'500' Records And Milestones At Risk

Victories

Current Record: 4 - A.J. Foyt, Al Unser & Rick Mears

 

- Helio Castroneves win would tie record.
- Tony Kanaan, Juan Pablo Montoya, Jacques Villeneuve, Buddy Lazier & Scott Dixon 2nd win - Would tie w/Fittipaldi, Johncock, Luyendyk, Milton, Unser Jr., Ward & Wheldon for 10th all-time. Foyt, Unser, Mears, Castroneves, Franchitti, Meyer, Rose, Rutherford, Shaw & B. Unser have more.

Consecutive Victories

Current Record: 2 - Wilbur Shaw, Mauri Rose, Bill Vukovich, Al Unser Sr. & Helio Castroneves.

- Tony Kanaan attempting back-to-back

Longest Span Between Victories

Current Record: 17-years - Al Unser 1970-1987

-Jacques Villeneuve win would span 19-years.
-Buddy Lazier win would span 18-years.

Youngest Winner

Current Record: Troy Ruttman 22 years, 80 days

Joe Dawson 22 years, 318 days

Frank Lockhart 23 years, 53 days

Louis Meyer 23 years, 315 days

-Sage Karam would become the youngest: 19 years, 81 days (Would also become youngest winner in 2015 or 2016)
-Carlos Munoz would become 2nd youngest: 22 years, 112 days
-Carlos Huertas would become 3rd youngest: 22 years, 337 days
-Jack Hawksworth would become 4th youngest: 23 years, 86 days
-Josef Newgarden would become 4th youngest: 23 years, 154 days
-Sebastian Saavedra would become 5th youngest: 23 years, 357 days

Best Finish First 2 Races

Current Record: Helio Castroneves 1st, 1st

Louis Meyer 1st, 2nd

Dario Resta 2nd, 1st

Johnnie Parsons 2nd, 1st

Villeneuve 2nd, 1st

 

-Juan Pablo Montoya would tie for 1st w/victory: 1st, 1st

-Juan Pablo Montoya would tie for 2nd w/runner-up: 1st, 2nd
-Carlos Munoz would tie for 2nd w/victory: 2nd, 1st

Best Finish First 3 Races

Current Record: Helio Castroneves 1st, 1st, 2nd

 

-Jacques Villeneuve would tie for 1st w/victory: 2nd, 1st, 1st

 

Most ROY Winners In Field

Current Record: 8 - 1990

 

-Munoz, Hildebrand, Tagliani, Hunter-Reay, Andretti, Castroneves, Montoya & Villeneuve all starting would tie record.

 

Rookie Winners

Current Record: 9-times

(Ray Harroun '11, Jules Goux '13, René Thomas '14, Frank Lockhart '26, George Souders '27, Louis Meyer '28, Graham Hill '66, Juan Pablo Montoya '00, Helio Castroneves '01)

 

-Martin Plowman, Sage Karam, Kurt Busch, Mikhail Aleshin, Jack Hawksworth and James Davison are looking to become the 10th.

 

Starting Drivers

749 drivers have started in the Indianapolis 500:

 

-Martin Plowman, Sage Karam, Kurt Busch, Mikhail Aleshin, Jack Hawksworth, Carlos Huertas and James Davison are attempting to become the 750th, 751st, 752nd, 753rd, 754th, 755th and 756th starters.



 

Engine Wins

Current Record: Offenhauser - 27

Miller - 12

Cosworth - 10

 

-Honda going for 10th win, would tie for 3rd all-time with Cosworth.

-Chevrolet going for 9th win, would tie for 4th all-time with Honda.

 

First Win By Country

A win by any of the following drivers would be their country's first:

 

-Mikhail Aleshin - Russia

-Will Power - Australia

-Ryan Briscoe - Australia
-James Davison - Australia

-Takuma Sato - Japan

-Oriol Servia - Spain

 

First Win For Car Number

A win by any of the following car numbers would be the first in history:

-No. 18 Carlos Huertas
-No. 19 Justin Wilson
-No. 21 JR Hildebrand
-No. 22 Sage Karam
-No. 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay
-No. 33 James Davison
-No. 41 Martin Plowman
-No. 67 Josef Newgarden
-No. 77 Simon Pagenaud
-No. 83 Charlie Kimball

 

Poles

Current Record: Rick Mears - 6

 

-Helio Castroneves would pass Foyt (4) & Mays (4) for 2nd all-time with 5.

