List of Indianapolis 500 lap leaders
All-time lap leaders
- Two hundred thirty-nine drivers have led the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, in 107 races.
- Career lap leader percentage rounded to hundredths of a percent.
- Green indicates drivers active as of most recent race.
Rank | Driver | Laps Led | Career Laps Run | Career Lap Leader Percentage | Race Wins | Years Won | ||||||
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1 | ![]() | 677 | Active driver | 1 | 2008 | |||||||
2 | ![]() | 644 | 4,356 | 14.78% | 4 | 1970 | 1971 | 1978 | 1987 | |||
3 | ![]() | 612 | 1,594 | 38.39% | 1 | 1915 | ||||||
4 | ![]() | 556 | 3,040 | 18.29% | 1 | 1969 | ||||||
5 | ![]() | 555 | 4,909 | 11.31% | 4 | 1961 | 1964 | 1967 | 1977 | |||
6 | ![]() | 508 | 2,019 | 25.16% | 3 | 1937 | 1939 | 1940 | ||||
7 | ![]() | 505 | 1,785 | 28.29% | 2 | 1989 | 1993 | |||||
8 | ![]() | 492 | 1,130 | 43.54% | 1 | 1963 | ||||||
9 | ![]() | 485 | 676 | 71.75% | 2 | 1953 | 1954 | |||||
10 | ![]() | 440 | 2,611 | 16.85% | 3 | 1968 | 1975 | 1981 | ||||
11 | ![]() | 431 | 2,653 | 16.25% | ||||||||
12 | ![]() | 429 | 2,342 | 18.32% | 4 | 1979 | 1984 | 1988 | 1991 | |||
13 | ![]() | 410 | 821 | 49.94% | 1 | 1930 | ||||||
14 | ![]() | 352 | 3,951 | 8.91% | 1 | 2013 | ||||||
15 | ![]() | 339 | 3,158 | 10.73% | 2 | 1973 | 1982 | |||||
16 | ![]() | 332 | 1,916 | 17.33% | 3 | 1928 | 1933 | 1936 | ||||
17 | ![]() | 329 | 1,940 | 16.96% | 3 | 2007 | 2010 | 2012 | ||||
18 | ![]() | 326 | Active driver | 4 | 2001 | 2002 | 2009 | 2021 | ||||
19 | ![]() | 298 | 682 | 43.69% | 1 | 1965 | ||||||
20 | ![]() | 297 | 914 | 32.49% | 1 | 1949 | ||||||
21 | ![]() | 296 | 2,792 | 10.60% | 3 | 1974 | 1976 | 1980 | ||||
22 | ![]() | 266 | 1,385 | 19.21% | ||||||||
23 | ![]() | 261 | 2,160 | 12.08% | 2 | 1959 | 1962 | |||||
24 | ![]() | 256 | 2,326 | 11.01% | 3 | 1941 | 1947 | 1948 | ||||
25 | ![]() | 235 | 1,729 | 13.59% | 2 | 2005 | 2011 | |||||
26 | ![]() | 220 | 907 | 24.26% | 1 | 1922 | ||||||
27 | ![]() | 218 | 1,204 | 18.11% | 2 | 1921 | 1923 | |||||
28 | ![]() | 216 | 1,411 | 15.31% | 1 | 1958 | ||||||
29 | ![]() | 208 | 2,180 | 9.54% | 1 | 1983 | ||||||
30 | ![]() | 205 | 280 | 73.21% | 1 | 1926 | ||||||
31 | ![]() | 193 | 1,263 | 15.28% | 2 | 2000 | 2015 | |||||
32 | ![]() | 186 | 2,957 | 6.29% | 2 | 1990 | 1997 | |||||
33 | ![]() | 181 | 495 | 36.57% | ||||||||
34 | ![]() | 178 | 591 | 30.12% | 1 | 1951 | ||||||
35 | ![]() | 171 | Active driver | 1 | 2014 | |||||||
36 | ![]() | 169 | 2,389 | 7.07% | 1 | 2019 | ||||||
37 | ![]() | 162 | 1,523 | 10.64% | 1 | 1985 | ||||||
38 | ![]() | 155 | 1,335 | 11.61% | 1 | 1919 | ||||||
39 | ![]() | 153 | 1,691 | 9.05% | ||||||||
40 | ![]() | 150 | 2,320 | 6.47% | 1 | 1960 | ||||||
41 | ![]() | 149 | Active driver | |||||||||
42 | ![]() | 148 | 738 | 20.05% | 1 | 1925 | ||||||
