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Won Indianapolis 500, F1 World Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans): ... All-Time Lap Speed Records: Type Distance Driver Time Average Speed Date Laps Mi Km mph
The following is a list of fastest laps for the Indianapolis 500. ... All-time record race lap speed. ... Indianapolis Star & news 500 Mile Race Record Book (2002)
A total of 66 drivers have won the pole position as of the 2023 race. [23] Rick Mears holds the record for the most Indianapolis 500 pole positions, having qualified first on six occasions. [39] Scott Dixon is second with five pole positions and Hélio Castroneves, A. J. Foyt, and Rex Mays are third with four poles.
With an average speed of 190.690 mph (306.886 km/h), [51] the 2021 race set a new record for the fastest running of the Indianapolis 500, eclipsing the mark set in the 2013 race by over 3 mph. [52] The race was noted for its competitive parity, with 361 overtakes made, including 35 for the lead between 13 different drivers. [53]
Length. 2.5 mi (4.0 km) Turns. 4. Lap record. 37.895 sec (237.498 mph; 382.182 km/h) (Arie Luyendyk, Reynard/Ford-Cosworth XB, 1996) The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, [1][2] and commonly shortened to Indy 500, is an annual automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United ...
Arie Luyendyk set the official one-lap track record (237.498 mph) and the four-lap track record (236.986 mph), while Eddie Cheever ran the fastest race lap (236.103 mph) in Indy 500 history - records that all still stand as of 2023. Luyendyk also ran the fastest practice lap in Indy history (239.260 mph) just a fraction of a second shy of ...
Dixon's qualifying speed of 234.046 mph (376.661 km/h) was the fastest Indy 500 pole speed until Scott McLaughlin broke the record in 2024 at 234.220 mph (376.941 km/h), [8] and was the third-fastest Indy 500 qualifying attempt in history. [8] [9] Dixon moved into second on the all-time list for poles at Indy, behind only Rick Mears, who had six.
1961 Indianapolis 500. The 45th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Tuesday, May 30, 1961. For the first time since 1949, the Indianapolis 500 was not recognized on the World Championship calendar. The race celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first Indy 500 in 1911.