-Ed Carpenter, Ryan Briscoe, Alex Tagliani, Scott Dixon & Tony Kanaan attempting to tie Ralph DePalma, Jimmy Murphy, Leon Duray, Bill Cummings, Duke Nalon, Eddie Sachs, Parnelli Jones, Bobby Unser and Scott Brayton with 2.

 

Back-To-Back Poles

Current Record: Once - 10 Drivers (DePalma '20/'21, Mays '35/'36, Sachs '60/'61, Jones '62/'63, Andretti '66/'67, Foyt '74/'75, Sneva '77/'78, Mears '88/'89, Brayton '95, '96, Castroneves '09/'10)

 

Ed Carpenter attempting to become 11th driver winning back-to-back Poles.

 

Pole Winning Team Owners

Current Record: Roger Penske - 17

 

-Penske attempting to expand his record to 18.

 



First Pole For Car Number

 A Pole by any of the following car numbers would be the first in history: 

 

-No. 21 JR Hildebrand

-No. 22 Sage Karam

-No. 25 Marco Andretti

-No. 26 Kurt Busch

-No. 27 James Hinchcliffe

-No. 34 Carlos Munoz

-No. 41 Martin Plowman

-No. 67 Josef Newgarden

-No. 68 Alex Tagliani

-No. 83 Charlie Kimball

-No. 91 Buddy Lazier.

 

Fastest Race Lap

Current Record: Emerson Fittipaldi - 4 (1951-Present)

 

-Tony Kanaan can tie for most career races with the quickest race lap (4).

-Marco Andretti can tie Tony Kanaan, Bill Vukovich, Rick Mears, Gordon Johncock and Parnelli Jones with three career fastest race laps (3).

 

Career Laps Led

Current Record: Al Unser Sr. 644

Ralph DePalma 612

Mario Andretti 556

A.J. Foyt 555

 

Scott Dixon

Currently 13th w/347

64 to pass Billy Arnold for 12th

83 to pass Rick Mears for 11th

85 to pass Michael Andretti for 10th

94 to pass Bobby Unser for 9th

139 to pass Bill Vukovich for 8th

146 to pass Parnelli Jones for 7th

159 to pass Emerson Fittipaldi for 6th

162 to pass Wilbur Shaw for 5th

 

Tony Kanaan

Currently 23rd w/255

2 to pass Mauri Rose for 22nd

7 to pass Rodger Ward for 21st

12 to pass Rex Mays for 20th

42 to pass Johnny Rutherford for 19th

43 to pass Bill Holland for 18th

44 to pass Jim Clark for 17th

75 to pass Dario Franchitti for 16th

78 to pass Louis Meyer for 15th

85 to pass Gordon Johncock for  14th

*ACTIVE*93 to pass Scott Dixon for 13th*ACTIVE*



156 pass Billy Arnold for 12th

175 to pass Rick Mears for 11th

177 to pass Michael Andretti for 10th

186 to pass Bobby Unser for 9th

 

Helio Castroneves

Currently 25th w/232
4 to pass Dan Wheldon for 24th
*ACTIVE*24 to pass Tony Kanaan for 23rd*ACTIVE*

25 to pass Mauri Rose for 22nd

30 to pass Rodger Ward for 21st

35 to pass Rex Mays for 20th

65 to pass Johnny Rutherford for 19th

66 to pass Bill Holland for 18th

67 to pass Jim Clark for 17th

98 to pass Dario Franchitti for 16th
101 to pass Louis Meyer for 15th

108 to pass Gordon Johncock for  14th

*ACTIVE*116 to pass Scott Dixon for 13th*ACTIVE*



179 pass Billy Arnold for 12th

198 to pass Rick Mears for 11th

200 to pass Michael Andretti for 10th

Juan Pablo Montoya

Currently 34th w/167
12 to pass Lee Wallard for 33rd
15 to pass Jimmy Snyder for 32nd
22 to pass Arie Luyendyk for 31st
39 to pass Frank Lockhart for 30th
42 to pass Tom Sneva for 29th
50 to pass Jimmy Bryan for 28th
52 to pass Tommy Milton for 27th
54 to pass Jimmy Murphy for 26th
*ACTIVE*66 to pass Helio Castroneves for 25th*ACTIVE*
69 to pass Dan Wheldon for 24th
*ACTIVE*89 to pass Tony Kanaan for 23rd*ACTIVE*

