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Who has won the Indy 500 over its century of existence? A complete list of winners

Channing King, Indianapolis Star
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Since Ray Harroun won the inaugural Indianapolis 500 in 1911, 71 more drivers have celebrated in victory lane. Four (A.J. Foyt, Al Unser, Rick Mears and Helio Castroneves) have won the Indy 500 four times each, while six others have three wins each and 10 more have two wins apiece.

Winners of the Indianapolis 500 by decade

1910s

Note: No race was held 1917-19 due to World War I

  • 1911: Ray Harroun, 74.59 mph

  • 1912: Joe Dawson, 78.719 mph

  • 1913: Jules Goux, 75.933 mph

  • 1914: René Thomas, 82.474 mph

  • 1915: Ralph DePalma, 89.840 mph

  • 1916: Dario Resta, 84.001 mph

  • 1919: Howdy Wilcox, 88.050 mph

1920s

  • 1920: Gaston Chevrolet, 88.618 mph

  • 1921: Tommy Milton, 89.621 mph

  • 1922: Jimmy Murphy, 94.484 mph

  • 1923: Tommy Milton, 90.545 mph

  • 1924: Lora L. Corum/Joe Boyer, 98.234 mph

  • 1925: Peter DePaolo, 101.127 mph

  • 1926: Frank Lockhart, 95.904 mph

  • 1927: George Souders, 97.545 mph

  • 1928: Louis Meyer, 99.482 mph

  • 1929: Ray Keech, 97.585 mph

1930s

  • 1930: Billy Arnold, 100.448 mph

  • 1931: Louis Schneider, 96.629 mph

  • 1932: Fred Frame, 104.144 mph

  • 1933: Louis Meyer, 104.162 mph

  • 1934: Bill Cummings, 104.863 mph

  • 1935: Kelly Petillo, 106.240 mph

  • 1936: Louis Meyer, 109.069 mph

  • 1937: Wilbur Shaw, 113.580 mph

  • 1938: Floyd Roberts, 117.200 mph

  • 1939: Wilbur Shaw, 115.035 mph

1940s

Note: No race was held 1942-45 due to World War II

  • 1940: Wilbur Shaw, 114.277 mph

  • 1941: Floyd Davis/Mauri Rose, 115.117 mph

  • 1946: George Robson, 114.820 mph

  • 1947: Mauri Rose, 116.338 mph

  • 1948: Mauri Rose, 119.814 mph

  • 1949: Bill Holland, 121.327 mph

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1950s

  • 1950: Johnnie Parsons, 124.002 mph

  • 1951: Lee Wallard, 126.244 mph

  • 1952: Troy Ruttman, 128.922 mph

  • 1953: Bill Vukovich, 128.740 mph

  • 1954: Bill Vukovich, 130.840 mph

  • 1955: Bob Sweikert, 128.213 mph

  • 1956: Pat Flaherty, 128.490 mph

  • 1957: Sam Hanks, 135.601 mph

  • 1958: Jimmy Bryan, 133.791 mph

  • 1959: Rodger Ward, 135.857 mph

1960s

  • 1960: Jim Rathmann, 138.767 mph

  • 1961: A.J. Foyt, 139.130 mph

  • 1962: Rodger Ward, 140.293 mph

  • 1963: Parnelli Jones, 143.137 mph

  • 1964: A.J. Foyt, 147.350 mph

  • 1965: Jim Clark, 150.686 mph

  • 1966: Graham Hill, 144.317 mph

  • 1967: A.J. Foyt, 151.207 mph

  • 1968: Bobby Unser, 152.882 mph

  • 1969: Mario Andretti, 156.867 mph

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1970s

  • 1970: Al Unser, 155.749 mph

  • 1971: Al Unser, 157.735 mph

  • 1972: Mark Donohue, 162.962 mph

  • 1973: Gordon Johncock, 159.036 mph

  • 1974: Johnny Rutherford, 158.589 mph

  • 1975: Bobby Unser, 149.213 mph

  • 1976: Johnny Rutherford, 148.725 mph

  • 1977: A.J. Foyt, 161.331 mph

  • 1978: Al Unser, 161.363 mph

  • 1979: Rick Mears, 158.899 mph

1980s

  • 1980: Johnny Rutherford, 142.862 mph

  • 1981: Bobby Unser, 139.084 mph

  • 1982: Gordon Johncock, 162.029 mph

  • 1983: Tom Sneva, 162.117 mph

  • 1984: Rick Mears, 163.612 mph

  • 1985: Danny Sullivan, 152.982 mph

  • 1986: Bobby Rahal, 170.722 mph

  • 1987: Al Unser, 162.175 mph

  • 1988: Rick Mears, 144.809 mph

  • 1989: Emerson Fittipaldi, 167.581 mph

1990s

  • 1990: Arie Luyendyk, 185.981 mph

  • 1991: Rick Mears, 176.457 mph

  • 1992: Al Unser Jr., 134.477 mph

  • 1993: Emerson Fittipaldi, 157.207 mph

  • 1994: Al Unser Jr., 160.872 mph

  • 1995: Jacques Villeneuve, 153.616 mph

  • 1996: Buddy Lazier, 147.956 mph

  • 1997: Arie Luyendyk, 145.827 mph

  • 1998: Eddie Cheever, 145.155 mph

  • 1999: Kenny Bräck, 153.176 mph

2000s

  • 2000: Juan Pablo Montoya, 167.607 mph

  • 2001: Hélio Castroneves, 141.574 mph

  • 2002: Hélio Castroneves, 166.499 mph

  • 2003: Gil de Ferran, 156.291 mph

  • 2004: Buddy Rice, 138.518 mph

  • 2005: Dan Wheldon, 157.603 mph

  • 2006: Sam Hornish Jr., 157.085 mph

  • 2007: Dario Franchitti, 151.774 mph

  • 2008: Scott Dixon, 143.567 mph

  • 2009: Hélio Castroneves, 150.318 mph

2010s

  • 2010: Dario Franchitti, 161.623 mph

  • 2011: Dan Wheldon, 170.265 mph

  • 2012: Dario Franchitti, 167.734 mph

  • 2013: Tony Kanaan, 187.433 mph

  • 2014: Ryan Hunter-Reay, 186.563 mph

  • 2015: Juan Pablo Montoya, 161.341 mph

  • 2016: Alexander Rossi, 166.634 mph

  • 2017: Takuma Sato, 155.395 mph

  • 2018: Will Power, 166.935 mph

  • 2019: Simon Pagenaud, 175.794 mph

2020s

  • 2020: Takuma Sato, 157.824 mph

  • 2021: Helio Castroneves, 190.690 mph

  • 2022: Marcus Ericsson, 175.428 mph

This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: A complete list of Indy 500 winners through the years