43 | ![]() | 145 | Active driver | 1 | 2018 | |||||||
44 | ![]() | 144 | Active driver | |||||||||
45 | ![]() | 140 | 408 | 34.31% | 1 | 1916 | ||||||
46 | ![]() | 140 | 1,566 | 8.94% | 1 | 1957 | ||||||
47 | ![]() | 139 | 773 | 17.98% | 1 | 1913 | ||||||
48 | ![]() | 138 | 333 | 41.44% | 1 | 1946 | ||||||
49 | ![]() | 138 | 812 | 17.00% | 1 | 1956 | ||||||
50 | ![]() | 138 | 2,372 | 5.82% | ||||||||
51 | ![]() | 131 | 1,504 | 8.71% | 1 | 1950 | ||||||
52 | ![]() | 126 | 2,357 | 5.35% | ||||||||
53 | ![]() | 126 | 2,007 | 6.28% | 1 | 1986 | ||||||
54 | ![]() | 123 | 939 | 13.10% | ||||||||
55 | ![]() | 122 | 700 | 17.43% | ||||||||
56 | ![]() | 119 | 555 | 21.44% | 1 | 1924 | ||||||
57 | ![]() | 119 | Active driver | |||||||||
58 | ![]() | 116 | 920 | 12.61% | ||||||||
59 | ![]() | 114 | 744 | 15.32% | 1 | 1914 | ||||||
60 | ![]() | 110 | 3,173 | 3.47% | 2 | 1992 | 1994 | |||||
61 | ![]() | 108 | 1,283 | 8.42% | 1 | 1935 | ||||||
62 | ![]() | 108 | 1,448 | 7.46% | ||||||||
63 | ![]() | 107 | 1,346 | 7.95% | 1 | 2006 | ||||||
64 | ![]() | 106 | 960 | 11.04% | ||||||||
65 | ![]() | 106 | 1,281 | 8.27% | 1 | 1932 | ||||||
66 | ![]() | 99 | 1,047 | 9.46% | 1 | 2004 | ||||||
67 | ![]() | 94 | 1,944 | 4.84% | ||||||||
68 | ![]() | 93 | Active driver | |||||||||
69 | ![]() | 93 | 383 | 24.28% | ||||||||
70 | ![]() | 93 | 1,229 | 7.57% | 1 | 1934 | ||||||
71 | ![]() | 93 | Active driver | 1 | 2016 | |||||||
72 | ![]() | 92 | 883 | 10.42% | 1 | 1938 | ||||||
73 | ![]() | 89 | 885 | 10.06% | 1 | 1999 | ||||||
74 | ![]() | 89 | 2,122 | 4.19% | 1 | 1998 | ||||||
75 | ![]() | 88 | 200 | 44.00% | 1 | 1911 | ||||||
76 | ![]() | 87 | Active driver | 2 | 2017 | 2020 | ||||||
77 | ![]() | 86 | 825 | 10.42% | 1 | 1955 | ||||||
78 | ![]() | 81 | 225 | 36.00% | ||||||||
79 | ![]() | 79 | 1,527 | 5.17% | ||||||||
80 | ![]() | 77 | 200 | 38.50% | ||||||||
81 | ![]() | 72 | 1,472 | 4.89% | 1 | 1952 | ||||||
82 | ![]() | 71 | 601 | 11.81% | 1 | 2003 | ||||||
83 | ![]() | 70 | 1,094 | 6.40% | ||||||||
84 | ![]() | 70 | 748 | 9.36% | 1 | 1972 | ||||||
85 | ![]() | 70 | 3,015 | 2.32% | 1 | 1996 | ||||||
86 | ![]() | 69 | Active driver | 1 | 2023 | 2024 | ||||||
87 | ![]() | 69 | 1,330 | 5.19% | ||||||||
88 | ![]() | 69 | Active driver | |||||||||
89 | ![]() | 68 | 693 | 9.81% | ||||||||
90 | ![]() | 68 | 1,864 | 3.65% | ||||||||
91 | ![]() | 67 | 400 | 16.75% | 1 | 1927 | ||||||
92 | ![]() | 66 | 1,069 | 6.17% | ||||||||
93 | ![]() | 66 | Active driver | |||||||||
94 | ![]() | 65 | Active driver | |||||||||
95 | ![]() | 61 | Active driver | |||||||||
96 | ![]() | 59 | 396 | 14.90% | ||||||||
97 | ![]() | 57 | 996 | 5.72% | ||||||||
98 | ![]() | 56 | 1,735 | 3.23% | ||||||||
99 | ![]() | 55 | 1,044 | 5.27% | ||||||||
100 | ![]() | 54 | 1,656 | 3.26% | ||||||||
101 | ![]() | 53 | 1,564 | 3.39% | ||||||||
102 | ![]() | 52 | 1,265 | 4.11% | ||||||||
