One 1909 support race One 1910 support race 1910 Prest-O-Lite Trophy race
	Mark Martin	1998	July 31	2000	Aug 4	1998 IROC at Indy 1999 IROC at Indy 2000 IROC at Indy
	Louis Meyer	1928	May 30	1936	May 30	1928 Indianapolis 500 1933 Indianapolis 500 1936 Indianapolis 500
	Mortimer Roberts	1910	July 1	1910	July 4	Three 1910 support races
	Mauri Rose	1941	May 30	1948	May 31	1941 Indianapolis 500 (co-winner) 1947 Indianapolis 500 1948 Indianapolis 500
	Johnny Rutherford	1974	May 26	1980	May 24	1974 Indianapolis 500 1976 Indianapolis 500 1980 Indianapolis 500
	Wilbur Shaw	1937	May 31	1940	May 30	1937 Indianapolis 500 1939 Indianapolis 500 1940 Indianapolis 500
	Bobby Unser	1968	May 30	1981	May 24	1968 Indianapolis 500 1975 Indianapolis 500 1981 Indianapolis 500

First winners

Year	Date	Winning Driver / Rider
1909	Aug 14	A. G. Chapple	Winner of the first motorcycle race on the oval, a five-mile race (also the first motor race of any kind at IMS).
1909	Aug 19	Louis Schwitzer	Winner of the first automobile race on the oval, a five-mile race.
1909	Aug 19	Bob Burman	Winner of the first feature automobile race on the oval, the 250-mile Prest-O-Lite Trophy race.
1911	May 30	Ray Harroun	Winner of the first Indianapolis 500 (then named the International 500 Mile Sweepstakes).
1994	Aug 6	Jeff Gordon	Winner of the first Allstate 400 at the Brickyard (then named the Brickyard 400).
2000	Sept 23	Bernd Maylander	Winner of the first automobile race on the original road course, a 41.7-mile Porsche Supercup race.
2000	Sept 24	Michael Schumacher	Winner of the first United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis.
2008	Sept 13	Jacob Gagne	Winner of the first motorcycle race on the reconfigured road course, a 41.9-mile Rookies Cup race.
2008	Sept 14	Valentino Rossi	Winner of the first Red Bull Indianapolis GP.

Stevens Challenge Trophy (1927-1954)

Beginning in 1927, The Stevens Challenge Trophy was offered to any automobile manufacturer to run a strictly stock, production automobile at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, for a period of 24 hours at an average speed of 60 miles per hour or more. This was not a race as such, as only one team participated in any instance. Four manufactures earned the trophy over the next 27 years. The trophy was retired after Chrysler's win in 1954. ^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}

Year	Date	Participating Drivers	Car	Distance covered in 24 hours	Speed
1927	Apr 22	Unknown [a]	Stutz	1642 miles	68.44 mph
1931	Oct 14-15	Unknown [a]	Marmon	1,634.215 miles	76.425 mph
1937	June 21-22	Ab Jenkins [b]	Cord	1,909.851 miles	79.577 mph
1954	Oct 29-30	Tony Bettenhausen Pat O'Connor Bill Taylor	Chrysler	2,157.5 miles	89.89 mph

Nichels Engineering Endurance Run (1961)

In 1961, Ray Nichels, then a successful builder of race cars, prepared two production-based Pontiacs for a 24-hour endurance run at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He assembled six drivers, three from USAC and three from NASCAR, taking turns in both cars. ^{[9] [10]}

Year	Date	Participating Drivers	Car	Distance covered in 24 hours	Speed
1961	Nov 20-21	Paul Goldsmith, Marvin Panch, Fireball Roberts, Len Sutton, Rodger Ward, Joe Weatherly	Pontiac Catalina	2,576.241 miles	107.343 mph
			Pontiac Enforcer	2,586.878 miles	107.787 mph

Pit Stop Challenge

The Pit Stop Challenge is a pit stop contest held during activities leading up to the Indianapolis 500. Since 1977, the event has been held on Carb Day, following the final practice session. As many as twelve top teams in the field compete in a single-elimination, tournament-style competition, two teams at a time. Pit crews must change four tires and hook-up the fuel hose to simulate a refuel. The driver actually drives the car in to a special pit box, and the time is taken from the entry into the box to the exit. Winners are based on time, not necessarily first out out the pit box. In 2008, the event was cancelled due to rain, and the posted prize money was donated to charity. Previous event sponsors include Miller, Coors and McDonald's.

• 1977 - Carillo (Jim McElreath)
• 1978 - Team McLaren (Johnny Rutherford)
• 1979 - Team McLaren (Johnny Rutherford)
• 1980 - Sherman Armstong (Tom Bigelow)
• 1981 - Penske Racing (Bobby Unser)
• 1982 - Penske Racing (Rick Mears)
• 1983 - Penske Racing (Rick Mears)
• 1984 - Kraco Racing (Michael Andretti)
• 1985 - Penske Racing (Danny Sullivan)
• 1986 - Penske Racing (Danny Sullivan)
• 1987 - Newman-Haas Racing (Mario Andretti)
• 1988 - Penske Racing (Danny Sullivan)
• 1989 - Galles Racing (Al Unser, Jr.)
• 1990 - Galles-Kraco Racing (Al Unser, Jr.)
• 1991 - Patrick Racing (Danny Sullivan)
• 1992 - Rahal-Hogan Racing (Bobby Rahal)
• 1993 - Galles-Kraco Racing (Al Unser, Jr.)
• 1994 - Forsythe Green Racing (Jacques Villeneuve)
• 1995 - Team Green (Jacques Villeneuve)
• 1996 - Galles Racing (Davy Jones)
• 1997 - Galles Racing (Kenny Brack)
• 1998 - Panther Racing (Scott Goodyear)
• 1999 - Galles Racing (Davey Hamilton)
• 2000 - Panther Racing (Scott Goodyear)
• 2001 - Kelley Racing (Scott Sharp)
• 2002 - Team Penske (Hélio Castroneves)
• 2003 - Cheever Racing (Buddy Rice)
• 2004 - Rahal Letterman Racing (Buddy Rice)
• 2005 - Team Penske (Sam Hornish, Jr.)
• 2006 - Team Penske (Hélio Castroneves)
• 2007 - Team Penske (Hélio Castroneves)
• 2008 - Event cancelled due to rain
• 2009 - Team Penske (Hélio Castroneves)

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