Defending champion finishing second: 8
Louis Meyer, 1929
Wilbur Shaw, 1938
Bill Holland, 1950
Rodger Ward, 1960
Jim Clark, 1966
Al Unser, 1972
Johnny Rutherford, 1975
Hélio Castroneves, 2003
Defending second place-finisher winning: 14
Dario Resta, 1916
Fred Frame, 1932
Wilbur Shaw, 1939
Bill Holland*, 1949
Johnnie Parsons, 1950
Sam Hanks, 1957
Jim Rathmann, 1960
Bobby Unser, 1975
Johnny Rutherford, 1976
A.J. Foyt, 1977
Emerson Fittipaldi, 1989
Jacques Villeneuve, 1995
Scott Dixon, 2008
Dan Wheldon*, 2011
Co-winners (one driver starting a race but another driver finishing in the same winning entry): 2
Lora L. Corum / Joe Boyer, 1924
Floyd Davis / Mauri Rose, 1941
Victories by drivers who never led a race lap in career: 2 (Corum and Davis, in those same years)
Won Triple Crown of Motorsport (Indianapolis 500, Monaco Grand Prix, and 24 Hours of Le Mans):
Graham Hill (1966 / 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969 / 1972)
Won Indianapolis 500, World Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans):
Graham Hill (1966 / 1962, 1968 / 1972)
Won Indianapolis 500 and World Championship: 5
Jim Clark (1965 / 1963, 1965)
Graham Hill (1966 / 1962, 1968)
Mario Andretti (1969 / 1978)
Emerson Fittipaldi (1989, 1993 / 1972, 1974)
Jacques Villeneuve (1995 / 1997)
Won Indianapolis 500 and 24 Hours of Le Mans: 2
A.J. Foyt (1961, 1964, 1967, 1977 / 1967)
Graham Hill (1966 / 1972)
Won Indianapolis 500 and 24 Hours of Daytona:
A.J. Foyt (1961, 1964, 1967, 1977 / 1983, 1985)
Al Unser (1970, 1971, 1978, 1987 / 1985)
Mark Donohue (1972 / 1969)
Mario Andretti (1969 / 1972* shortened due to gas shortage)
Bobby Rahal (1986 / 1981)
Arie Luyendyk (1990, 1997 / 1998)
Al Unser, Jr. (1992, 1994 / 1986, 1987)
Juan Pablo Montoya (2000, 2015 / 2007, 2008, 2013)
Dan Wheldon (2005, 2011 / 2006)
Scott Dixon (2008 / 2006, 2015)
Buddy Rice (2004 / 2009)
Dario Franchitti (2007, 2010, 2012 / 2008)
Tony Kanaan (2013 / 2015)
Won Indianapolis 500 and Monaco Grand Prix:
Graham Hill (1966 / 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969)
Juan Pablo Montoya (2000, 2015 / 2003)
Won Indianapolis 500 and 12 Hours of Sebring:
Mario Andretti (1969 / 1967, 1970, 1972)
A.J. Foyt (1961, 1964, 1967, 1977 / 1985)
Bobby Rahal (1986 / 1987)
Arie Luyendyk (1990, 1997 / 1989)
Won Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500:
Mario Andretti (1969 / 1967)
A.J. Foyt (1961, 1964, 1967, 1977 / 1972)
Won Indianapolis 500, World Championship, and Daytona 500:
Mario Andretti (1969 / 1978 / 1967)
Won Indianapolis 500, 24 Hours of Le Mans, and Daytona 500:
A.J. Foyt (1961, 1964, 1967, 1977 / 1967 / 1972)
Narrowest Margin of Victory:
Al Unser, Jr. over Scott Goodyear, 1992
Official margin: 0.043 second
Unofficial margin: 0.033 second [1]
Widest Margin of Victory:
Preceding 1966 (first year of top five finishing entry being flagged off before completing 500 miles):
13 minutes, 8 seconds, Jules Goux over Spencer Wishart, 1913
Succeeding 1966 (year inclusive):
2 laps +0:00.021, Rick Mears over Roberto Guerrero, 1984
2 laps, A.J. Foyt over Al Unser, 1967 (race red flagged, second place reverted to last completed lap)
2 laps, Emerson Fittipaldi over Al Unser, Jr., 1989 (second place car did not finish 199th lap, third place 6 laps behind leader)
Led opening lap and final lap: 19 drivers
Jimmy Murphy, 1922
Joe Boyer, 1924 (only occasion of occurrence in separate entries)
Peter DePaolo, 1925
Lee Wallard, 1951
Bill Vukovich, 1953
Jimmy Bryan, 1958
Jim Clark, 1965
Mario Andretti, 1969
Al Unser, 1970
Johnny Rutherford, 1976
Johnny Rutherford, 1980
Bobby Unser, 1981
Rick Mears, 1984
Emerson Fittipaldi, 1989