103 | ![]() | 52 | 1,254 | 4.15% | ||||||||
104 | ![]() | 52 | 734 | 7.08% | ||||||||
105 | ![]() | 50 | 997 | 5.02% | ||||||||
106 | ![]() | 49 | 1,560 | 3.14% | ||||||||
107 | ![]() | 49 | 1,460 | 3.35% | ||||||||
108 | ![]() | 46 | 400 | 11.50% | 1 | 1929 | ||||||
109 | ![]() | 46 | 768 | 5.98% | ||||||||
110 | ![]() | 46 | 784 | 5.86% | ||||||||
111 | ![]() | 44 | 784 | 5.61% | ||||||||
112 | ![]() | 43 | 617 | 6.97% | ||||||||
113 | ![]() | 43 | Active driver | 1 | 2022 | |||||||
114 | ![]() | 41 | 718 | 5.71% | ||||||||
115 | ![]() | 40 | 358 | 11.17% | ||||||||
116 | ![]() | 39 | 863 | 4.51% | 1 | 1931 | ||||||
117 | ![]() | 39 | 883 | 4.42% | ||||||||
118 | ![]() | 39 | 1,543 | 2.52% | ||||||||
119 | ![]() | 37 | 963 | 3.84% | ||||||||
120 | ![]() | 36 | 200 | 18% | ||||||||
121 | ![]() | 36 | 894 | 4.03% | ||||||||
122 | ![]() | 35 | 2,425 | 1.44% | ||||||||
123 | ![]() | 35 | 1,482 | 2.36% | ||||||||
124 | ![]() | 34 | 267 | 12.73% | ||||||||
125 | ![]() | 34 | 292 | 11.64% | ||||||||
126 | ![]() | 34 | 1,992 | 1.70% | ||||||||
127 | ![]() | 33 | 635 | 5.20% | ||||||||
128 | ![]() | 33 | 1,989 | 1.66% | ||||||||
129 | ![]() | 32 | 768 | 4.17% | ||||||||
130 | ![]() | 32 | 1,284 | 2.49% | ||||||||
131 | ![]() | 31 | 1,840 | 1.68% | ||||||||
132 | ![]() | 29 | 1,223 | 2.37% | ||||||||
133 | ![]() | 29 | 820 | 3.54% | ||||||||
134 | ![]() | 29 | 1,404 | 2.07% | ||||||||
135 | ![]() | 29 | 1,200 | 2.41% | ||||||||
136 | ![]() | 28 | Active driver | |||||||||
137 | ![]() | 27 | 378 | 7.14% | ||||||||
138 | ![]() | 26 | 1,249 | 2.08% | ||||||||
139 | ![]() | 25 | 631 | 3.96% | ||||||||
140 | ![]() | 24 | 1,975 | 1.22% | ||||||||
141 | ![]() | 23 | 1,304 | 1.76% | ||||||||
142 | ![]() | 23 | 200 | 11.50% | ||||||||
143 | ![]() | 23 | Active driver | |||||||||
144 | ![]() | 22 | 600 | 3.67% | 1 | 1995 | ||||||
145 | ![]() | 21 | 2,213 | 0.95% | ||||||||
146 | ![]() | 20 | 199 | 10.05% | ||||||||
147 | ![]() | 18 | 200 | 9.00% | ||||||||
148 | ![]() | 18 | 1,427 | 1.26% | ||||||||
149 | ![]() | 18 | 1,910 | 0.94% | ||||||||
150 | ![]() | 17 | 1,556 | 1.09% | ||||||||
151 | ![]() | 16 | 194 | 8.25% | ||||||||
152 | ![]() | 16 | 1,275 | 1.25% | ||||||||
153 | ![]() | 16 | 1,279 | 1.25% | ||||||||
154 | ![]() | 16 | Active driver | |||||||||
155 | ![]() | 15 | 1,622 | 0.92% | ||||||||
156 | ![]() | 15 | 476 | 3.15% | ||||||||
157 | ![]() | 15 | 729 | 1.92% | ||||||||
158 | ![]() | 15 | Active driver | |||||||||
159 | ![]() | 14 | 400 | 3.50% | 1 | 1920 | ||||||
160 | ![]() | 14 | 559 | 2.50% | ||||||||
161 | ![]() | 13 | 1,633 | 0.80% | ||||||||
162 | ![]() | 13 | 707 | 1.84% | ||||||||
163 | ![]() | 13 | 1,112 | 1.17% | ||||||||
164 | ![]() | 13 | 1,488 | 0.87% | ||||||||
165 | ![]() | 13 | 1,898 | 0.68% | ||||||||
166 | ![]() | 13 | 2,202 | 0.59% | ||||||||
167 | ![]() | 12 | 62 | 19.35% | ||||||||