90 to pass Mauri Rose for 22nd

95 to pass Rodger Ward for 21st

100 to pass Rex Mays for 20th

130 to pass Johnny Rutherford for 19th

131 to pass Bill Holland for 18th

132 to pass Jim Clark for 17th

163 to pass Dario Franchitti for 16th
166 to pass Louis Meyer for 15th

173 to pass Gordon Johncock for  14th

*ACTIVE*181 to pass Scott Dixon for 13th*ACTIVE*

Other Active Drivers

Career Laps Led Without A Win
Current Record: Michael Andretti: 431 (10th)
Rex Mays: 266 (20th)
Jimmy Snyder: 181 (32nd)
Tomas Scheckter 153 (37th)
Gary Bettenhausen 138 ( 43rd)

Marco Andretti
Currently 9th w/121
2 to pass Tony Stewart for 8th
3 to pass Earl Cooper for 7th
6 to pass Lloyd Ruby for 6th
18 to pass Gary Bettenhausen for 5th
33 to pass Tomas Scheckter for 4th
61 to pass Jimmy Snyder for 3rd
146 to pass Rex Mays for 2nd

Other Active Drivers
Ed Carpenter 36th w/43
Ryan Briscoe 52nd w/31
Takuma Sato 52nd w/31
Ryan Hunter-Reay 58th w/26
Alex Tagliani 62nd w/23
Will Power 65th w/21
Oriol Seriva 69th w/18
Carlos Munoz 80th w/12
James Hinchcliffe 80th w/12
Justin Wilson 84th w/11
JR Hildebrand 99th w/7

Races Led
Current Record: A.J. Foyt - 13
Al Unser - 11
Mario Andretti - 11
Bobby Unser - 10

-Tony Kanaan would tie for 4th with 10 races led.

-Scott Dixon would tie for 5th with 9 races led.

-Helio Castroneves would tie for 5th with 9 races led.

-Scott Dixon would tie for 6th with 9 races led if Kanaan leads a lap.

-Helio Castroneves would tie for 6th with 9 races led if Kanaan leads a lap.

 

Mileage Leaders

Current Record: A.J Foyt - 12,272.5 Miles

Al Unser - 10,890 Miles

Al Unser Jr. - 7,932.5 Miles

Gordon Johncock - 7,895.5 Miles

Mario Andretti - 7,625 Miles

Arie Luyendyk - 7,392.5 Miles

 

Buddy Lazier

Currently 8th w/6,775 Miles

205 Miles (82 laps) to pass Johnny Rutherford for 6th

Career Starts
Current record: A.J Foyt - 35
Mario Andretti - 29
Al Unser - 27
Gordon Johncock - 24
Johnny Rutherford - 24

-Buddy Lazier going for 18th start, would tie 10th all-time.

-Helio Castroneves going for 14th start, would tie 28th all-time.

-John Andretti going for 13th start, would tie 35th all-time.

-Tony Kanaan going for 13th start, would tie 35th all-time.

-Scott Dixon going for 12th start, would tie 43rd all-time.

-Ed Carpenter going for 11th start, would tie 56th all-time

-Marco Andretti going for 9th start, would tie 84th all-time.

-Townsend Bell going for 8th start, would tie 99th all-time.

 

 Female Starts

Current Record: 9 - Sarah Fisher

 

-Pippa Mann would tie Milka Duno and Janet Guthrie for 6th all-time with 3 Indianapolis 500 starts behind Fisher (9), Lyn St. James (7), Danica Patrick (7), Ana Beatriz (4) and Simona De Silvestro (4).

 



Pit Stop Competition Wins

Current Record: 14 - Penske

 

-Penske looking to expand their lead to 15, 9 more than 2nd place
-Rahal looking to win their 3rd competition. A win would break a tie with McLaren, Panther and Team Green for 3rd.

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