Rick Mears, 1991
Al Unser, Jr., 1994
Buddy Rice, 2004
Hélio Castroneves, 2009
Dario Franchitti, 2010
Oldest Starter:
A.J. Foyt, 57 years, 128 days old, 1992
Youngest Starter:
A. J. Foyt IV, 19 years, 0 days old, 2003
Most former winners starting race:
10 – 1992
Most rookies starting race:
19 – 1919, 1930 (excluding first race's 40 starters)
Fewest rookies starting race:
1 – 1939, 1979
Most cars running at finish:
26 – 1911
Fewest cars running at finish:
7 – 1966
Most occasions running at finish:
2: 18, A.J. Foyt and Al Unser
Greatest improvement from starting position:
32 positions, 38th to 6th, Zeke Meyer, 1932
Most consecutive laps completed without falling out of competition:
1,733 laps, Scott Dixon, 2006-2014
Most cars and teams entered
117, 1984
12 Helio Castroneves (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
6 Wilbur Shaw (1935-1940)
6 Rodger Ward (1959-1964)
6 Scott Dixon (2008-2013)
1,733 Scott Dixon (from the start of the 2006 race through lap 167 of 2014 race)
1931: Billy Arnold - Arnold charged from 18th starting position to lead the race by lap 7. Arnold, who had dominated the 1930 race (led 198 laps), proceeded to lead the next 155 laps, and built up a five-lap lead over second place. His rear axle broke on lap 162. He spun in turn four, was hit by another car, and went over the outside wall. One of his errant wheels bounced across Georgetown Road, and struck and killed a 12-year-old boy, Wilbur C. Brink. Arnold suffered a broken pelvis, and his riding mechanic Spider Matlock broke his shoulder.
1952: Bill Vukovich - Vukovich lead 150 laps, and was leading on lap 192 when a steering linkage failed. Vukovich nursed his car to a stop by driving up against the outside wall at the end of the back straightaway at the beginning of turn three, preventing other drivers from getting involved in the incident.
1989: Al Unser, Jr. - On the 199th lap, Al Unser, Jr. was leading Fittipaldi down the backstretch. The two cars weaving through lap traffic, and Fittipaldi dove underneath Unser exiting turn two. Racing side-With Unser drawing back ahead by a nose entering turn three, the two cars touched wheels, and Unser spun out, crashing into the outside wall. Fittipaldi coasted around the final lap under caution to score his first race victory.
1994: Emerson Fittipaldi - while leading the race on lap 184, Fittipaldi was attempting to lap his teammate Al Unser, Jr., who was running second. Coming out of turn four, Fittipaldi's left wheels touched the rumble strips on the inside, causing the left side tires to lose adhesion, and the rear of the car to swing wide at the turn exit, resulting in the rear tagging the outside wall and knocking Fittipaldi out of the race. Unser, Jr. went on to win.
2002: Tomas Scheckter - After leading 85 laps during the race, the rookie was leading on lap 173. Coming out of turn 4, he slid high and smacked the outside wall down the frontstretch.
2011: J. R. Hildebrand - During the final ten laps, a sequence of green flag pit stops shuffled the field. Rookie J. R. Hildebrand was attempting to stretch his fuel to the finish, and took over the lead with just over two laps to go. On the final lap, he was leading going into the final turn, when he came up on the lapped car of Charlie Kimball, who was slowing to the inside. Hildebrand went high, got into the "marbles," and smacked the outside wall. Without steering, and only on three wheels, his car slid down the frontstretch towards the finish line and the checkered flag. However, Hildebrand was passed by Dan Wheldon on the final 1,000 feet and Hildebrand finished second.