168 | ![]() | 12 | 955 | 1.26% | ||||||||
169 | ![]() | 11 | 383 | 2.87% | ||||||||
170 | ![]() | 10 | 1,619 | 0.62% | ||||||||
171 | ![]() | 10 | 333 | 3.00% | 1 | 1966 | ||||||
172 | ![]() | 10 | 942 | 1.06% | ||||||||
173 | ![]() | 9 | 355 | 2.53% | ||||||||
174 | ![]() | 9 | 808 | 1.11% | ||||||||
175 | ![]() | 9 | 320 | 2.81% | ||||||||
176 | ![]() | 9 | 452 | 1.99% | ||||||||
177 | ![]() | 9 | 90 | 10.00% | ||||||||
178 | ![]() | 9 | 708 | 1.27% | ||||||||
179 | ![]() | 8 | 999 | 0.80% | ||||||||
180 | ![]() | 8 | 2,141 | 0.37% | ||||||||
181 | ![]() | 8 | 1,043 | 0.77% | ||||||||
182 | ![]() | 8 | 592 | 1.35% | ||||||||
183 | ![]() | 7 | 1,311 | 0.53% | ||||||||
184 | ![]() | 7 | 2,155 | 0.32% | ||||||||
185 | ![]() | 7 | 199 | 3.52% | ||||||||
186 | ![]() | 7 | 981 | 0.71% | ||||||||
187 | ![]() | 6 | 485 | 1.24% | ||||||||
188 | ![]() | 6 | Active driver | |||||||||
189 | ![]() | 5 | 217 | 2.30% | ||||||||
190 | ![]() | 5 | 845 | 0.59% | ||||||||
191 | ![]() | 5 | 604 | 0.83% | ||||||||
192 | ![]() | 5 | 1,387 | 0.36% | ||||||||
193 | ![]() | 5 | 843 | 0.59% | ||||||||
194 | ![]() | 5 | 599 | 0.83% | ||||||||
195 | ![]() | 5 | Active driver | |||||||||
196 | ![]() | 4 | 200 | 2.00% | ||||||||
197 | ![]() | 4 | 888 | 0.45% | ||||||||
198 | ![]() | 4 | 1,615 | 0.25% | ||||||||
199 | ![]() | 4 | 1,056 | 0.38% | ||||||||
200 | ![]() | 4 | 110 | 3.64% | ||||||||
201 | ![]() | 4 | 1,687 | 0.24% | ||||||||
202 | ![]() | 4 | 91 | 4.40% | ||||||||
203 | ![]() | 4 | 1,368 | 0.29% | ||||||||
204 | ![]() | 4 | Active driver | |||||||||
205 | ![]() | 3 | 1,832 | 0.16% | ||||||||
206 | ![]() | 3 | 1,783 | 0.17% | ||||||||
207 | ![]() | 3 | 2,180 | 0.14% | ||||||||
208 | ![]() | 3 | 965 | 0.31% | ||||||||
209 | ![]() | 3 | 583 | 0.51% | ||||||||
210 | ![]() | 3 | 211 | 1.42% | ||||||||
211 | ![]() | 3 | 305 | 0.98% | ||||||||
212 | ![]() | 3 | 549 | 0.55% | ||||||||
213 | ![]() | 3 | Active driver | |||||||||
214 | ![]() | 2 | 269 | 0.74% | ||||||||
215 | ![]() | 2 | 371 | 0.54% | ||||||||
216 | ![]() | 2 | 445 | 0.45% | 1 | 1912 | ||||||
217 | ![]() | 2 | 158 | 1.27% | ||||||||
218 | ![]() | 2 | 66 | 3.03% | ||||||||
219 | ![]() | 2 | 884 | 0.23% | ||||||||
220 | ![]() | 2 | 1,204 | 0.17% | ||||||||
221 | ![]() | 2 | 55 | 3.64% | ||||||||
222 | ![]() | 2 | 547 | 0.37% | ||||||||
223 | ![]() | 2 | 1,852 | 0.11% | ||||||||
224 | ![]() | 2 | 887 | 0.23% | ||||||||
225 | ![]() | 2 | 379 | 0.53% | ||||||||
226 | ![]() | 2 | 979 | 0.20% | ||||||||
227 | ![]() | 2 | 200 | 1.00% | ||||||||
228 | ![]() | 2 | 748 | 0.27% | ||||||||
229 | ![]() | 2 | 200 | 1.00% | ||||||||
230 | ![]() | 2 | 193 | 1.04% | ||||||||
231 | ![]() | 2 | Active driver | |||||||||
232 | ![]() | 1 | 285 | 0.35% | ||||||||
233 | ![]() | 1 | 413 | 0.24% | ||||||||
234 | ![]() | 1 | 354 | 0.28% | ||||||||
235 | ![]() | 1 | 200 | 0.50% | ||||||||
236 | ![]() | 1 | 1,273 | 0.08% | ||||||||
237 | ![]() | 1 | 510 | 0.20% | ||||||||
238 | ![]() | 1 | 113 | 0.88% | ||||||||
239 | ![]() | 1 | 1,527 | 0.07% | ||||||||
240 | ![]() | 1 | 388 | 0.26% | ||||||||
241 | ![]() | 1 | 188 | 0.53% | ||||||||
242 | ![]() | 1 | 1,905 | 0.05% | ||||||||
243 | ![]() | 1 | 760 | 0.13% | ||||||||
244 | ![]() | 1 | 609 | 0.16% | ||||||||
245 | ![]() | 1 | 524 | 0.19% | ||||||||
Note | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1924 | ||||||||
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1941 |
Lora L. Corum and
Floyd Davis are credited as being co-winners of the Indianapolis 500 in 1924 and 1941, respectively. However, as the winning entries in either race led only after their secondary drivers drove (and to the conclusion), Corum and Davis are not credited with leading any of those laps, nor did they lead throughout the remainder of their careers.
Lap Leaders, Individual Races
Most Laps Led
Fifty-seven of one hundred seven Indianapolis 500-Mile Races have been won by the driver leading the most laps, 53.27%.
Year | Leader, Most Laps | Laps Led | Percentage Race Led | Won Race |
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1911 | ![]() | 88 | 44.0% | Yes |
1912 | ![]() | 196 | 98.0% | No |
1913 | ![]() | 138 | 69.0% | Yes |
1914 | ![]() | 102 | 51.0% | Yes |
1915 | ![]() | 132 | 66.0% | Yes |
1916 | ![]() | 103 | 85.8% | Yes |
1919 | ![]() | 98 | 49.0% | Yes |
1920 | ![]() | 93 | 46.5% | No |
1921 | ![]() | 108 | 54.0% | No |
1922 | ![]() | 153 | 76.5% | Yes |
1923 | ![]() | 128 | 64.0% | Yes |
1924 | ![]() | 119 | 59.5% | No |
1925 | ![]() | 115 | 57.5% | Yes |
1926 | ![]() | 95 | 59.4% | Yes |
1927 | 110 | 55.0% | No | |
1928 | ![]() | 64 | 32.0% | No |
1929 | ![]() | 65 | 32.5% | No |
1930 | ![]() | 198 | 99.0% | Yes |
1931 | 155 | 77.5% | No | |
1932 | ![]() | 58 | 29.0% | Yes |
1933 | ![]() | 71 | 35.5% | Yes |
1934 | ![]() | 69 | 29.5% | No |
1935 | ![]() | 102 | 51.0% | Yes |
1936 | ![]() | 96 | 48.0% | Yes |
1937 | ![]() | 131 | 65.5% | Yes |
1938 | ![]() | 92 | 46.0% | Yes |
![]() | No | |||
1939 | ![]() | 79 | 39.5% | No |
1940 | ![]() | 136 | 68.0% | Yes |
1941 | 107 | 53.5% | No | |
1946 | ![]() | 138 | 69.0% | Yes |
1947 | ![]() | 143 | 71.5% | No |
1948 | ![]() | 81 | 40.5% | Yes |
1949 | ![]() | 146 | 73.0% | Yes |
1950 | ![]() | 115 | 83.3% | Yes |
1951 | ![]() | 159 | 79.5% | Yes |
1952 | ![]() | 150 | 75.0% | No |
1953 | 195 | 97.5% | Yes | |
1954 | 90 | 45.0% | Yes | |
1955 | ![]() | 86 | 43.0% | Yes |
1956 | ![]() | 127 | 63.5% | Yes |
1957 | ![]() | 136 | 68.0% | Yes |
1958 | ![]() | 139 | 69.5% | Yes |
1959 | ![]() | 130 | 65.0% | Yes |
1960 | ![]() | 100 | 50.0% | Yes |
1961 | ![]() | 71 | 35.5% | Yes |
1962 | ![]() | 120 | 60.0% | No |
1963 | 167 | 83.5% | Yes | |
1964 | ![]() | 146 | 73.0% | Yes |
1965 | ![]() | 190 | 95.0% | Yes |
1966 | ![]() | 68 | 34.0% | No |
1967 | ![]() | 171 | 85.5% | No |
1968 | ![]() | 127 | 63.5% | Yes |
1969 | ![]() | 116 | 58.0% | Yes |
1970 | ![]() | 190 | 95.0% | Yes |
1971 | 103 | 51.5% | Yes | |
1972 | ![]() | 138 | 69.0% | No |
1973 | ![]() | 64 | 48.1% | Yes |
1974 | ![]() | 122 | 61.0% | Yes |
1975 | ![]() | 96 | 55.2% | No |
1976 | ![]() | 48 | 47.1% | Yes |
1977 | ![]() | 129 | 64.5% | No |
1978 | ![]() | 121 | 60.5% | Yes |
1979 | ![]() | 89 | 44.5% | No |
1980 | ![]() | 118 | 59.0% | Yes |
1981 | ![]() | 89 | 44.5% | Yes |
1982 | ![]() | 77 | 38.5% | No |
1983 | ![]() | 98 | 49.0% | Yes |
1984 | ![]() | 119 | 59.5% | Yes |
1985 | ![]() | 107 | 53.5% | No |
1986 | ![]() | 76 | 38.0% | No |
1987 | ![]() | 170 | 85.0% | No |
1988 | ![]() | 91 | 45.5% | No |
1989 | ![]() | 158 | 79.0% | Yes |
1990 | 128 | 64.0% | No | |
1991 | ![]() | 97 | 48.5% | No |
1992 | 160 | 80.0% | No | |
1993 | ![]() | 72 | 36.0% | No |
1994 | ![]() | 145 | 72.5% | No |
1995 | ![]() | 59 | 29.5% | No |
1996 | ![]() | 47 | 23.5% | No |
1997 | ![]() | 64 | 32.0% | No |
1998 | ![]() | 76 | 38.0% | Yes |
1999 | ![]() | 66 | 33.0% | Yes |
2000 | ![]() | 167 | 83.5% | Yes |
2001 | ![]() | 52 | 26.0% | Yes |
2002 | ![]() | 85 | 42.5% | No |
2003 | 63 | 31.5% | No | |
2004 | ![]() | 91 | 50.5% | Yes |
2005 | ![]() | 77 | 38.5% | No |
2006 | ![]() | 148 | 74.0% | No |
2007 | ![]() | 83 | 50.0% | No |
2008 | ![]() | 115 | 57.5% | Yes |
2009 | 73 | 36.5% | No | |
2010 | ![]() | 155 | 77.5% | Yes |
2011 | ![]() | 73 | 36.5% | No |
2012 | ![]() | 59 | 29.5% | No |
2013 | ![]() | 37 | 18.5% | No |
2014 | ![]() | 56 | 28.0% | Yes |
2015 | ![]() | 84 | 42.0% | No |
2016 | ![]() | 52 | 26.0% | No |
2017 | ![]() | 50 | 25.0% | No |
2018 | ![]() | 65 | 32.5% | No |
2019 | ![]() | 116 | 58.0% | Yes |
2020 | ![]() | 111 | 55.5% | No |
2021 | ![]() | 40 | 20.0% | No |
2022 | ![]() | 95 | 47.5% | No |
2023 | ![]() | 39 | 19.5% | No |
2024 | ![]() | 66 | 33.0% | No |
More than 50% of race laps led, non-winning entries
Twenty separate entries in equal years, driven by sixteen drivers, have failed to win despite leading over half a given race's completed laps.[1]
Rank | Year | Driver | Laps Led | Race Percentage | Final Pos |
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1 | 1912 | ![]() | 196 | 98.0% | 11 |
2 | 1967 | ![]() | 171 | 85.5% | 6 |
3 | 1987 | ![]() | 170 | 85.0% | 9 |
4 | 1992 | ![]() | 160 | 80.0% | 13 |
5 | 1931 | ![]() | 155 | 77.5% | 19 |
6 | 1952 | ![]() | 150 | 75.0% | 17 |
7 | 2006 | ![]() | 148 | 74.0% | 4 |
8 | 1994 | ![]() | 145 | 72.5% | 17 |
9 | 1947 | ![]() | 143 | 71.5% | 2 |
10 | 1972 | ![]() | 138 | 69.0% | 14 |
11 | 1977 | ![]() | 129 | 64.5% | 11 |
12 | 1990 | ![]() | 128 | 64.0% | 3 |
13 | 1962 | ![]() | 120 | 60.0% | 7 |
14 | 1924 | ![]() | 119 | 59.5% | 2 |
15 | 2020 | ![]() | 111 | 55.5% | 2 |
16 | 1927 | ![]() | 110 | 55.0% | 10 |
17 | 1921 | ![]() | 108 | 54.0% | 12 |
18 | 1941 | ![]() | 107 | 53.5% | 18 |
1985 | ![]() | 2 | |||
20 | 1975 | ![]() | 96 | 55.2% | 9 |
Lap leader records
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Most laps led by rookie Nine drivers have led one quarter (50 laps / 125 miles) or further race distance in their first year of competition. | ||||||
Laps | Percent Race Led | Year | Driver | Start Pos | Final Pos | |
167 | 83.5% | 2000 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | |
143 | 71.5% | 1947 | ![]() | 8 | 2 | |
138 | 69.0% | 1913 | ![]() | 7 | 1 | |
102 | 51.0% | 1914 | ![]() | 15 | 1 | |
95 | 59.4% | 1926 | ![]() | 20 | 1 | |
85 | 42.5% | 2002 | ![]() | 10 | 26 | |
77 | 38.5% | 1914 | ![]() | 10 | 2 | |
52 | 26.0% | 2001 | ![]() | 11 | 1 | |
51 | 25.5% | 1927 | ![]() | 22 | 1 |
Latest lead change Races with final lead change taking place at or within five laps of finish | |||
Lap | Year | Winner | Passed |
200 | 2006 | ![]() | ![]() |
2011 | ![]() | ![]() | |
2023 | ![]() | ![]() | |
2024 | ![]() | ![]() | |
199 | 1912 | ![]() | ![]() |
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Leaders Circle Club
In 1964, Autolite created the "Pacemakers Club," which recognized drivers who had led at least one lap during the Indianapolis 500. It quickly rose in stature and popularity, and became a highly sought-after honor associated with the Indianapolis 500. After changes in sponsorship, the organization was renamed the "Leaders Circle Club".
The qualifications were simple: any driver who had led at least one lap during the history of the race, whether living or already deceased, were recognized as members. At its inception, 102 drivers were listed as members. A total of 56 were deceased at the time, and 46 were living.
Honorees receive a jacket, and are honored at a banquet in their honor. The number of new members inducted at the banquet varies annually, as it is solely based on the previous year's first-time lap leaders. Some years can have as few as one or zero new members inducted, while other years have had as many as 4-5. The "club" is still active as of 2012.
Notes
- ^ Goodyear was assessed a penalty for passing the safety car on a Lap 191 restart, and did not serve penalty within the five laps allotted. By rule, his lap card as pulled and Villeneuve took the lead automatically after the fifth lap.
References
- ^ Zucker, Joseph. "Indy 500 Results 2019: Simon Pagenaud Earns 1st Career Win at Iconic Race". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
See also
- IMS Official Statistics: List of Lap Leaders
- Compilations of Indianapolis Star and Indianapolis News breakdowns of individual 500-mile (800 km) races
- Indianapolis 500 Chronicle, Rick Popely, June 1998
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